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Rapid test could detect COVID-19 in air before you go to movie, dine out 02/27/2024 11:20am • Researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a device that would let people sample air for the presence of COVID-19, before deciding whether to enter a business or facility. "We're trying to make it possible that someone could walk into a space, and within 15 minutes, do something like a rapid DC neighbors fight to transform Connecticut Ave. service lane into Cleveland Park promenade 02/27/2024 09:46am • If you've ever been to D.C.'s Uptown Theater, you've probably seen — or tried to park in — that service lane, located across Connecticut Avenue. Now, neighbors in Cleveland Park are celebrating the transformation of what was a convoluted, infrastructure relic into a community promenade. "In p New rankings show the safest vehicles on the road 02/26/2024 07:05pm • Are you driving one of the safest vehicles on the road? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is helping drivers answer that question by releasing a new list of vehicles in 2024, ranking them based on how safe they are. “This year’s winners are true standouts, offering the highest lev Virginia State Police say there's been an 'alarming uptick' in pedestrian fatalities 02/26/2024 05:41pm • Over the past 15 days, Virginia State Police say 11 pedestrians were killed in crashes across the state, as of Monday. Matthew Demlein, a public relations manager with Virginia State Police, told WTOP that Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties are among those that have recorded pedestrian What you need to know about using artificial intelligence on your smartphone 02/26/2024 05:03am • Q: Is it possible to use AI on my smartphone and if so, how do I do it? A: Artificial intelligence is the most talked about technology right now and much of the hype is well-deserved. Some are predicting AI will be as transformative as electricity was 100 years ago, in that it will impact virt Car Review: Electric Mercedes EQE sedan provides tech, range and comfort 02/26/2024 02:28am • The electric vehicle offerings are vast from Mercedes. Its EQE midsize sedan uses style, technology and range to stand out in the growing market. The luxury midsize sedan is the bread and butter for Mercedes, and the EQE 350 4MATIC all-electric is designed to delight buyers looking to move into the Woman struck, killed in Woodbridge hit-and-run 02/25/2024 12:55pm • A woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Woodbridge, Virginia, late Saturday night, according to Prince William County police. Carla Andrea Mejia, 27, of Woodbridge, was walking in the westbound lane of Minnieville Road near Bobcat Court wearing "all dark clothing," when she was struck b 15-year-old charged in armed carjacking, attempted robberies involving other teens, DC police say 02/25/2024 07:37am • Three teenagers were arrested and charged on Wednesday after D.C. police say they carjacked a victim at gunpoint and attempted to rob businesses while armed earlier this month. A series of crimes were carried out by the teenage boys — aged 14, 15 and 16 — over a period of about a week, accord Fairfax Co. police arrest man accused of stealing medical transport vehicle after crash in stolen car 02/24/2024 09:22pm • The man accused of stealing a medical transport vehicle after leaving a hospital where he was being treated for injuries sustained during an earlier crash was arrested Friday, according to police. Police said that on Monday, 32-year-old Rickey Lowe, of Manassas, was a passenger in Toyota Corolla, DC police sergeant pleads guilty to federal civil rights violation in fatal shooting of man sleeping in car 02/23/2024 08:19pm • A D.C. police sergeant pleaded guilty Friday to violating the civil rights of a man found sleeping in his car in Northeast in 2021, according to the Department of Justice. Enis Jevric, 42, pleaded guilty in federal court in the shooting death of 27-year-old An'Twan Gilmore by using excessive forc Jury awards $13 million to family of man killed in 2018 DC fire truck crash 02/23/2024 02:59pm • A jury has awarded more than $13.5 million to the family of a man killed in a 2018 crash involving a speeding D.C. fire truck. The award, to be paid to the widow of DeAngelo Green and his six children, came after a jury found that the District was "grossly negligent" in the March 9, 2018 crash. 'People have absolutely gone crazy': The latest effort to curb speeding in Maryland work zones 02/22/2024 10:15pm • Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller testified in favor of a bill that's designed to get drivers to slow down near work zones on Thursday. Miller, a former transportation engineer, told lawmakers in Annapolis that in 2023 there were more than 1,200 crashes in work zones across the state. "That's ov Southbound lanes of BW Parkway in Prince George's Co. reopen after crash investigation 02/22/2024 09:25am • A two-car crash closed the southbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Laurel, Maryland, for nearly five hours Thursday morning, causing major traffic delays. Park Police told WTOP they responded to the crash around 4:15 a.m. near Powder Mill Road. One person was taken to the hosp Routes, stops revealed for proposed passenger ferry network in Chesapeake Bay 02/21/2024 09:29am • Most of us drive to a vacation on the Chesapeake Bay, but tourism officials for the five Maryland counties surrounding the bay hope you might be more willing to explore if a passenger ferry were an option. An update of an ongoing feasibility study, including a first glimpse of proposed routes and Police: Search continues for man who walked out of hospital, stole ambulance after earlier crash involving stolen car in Fairfax Co. 02/20/2024 06:45pm • Clad in a hospital gown and with an IV still hanging from his arm, a Prince William County man took an ambulance from the hospital where he was being treated following a crash involving a stolen car in Fairfax County, police said. Rickey Lowe, 32, was a passenger in the car that was reported stol