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Fairfax Co. police give tips on ride-share safety 08/06/2023 03:34pm • Are you double-checking the car and driver before you hop in a ride-share vehicle? The Fairfax County police are giving tips to the community that may help you and your loved ones stay safe. Since the beginning of 2023, the Fairfax County police have had three separate ride-share incidents report Bowie man sentenced to 50 years for 2020 killing of woman shot in home while reading Bible 08/05/2023 11:10am • A Maryland man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2020 New Year���s Day killing of a woman in her home who was reading her Bible at the time. On Friday, Prince George's County State���s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that 27-year-old Sammie Warren was sentenced for the Jan. 1, 20 Florida woman sentenced for girlfriend's 2021 BW Parkway death 08/04/2023 10:43pm • A Florida woman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for the death of her girlfriend, who police found dead on the side of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in November 2021. Janice Martina Mason, 30, of Melbourne, Florida, was convicted in May of this year for the 2021 voluntary man Oppressive heat, wildfires expected to worsen globally, experts say 08/04/2023 05:17pm • Blistering heat, large wildfires and warming oceans from North America across Europe to North Africa have caught hundreds of millions of people in dozens of countries unprepared this year. Experts warn it will only get worse in the short term, even if critical changes are made immediately. In ear Teen killed after stolen car crashes into train in Fauquier County 08/04/2023 01:36am • An 18-year-old was killed Wednesday when the stolen car she was riding in as a passenger collided with a freight train in Delaplane, Virginia, authorities said. Just after midnight on Aug. 2, a sheriff's deputy witnessed a 2015 Honda Accord, driving 97 miles an hour in a stretch of Virginia Route Man accused of drunken wrong-way crash on Beltway to remain behind bars 08/03/2023 06:43pm • A Georgia man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly wrong-way crash on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, will remain behind bars. This comes after a judge not only heard about what 23-year-old Jayleen Hannor is accused of in Montgomery County, but also in his home state. False alarm: Police search Senate office buildings after report of active shooter 08/02/2023 08:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon after a 911 call warned of a possible active shooter. But a floor-by-floor search of the three buildings found nothing, and Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger s Georgia man facing charges after hit-and-run crash in Montgomery Co. kills 1, injures 9 08/02/2023 03:30pm • A Pennsylvania mother was killed and several other people were hurt after a driver going the wrong way crashed into two vehicles on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland, late Tuesday night, authorities said. Maryland State Police said 23-year-old Jayleen Hannor, of Macon, Georgia, w Fairfax Co. tries to tackle a rise in car thefts 08/02/2023 09:02am • With carjackings and car-related thefts on the rise throughout the D.C. region, the Fairfax County Police Department is hoping to crack down with a countywide enforcement and education initiative this month. The Summer Crime Prevention team will step up patrols in areas that have historically bee 'I was running around for help': Restaurant owner speaks out after screwdriver attack in Northeast DC 07/31/2023 10:00pm • Every weekday at 4 a.m., Charles Oguh can be seen unloading supplies for his restaurant Brookland Grill in Northeast D.C. It���s a restaurant he���s owned for more than 20 years, and every morning starts like all others, even last Wednesday. As he unloaded a rental car that morning, a group of Storm damage and insurance coverage ��� what's covered, what's not 07/31/2023 08:58pm • The dramatic photos and video of storm damage, such as the one seen in the D.C. area over the weekend,��may have many homeowners wondering whether they���re fully covered for what a violent summer storm can dish out. Michael Barry, spokesman with the Insurance Information Institute, said now is a MGM National Harbor welcomes Donny Osmond, who shares MJ advice, takes credit for 'Star Wars' 07/31/2023 02:52pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� He was a child singer turned teen idol whose musical family rivaled The Jackson 5, but did you know that he also deserves credit for launching the phenomenons of "Star Wars," Britney Spears, Beyonce and "The Masked Sing Car Review: Audi RS 6 Avant combines supercar performance with family-friendly wagon style 07/31/2023 06:46am • Style and breathtaking acceleration are usually reserved for coupes and supercars, but Audi has achieved it with a large station wagon. With a twin turbo V-8 good for 591 hp for 2023 (or 621 hp for 2024 models), this AWD super sedan will humble many sports cars when it comes to acceleration. The han Thousands remain powerless as DC area recovers from strong summer storms 07/31/2023 12:50am • Listen live to WTOP for the latest on storm damage and outages. D.C., Maryland and Virginia are in recovery mode after severe weather walloped area trees and knocked out power for thousands across the region. Here's what you need to know. Current Outages: Power outages continue for around 8, Severe weather knocks down trees, shuts off power for thousands 07/29/2023 11:59pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates��on the 8s on WTOP.�� An afternoon of severe weather behind sweltering temperatures from a three-day heat wave has finished up, bringing down trees, damaging homes and causing power outages for thousands of customers across the D.C. region. Reports of