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Weekend Road and Rail: Stops planned on the Beltway and I-66, District events; Metro maintenance 09/30/2022 04:57am • The weather will likely play a big factor in any work zones scheduled this weekend. Be sure to stay tuned for up to the minute conditions. Weather permitting, there are stops planned on the Capital Beltway and Interstate 66, new work in Maryland, and events in the District. More Trans DC man sues US Park Police officers claiming excessive force in Palisades arrest 09/29/2022 05:08pm • A D.C. man is suing U.S. Park Police officers for an arrest he claims involved excessive force. The civil suit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court on behalf of Jonathon B. McKinney, 31, involves an incident on July 8 near the entrance of Battery Kemble Park on MacArthur Boulevard in the Pal Maryland car seat law takes effect Saturday 09/29/2022 04:20am • A law in Maryland about children's car seats goes into effect Saturday. It aims to clear up some confusion about the type of car seat that should be used. "We want to keep our youngest children in the vehicle as safe as possible," said Chrissy Nizer, the administrator of Maryland's Motor Vehi Metrobus and car crash in SE DC leaves 2 hospitalized, 1 arrested 09/28/2022 01:45pm • Two people have been hospitalized with minor injuries after a car crash with a Metrobus on Tuesday night in Southeast D.C. D.C. police said it happened near Southern Avenue and Valley Terrace just after 9 p.m. More Local News More DC News A Metro spokesperson said police ar Anne Arundel Co. police find body in burned-out vehicle 09/28/2022 12:52pm • A body was found inside a burning vehicle late Tuesday night, according to police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Police said they are conducting a death investigation, but suspect it was a homicide. More Local News More Maryland News More Anne Arundel County News Poli Construction aims to smooth car, bike travel through Boundary Channel Drive maze 09/28/2022 06:28am • If your travels have taken you near the Pentagon in Virginia, you've seen highway signs for Boundary Channel Drive — and on Wednesday, construction begins to make the current maze of cloverleaf interchanges easier and safer to navigate for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. A morning groundbr Hit-and-run involving at least 2 cars kills Md. man on scooter 09/27/2022 05:46pm • A Maryland man riding an electric scooter was killed Monday night when he was struck by at least two different cars that both fled the scene. Jeremy Alexander Parks, 30, of Hughesville was going southbound on Old Washington Road in Waldorf, Maryland, when he was struck from behind by a vehicle al DC man arrested in connection with possible shooting on Route 50 in Md. 09/27/2022 05:46pm • Maryland State Police have arrested a D.C. man in connection with a possible shooting near U.S. Route 50 in Anne Arundel County. Marcel Howard Hayes, 40, faces a variety of charges, including for alleged weapons violations and drug possession. More Local News More Crime News More Fairfax Co. leaders urge everyone to 'take a moment' for road safety 09/27/2022 11:56am • Fairfax County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Jeff McKay speaking on Tuesday Sept. 27. (WTOP Nick Iannelli) Leaders in Fairfax County, Virginia, delivered a message to the public, urging drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to pause and "take a moment" in an effort to improve road safety. Gold Cup is Oct. 22 (You and 9 friends for $895) 09/27/2022 09:39am • The International Gold Cup returns to The Plains in Virginia, on Oct. 22, and like last year, admission is only for those who buy packages and tailgates. No individual tickets will be sold. Boxes and tents are available. A rail spot that comes with 10 tickets, one reserved tailgate car pass an 3 teens charged in armed carjacking in Prince George's Co. 09/26/2022 05:13pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, arrested three teenagers on Sunday in connection with an armed carjacking in Oxon Hill. They say the suspects, all males, are a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old from Oxon Hill, and a 17-year-old from D.C. They're being charged as adults. More Lo Car Review: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L adds more space 09/26/2022 06:05am • Finally, you can take the entire family with you when you explore on and off-road with the Jeep Grand Cherokee L. Want a Jeep but need more space? The Grand Cherokee L adds a third row of seats and more space. The Jeep Grand Cherokee L stands for more space and seats, but still can get dirty on the Amid a massive American clean energy shift, grid operators play catch-up 09/25/2022 09:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. (Getty Images) For the better part of the past century, the American electric power system evolved around large, mostly fossil fuel powe Hyundai, Kia are easy targets of vehicle thefts, study finds 09/25/2022 10:55am • Heads up if you drive a Hyundai or Kia, thieves may be after your car. Some lower priced vehicles made by these two manufacturers have become theft targets, according to a study conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute. More Business and Finance News More Consumer News More C 7 scenic drives across the United States for your fall foliage fix 09/25/2022 10:16am • The United States is a car-obsessed nation, and a road trip feels like a natural right to many. With gas prices slipping from their dizzying early summer heights and other folks wary of taking their chances with the air travel system, the fall road trip possibilities look pretty darn good this ye