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Giant bans customers from carrying large bags in DC stores amid mass shoplifting 05/28/2024 01:46am • Giant is now banning customers from bringing large bags into their D.C. stores. The Maryland-based grocer said its new policy is aimed at cutting down mass shoplifting. The policy, which started on May 23, bans bags bigger than 14 inches by 14 inches by 6 inches. Some shoppers WTOP spoke to were Ukraine needs more air defense systems after deadly attack on Kharkiv, adviser tells WTOP 05/27/2024 11:08pm • WTOP National Security Correspondent JJ Green speaks with Yuriy Sak on May 27, 2024. As Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine with an attack that has killed 18 so far, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to Va. Attorney General Miyares challenging heavy truck emissions rule and other federal proposals 05/25/2024 11:48pm • Joining 23 conservative-led states��� efforts, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has signed on to legal challenges to new federal rules designed to advance emission reductions and address what scientists say is causing extreme weather events. Miyares has challenged several rules, including Reopened bridge in Silver Spring marks milestone for Purple Line 05/25/2024 08:30am • After six years of closure, the Talbot Avenue Bridge in Montgomery County, Maryland, has reopened for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, marking what officials deemed progress in the yearslong Purple Line light rail project. Officials thanked the community for its patience while construction was und DC officer suffered lacerations to his eyes, forehead from glass shards after being shot at, court docs say 05/24/2024 04:18pm • The off-duty D.C. police officer wounded after his vehicle was shot at while he was on his way to work earlier this week suffered "lacerations to his eyes and forehead from glass shards," according to court documents filed in D.C. Superior Court on Friday. The new details on the officer's injurie How DC-area travelers are beating traffic during Memorial Day weekend 05/24/2024 03:28pm • Some drivers in the D.C. area are choosing Friday as their time to get away for Memorial Day weekend, which is historically one of the busiest travel times of the year, but has morphed into a multiday getaway that hasn't caused widespread traffic congestion in the D.C. region. One traveler, A Man dead after being struck by car in Fairfax Co. 05/24/2024 08:17am • A man is dead after being struck by a car in Fairfax County, Virginia, early Friday morning. Police said the incident happened on North Kings Highway in Huntington. Officers got the call around 12:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene until police came. He was arrested shortl Washington Spirit's Hal Hershfelt discusses rookie season, US women's national team selection 05/24/2024 03:53am • Hal Hershfelt is only in her first season coming out of Clemson University but has already cemented herself as a midfield stalwart for the Washington Spirit. After a shocking trade early during the NWSL draft in January, Washington selected the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native with the No. 5 over The Mayor of Falls Church is a first-generation immigrant. Here's why she loves 'the little city' 05/23/2024 08:24am • The mayor of Falls Church, Virginia, is serving her third term on the city's council. But she wasn't always used to quaint life in a small city and she's proud of where she comes from. Letty Hardi, 44, is a first-generation immigrant who was born in Hong Kong before moving to San Francisco when s What are the safest cars for teen drivers? 05/22/2024 06:38pm • There are so many things to consider when it comes to picking a new car: reliability, price, appearance and, of course, safety. That last one might be of particular importance when choosing a car for your teen driver, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Consumer Reports is out with Taking the wheel when drivers can't face the Chesapeake Bay Bridge alone 05/22/2024 06:05pm • Sharon Ford knew there was one thing standing between her and her Memorial Day beach destination in Delaware ��� the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Standing at the foot of the bridge, waiting for the service that would take the wheel for her to get across the bridge, she told WTOP, "Like right now, j Virginia man charged in fatal shooting during 'car meet' at Prince George's Co. shopping center 05/22/2024 05:09pm • A Stafford, Virginia, man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting that happened during a ���car meet��� in District Heights, Maryland, on Sunday. Raheem Adams, 22, was arrested Wednesday morning at his Virginia home and is being held in that state, pending Watchdog report: Metro skipping some steps while inspecting railcars 05/22/2024 07:23am • An independent agency that oversees safety on Metro released an audit Tuesday that found the D.C. transit system has skipped some safety checks, including railcar inspections and precautions to protect personnel. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission conducted interviews, site visits and dat DC calls them 'scofflaws.' And if they���re found, they���re getting towed 05/21/2024 04:33pm • Much has been made in recent years about all the money owed by drivers who have racked up tickets for speeding, running red lights and other infractions caught on D.C.���s bevy of traffic cameras. And quietly over the last month, D.C. has started going after some of those drivers. A pilot program Maryland vehicle registration costs set to go up July 1 05/21/2024 02:48pm • Maryland motorists will have to dig a little deeper after July 1 when they renew their vehicle registrations. The cost of registering a passenger vehicle will increase 60-75% under new rates that take effect on July 1. The new fees, passed as part of a budget compromise between the House and Sena