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Thousands ticketed for driving 20-30 mph over speed limit in DC every year, data shows 10/31/2023 09:32pm • Ahead of a public hearing on four bills aimed at cracking down on dangerous driving in D.C., lawmakers released several notable statistics that they believe show the city is behind on its goal of making streets safer. On Wednesday, Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen, who chairs the council's Com How DC drivers can protect themselves amid a rise in carjackings 10/31/2023 06:57pm • Carjackings involving young people have been off the charts in D.C., and the problem shows no signs of slowing down. There have been more than 800 carjackings so far this year, which is more than double the number of carjackings the city had at this point last year, according to figures from D.C. How a found dog after fatal Md. crash is helping one family heal 10/31/2023 04:46am • A family tragedy over the weekend after a fatal crash on the Beltway ended with a glimmer of hope involving the family dog. Dannel Schwartz, 77, was killed Sunday when a speeding Ford Mustang slammed into the back of his Kia minivan near Landover Road in Maryland. His wife, Suzi, and 97-year-old 'Recipe for tragedy': DC mayor responds to killing of teen during attempted carjacking 10/30/2023 08:41pm • Police in D.C. are looking for another person tied to the carjacking that resulted in the shooting death of a 13-year-old in Penn Quarter on Saturday night. "Guns, carjackings, 13-year-olds: recipe for tragedy, and that's what we have," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said during a news conference Monda How Prince George’s Co. plans to transform transit 10/30/2023 12:28pm • Affordable and accessible public transportation is important for an urban setting, and part of having access is convenience. In Prince George’s County, Maryland, officials know the county wasn’t providing that as well as it needed to. At a Department of Public Works and Transportation garage VRE proposes Saturday service, 5% fare hike for next year 10/30/2023 11:21am • Still recovering from a loss of ridership during the pandemic, and a slow return to in-person work throughout the region, the Virginia Railway Express is proposing a budget that would bring new weekend service and a 5% fare increase. During a livestreamed presentation on Oct. 24, VRE Chief Financ Car Review: Audi Q8 marches to an electric future with a flagship luxury SUV 10/30/2023 04:40am • The 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron is the electric SUV with what you’d like — loads of power and whisper quiet interior. (WTOP/Mike Parris) As the move to a new future in the automotive industry, Audi jumps in with a slew of new electronic vehicles sharing the spotlight with traditional gas-powered vehicle 13-year-old shot, killed by off-duty federal officer in attempted DC carjacking 10/29/2023 12:38pm • A 13-year-old was shot and killed following an attempted carjacking in Penn Quarter. D.C. police say they were called to the 600 block of D Street in Northwest around 10 p.m. on Saturday night for reports of a shooting. Vernard Toney Jr., of Southeast, D.C. was found suffering from gunshot wou Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead 10/29/2023 11:28am • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Church bells rang Sunday as Maine residents gathered at somber and sometimes joyful services to pray and support one another following a traumatic week in which a fellow Mainer gunned down 18 people in the worst mass killing in state history. The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf beg Virginia to consider Metro's funding request to address projected $750 million shortfall 10/27/2023 01:53pm • As Metro considers ways to address a looming $750 million shortfall and stave off changes to its operations, officials are requesting jurisdictions, including Virginia, review their options to help address the funding deficit that threatens thousands of jobs and various services. Metro hopes poli Review: Bill Burr directs himself in Netflix comedy 'Old Dads,' a defiant Gen X middle finger to Gen Z 10/27/2023 04:08am • Comedian Bill Burr has carved an unflinching "get off my lawn" place in the standup business with Rolling Stone ranking him No. 17 on its list of the "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time." Now, he makes his directorial debut in the R-rated comedy "Old Dads," a title that's a bit misleading consid The way Fairfax Co. could get turning drivers to slow down 10/26/2023 06:14pm • Some Fairfax County Supervisors said they would support a pilot program that introduces turn-calming measures on certain roads, aimed at keeping pedestrians safe while drivers make turns. During a Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee meeting last week, officials were briefed on how other 1 dead, 1 arrested after 2 carjacked vehicles crash in Northeast DC, police say 10/26/2023 08:52am • Police find a car flipped over on Brentwood Road in Northeast D.C. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper) One person is dead and a juvenile has been arrested following two crashes involving carjacked vehicles in Northeast D.C. early Thursday morning. D.C. police told WTOP they got a call around 3 a.m. for crashe Escaped inmate suspected in Md. carjacking now back in custody 10/25/2023 06:47pm • An escaped inmate was taken into custody Wednesday at a Fairfax County hotel after escaping a Virginia hospital in August and allegedly carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Maryland while on the loose. Naseem Roulack, 21, was arrested at a hotel in the 6700 block of Commerce Street in Springfield, V Fairfax Co. police still searching for suspect in shooting of 12-year-old 10/25/2023 03:40pm • A 12-year-old boy who was shot in the Lincolnia neighborhood of Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon has been released from the hospital, and police said they're still looking for a suspect connected to the incident. In a news release Wednesday, Fairfax County police said the 12-year-ol