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Md. man sentenced to 10 years in series of carjackings 03/09/2024 09:22pm • A Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a series of carjackings and an attempted carjacking in 2022. In a news release, prosecutors said that 22-year-old Carlos Guardado-Eagle, of Hagerstown, and a co-conspirator carjacked four people at gunpoint between May 15, Here are the worst areas for air pollution in DC, according to satellite imagery 03/08/2024 02:20pm • Air quality is often measured near the surface using handheld monitors or devices run by state agencies or the Environmental Protection Agency. Now researchers are using satellite images to quickly identify pollution problems that cause health issues. "Satellite data provides a first look at w What caused the fire at the Eastern Market Metro station? 03/07/2024 10:06pm • Metro says it's still working to identify what caused a part on a railcar to come loose, leading to a fire starting under the train and smoke filling up the Eastern Market station last month. "Usually, probable causes of incidents are identified in the first few hours after an incident," Jayme Jo Short-term parking is free in Hyattsville, if you don’t abuse it 03/07/2024 03:40pm • You have to pay to park near the businesses along Route 1 in Hyattsville, Maryland. It’s not much, but it can still be a hassle. But now, the city is offering short-term parking spots to help you get in and out of the post office or grab a cup of coffee quickly. And it’s free — as long as 3rd suspect arrested in fatal Mother’s Day shooting of DC 10-year-old 03/06/2024 09:16pm • A third D.C. man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Arianna Davis that happened on Mother's Day last year. D.C. police said 25-year-old Charles Owens was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder while armed. Owens was already in custody Organized crime ain’t what it used to be. Md. lawmakers say it’s time to update the law 03/06/2024 03:58pm • For a lot of people, the term "organized crime" conjures up images of backroom mafia deals or highly structured street gangs dealing drugs and getting engaged in turf wars. But like everything else in the world, things are changing. “We are witnessing the emergence of smaller, more agile crimin Md. juvenile justice reform bills approved, work to resolve differences begins 03/06/2024 09:10am • Now that Maryland lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved juvenile justice reform measures, members of each chamber must determine how to resolve differences in separate bills. House Bill 814 and Senate Bill 744 have similar provisions such as requiring the state Department of Juvenile Servic Nearly four decades later, arrest made in brutal murder of Stafford Co. woman; suspect linked to another killing in region 03/05/2024 11:08pm • An arrest has been made in a cold case that has haunted Stafford County for nearly 40 years: the brutal sexual assault and murder of a DEA agent's wife working one night at a real estate office in Stafford County. Newly-analyzed forensic evidence in the case also points to the suspect's involveme Unlicensed commercial businesses the focus of crackdown in Prince George’s Co. 03/05/2024 10:14pm • It’s hard to say just how many unlicensed, commercial businesses are being run out of homes in Prince George’s County, Maryland, but every month, the county gets hundreds of complaints about them. This month, the county’s Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) is sprea Sheriff: Carjacking suspect armed with chain saw in Stafford Co. said he was doing landscaping work 03/05/2024 07:55pm • A man who was armed with a gun, chain saw, hammer and brass knuckles broke into a home, tried to take another neighbor's car and proceeded to approach several other homes in a Stafford County, Virginia, neighborhood before he was taken into custody hours later, authorities said Tuesday. Devin Law The real life consequences of higher interest rates 03/05/2024 07:11pm • High interest rates have real life consequences, but it's not just higher consumer borrowing costs that follow rate hikes. Since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates two years ago in a bid to curb inflation, Bankrate reports that 50% or more of consumers who applied for a loan or credit Suspect with chain saw in custody after manhunt in Stafford Co. 03/04/2024 12:48pm • A person armed with a chain saw and a hammer broke into a home and tried to steal a car in Stafford County, Virginia, before being apprehended Monday morning, authorities say. The suspect was taken into custody following a search that Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Major Shawn Kimmitz said wa Car Review: The BMW X7 is three rows of luxury and now the base version is a worthy look with revamped power 03/04/2024 06:49am • BMW calls its SUV, or crossover, a Sport Activity Vehicle and the X7 has space for the entire family, while still managing to be more of a driver’s vehicle than other big rides. With a big makeover last year, the X7 is more alluring than before with big changes under the hood. When I saw that Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town 03/04/2024 04:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Already struggling to keep his Chinatown bar afloat, Yousef Tellawi felt a sense of impending doom when he learned that the owner of Washington's Capitals and Wizards wanted to move the teams out of the neighborhood and into northern Virginia. The departure of the teams from t Cost of Purple line increases yet again, completion pushed back 03/01/2024 10:44pm • The Maryland Transit Administration will seek approval next month for as much as $425 million in "relief payments" related to delays in the Purple Line light rail project. Officials announced the extra payments along with a roughly 234-day delay that will push the line's completion back from spri