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$25 million grant will tie trails from DC to Largo Town Center 07/28/2023 10:00pm • As a man pushed a stroller on the sidewalk along Prince George���s County���s busy Central Avenue, federal, state and local lawmakers celebrated a $25 million dollar federal grant that will create more transportation options and improvements for Maryland neighborhoods from Capitol Heights to Lar WATCH: Was Friday hot enough to bake in your car? We tried to find out. 07/28/2023 09:59pm • Before storms rolled through the D.C. region on Friday, it was scorching hot ��� but is it hot enough to fry an egg? So, WTOP’s Scott Gelman spent the afternoon trying to determine whether the car dashboard was warm enough to bake cookies or fry an egg. Watch his progress in the video below. 'Potty breaks only' for dogs during midday summer heat, says local veterinarian 07/28/2023 08:38pm • Most people know that they should never leave a pet in a hot car, but there are other precautions pet owners should take on days when temperatures soar to dangerous levels. Emergency veterinarian Dr. Christine Klippen, at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C., says dog owners sh Secret swimming hole offers cool respite on a hot and humid day 07/28/2023 04:31pm • With temperatures in the 90s and soaking humidity in the D.C. area, finding a shady, cool and relaxing place outdoors can be a challenge ��� unless you know a secret swimming hole. I found one on Friday. I’ll share it with you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone. I’m clearly not 5-year-old girl rescued from hot car in Hyattsville 07/28/2023 04:00pm • A 5-year-old girl was rescued from a locked car in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Friday, as temperatures were poised to reach almost 100 degrees. Police said they got a call from a good Samaritan just before 8:40 a.m. about a child by herself inside a car in the 3800 block of Oliver Street. Upon arri Metro workers help deliver baby on train in Prince George's Co. 07/27/2023 07:50pm • Three D.C. Metro employees are being honored for their quick actions in helping to deliver a baby onboard a train. Latasha Bostic, Jos�� Flores and Thomas Adams were cleaning the New Carrollton Metro station on the afternoon of July 13, when someone summoned them for help. Bostic said that Studio Theatre stages 'Fun Home,' one of the most powerful musicals you'll ever see 07/27/2023 01:20pm • It earned a whopping 12 Tony Award nominations on Broadway, winning five including Best Musical of 2015, before going on tour for one of the most powerful musicals I have ever seen at National Theatre in 2017. Now, D.C. gets another chance to witness it as Studio Theatre stages "Fun Home" now Montgomery Co. police unveil stealthier cruisers to catch traffic offenders 07/27/2023 12:53pm • The police department's decal will be printed on the side of the "ghost graphic" vehicle in gray and white lettering. (Courtesy Montgomery County police) The Montgomery County, Maryland, police department is rolling out two new cruisers on Thursday, both designed to stealthily catch drivers who Are you thinking about your car amid the scorching temperatures? 07/27/2023 05:33am • A heat wave can do a number on your car, especially when it comes to the record temperatures we're seeing in the D.C. region this week. The extreme heat has led to more cars coming into one area auto repair shop. ���A lot of cars are overheating,��� said Andy Sparacino at Hanagan's Tire & Aut Manassas police allocating $1.5 million in red light camera funds 07/26/2023 05:14pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. Manassas police are starting to make use of their red light camera enforcement funds. On Monday night, the City Council approved a r Fairfax Co. officials look to remove steep hills on road where 2 teens died 07/26/2023 09:45am • After a high-speed crash killed two teenagers earlier this year, Fairfax County, Virginia, officials are looking to get rid of two major obstacles on the winding stretch of road that may have contributed to the crash. Lee Chapel Road, which is between Ox Road and Fairfax County Parkway, has two s Before Oppenheimer: How DC became the unlikely birthplace of the atomic age 07/26/2023 08:19am • Years before Robert Oppenheimer led the Los Alamos lab that developed the first nuclear weapons, physicists in D.C. thrust the world into the atomic age ��� inside a narrow, zigzagging tunnel running underneath Chevy Chase. "Totally by coincidence," said Shaun Hardy, a librarian at the Carneg Deshazor Everett on crash that killed fianc��e, distracted driving PSA and possible return to NFL 07/26/2023 05:38am • Former Washington Commanders player Deshazor Everett knows what the internet says about him: "If you Google my name, it's probably the first thing that pops up." "It" is the Dec. 23, 2021, single-car crash on Gum Spring Road near Aldie, Virginia that killed his fianc��e Olivia Peters, and has Residents speak out on Montgomery County road safety plan 07/26/2023 05:25am • From "walking school buses" to better sidewalk upkeep, Montgomery County, Maryland's Pedestrian Master Plan has more than 100 recommendations with the goal of making it safer and more pleasant for those on foot or bike to get where they're going. On Tuesday, residents got their chance to tell the Drugs, car chase and dog bite: New York man arrested in Loudoun Co. 07/25/2023 10:23am • A Rochester, New York, man was arrested in Loudoun County, Virginia, over the weekend after a law enforcement pursuit that left four people injured, authorities said. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a report of two adults, who were passed out inside a vehicle at a S