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Alexandria planning to expand license plate reader program aimed at identifying stolen cars 09/27/2023 11:55pm • City leaders in Alexandria, Virginia, are planning to expand a program that uses license plate readers to detect stolen cars, among other things. At an Alexandria City Council meeting this week, Police Chief Don Hayes said the pilot program has been so successful in six months that the city is go What autoworkers' strike could mean for car repairs in the DC area 09/27/2023 05:44pm • Not long after the union United Auto Workers went on strike against three big carmakers earlier this month, Precise Auto Service in Kensington, Maryland, sent an email blast to about 1,000 customers.  Many customers have been reluctant to go through with all of the shop’s recommended repairs o GW Parkway, Mount Vernon Trail could soon get some safety changes 09/27/2023 09:26am • Driving on the southern portion of the George Washington Parkway could look very different in years to come. The National Park Service is looking at safety improvements to an 8.5 mile stretch of the George Washington Parkway, from the Hunting Creek Bridge, just south of Old Town Alexandria to the Hero recovering from serious burns after pulling driver from burning semi in Loudoun Co. 09/26/2023 02:20pm • When Mark Pembleton, a U.S. Navy veteran, saw a semi-truck violently swerving on Route 28 last week in Loudoun County, Virginia, he knew something was seriously wrong. Things took a turn for the worse when the vehicle overturned and caught fire. "I pulled over on the side of the road and was r Teenage girl struck by car in Montgomery Village, police say 09/26/2023 09:44am • A teenage girl is in the hospital after being struck by a car early Tuesday morning in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to Montgomery County police, the crash happened at around 6:45 a.m. on East Village Avenue between Heritage Farm Drive and Plum Creek Drive. The teenager suffered non-l Nuts about acorns: Maryland's Department of Natural Resources wants your acorns 09/25/2023 10:50pm • Every year, when acorns drop to the ground — or batter the roof of your car — the state of Maryland puts out the call: They’re collecting, and they’d be happy to have yours. Francis Smith, a natural resources planner with the Maryland Forest Service, explained that the acorns and seeds co Man brought weapons to Va. church after online threats, police said 09/25/2023 08:11pm • A Falls Church, Virginia, man has been arrested after police said he was found armed inside a Haymarket church following a series of online threats against the place of worship. It was Sunday morning when Prince William County Police said a Laurel, Maryland, resident called 911 to report seeing I 2 teens charged with carjacking 77-year-old in Silver Spring 09/25/2023 05:40pm • Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the carjacking of a man in his late 70s that took place in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Friday night. Montgomery County police said they responded to a parking lot in the 2000 block of Coleridge Drive shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, after r Virginia State Police: Car struck by bullet in reported shooting on I-66 09/25/2023 02:25pm • Virginia State Police are investigating a reported shooting on Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia on Monday morning when a car driving on the interstate was struck by a bullet. In a news release, police said it happened around 10:30 a.m. near the 47-mile marker near the Prince William County and Car Review: Revised Hyundai Kona is a little crossover that has an improved look and feel for 2024 09/25/2023 06:06am • By WTOP special contributor Brian Armstead The Hyundai Kona gets a new modern look for 2024 that stands out at Historic Fell Point in Baltimore, Maryland. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) While the first-generation Hyundai Kona, introduced in 2018, was a solid offering, the second generation 2024 Hyundai Kona Columbia Pike road repair project a disruptive but necessary nuisance in Arlington Co. 09/25/2023 04:39am • Arlington County, Virginia, isn't sugarcoating it. The next phase of its multiyear, multimillion dollar road improvement project along Columbia Pike is expected to cause traffic disruption and delays, not to mention dust, mud, noise and debris. "I’m not going to lie, it's going to be pretty dis Unload your scrap tires at Montgomery Co. disposal, recycling event 09/24/2023 08:19pm • Residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have a chance to get rid of old scrap tires during a special collection and recycling event taking place this week. The county's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that, from Monday, Sept. 25, to Friday, Sept. 29, from 7 a.m. Why fall, not winter, is the country's most dangerous driving season 09/24/2023 05:00am • Earlier sunsets, wet leaves and daring deer are a couple of reasons why the most dangerous driving season in the country is about to rev up. Most drivers believe winter comes with the most accidents and collisions. But according to Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at Carfax, it's actually fall. 'Not wearing a seatbelt': Woodbridge man killed in early morning high-speed crash 09/23/2023 09:42pm • A man was killed early Saturday morning after a single-car crash in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Prince William County Police Department said the crash happened at 2:45 a.m. in the 3500 block of Veronica Lane off Smoketown Road. Officials said the driver of a 2014 Nissan Altima — identified as DC man killed in Prince George's Co. hit-and-run while walking on I-495 09/23/2023 05:48pm • A D.C. man was struck and killed in Prince George's County, Maryland, early Saturday morning and investigators are looking for the driver responsible. Maryland State Police said the crash happened before 2 a.m. on the inner loop of Interstate 495 south of Ritchie Marlboro Road. The man — identi