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Man nearly misses flight as self-driving Waymo taxi drives around parking lot in circles 01/05/2025 11:08am • Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) -- A Los Angeles man nearly missed his flight back home last week, all because he says the self-driving Waymo taxi he was using to get to the airport wouldn't stop driving around a parking lot in circles. Mike Johns was heading home With strike looming, longshoremen and management return to negotiations 01/05/2025 06:00am • With just over a week to go before thousands of longshoremen at ports on the East and Gulf Coast are due to go on strike, negotiations aimed at settling the long running contract dispute are set to resume on Tuesday. The two sides of the dispute are the International Longshoremen’s Association 3 arrested as task force hits the brakes on car rallies across Maryland 01/04/2025 11:01am • Three people have been arrested as the Maryland Car Rally Task Force cracked down on car rallies across the state. The task force said members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force (MCRTF) "coordinated efforts in response to a planned large-scale illegal car rally on New Year’s Eve expected to d Why Montgomery County's police department is focusing on mental health 01/03/2025 06:05pm • Montgomery County police say they're getting better at identifying officers who are struggling with mental health issues, and with providing access to mental health care. On Sunday night, Montgomery County police responded to an incident in which an officer was reported to be "in distress" in the Car Review: Can a sports car have three rows? Audi says yes 01/03/2025 09:15am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Where are the DC region's soft targets and how to protect yourself in a crowd 01/02/2025 08:15pm • After the attack on a crowd of New Year's crowd in New Orleans on Wednesday, and in advance of high-profile events such as the inauguration later this month, some agencies in D.C. have announced plans to ramp up security efforts. But because attackers are likely aware that there will be countersu How to lower your energy bill during the winter and get cold weather ready 01/02/2025 04:32pm • The D.C. area is bracing for a stretch of winter weather starting this weekend. The first notable snow of the season is expected on Sunday night after chances for a wintry mix on Friday afternoon; and meteorologists forecast that frigid temperatures to settle in through Jan. 15. Chuck McDade, a s Man who drove on sidewalk near US Capitol arrested on reckless driving charge 01/02/2025 03:25pm • A man is in custody after he drove a car on the sidewalk near the U.S. Capitol in D.C. U.S. Capitol Police said it happened just before 10 a.m. Wednesday. According to police, the driver was a 26-year-old man from Georgia who was a telecommunications employee going to perform work in the area. Toddler's unexpected reaction to getting 'pulled over' by Prince William Co. police officer 01/01/2025 05:03pm • A 2-year-old in Prince William County, Virginia, was just trying to enjoy his brand-new Christmas present when a police officer showed up and pulled him over. The hilarious interaction caught on video has now gone viral. Richardo Jackson was filming his son Joshua on his new toddler four-whee Look back on the weirdest stories of 2024 01/01/2025 05:04am • Everyone has a different definition of how something can be considered weird. It may be shocking, surprising, unbelievable, breathtaking or just downright insane. 2024 had multiple stories that fell under these categories, but ultimately left readers wondering, “What the heck did I just read.†Great horned owl gets send-off at Manassas National Battlefield Park 12/30/2024 11:21pm • There are times when a doctor is happy to see the last of their patient. That was the case at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia last weekend, when staff from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center released a great horned owl that had been in their care. Dr. Jen Riley, director of the hos She spent decades looking for her daughter, but she didn’t have to look far 12/30/2024 08:22pm • For decades, Ava Fuller had drifted in and out of the D.C. area, and on the occasions when she was in town, she was always looking — hoping to find her long, lost daughter who she was forced to place for adoption after giving birth at the age of 15. Having been in a military family and movi WTOP's most viral videos of 2024 12/30/2024 06:27am • In an age where social media drives conversations and shapes public interest, WTOP’s video content continues to capture moments that resonate deeply with the D.C. community and beyond. From breaking crime news to heartwarming human-interest stories, these viral clips have sparked conversations Car Review: The Ranger Rover Sport — A stylish go-anywhere SUV with more efficient engines and even a plug-in 12/30/2024 04:35am • The Range Rover Sport is the more playful version of the stately Range Rover luxury SUV. With its off-road credibility still intact, the Sport model tends to attract a younger crowd of luxury buyers. It starts with sleek styling from last year’s redesign. It’s not as tall as the big Rang From 'pandapalooza' to a history-making dog, WTOP looks at the top animal stories of 2024 12/28/2024 06:00am • From a new chapter to D.C.’s giant panda story to agile canines making history and a dog and cat’s amazing story of survival, there were some memorable moments involving animals in 2024. WTOP is looking back at a few of the animal stories that you were talking about this year. DC one step c