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Carjackers suspects hid in freezer to evade Capitol police 01/25/2023 10:07am • Two suspects accused of carrying out a string of armed carjackings in the Washington, D.C., area were found and arrested on Tuesday after they hid in the outdoor freezer of a restaurant, the U.S. Capitol Police said. Shortly before noon, a police patrol tried to pull over a white BMW sedan on E S Moore���s announcement of Wiedefeld as transportation secretary comes with extra muscle 01/24/2023 08:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Gov. Wes Moore (D) began rolling out cabinet appointments a week after his election, and he���s picked more than 20 individuals to head stat Dozens of Metro train operators undergo additional training after safety order 01/24/2023 04:56pm • Metro says more than 50 train operators who were certified -- despite a safety watchdog finding they hadn't met the agency's training requirements -- have now been provided the necessary extra training. That's according to documents provided to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, which la Driver in custody after exchanging gunfire with officer in Lanham 01/23/2023 05:52pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, police have arrested a driver they say exchanged gunfire with an officer before fleeing Monday morning. Police Chief Malik Aziz said his department received a 911 call around 8:40 a.m. Monday about a suspicious vehicle on Lanham's Hickory Hill Avenue. "The cal Speed limit set to drop around all Arlington Co. schools 01/23/2023 04:29pm • Arlington County, Virginia, is making a move that county leaders say will better protect kids walking near schools: lowering the speed limit to 20 miles per hour. The Department of Environmental Sciences will change the bright yellow school zone signs to say "Speed limit 20 mph." Starting next mo Woman charged after DC police officer stabbed in face while serving bench warrant 01/23/2023 12:35pm • A police officer in D.C. was stabbed in the face Saturday afternoon while attempting to arrest a woman in Northeast D.C. wanted in two previous assaults on officers. Two police officers arrived at an apartment building on Mount Olivet Road just north of Gallaudet University to serve two active wa Car Review: Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE is packed with technology and has extra space for cargo 01/23/2023 04:15am • The Toyota Corolla has been a mainstay for decades for buyers looking for a good, small sedan. However, it has never been known as an exciting car. The 2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE is a sportier version of the compact stalwart. (WTOP/Mike Parris) For 2023, the Corolla XSE Hatchback certainly lo 2 people killed in Waldorf crash overnight Saturday 01/21/2023 03:21pm • Two people are dead following a crash in Waldorf, Maryland, after a driver ran a red light overnight Saturday, according to authorities. Maryland State Police said that troopers from the La Plata Barrack responded to a "serious motor vehicle collision" around 1 a.m. on U.S. Route 301 in the area Metro hinting at shorter wait times as 7000-series cars inspections become less frequent 01/21/2023 11:20am • In a week full of back and forth debating between Metro and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission that monitors it, the two agencies appear to have reached a resolution. On Friday, the WMATA announced that the safety commission had agreed to allow the system to move from an inspection schedu Investigative journalist critical of Rwanda's government killed in a car accident 01/21/2023 08:00am • John Williams Ntwali, one of Rwanda's few journalists who published stories critical of the government, has died. Ntwali was the sole fatality in a car accident in Kigali on Wednesday, police spokesman John Bosco Kabera told Reuters. The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested and "the acci Free tax help available for low and moderate income earners in Montgomery Co. 01/20/2023 09:35pm • It may sound like a scam, but there's such a thing as free tax preparation and tax credit assistance for people in Montgomery County, Maryland. Monique Ngo Ngwe, a nurse assistant in Gaithersburg couldn't believe it. ���I don���t want to be in trouble with the IRS!��� she said. ��� the bes Teen charged with strong-arm carjacking of elderly woman in Montgomery Co. 01/20/2023 04:30pm • A 15-year-old from Germantown, Maryland, has been arrested and charged in a strong-arm carjacking of an elderly woman Thursday night. Montgomery County Police said the teenager approached the elderly woman shortly before 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Century Boulevard and Town Commons Drive Amtrak looks to upgrade overnight trains 01/20/2023 01:00pm • Amtrak has started the process of upgrading trains on its popular overnight routes, seeking informal proposals from as many as 10 manufacturers or rail car replacements. The upgrades would include the Auto Train, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Empire Builder and Southwest Chief. 2 teens charged with murder after Woodbridge man's disappearance 01/20/2023 06:11am • A man and a male teenager are each charged with murder following last month's disappearance of a 20-year-old father from Woodbridge, Virginia. Prince William County police said 19-year-old Olvin Daniel Argueta Ramirez and a 17-year-old male, both of Woodbridge, were arrested Thursday in connectio Hundreds of new cars on display at the DC Auto Show 01/20/2023 05:55am • If you want to look at some of the newest and coolest cars out there, the 2023 Washington, D.C. Auto Show��in D.C. is an excellent place to start. The event begins Friday and runs for 10 days through Jan. 29 at the Washington Convention Center. “We have hundreds of new vehicles,” said Jo