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Toyota Tundra gets a big makeover and new Hybrid model 12/12/2022 09:13am • The redesigned Toyota Tundra sports a new look that’s tough with a big grill like a truck should. (WTOP / Mike Parris) Trucks have been a stalwart for the big three automakers — Ford, GM and Ram. Toyota wants to be part of the conversation now. More Consumer News WTOP’s Car Reviews The new Scooter driver killed in Southeast DC crash 12/11/2022 11:17pm • A man was killed Friday night after his motorized scooter collided with a car in Southeast D.C., authorities said. In a news release, District police said around 11 p.m. Friday night, 30-year-old Jonathan Plater of Lanham, Maryland, was riding a Honda PCX 150 scooter northbound on Martin Luther K Fairfax Co. officer involved in crash while en route to priority call 12/11/2022 07:34am • A motor officer with the Fairfax County Police Department sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries Friday when he crashed into the back of a moving vehicle while en route to a priority call, according to the FCPD. Just after 12:30 p.m., the officer, as well as two additional motor unit Are you paying too much for car insurance? Get ready to pay more to drive next year 12/11/2022 04:30am • You may have seen what you pay for car insurance go up this past year, and there’s bad news about next year. Maryland and Virginia are two of the three states where insurance rates rose the most this year, with each going up by 26%. Oregon was the other leader, and rates could go up again i Maryland politicians decry anti-Semitism, embrace Jewish group’s policy agenda 12/10/2022 03:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With reported acts of anti-Semitism on the rise in Maryland and across the nation, dozens of leading state politicians gathered at a synagog What to expect during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery 12/10/2022 05:06am • Wreaths Across America returns on Saturday, Dec. 17, to Arlington National Cemetery, as well as to 3,500 other locations across the U.S. and around the world. It is expected that 80,000 people will go to the famous Virginia cemetery to put wreaths on the graves of the at least 400,000 men and wom Va. wildlife rehabilitators say good intentions can lead to poor outcomes for distressed animals 12/10/2022 02:31am • Wildlife rehabilitators say the human instinct to rescue an animal who seems abandoned or injured can result in making things much worse for the creature. At the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Boyce, Virginia, a recent lecture focused on the issue called "Best Intentions Gone Wrong." Office Man Report finds Maryland transit agency suffers from under-staffing and high vacancy rate 12/09/2022 06:07pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Transit Administration, which provides bus and rail service in the Baltimore region, has fewer employees than systems of compar Fairfax Co. police release bodycam footage after man dies in custody 12/09/2022 11:04am • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have released bodycam footage depicting the moments leading up to a man's death in police custody last month. Police said Temiki Murray, 44, of Lorton, appeared to be under the influence of drugs when he ran into traffic on Amherst Avenue in Springfield, Virgin RFK Stadium receives heartfelt goodbyes from city leaders, DC sport luminaries 12/09/2022 12:12am • Laughter, applause and tears punctuated D.C.'s ceremony Thursday, marking an end of an era for the iconic Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. The venue opened in 1961 as the D.C. Stadium and was renamed in honor of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1969. City leaders and special guests shared memories '50 years is a long time:' NBC4's Pat Collins will give up 'front row seat,' retire 12/08/2022 05:37pm • With almost a half-century of TV journalism experience in the nation's capital, NBC4's Pat Collins likely could have brought his snow stick in from the cold and become a news anchor. No chance. The 76-year-old Collins is a street reporter. "When you're on the street, you really have a fron Speed limit near Battlefield High School to be lowered 12/08/2022 07:58am • The Prince William County School Board approved a plan Wednesday that would lower the speed limit near Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia, where a handful of pedestrians have been struck in recent years. Board members signed off on the proposal to reduce the posted speed at James Happy Trails, Pat: NBC4 legend is hanging up his hat 12/07/2022 03:25pm • NBC Washington's Pat Collins, shown here covering the Nats' 2019 World Series run in Houston, will retire at the end of the year. Pat Collins, one of NBC Washington’s most recognized and beloved personalities, has announced he will retire at the end of the year. Collins, a D.C. native, star Prince William Co. school board calls for lower speed limit near Battlefield High School 12/07/2022 03:47am • The Prince William County school board is calling for a lower speed limit near Battlefield High School in Virginia, where a handful of pedestrians have been hit in recent years. (Courtesy Prince William County Public Schools) The Prince William County school board is calling for a lower speed li Md. gun shop owner charged in shooting at police vehicle 12/06/2022 08:07pm • A man listed as the owner of a Rockville, Maryland, gun shop has been arrested for firing at police early Tuesday. According to Montgomery County Police, an officer in an unmarked vehicle pulled into the parking lot of Engage Armament, a gun shop on East Gude Drive, shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tuesd