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Virginia Democrats press major new gun control measures despite GOP opposition 01/23/2024 07:16am • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s assertion this month that the state’s gun laws are already strong enough for his liking isn’t deterring Democrats from moving forward with major proposals limiting access to firearms. Policymaking committees in both chambers of the General Assembly have starte Bowie teen ranked No. 1 among girls is also beating boys on the wrestling mat 01/22/2024 09:30pm • A teenager from Bowie, Maryland, has already collected multiple gold medals, including back-to-back wins at the Pan-American games in South America, and is ranked No. 1 in the country among female wrestlers (not the scripted kind you see on TV). Before you know it, she'll be highly ranked among b 1 teen dead, another injured after shooting near Deanwood Metro 01/22/2024 09:12pm • A teenager was killed and another injured during a Monday afternoon shooting in Northeast D.C.'s Deanwood neighborhood, according to police. The two teens were traveling northbound inside a stolen Kia on Minnesota Avenue, when, at around 3:30 p.m., another vehicle pulled up next to them and at le Lucky loon saved from frozen pond by Howard Co. couple 01/22/2024 09:05pm • A very lucky loon was rescued by a Howard County, Maryland, couple after getting stuck in a precarious position on a local lake. The Howard County Bird Club noticed a common loon had landed in a private pond that seemed a little small for him. “They need several hundred feet in order to take Casino would be built in Tysons under proposed Va. legislation 01/22/2024 06:50pm • A Virginia lawmaker has filed legislation that, if approved, would bring an entertainment complex with a casino, hotel and conference center to Tysons. State Sen. Dave Marsden introduced the bill about a year after bringing forth a similar plan to build the casino in Reston. Marsden ultimately wi Carrots and sticks coming for developers in Prince George’s County? 01/22/2024 02:05pm • In recent years, development has become a major issue for voters in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A decade ago, the county approved a planning document called Plan 2035, which called for about half of all new housing to be built inside the Capital Beltway and near transit stations — and a DC-area police warn against leaving cars running unattended in cold weather 01/22/2024 10:54am • You might think its OK to rush out of your warm car and right back in with the engine still running to navigate around the cold weather. But that could cost you. In Maryland, motorists who leave their car on and unattended could be issued a $70 ticket and one point on their driving record, accord High-end cars and new EVs on full display at DC Auto Show 01/22/2024 10:49am • Thousands of people from all over the D.C. area battled snow and cold weather to head to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the opening weekend of the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. The show — which runs until Jan. 28 — is known as the region's largest indoor event, using both floors 'Get the kids out!': DC day care owner recounts evacuation of 16 children before explosion next door 01/22/2024 07:05am • Black, charred walls stand in place of a building in Southeast D.C. that was leveled Thursday after an apparent gas leak and explosion. A child day care center was housed next door to the now-leveled building on the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue. It, too, was severely destroyed by the bla Car Review: Lexus RX 500h F Sport leads the way with style, performance and conserves fuel 01/22/2024 05:07am • The Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance is the latest version of the popular crossover. This hybrid is anything but boring. With 366 hp and 27 mpg if you try. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Lexus RX, the midsize crossover, has been a hit for the company for more than 20 years. So, Lexus doesn’t rest whe Prince George's Co. officer dragged across 4-lane highway, suspect shot after attempted burglary, police say 01/22/2024 04:58am • A Prince George’s County police officer was dragged down a four-lane stretch of Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, early Sunday morning after attempting to stop a burglary suspect from speeding away. Two officers were responding to reports of a burglary in the 7600 block of Crain Highwa Woman killed in hit-and-run crash while crossing Howard Co. road, police say 01/21/2024 01:52pm • A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Ellicott City, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, according to Howard County police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Baltimore National Pike at Ridge Road, according to a news release. A 2013-2018 silver Nissan Altima was traveling east when it hit a w How DC's 'snow czar' helps keep roads safe during winter weather 01/19/2024 09:47pm • Ahead of Friday's snowstorm, the second of the week across the D.C. region, Warnique West didn't get a lot of sleep. She had a meeting at 1:30 a.m. and at least two more even before noon. Sometimes, residents and workers don't see the work that West and hundreds of others at D.C.'s Department Biking to work in the snow? Even in the icy weather, WTOP's Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller never takes it for granted 01/19/2024 06:05pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. A lot of people in the D.C. area who are much heartier souls than yours truly get on their bikes every day, cycling for miles to get to work. They do it in all kinds o Small plane makes emergency landing on Loudoun Co. Parkway near Dulles Airport 01/19/2024 03:40pm • A small commuter airplane that had just taken off from Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway near the airport Friday afternoon, authorities say. Virginia State Police said it happened at about 12:50 p.m. The airplane skidded into a guardrail, but avo