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Winter storm system moves out of DC area, leaving freezing temps and bitter winds behind 02/17/2024 09:05am • Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for the latest weather conditions. Get the latest closings and delays. Snow is leaving the D.C. area, but residents should bundle up for lingering cold conditions on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know. Flakes are expected t Man arrested after stealing Maryland State Highway truck sparks high-speed chase, injuring 1 driver and 4 officers 02/16/2024 11:59pm • The driver who led Maryland troopers on a chase along Route 29 and through the surrounding suburban neighborhoods in a stolen state highway help truck has been arrested. Officials said Flavio Cesar Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, Maryland, struck more than a dozen drivers in the state's CHART vehicle bef 'We need to embrace the leaving': On National Caregivers Day, NBC anchor shares lessons of caring for father 02/16/2024 02:06pm • More than 53 million Americans share the difficult, unpaid job of providing care for a family member. On National Caregivers Day — the third Friday in February — NBC anchor and reporter Richard Lui is sharing some of what he learned while spending eight years caring for his late father, who His drug dealer was in a wheelchair. He was just convicted of robbing and killing him 02/15/2024 04:20pm • A New Carrollton, Maryland, teenager was found guilty of murder and a long list of other charges this week in connection with the death of a man in a wheelchair who was making a marijuana delivery for a friend. It happened July 1 outside of apartments along Good Luck Road in Lanham, not far from Eastern Market Metro station evacuated after fire under rail car fills platform with smoke 02/15/2024 03:40pm • A fire under a railcar caused smoke to fill the platform at the Eastern Market Metro station in D.C. Thursday afternoon, sending one person to the hospital and leading to an evacuation of the station. Video from the scene posted on social media showed heavy smoke filling the upper part of the s Back from the dead of a Hollywood strike hiatus, popular CBS sitcom 'Ghosts' returns for Season 3 02/15/2024 03:36pm • Ghosts are pretty darn accustomed to waiting around for all eternity with nothing to do. That's how it felt waiting for our favorite sitcoms to return from last year's Hollywood strikes! Now, the wait is mercifully over as "Ghosts" returns for its Season 3 premiere this Thursday at 8:30 p.m. o Speed limit changing along Golden Mile in Frederick Co. this week 02/15/2024 05:32am • The speed limit along the Golden Mile in Frederick County, Maryland, is changing from 45 mph to 35 mph this week, the state’s highway administration said. The new speed limit applies to the nearly 2-mile stretch of Route 40 (West Patrick Street) between U.S. Route 15 and Old Camp Road. Andre Metro warns of future budget issues despite additional funding for this year 02/14/2024 10:28pm • While Metro appears to be on track to avoid a budget shortfall this year, the head of the transit agency is already warning area leaders about future budget issues. D.C., Maryland and Virginia are working on providing an additional $480 million in funding to help keep Metro afloat and avoid drast 'Nah, I'm good': Anti-Valentine's Day options abound 02/14/2024 03:13pm • For many, Feb. 14 is the chance to present someone special with gorgeous flowers, a romantic piece of jewelry and a card with well-chosen words, professing love — but it turns out there's a lot of "Anti-Valentines" options for those who aren't feeling it this year. The National Retail Federatio Car crashes into utility pole and house, causing thousands to lose power near Bailey's Crossroads 02/13/2024 05:24am • Listen to WTOP Traffic on the 8s for the latest details.  Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, closed an intersection in the Bailey's Crossroads area after a driver crashed into a utility pole and a house, which may have sparked a power outage during Sunday night's Super Bowl game. According t New 'Safe Commercial Corridor Hub' in DC opens a block from site of Chinatown Walgreens shooting 02/12/2024 03:27pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the opening of a new community center designed to offer residents direct access to police and other city agencies to deal with crime and behavioral health issues. "We not only want people to be safe," Bowser said, "but feel safe." The opening of Chinatown's n DC woman narrowly escapes being hit by a stolen car that drove through her front yard 02/12/2024 01:19pm • Imagine being in front of your house doing yard work, when all of the sudden, a car jumps the sidewalk and is headed right at you. That's what happened to a woman in Northeast D.C. Evelina Voronina was in the 100 block of U Street Saturday, when she heard screeching tires and sensed something was Takoma Park Police search for reckless drivers after 'donuts' and 'burnouts' on DC-area streets 02/12/2024 09:19am • Police in Takoma Park, Maryland, released a community advisory on Sunday after a large crowd gathered and formed a circle around an intersection, driving recklessly and performing what the department called "dangerous maneuvers." Takoma Park Police said the incident began when a crowd blocked off Car Review: Honda Pilot gets a big makeover and welcomes a new off-road ready version 02/12/2024 06:03am • The Pilot, a three-row SUV, has been a hit for Honda for years. Now, the latest version has a tough new look — more squared, and less round and minivan-looking than before. Also, a new version was born with last year’s redesign. The Trailsport offers more ground clearance and spiffy looking Virginia sees bills to ease process for claiming roadkill, change how many mixed drinks restaurants can sell 02/11/2024 07:41pm • Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2024 proposals that might not otherwise make headlines during the whirlwind legislative session. House Bill 1025: Letting more people claim roadkill