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Car strikes, kills woman on I-70 in Frederick 08/06/2022 10:58am • A woman was killed after getting out of her disabled car, which was damaged by falling debris from a bridge over Interstate 70 in��Frederick, Maryland, early Saturday morning. The 25-year-old woman from Martinsburg, West Virginia, exited her car after it was one of several vehicles that were disa How the climate bill could save you money on electricity, cars and appliances 08/06/2022 05:59am • Democrats' new party-line tax and clean energy bill is a big deal for climate and energy savings. With nearly $370 billion for energy programs and tax incentives, it represents the largest climate investment in US history. In addition to the US emissions reductions these will bring, there's a lot The mysterious companies behind Costco's Kirkland Signature and Trader Joe's O's 08/06/2022 04:59am • Kirkland Signature. Two-Buck Chuck. Simple Truth. Cat & Jack. Great Value. Amazon Basics. Store brands have never been more popular. They have become forces in their own right and make up around 21% of sales in the $1.7 trillion US grocery industry, according to IRI. As prices surge, store DC releases bodycam footage of police shooting; man's sister confronts mayor at news conference 08/05/2022 04:01pm • Officials in D.C. on Friday released body-worn camera footage showing the moment an officer fatally shot a man last weekend, saying the video doesn't answer all the questions about the shooting but that an investigation is ongoing. The footage was released by D.C. police Friday morning, and is al Hogan, Ball and Kittleman mark completion of Md. 32 widening and safety project 08/05/2022 09:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Gov. Larry Hogan, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, State Highway Administrator Tim Smith and Transportation Secretary Jim Ports mark Additional signage coming to Fairfax Co. road where students were hit and killed 08/04/2022 06:20pm • Additional signs aimed at preventing speeding are coming to a Fairfax County, Virginia, corridor where two students were hit and killed earlier this summer. The county's Board of Supervisors this week voted to support a plan that would add "Watch for Children" signs in multiple places on the Blak I-66 toll lanes scheduled to open in December 08/04/2022 11:43am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. With less than six months until the expected opening date for the Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway toll lanes, work crews are cranking t Extreme heat can be dangerous for kids, experts warn 08/03/2022 05:00am • With more record-breaking temperatures in the forecast for parts of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are ��� even more so when they're on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked ca Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 08/03/2022 01:53am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Fairfax Co. police officer shoots man during attempted arrest 08/03/2022 01:51am • A man is in the hospital after being shot by a police officer in Fairfax County, Virginia, during an attempted arrest Tuesday evening. It happened near Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in the Seven Corners area. More Crime News More Fairfax County News More Virginia Ne Metro hires new chief operating officer 08/02/2022 10:35pm • Nearly three months since the resignation of its chief operating officer, Metro has filled the position that will be responsible for the D.C.-area transit agency's daily operations. Metro hired Brian Dwyer as the new COO, replacing Joe Leader who resigned in May, at the same time that Metro Gener Section of BW Parkway reopens after stray bullet hits minor 08/02/2022 03:59pm • A stray bullet wounded a minor along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway on Tuesday, and it led to a section of the parkway being closed for over an hour. According to U.S. Park Police, the incident happened just before 2 p.m. There are few details so far, but Park Police said the minor was hit d Arlington woman killed in hit-and run; suspect faces manslaughter, DUI charges 08/02/2022 11:46am • A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Arlington, Virginia, Monday night, and a man has been arrested and charged in the crash. The Arlington County Police said in a statement Tuesday that Viviana Oxlaj Lopez, 52, of Arlington, was struck by a car at 2nd Street South, at Old Glebe Road, at about Car Review: Ford Super Duty F-250 sports the off-road ready Tremor package 08/01/2022 03:49am • The Ford truck has been a bestseller for over 40 years, and this F-250 is equipped with some firsts for this popular truck line. The Ford F-250 Super Duty with the off-road ready Tremor package is ready to play as hard as it works. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Ford F-250 is a worthy work truck with the op Crossover country star Maren Morris wants to meet you in 'The Middle' at Merriweather 08/01/2022 03:40am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� Country music superstar Maren Morris rocks Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Thursday night.��She joined WTOP to preview her��"Humble Quest" tour. "I am playing a lot of the new record because we're touring t