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DC-area police warn against leaving cars running unattended in cold weather 01/22/2024 10:54am • You might think its OK to rush out of your warm car and right back in with the engine still running to navigate around the cold weather. But that could cost you. In Maryland, motorists who leave their car on and unattended could be issued a $70 ticket and one point on their driving record, accord High-end cars and new EVs on full display at DC Auto Show 01/22/2024 10:49am • Thousands of people from all over the D.C. area battled snow and cold weather to head to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the opening weekend of the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. The show — which runs until Jan. 28 — is known as the region's largest indoor event, using both floors 'Get the kids out!': DC day care owner recounts evacuation of 16 children before explosion next door 01/22/2024 07:05am • Black, charred walls stand in place of a building in Southeast D.C. that was leveled Thursday after an apparent gas leak and explosion. A child day care center was housed next door to the now-leveled building on the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue. It, too, was severely destroyed by the bla Car Review: Lexus RX 500h F Sport leads the way with style, performance and conserves fuel 01/22/2024 05:07am • The Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance is the latest version of the popular crossover. This hybrid is anything but boring. With 366 hp and 27 mpg if you try. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Lexus RX, the midsize crossover, has been a hit for the company for more than 20 years. So, Lexus doesn’t rest whe Prince George's Co. officer dragged across 4-lane highway, suspect shot after attempted burglary, police say 01/22/2024 04:58am • A Prince George’s County police officer was dragged down a four-lane stretch of Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, early Sunday morning after attempting to stop a burglary suspect from speeding away. Two officers were responding to reports of a burglary in the 7600 block of Crain Highwa Woman killed in hit-and-run crash while crossing Howard Co. road, police say 01/21/2024 01:52pm • A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Ellicott City, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, according to Howard County police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Baltimore National Pike at Ridge Road, according to a news release. A 2013-2018 silver Nissan Altima was traveling east when it hit a w How DC's 'snow czar' helps keep roads safe during winter weather 01/19/2024 09:47pm • Ahead of Friday's snowstorm, the second of the week across the D.C. region, Warnique West didn't get a lot of sleep. She had a meeting at 1:30 a.m. and at least two more even before noon. Sometimes, residents and workers don't see the work that West and hundreds of others at D.C.'s Department Biking to work in the snow? Even in the icy weather, WTOP's Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller never takes it for granted 01/19/2024 06:05pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. A lot of people in the D.C. area who are much heartier souls than yours truly get on their bikes every day, cycling for miles to get to work. They do it in all kinds o Small plane makes emergency landing on Loudoun Co. Parkway near Dulles Airport 01/19/2024 03:40pm • A small commuter airplane that had just taken off from Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway near the airport Friday afternoon, authorities say. Virginia State Police said it happened at about 12:50 p.m. The airplane skidded into a guardrail, but avo DC musician Cat Janice, currently home in hospice, releases her last song to benefit her 7-year-old son 01/19/2024 01:58pm • Local alt-pop artist Cat Janice released her last single Friday, one day before her 31st birthday. It is a windows-down gift for her fans and a legacy song for her little boy. The idea for “Dance You Outta My Head" arrived when she was dancing in her car on a sunny spring day with her 7-year-ol 'We're very lucky today': 16 children in DC day care safely evacuated before building explodes 01/18/2024 01:50pm • Sixteen young children in a Southeast D.C. day care facility were safely evacuated by firefighters responding to a gas leak Thursday morning — just moments before a series of explosions rocked the strip of storefronts in historic Anacostia. None of the children were injured, D.C. Fire Chief PHOTOS: McLean mansion with house-sized owner’s suite lists for $17.5 million 01/18/2024 09:56am • A 10,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, riverfront home in McLean, Virginia, is on the market, listed at $17.5 million, with a second-level owner's suite that measures more than 2,100-square-feet. The home, at 1169 Crest Lane, was built in 2013 on 2.3 acres directly on the Potomac River. It's listed Honda, Kia and Hyundai dominate list of Best Cars for the Money 01/18/2024 05:38am • Just in time for this weekend's D.C. Auto Show, U.S. News & World Report has issued its 2024 list of the Best Cars for the Money. Eleven cars have won the distinction ranging from compact sedan to minivan to three-row SUV. Three automakers dominate the list: Honda, Kia and Hyundai. "We bel 'It hurts a lot': Prince George's Co. car dealership hit with big theft after nine vehicles stolen 01/17/2024 08:26pm • The owner of a small car dealership in Camp Springs, Maryland, is in disbelief after thieves busted into his business this week and stole nine vehicles. According to John Harb, the owner of Harb Motor, the thieves broke in during the overnight hours between Monday night and Tuesday morning. "I 'Brazen and absurd': Thieves using 'Jaws of Life' to break into ATMs around DC area 01/17/2024 01:41pm • Police around the D.C. region are on the lookout for a group that's targeting ATMs at convenience stores using a tool known as the "Jaws of Life," which is more commonly used to rescue people trapped in car crashes. The heists happened on eight different occasions just a few days ago, and then at