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Even more automation could be coming to Metro, but with a hefty price tag 04/23/2025 02:32pm • Metro’s Red Line has been running automated train service for the last several months, and now the transit agency is planning to double down on automation in the coming years. In a presentation to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board titled “World Class Transit,” Metro s DC area gets an 'F' for air quality, according to new report 04/23/2025 08:45am • The air we breathe in the D.C. area has been very unhealthy, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. The 2025 “State of the Air” report found that the air quality in the region has dropped from a “C” grade in pollution in 2024 to an “F" in one key area. “We're Money Matters: Tips for coming out from underneath a mountain of debt 04/23/2025 05:02am • For Faustino Vera, falling ill from COVID-19 five times kept him away from his job as a ride-share driver for long periods of time. Without being able to work, he turned to his credit cards to keep the family afloat, using the cards to pay for their home, utilities, groceries and other needs. Bef 'Put the phones down': Montgomery Co. police have tips for motorists and pedestrians this spring 04/23/2025 04:08am • With the milder spring weather the region has recently seen, more people are out and about on foot, which means more people crossing the street among cars. This can create a dangerous situation, especially for pedestrians, if drivers are not paying attention. “Distraction is probably the No. 1 Maryland Transportation Authority announces plans to improve safety on Bay Bridge 04/22/2025 11:17am • Maryland authorities are beginning a new phase of their plan to improve the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. In a statement released Monday, the Maryland Transportation Authority detailed these early plans as it responded to recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board. In late March, t 'I touched the Pope': Md. woman recalls handing Pope Francis a gift during DC visit 04/22/2025 04:10am • As the world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, a Maryland woman is sharing in the sorrow — but she gets a smile thinking about a day almost 10 years ago when she was able to give the pontiff a gift during his visit to D.C. “I always think about that day. It changed my life,” said Zaida M Study shows patients with painful skin condition are unaware of life-changing treatments 04/21/2025 05:00am • Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic and painful skin condition, which causes painful bumps and sores that can be debilitating for the 3.5 million people with the diagnosis in the U.S. The condition can prompt painful boils to show up in sensitive areas — such as the underarms, groin area, und Man fleeing Virginia State Police hits 3 vehicles — including Metro bus 04/20/2025 12:31pm • A man fleeing a traffic stop hit three vehicles — including a Metro bus — in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday night, according to Virginia State Police. Around 9:20 p.m., a Virginia State Police trooper tried to stop an Infiniti that was "driving recklessly" on Interstate 495 northbound near Man hospitalized with broken back, neck after running away from police on I-95 in Virginia 04/20/2025 10:52am • A 22-year-old man is hospitalized with a broken back and neck — and facing a slew of charges — after running from police on Interstate 95 in Virginia. Virginia State Police said a state trooper witnessed a Hyundai Genesis speeding on the right shoulder of I-95 near Lorton. When the trooper tr Woman kidnapped at gunpoint in Bethesda, suspect surrenders after barricading inside car 04/19/2025 05:45pm • A dramatic scene unfolded in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday afternoon after a woman was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint by a man who then barricaded himself inside a car. Montgomery County police said around 2:30 p.m. Friday they responded to a call for a kidnapping in the 10300 block of Old Geor DC-area ice cream shop owner looking for buyer to scoop up her business 04/18/2025 08:58pm • After more than 20 years of serving up ice cream, such as honey lavender and wild blueberry, the owner of two D.C.-area ice cream shops is looking for a buyer to scoop up her business. Susan Soorenko, the owner of Moorenko's Ice Cream, owns two shops: One at 8030 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring and Prince William supervisors near final approval for tax hike on data centers, homeowners 04/18/2025 03:57pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday all but finalized a tax increase on data centers and homeowners, per the board's advertised rates. The board is slated to formally adopt the budget April 22 during its 7 p.m. meeting, at which residents can still voice their thoughts on the 2nd person arrested in shooting death of 16-year-old in Ashburn 04/17/2025 09:36am • A second person has been arrested in the shooting death of a boy found in a car in a Harris Teeter parking lot in Ashburn, Virginia, on April 12, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say a boy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Ashburn and was charged with first-deg The best 2025 hybrid and electric cars, according to US News & World Report 04/16/2025 10:19am • You could be helping the environment from the driver's seat of an electric car. In this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings, Hyundai came out on top for the second year in a row with the most awards for its electric and hybrid models. "We have the Hyundai IONIQ 5 is our best elec Marijuana users may be getting behind the wheel too soon after smoking 04/16/2025 05:15am • Only days away from 4/20, a day of celebration for marijuana users, new survey results from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found some of those who partake make the risky decision to get behind the wheel of a car — before they should. The survey found 53% of those surveyed admitted consum