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Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations 08/09/2025 06:25am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Frid Amtrak’s new Acela trains hit the rails Aug. 28 08/08/2025 02:34pm • Bigger, faster Acela trains on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Boston will make their debut on Aug. 28. Upgrading the Acela fleet dates back to at least 2018, when manufacturer Alstom began prototype production at its Hornell factory in Hornell, New York. Th Man jumps to death after officers enter his apartment in Alexandria 08/08/2025 01:05pm • Authorities in Alexandria, Virginia, confirm that an unidentified man died Friday morning moments after law enforcement officials tried to arrest him at his King Street high-rise apartment building. Authorities say the man eluded police as they entered the apartment and jumped to his death from h More federal law enforcement will be patrolling DC streets at the request of Trump 08/08/2025 06:13am • More federal law enforcement officers will be patrolling D.C. streets over the next coming days to combat crime and, in the words of President Donald Trump's administration, make the city safe again. District residents can expect to see the increased presence starting Friday at midnight, accordin Prince George’s County vows to crackdown on nuisance and unkempt properties 08/08/2025 04:22am • When she sits in her yard and looks across the street, Arminda Pinea doesn’t have much to look at. The yard where a house once sat is covered over with weeds, brush and ivy. Much of it was at least waist high. The only thing that soared higher was the massive pile of tractor-trailer-sized tires Q&A: Are thieves targeting your car? 08/07/2025 02:23pm • It looks like car thieves have found a new target. They seem to be moving on from Hyundais and Kias. So do you have to worry about your ride? Spoiler alert: If you're a fan of muscle cars, you might want to be extra vigilant. Matt Moore, an expert with the Insurance Institute for Highway Sa 'Just pay for the damage': Virginia man seeks woman who allegedly vandalized Tesla Cybertruck 08/07/2025 08:36am • What began as a festive Fourth of July celebration on the water at the Columbia Island Marina ended in shock for Michael Sobhi. By the morning, his Tesla Cybertruck had been vandalized. When he went to the parking lot the next day, he noticed both side view mirrors had been ripped off his vehicle Why the Fairfax County schools superintendent needs a bodyguard 08/06/2025 04:27pm • Fairfax County Public Schools is planning to hire a bodyguard for Superintendent Michelle Reid, a move the Virginia school district said is necessary to bolster security in response to recent "highly publicized tragic events around the country." The job posting, for a role called "executive prote Trump responds after former 19-year-old DOGE employee beaten bloody in DC attempted carjacking 08/06/2025 05:51am • A 19-year-old ex-Department of Government Efficiency employee was violently beaten during an attempted carjacking in D.C. on Sunday. Now, President Donald Trump is once again threatening to "federalize" the District. D.C. Police confirmed to WTOP that around 3 a.m. Sunday, officers observed Edwar WATCH: Under, around and through: Trucks get thorough inspections on Va. 28 by Fairfax Co. police 08/05/2025 07:53pm • Small cars and large trucks share many of the roadways in and around D.C. The Fairfax County Police Department's motor carrier safety unit spent Tuesday trying to make sure that trucks on the road were safe for all involved. Many trucks driving in the busy Virginia State Route 28 corridor were wa 'Nature usually can find a way': A climate activist on the message trees are sending us 08/05/2025 05:29pm • Recent weather events in the D.C. region appear to highlight the impacts of climate change. Violent wind and thunderstorms brought down large trees — including one that crushed a car on Connecticut Avenue in D.C. Flash floods in a Potomac, Maryland, neighborhood stranded a family whose young Three people arrested as police pump the brakes on illegal car rallies in Maryland 08/04/2025 11:52pm • A Maryland police task force that's been cracking down on illegal car rallies busted up a large number of exhibitions planned for the first weekend of August. Eight rallies — two planned for Laurel and one each in Largo, Clinton, District Heights, Burtonsville, Lanham and Hyattsville — were 'Raging' car fire on Interstate 95 temporarily causes significant delays 08/04/2025 09:06pm • A vehicle fire on Interstate 95 left commuters stranded in miles' worth of traffic delays on Monday in Maryland. The fire was reported on the northbound lanes of I-95 near MD-198 It's unclear what prompted the fire, or if any injuries were sustained from the incident. "You can see the smoke Why DC ranks No. 2 for EVs (and why leasing one may be better) 08/04/2025 11:51am • When compared to states, the District ranks No. 2 for sales of electrified vehicles in the second quarter, including pure EVs, hybrids and hybrid plug-ins, according to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. Its quarterly report said 20.6% of new vehicles purchased by D.C. residents in the secon First responders in Maryland reconnect with 12-year-old saved from a flash flood days earlier 08/04/2025 04:14am • First responders with Montgomery County, Maryland's Fire and Rescue Services got to have a special reunion Sunday. Members of the swift water rescue team met with the family of a 12-year-old boy who they had saved from flash flood waters just days earlier. On July 31, rescuers responded to