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Woman found dead in Prince George's Co. was stabbed to death, handcuffed. Her son is charged in the disturbing slaying 04/05/2024 01:35pm • A Bladensburg, Maryland, man has been arrested and charged with murder after his mother's handcuffed body was found inside their apartment, according to police. Officers said they showed up to an apartment in the 4100 block of 53rd Place in Bladensburg at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday for a welfare check. Car Review: The Mazda3 Turbo is 10 pounds of fun in a 5 pound bag. Is that good or bad? 04/05/2024 04:35am • This Mazda3 is an outstanding piece of engineering: a gutsy sports car wrapped in a hatchback package. On paper, it���s just about the perfect vehicle. Once I get myself and the kids in, it���s also nearly ideal. It���s the transition part that���s the problem. More on that in a moment. To back up, Prince George���s Co. wants more development near Metro. Will these ideas work? 04/04/2024 07:25pm • The issue of sprawling development was one of the factors that helped reshape the Prince George���s County Council into a body that���s been less amenable to the building industry in recent years. But at the same time, there���s a regionwide demand for more housing. The Maryland county's council 12-year-old hospitalized after being hit by car while walking to Montgomery Co. school 04/04/2024 10:57am • A 12-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car on his way to school Thursday morning in Damascus, Maryland. Montgomery County police told WTOP they were called to the area of Ridge Road and Oak Drive around 7:45 a.m. for reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle. The J New traffic safety devices detect distracted driving in DC 04/04/2024 05:56am • Beginning Thursday, there are two new mobile traffic safety devices that will be used to detect distracted driving and flash a warning to drivers in D.C. The devices consist of electronic signs mounted on small trailers and equipped with laser scanners capable of discerning whether a cellphone is WATCH: Fairfax Co. police 'narrowly escaped line-of-duty death' in chaotic 'street takeover,' chief says 04/03/2024 10:00pm • WATCH: Four ppl facing criminal charges in this chaotic incident over the weekend in Springfield, Virginia. Fairfax County police chief says he thinks they ���narrowly escaped a line of duty death.��� He says people tried to drag an officer out of her car. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/NXv8Ozmzsz ��� Nic Consumer financial market, federal oversight and reform 04/03/2024 02:43pm • Access to credit affects our lives in all kinds of ways ��� a solid credit score is needed to purchase a home, credit can keep a business running, help buy a car and deal with all kinds of expenses. Financial institutions and consumers navigate a variety of regulatory issues and guidelines th How police tracked down a suspected carjacker charged with fatally shooting 2 women in Manassas 04/03/2024 11:09am • New details emerged Wednesday about what led Prince William County police to charge a 36-year-old man with two counts of murder, after two women were found shot to death in a Manassas, Virginia apartment. It started early Tuesday morning at approximately 12:45 a.m., when a man reported an armed c 'This is my passion': Maryland educators win financial literacy awards 04/03/2024 08:50am • Susan Bistransin is a 38-year veteran of the Prince George's County school system and currently serves as its financial education and empowerment coordinator. Now, she's been honored with an award for his dedication to the topic. Bistransin is one of Maryland's winners of the Financial Education Suspect in custody after fatally shooting 2 women inside Manassas apartment, police say 04/02/2024 09:31pm • Two women were found shot and killed Tuesday morning inside an apartment in Manassas, Virginia, and police say a "person of interest" in the double homicide has been detained. Prince William County police said officers went to the Westgate Apartments and Townhomes complex in the 8100 block of Por Only on WTOP: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says state is still mourning 1 week after Baltimore bridge collapse 04/02/2024 05:00pm • Tuesday marks one week since tragedy forever changed the landscape in Baltimore and Maryland. In the overnight hours last Tuesday, a huge container ship hit the Key Bridge causing most of it to fall like a deck of cards into the Patapsco River. Six construction workers were killed in the colla Budget compromise languishes as Md. House, Senate debate revenues 04/02/2024 10:01am • House and Senate leaders ended a second round of budget talks Monday with terse exchanges and no resolution on��a $1.2 billion revenue package��and no agreement on when they will meet next. Senate Budget and Taxation Chair Guy Guzzone (D-Howard) signaled a willingness to compromise on several iss How Herndon is making 3-block stretch near downtown safer for pedestrians 04/01/2024 03:36pm • New sidewalks and crosswalks are coming to a three-block stretch in Herndon, Virginia, as part of a plan to make the area near the town's downtown neighborhood safer for pedestrians. The project will focus on the south side of three blocks along Elden Street, near Herndon Middle School and St. Jo 4 hospitalized after racing vehicles crash along I-395, Virginia police say 04/01/2024 07:59am • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been changed to reflect the incident's correct location on Interstate 395. It previously stated the incident occurred on the Capital Beltway. A vehicle race on Interstate 395 has ended with at least four people hospitalized, according to Virginia State Police. Th Car Review: Range Rover Sport remade in 2023 now adds a powerful plug-in hybrid, big V-8 in 2024 04/01/2024 07:13am • The redesigned Range Rover Sport has big style, sharing some looks with the pricier Range Rover. (Mike Parris/WTOP) The Range Rover Sport is the more playful version of the stately Range Rover luxury SUV. With slightly less off-road aspiration and more on-road driving dynamics, the Range Rover Sport