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3-month-old dies in Northwest DC 08/10/2022 06:56pm • A 3-month-old infant died Tuesday in Northwest D.C. D.C. police were called to the scene just after 6 p.m.; they said the 3-month-old boy was unconscious when they arrived in the 600 block of Park Road Northwest. Despite efforts by paramedics, the child was pronounced dead less than an hour later School buses in Anne Arundel Co. get cameras to record illegal passing 08/10/2022 04:05pm • Hundreds of school buses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, are being outfitted with high-tech cameras that can automatically detect cars that illegally pass stopped buses — and snap pictures of their license plates. County officials Wednesday announced the effort to crack down on drivers who fa Nationals hope skipping start will help Patrick Corbin get back on track 08/10/2022 01:33pm • Nats hope skipping start will help Corbin get back on track originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonNationals pitcher Patrick Corbin will skip his turn in the team's pitching rotation and sit out his next scheduled start. After failing to get out of the first inning in two of his last three Woman rescued moments before car swallowed by sinkhole 08/10/2022 08:54am • A woman trapped in her car at an intersection in El Paso, Texas, was rescued on Tuesday evening just moments before her vehicle was mostly swallowed up by a sinkhole. Video filmed by Enrique Duenas-Aguilar, the public information officer with the El Paso Fire Department, shows the small white Metro asks watchdog for permission to run more 7000-series cars 08/10/2022 07:28am • Metrorail is seeking to put more of its troubled 7000-series railcars back into service in the D.C. area. The Washington-region transit provider is allowed to operate 64 of the railcars each day as it stands, amounting to eight trains’ worth of cars. More Metro News More Transport Triple-digit heat index culminates in storms moving through DC region 08/09/2022 10:22pm • It was another sizzling day with heat index values that feel like 107 degrees. As the D.C. area headed home, widely scattered thunderstorms followed right behind. Here's what you need to know. The heat and humidity led to a somewhat unstable atmosphere that brought a risk of severe weather and he Driver in Baltimore shoots 1 medic with air pellet, hits another with car 08/09/2022 10:38am • BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say two medics were injured while responding to a call in south Baltimore when a driver fired an air pellet gun at them, then struck one medic with the car. The Baltimore Sun reports that Fire Department spokesman Chief Roman Clark says a medic unit was responding to 'Really horrifying': People rescued from their vehicles after flash flooding in Prince George's Co. 08/09/2022 09:54am • Some people were briefly trapped after major flooding hit the region Monday afternoon in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Riverdale area got the brunt of the flooding in the afternoon. Olufunmi Lola Johnson told WTOP's Kyle Cooper that she was working in an office building in the 6000 b Storms following heat, humidity lead to impassable roads in Prince George's Co. 08/08/2022 11:20pm • Between 1 to 4 inches of rain fell, and most of it in Prince George's County, Maryland, causing flooding on roadways just as the D.C. area was heading home. Here's what you need to know. There was flash flooding reported in the Riverdale area, with rapidly rising water making the roads impass Understanding lightning strikes after the deadly tragedy in Lafayette Park 08/08/2022 09:25pm • It's the middle of summer storm season in the D.C. area, and storms frequently bring lightning with them. After last week's deadly lightning strike in a park near the White House, WTOP spoke with a lightning expert about the power and danger of lightning strikes, and what to do in a storm. The top 10 consumer complaints from 2021 08/08/2022 04:39pm • In 2021, state, local and federal agencies received millions of complaints from consumers, and again the top category for complaints is auto sales and repairs, according to the Consumer Federation of America. “These complaints tend to rise to the top just because this subject affects so many pe Creative ways to pay for your child to play sports 08/08/2022 04:18pm • Just like everything else, the cost of youth sports keeps going up, but there may be some ways to come up with the cash you haven't considered. Sports can cost anywhere from about $200 a year to be on a track and field team, up to more than $2,500 to participate in youth hockey. The U.S. Departme Arlington police officer accused of assaulting woman 08/08/2022 03:42pm • An Arlington, Virginia, police officer has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after allegedly assaulting a woman. William Hahn, 34, of Arlington, was arrested Friday and has been charged with malicious wounding and destruction of property. A third party told the police they saw Hahn an Car Review: With style that will get you noticed, the new Polestar 2 is the electric future of the new Volvo brand 08/08/2022 03:31am • Polestar might not be a household name because it’s a new brand from Volvo that pushes its electric vehicle future with a Swedish touch. This is the second year for the Polestar 2, and new for this year is a less costly single-motor version. You save about $3,500 over the dual-motor version and ga Police arrest 4 minors in Oxon Hill Road carjacking, DC Circulator crash 08/07/2022 11:26pm • D.C. Police said that four juveniles would be charged in connection with a carjacking that led to a collision with a Circulator bus. Police said the incident happened around 8 a.m. on Sunday. Prince George's County Police reportedly identified a stolen sedan around the shopping center on Oxon