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Prince George's Co. man arrested for impersonating cop in phony traffic stop 07/15/2023 03:57pm • A man from Prince George's County, Maryland, has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, police said. Officers with the Greenbelt Police Department arrested 47-year-old Carl Colston Jr. of District Heights, on July 13, following an incident in which he unlawfully conducted a traffic sto 'We will be missing her forever': Montgomery Co. man sentenced to 40 years for wife's murder 07/15/2023 05:16am • A Montgomery County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2019 murder of his wife Friday afternoon, in a historic "no-body" case that largely relied on his own daughter's testimony against him. Jean J. Pierre, 50, was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury in May 2023. According to 'Brazen act': 5 people shot near Bladensburg Peace Cross while leaving funeral 07/14/2023 11:59pm • Five people were shot near the Peace Cross Memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, Friday afternoon while leaving a nearby funeral, according to the Bladensburg Police Department. Chief Tyrone Collington Sr. said all of the victims are alive. Sources tell WTOP news partner 7News that three of the vict Driver found shot, killed after hitting several parked cars in Montgomery Co. 07/14/2023 09:12pm • A teenage driver who was found shot and killed struck several vehicles in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Thursday night. Montgomery County police said at about 11 p.m. on Thursday, they were called to the Birches Apartments on Heather Hollow Circle in White Oak for the report of a crash. Once Powerball fever sweeps DC area as the jackpot grows to $875 million 07/14/2023 04:47pm • The Powerball Jackpot for Saturday���s drawing will be historically massive, so much so that people around the D.C. area are trying their luck. There was no winner in Wednesday���s $750 million drawing. Now, the jackpot has soared to an estimated $875 million for Saturday night���s upcoming drawi Maryland reports first heat-related death of the year as DC region grapples with extreme heat 07/13/2023 05:37pm • Maryland has reported the state���s first heat-related death of 2023, a 52-year-old Cecil County man, as the D.C. area faces a hot, dry summer. The state���s Department of Health tracks both heat-related illnesses and heat-related deaths from May through September. In 2022, during those months, t The effort to bring more ���chips��� into Prince George���s Co. ��� microchips 07/12/2023 04:20pm • A Maryland lawmaker wants more chips made in Prince George���s County ��� microchips. In this case, the U.S. government is prioritizing the production of semiconductors for microchips in the years to come through billions of dollars of federal incentives. Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Delays continue after Amtrak train derailment near Union Station 07/12/2023 10:30am • An occupied train that derailed in D.C. Tuesday morning, is still causing significant delays for travelers and commuters using Virginia Railway Express and Amtrak's Northeast Regional service. Here's what you need to know. Amtrak Delays from the derailment persisted into Wednesday on Amtrak's Nort 'Pigeon Drop' scammer arrested for targeting seniors in Prince George's Co. 07/11/2023 09:00pm • A Temple Hills man has been arrested and charged with scamming several senior citizens out of thousands of dollars��in a scheme known as a ���pigeon drop.��� Keith Twiggs, 59, was arrested on June 29 after Prince George���s County police said he had committed at least two of the scams in the DC Council passes crime bill, gives police green light for high-speed chases 07/11/2023 06:47pm • On a 12 to 1 vote, the D.C. Council passed a bill on Tuesday that supporters said would help address a spike in crime across the nation's capital. Homicides are up 17%, and violent crime overall has risen 33% when compared to the same time last year, according to police figures. "Most crime is Report: Less COVID means fewer police officers dying in 2023 07/11/2023 03:52pm • Police officer deaths across the nation are down from last year, according to a new report from the the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The 2023 Mid-Year Preliminary Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report shows 52 federal, state and local police in the United States have died 5 summertime tips for a pet-safe season 07/11/2023 10:07am • This content was written by Dr. Janet Weistock, veterinarian at Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. As summer approaches and the weather gets hotter, why not take the opportunity to get your pets (and yourself) outside. More activity is great for your furry friend, but there are some precautions and thing New bill hopes to curb dangerous driving on DC streets 07/11/2023 08:59am • Legislation introduced Monday would offer District agencies stricter enforcement power against repeat offenders in an effort to reduce dangerous driving. The Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education and Responsibility, or STEER Amendment Act of 2023, would strengthen and streamline suspending Step back, bar opening ��� Metrobar opens rail car bar in DC 07/10/2023 06:25pm • Metrobar will open the sliding doors this week on a new rail car bar and allow patrons aboard after years of anticipation. Located in the bustling Bryant Street development in Northeast D.C., rail car 5058 won���t be heading to a specific destination, but will begin serving beer, wine and spi Blue Loop? Metro eyes possible future stops in Georgetown, National Harbor 07/10/2023 01:34pm • Big changes could be coming to the Washington Metro system in the coming years and decades: Multiple options are on the table as the mass transit system starts looking deep into the future of a growing region. The main concern for the future is the Blue, Orange and Silver Line corridor. Metrorail