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Car Review: 2025 Lexus UX 300h adds more power while keeping its high MPG ways 06/24/2024 06:09am • The 2025 Lexus UX 300h is coming out with a new hybrid powertrain that offers more power than before. No longer will you wonder if you can blend in with traffic, because now you can. The nearly 200hp version of the UX is still an efficient ride. I easily managed over the sticker for MPG in my nearly Record heat didn't stop the fight against liver disease 06/22/2024 10:30pm • People gathered on the National Mall for The American Liver Foundation's Liver Life Walk DC on Saturday morning, despite the blistering heat. "The goal of this walk is to raise money, help patients, to aid in research and reduce the burden of liver disease," said Rohit Satoskar, Medical Direc 'You were everything': Kind words, rubber ducks serve as tributes to Md. parole officer killed in line of duty 06/22/2024 08:40pm • A funeral service was held Saturday for Maryland parole officer Davis Martinez, who was killed while conducting a routine resident check in Chevy Chase in May. Following an opening prayer at the service held at the International Christian Church in Silver Spring, Martinez's girlfriend, Gypsy 3 arrested after stealing, crashing Fairfax Co. police cruiser 06/22/2024 08:26pm • Three people were taken into custody after stealing and crashing a Fairfax County, Virginia, police car into another officer’s cruiser during a stolen vehicle investigation Friday at Fair Oaks Mall. Police said Eric Gutierrez, 30, of Ashland, was charged with grand larceny auto theft, grand la There’s been progress, but discrimination against the LGBTQ community continues in Md., report finds 06/22/2024 02:24pm • When Monserrath Aleman left Honduras for a better life in Baltimore, she was leaving behind a country where Human Rights Watch said LGBTQ individuals are “frequently targets of discrimination, extortion, and violence” from gangs, the police and the public. What she found in Baltimore, where h DC road closures, parking restrictions ahead of National Capital Barbecue Battle 06/22/2024 04:20am • Get ready to steer clear of smoke signals and gridlock this weekend! From Friday evening through early Monday morning, the annual National Capital Barbecue Battle will be shutting down streets and gobbling up parking spots from Constitution to Independence avenues. D.C. Police has announced 2 teens dead after fiery 3-car crash on I-270 in Montgomery County 06/21/2024 03:58pm • Two teens were killed in a fiery, three-car crash on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, early Friday morning and police are now searching for the driver of a BMW who they said fled the scene. The two teens have been identified as 17-year-old Luis Isaac Bran, of Gaithersburg, Maryl Cruiser crash: Fairfax Co. police officer investigating stolen vehicle has own cruiser stolen 06/21/2024 02:50pm • A police officer in Fairfax County, investigating a stolen vehicle at the Fair Oaks mall, had his own cruiser stolen by one of the suspects who then crashed into another police cruiser, authorities in the Virginia county said. Two officers suffered minor injuries in the crash as did the suspect. After decades of advocacy, Fairfax Co. community gets school bus service 06/20/2024 10:40pm • For decades, students who lived in the Mount Vernon Square community have had to cross busy residential streets and walk along an unpaved and unmaintained path to get to the nearby Hollin Meadows Elementary School. Some of the trek for the Fairfax County, Virginia, students included a wooded area Former Prince George's Co. Council member Mel Franklin charged with theft, embezzlement and perjury 06/20/2024 04:31pm • Former Prince George's County Council member Jamel "Mel" Franklin has been charged with multiple counts of felony theft scheme, embezzlement and perjury after prosecutors say he used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including cosmetic procedures for himself and a friend. Franklin abru Extended heat wave continues Thursday with triple-digit temps possible over the weekend 06/20/2024 02:50pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The DC area faced some scorching temperatures Thursday and Friday doesn't look to be any better. Friday will see the area under a heat alert with temperatures expected to peak in the 90s during the afternoon, but it will feel like the Are Virginia toll roads costly and confusing? A state study shows many drivers think so 06/20/2024 10:03am • Researchers found that some complex toll roads in Northern Virginia are “less understandable” for people who drive high occupancy vehicles and that inconsistent toll signage in Virginia may also cause driver confusion. The findings come after a months-long study into easing vehicle traffic conge Comedian Kathleen Madigan visits West Virginia, come find out why Ron White says 'nobody better' 06/19/2024 04:48pm • Comedian Ron White heaped praise on her, saying, "There's nobody better than Maddy. She's smart and just crushes it every time. She's not just one of the best 'female' comics, she's one of the best comics, period." See for yourself as Kathleen Madigan cracks up the Hollywood Casino at Charles Safety upgrades coming to intersection where college student was hit and killed 06/19/2024 04:16pm • New safety features will be added to an intersection where a Howard University student was struck and killed by a car on campus. One Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner suggested these updates should have been done earlier. “My understanding is that there was a safety walk about eight months ago Suspected impaired driver strikes Maryland State Trooper patrol vehicle in work zone 06/19/2024 11:36am • Maryland State Police said a trooper was struck while inside his patrol vehicle by a driver suspected to be under the influence. It happened Wednesday just after 1 a.m. The trooper was inside his marked car with the emergency lights on in lane 1 of a work zone on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495