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Grammys on the Hill to honor Sheryl Crow in DC, advocating for AI guardrails, ticket price legislation 04/29/2024 06:55am • The Hamilton in D.C. hosts the annual Grammys on the Hill event on Tuesday night. This year, all they wanna do is have some fun with this year's musical honoree Sheryl Crow. "She's won a bunch of Grammys, but she has also been very active around fighting for the rights of music people and Car Review: The Mazda CX-5 is a small crossover that still delights in 2024 04/29/2024 02:04am • The Mazda CX-5 offers a more driver-oriented experience with higher handling limits than other crossovers or small SUVs in its class. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Even though Mazda introduced an impressive new compact crossover last year, the venerable Mazda CX-5 is still a big seller for the company. It is a 1 woman dead, another in critical condition after Rockville Pike crash that shut down roadway 04/27/2024 01:20pm • A woman is dead and another woman is seriously injured after a car crash early Saturday morning on Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland, which closed the road for several hours, the county's fire and rescue officials said. Around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, police said they responded to a crash Metrobus strikes car, tree in Northeast DC, leaving multiple injured 04/26/2024 10:59pm • A crash involving a Metrobus closed down a section of North Capitol Street near L Street Northeast in D.C. on Friday night. The bus, a Route 80 bus headed north to Fort Totten, reportedly collided with a sedan before hitting a tree. Update crash involving Metrobus & sedan North Capitol &am Youth curfew at National Harbor now in effect 04/26/2024 05:45pm • A youth curfew is now in effect at National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland. Unaccompanied kids and teens who are 16 and younger aren’t allowed there on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. The first time a kid is caught unsupervised will come with a warning. Afte Fairfax Co. police say 'Road Shark' campaign is making roads safer. WTOP got an up-close look at how it works 04/26/2024 05:35pm • With his car facing a stretch of Columbia Pike in Annandale, Virginia, Friday afternoon, Fairfax County Police Officer Kevin Gehr rolled his window down. He held what's called a lidar (light detection and ranging) gun, which he used to detect the speeds of oncoming traffic at a distance. The Driver arrested after fatal hit and run in Silver Spring 04/26/2024 07:19am • The driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Silver Spring, Maryland, earlier this month has been arrested. On Wednesday, Montgomery County police took 42-year-old Gilver Yuviny Zelaya Diaz into custody for his involvement in a hit-and-run collision that left Jacques Price, 26, dead on Acura TLX Type S: Every sport sedan needs a touch of gray 04/26/2024 04:50am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r Police officer hospitalized after motorcycle crash in DC's Navy Yard 04/25/2024 10:36am • A D.C. police officer is in the hospital following a crash Thursday morning in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Police told WTOP the officer was riding a police motorcycle when they were hit by a car just before 8 a.m. at the 400 Block of M Street in Southeast D.C. The officer was transported to a 'Honored and blessed': Md. native Jordan Wallace on becoming first African American to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup North America 04/25/2024 05:44am • A D.C.-area native is breaking barriers in the sport of racing: In March, Jordan Wallace became the first African American to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. "It never really registered that I would be the first African American to compete in the series or anything like that Review: 'The Big Door Prize' returns for Season 2 on Apple TV+, providing more questions than answers 04/24/2024 04:38pm • Imagine if a magical machine showed up in town promising to reveal your true life potential. Would you change your career to pursue your supposed destiny? Or would you cherish the life that you've already built? That's the fascinating high-concept premise of the existential dramedy "The Big D How safe is the air quality in the DC region? 04/24/2024 05:56am • Did you know air quality in the D.C. area is ranked as one of the worst in the country? The American Lung Association recently released it's 2024 "State of the Air" report — it breaks down the amount of exposure to clean air days, particle pollution, and unhealthy levels of ozone air pollution With overall US crime down double digits, what’s boosting violent crime rates in Prince George’s Co.? 04/24/2024 04:16am • Nationwide, crime is trending generally down, and that’s the case in Prince George’s County, Maryland, too — but not when it comes to violent crime, which county police said is up so far this year. At a Monday afternoon hearing, Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz offered a quick Maryland man charged in rowdy Fairfax County 'street takeover' 04/23/2024 02:12pm • A Maryland man has been charged in connection with a chaotic "street takeover" incident last month, involving a large outdoor gathering of people partying and driving recklessly, who police say eventually surrounded the car of a responding officer in Fairfax County, Virginia. Brandon Extecoc Sant By July, all Virginia drivers will need to have vehicle insurance 04/23/2024 01:16pm • By July 1, all drivers in Virginia will be required to buy and maintain vehicle insurance, leaving New Hampshire as the sole state in the country that won't require insurance. Since 1958, drivers in Virginia could register an uninsured vehicle by paying a fee. When the option was first offered, t