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Philadelphia man sentenced to 8 years in drunken driving crash that killed promising GW business student 11/17/2023 08:29pm • The Philadelphia man who prosecutors said downed several drinks at a D.C. bar before getting behind the wheel last January and crashing into an Uber, killing a promising George Washington University business student, was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison. Before handing down his sentence, Woman hospitalized after Mercedes crashes into Amazon Fresh in Chevy Chase 11/17/2023 02:53pm • A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing into an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Friday afternoon. The incident started in a gated parking lot of "The Collection," a group of shops and restaurants that includes the Amazon Fresh. A woman who was in the lot told WTOP Jay Leno reflects on favorite 'Tonight Show' memories, Letterman rivalry en route to MGM National Harbor 11/17/2023 04:14am • He became a household name by hilariously hosting "The Tonight Show" for decades every night on NBC. On Saturday, comedian Jay Leno brings his standup tour to MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. "I'm having a good time," Leno told WTOP. "I just took politics out of my act. I'm just so Want to get cheaper car insurance? Experts say shop around 11/16/2023 08:40pm • With the cost of inflation, a lot of people are feeling the pinch and trying to save money. One way consumers can cut costs, according to experts, is by checking the rates on their auto insurance policies. "After a few years of holding steady, auto insurance premiums are rising. They're expected Which vehicle brands rank the highest for the 2024 model year? 11/16/2023 05:22pm • There's a lot to consider when buying a new car, but a new annual list hopes to help buyers decide which brands to consider when shopping. As 2024 model vehicles roll onto showroom floors, U.S. News & World Report crunched the numbers to see which brands do the best when compared to one another. Man arrested in suspected carjacking and shopping spree with UDC police cruiser 11/16/2023 04:09pm • A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of stealing a University of the District of Columbia police vehicle last week, according to D.C. police. Officials said in a news release that 50-year-old Donald Gladden was arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. Po Ex-Pentagon police officer gets 25 years for fatally shooting 2 men in parking lot in 2021 11/16/2023 01:24pm • The former off-duty Pentagon police officer who fatally shot two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park condo building in April 2021 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on two counts of second-degree murder. David Hall Dixon, 42, opened fire on a car in the parking lot of the Takoma Park MARC, Amtrak trains experience delays Thursday after train hits car in Prince George's Co. 11/16/2023 08:17am • Travelers using MARC and Amtrak train services will experience delays on Thursday after a train struck a car in Prince George's County, Maryland. According to the Maryland Transit Administration, a Penn Line Train train struck a car driven onto the tracks just before 8:35 p.m. Wednesday. MTA p 13 teens arrested in 1 day in Montgomery Co. in connection with carjackings, stolen cars 11/15/2023 06:34pm • Thirteen teens between the ages of 14 and 18 were arrested Monday in Montgomery County, Maryland, and each arrest involves a stolen or carjacked vehicle, according to police. The flurry of arrests comes at a time when county police leaders are concerned about the rising number of young people inv Police say carjacker stole Amazon delivery van at gunpoint in DC then crashed in Prince George's Co. after chase 11/15/2023 11:26am • A person is in custody after allegedly stealing an Amazon delivery van at gunpoint in Southeast D.C. Tuesday night and taking police on a chase before crashing the vehicle in Prince George’s County, Maryland. D.C. police were alerted by Prince George’s County police that they were following a Md. GOP calls on Democrats to join them in getting tough on crime legislation 11/15/2023 10:36am • House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers act in the coming session. They called on Democrats to join with them to pass measures t Police release video of suspect shopping — with a stolen UDC police cruiser 11/15/2023 06:01am • D.C. police are asking the public for help in finding a suspect who stole a campus police vehicle from the University of the District of Columbia's Van Ness campus last week. Police said surveillance cameras around the school showed the suspect stealing the vehicle around 3:45 a.m. last Friday. T 100 years ago, anxiety prompted invention of yellow traffic light 11/15/2023 04:10am • Some aggressive driving behaviors never change — even as technology has morphed from mechanical to electronic, to computer-driven. Next week marks 100 years since Garrett Morgan was granted a patent for his improved traffic signal, the first signal that contained a step between "stop" and " On eve of holiday travel season, latest survey shows Md. seat belt use down slightly 11/14/2023 07:11pm • With holiday travel looming, a survey in Maryland shows the percentage of drivers who buckle up dipped slightly in 2023, from 92.7% to 92.1%. While that may seem like a minimal drop in the number of people who choose to buckle up before hitting the road, Dr. David Efron, chief of trauma surgery a How to get your Thanksgiving turkey fried for free in DC 11/13/2023 02:00pm • The owner of D.C. restaurant Medium Rare came up with the idea of deep-frying turkeys for free back in 2007, mostly for friends so they didn’t burn their houses down. The first year, Mark Bucher said he only fried about 20 turkeys. It is more than 600 each year now, and during the pandemic in 2