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DC drivers could soon pay a lot more to register big trucks, SUVs 05/26/2022 08:34pm • If you have a big, heavy car, get ready to pay more to register it in D.C. when the new budget gets the mayor’s signature. The District will include new costs for registering a vehicle, and for cars that are more than 6,000 pounds, that annual fee will be $500 — that’s up from $155. Heading to Delaware beaches? Some access points are closed this weekend 05/26/2022 08:30pm • Visitors heading to Delaware beaches this Memorial Day weekend may find it trickier than usual to get their feet in the sand. A nor'easter that slammed the coast earlier this month caused serious erosion, and as a result, several beach access points for pedestrians and cars are still closed. T A physical therapist's top tips for long holiday road trips 05/26/2022 04:54pm • Getting away for the holiday weekend can involve hours of driving in less-than-ideal conditions for your posture — but a Maryland physical therapist has tips to help prevent injury. "What I tend to find the most is back problems, people develop back problems over the course of these weekends," Severn woman arrested for DUI, more charges in Easter crash that left baby dead 05/26/2022 01:48pm • A Severn, Maryland, woman was arrested Wednesday on drunken driving charges, among others, in a fatal Baltimore-Washington Parkway crash on Easter in 2021 that left her 9-month-old dead. Thirty-year-old Talaya Martin was indicted by a grand jury and faces charges of first-degree child abuse resul Annapolis MS-13 gang member gets life for role in grisly murders, racketeering 05/26/2022 10:06am • A 24-year-old MS-13 gang member convicted of murder in a series of grisly dismemberment killings has been sentenced to life in federal prison. In addition to the murders, Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez was sentenced for a laundry list of crimes committed over the years, including a racketeering c Annandale pedestrian dies after being struck by car 05/26/2022 06:47am • An Annandale, Virginia, woman who was in a group of pedestrians struck by a car last Friday has died from her injuries, according to police. Eileen Garnett, 83, died Wednesday. She was among three people hospitalized following the crash. Fairfax County police said the crash happened just after 1 dead in Bailey's Crossroads crash 05/26/2022 05:47am • A Falls Church woman is dead after a two-car crash Tuesday on George Mason Drive in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, police said. Fairfax County police said the driver of a Honda Accord struck a Volkswagen Jetta that was turning into Skyline Plaza around 2:16 a.m. More Fairfax County New Looking for vacation biking, walking options? Delaware trails want to be your destination 05/26/2022 04:02am • This is part of WTOP’s coverage of the Delmarva beaches leading into the summer season. Read more. Most people go to the beaches for the sand and the surf. But in Delaware, miles and miles of biking and walking trails run through the woods and marshes that haven't been developed along Cape Virginia lawmaker comes out against stadium legislation for Commanders 05/25/2022 11:11pm • One Virginia state senator will not be supporting the Washington Commanders' attempts to build a stadium in the commonwealth after the team bought land in Woodbridge as a potential site. Democratic state Sen. Chap Petersen said in a statement Wednesday night that he read legislation put forth to Silver Spring man facing prison time following deadly car crash 05/25/2022 10:35pm • A Silver Spring man is facing time behind bars for his role in a deadly crash. Danys Martinez Lazo, 21, was convicted by a jury Wednesday for the death of 57-year-old Jacques Vainqueur. He’s facing up to three years in prison and five years of probation for criminally negligent manslaughter How to keep you and your family happy and calm during Memorial Day travel 05/25/2022 07:23pm • Hit the road or take to the skies for the holiday weekend, and there's a chance everything won't go perfectly — but a Northern Virginia psychotherapist has advice to help you and your family handle stress and adversity. "Positive thinking is one of the most important and powerful tools we have, ‘The distraction factor is insane’: Md. highway administration worker struck on job urges drivers to use care 05/25/2022 11:32am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A year ago, State Highway Administration worker Ronnie Wright’s truck was rammed by pickup truck. Although the incident hasn’t changed Metro projects in Northern Va. to prompt temporary station closures this fall 05/25/2022 09:58am • Metro riders from Alexandria and other parts of Northern Virginia will see several stations shutting down for weeks — as well as an entire line, for up to eight months. It’s all part of two substantial Metro projects to add a new station and rehabilitate the Yellow Line Potomac tunnel and bridg 2 killed in District Heights crash identified 05/25/2022 07:33am • Two people have died following a Friday night crash in District Heights, Maryland, according to Prince George's County police. Authorities said they responded around 7:50 p.m. to the 5700 block of Marlboro Pike for a two-car crash. More Prince George's County News Marquise Lew Young girl hospitalized after being hit by stray bullet in Woodbridge 05/25/2022 05:56am • An 8-year-old girl was sent to the hospital Tuesday night after police believe she was caught in a shooting in Woodbridge, Virginia. Prince William County police said that responding officers arrived to the 15300 block of Gatehouse Terrace around 7 p.m. on Tuesday to find the young girl suffering