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No room for compromise for Maryland Senate on $1.2 Billion House revenue proposal 03/16/2024 08:28am • Democrats in the House are pressing a nearly $1.2 billion package they say will pay for both a multi-billion expansion of education funding and a multi-billion projected shortfall in the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. The package highlighted Friday by House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Balt See a crash or close call involving a pedestrian? You can now report it using this tool 03/14/2024 01:31pm • A new crash tracker and digital reporting form will enable people involved in, or witness to, a crash or near-miss to share details, in hopes of ensuring safer roads for bicyclists and pedestrians. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association has launched the phone-friendly reporting form "because o First on WTOP: Thousands fined for driving, parking in DC's bus lanes 03/13/2024 03:29pm • Thousands of people have received tickets for driving or parking in D.C.'s dedicated bus lanes, ever since a program that aims to make buses safer and more efficient advanced to its second phase earlier this year. As part of its Clear Lanes initiative, D.C.'s Department of Transportation started From El Salvador to the Senate: A local business owner lives the American dream 03/13/2024 06:03am • When Maria Duran first came to the United States in 1995 from El Salvador, she was seeking a better life, and she embarked on a journey that would ultimately help her reach her American dream. "I started making food at home and selling it outside," Duran said. Duran developed a passion for foo Bald eagle rescued from car grill after collision in Maryland 03/12/2024 08:07pm • A Calvert County, Maryland, Animal Control officer swooped in to save a bald eagle after a collision Saturday. A driver alerted Animal Control early Saturday that they collided with an eagle on Route 4, and that the bird was still alive and trapped in their car's grill, according to a Facebook po What to do if you receive a recall notice for your vehicle? A consumer advocate weighs in 03/12/2024 06:04am • We seem to hear about them all the time: vehicles under recall for a specific reason. But do you know what to do if you get a recall notice in the mail? "Read it carefully and understand what the recall is about. Understand the reason the manufacturer is issuing the recall, what could occur if William H. Macy visits DC's Warner Theatre for special screening of movie masterpiece 'Fargo' 03/12/2024 05:05am • He delivered memorable turns in acclaimed films ("Boogie Nights") and TV series ("Shameless"), but his career role will always remain his Oscar-nominated performance in the Coen Brothers' movie masterpiece "Fargo" (1996). This Thursday, William H. Macy visits Warner Theatre in D.C. to host Is your car spying on you? 03/11/2024 05:48pm • New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill. (Courtesy Earl Wilson/The New York Times) Is your car spying on you? Apparently, insurance companies are getting information on how you're actually driving in your car, and you probably had no idea it was actually being tracked. The information is being used Arlington Co. looks to cut down on pedestrian crashes with 'hardened centerlines' 03/11/2024 08:49am • In an attempt to decrease the amount of pedestrians being hit by cars on Arlington County, Virginia, streets, several intersections will see a pilot program of hardened centerlines starting this spring. Hardened centerlines are small raised bumps placed at the centerlines between lanes at interse Car Review: The Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring packs a dose of luxury in a small plug-in crossover 03/11/2024 06:27am • Not every buyer needs a big three-row crossover but that does not mean you have to settle for less luxury when it comes time to buy an upscale ride. Lincoln, the luxury brand for Ford, is known these days for big luxury SUVs that have style and opulent interiors. Last year, Lincoln turned their atte Fairfax Co. police: Driver of stolen car fatally struck man, crashed into dumpster, then fled 03/10/2024 06:15pm • Police are searching for the driver of a stolen car who struck and killed a 63-year-old man early Sunday morning before abandoning the vehicle in Fairfax County, Virginia. The vehicle theft and hit-and-run crash happened in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County, police said in a new release. 1 killed, 2 injured in Montgomery Co. crash on Connecticut Avenue 03/10/2024 04:37pm • A man was killed and two people were injured overnight Saturday during a crash in Montgomery County, Maryland, according to police. It happened around 12:20 a.m. when they were called to the area of Connecticut Avenue at Quincy Street for the report of a crash, police said in a news release Sund Md. man sentenced to 10 years in series of carjackings 03/09/2024 09:22pm • A Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a series of carjackings and an attempted carjacking in 2022. In a news release, prosecutors said that 22-year-old Carlos Guardado-Eagle, of Hagerstown, and a co-conspirator carjacked four people at gunpoint between May 15, Here are the worst areas for air pollution in DC, according to satellite imagery 03/08/2024 02:20pm • Air quality is often measured near the surface using handheld monitors or devices run by state agencies or the Environmental Protection Agency. Now researchers are using satellite images to quickly identify pollution problems that cause health issues. "Satellite data provides a first look at w What caused the fire at the Eastern Market Metro station? 03/07/2024 10:06pm • Metro says it's still working to identify what caused a part on a railcar to come loose, leading to a fire starting under the train and smoke filling up the Eastern Market station last month. "Usually, probable causes of incidents are identified in the first few hours after an incident," Jayme Jo