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'Never, ever seen crime this bad': residents give passionate testimony on DC crime bill 11/29/2023 08:00pm • More than 80 people signed up to tell the D.C. Public Safety Committee their thoughts on Mayor Muriel Bowser's crime bill. While the focus was on the Addressing Crime Trends Now Act (ACT Now), witness after witness talked about the impact of the increase of crime in the District. "I have never 16-year-old Shih Tzu reunited with owner after being stolen during carjacking in Prince George's Co. 11/29/2023 07:03pm • Yet another dog was stolen and then reunited with its owner in the D.C. area. This time, a 16-year-old Shih Tzu named Zoi was returned Tuesday after she was stolen from a gas station Monday in the 1400 block of Hampton Park Boulevard near Largo, Maryland, around 1:15 p.m. Zoi was inside a Police ID man whose body was pulled from Montgomery Co. car crash with apparent gunshot wounds 11/29/2023 06:05pm • A man who was pulled from his car after a crash Tuesday night and was suffering apparent gunshot wounds has been identified by Montgomery County police. In an update Wednesday evening, police said they are now investigating the death of 20-year-old Orlando Alexander Satz Jr. as a homicide. Sat How a Fairfax Co. mom is using a deadly crash to remind kids how important seat belts are 11/28/2023 06:58pm • Christy Lucia was looking to make a donation to a family impacted by last week's deadly crash in a Fairfax County neighborhood when she realized a fundraising campaign hadn't yet been launched. So, she decided to help start a GoFundMe campaign herself. She knows many people because she's lived in Review: 'Fargo' Season 5 strong so far on FX and Hulu with clever callbacks to 1996 movie masterpiece 11/28/2023 03:39pm • Not only is “Fargo” (1996) my favorite Coen Brothers movie, it's on my short list of the greatest movie masterpieces of all time. I truly believe it's a perfect movie, from William H. Macy's slimy used-car salesman to Frances McDormand's pregnant detective, from Carter Burwell's powerful music t 'Unprecedented' murder trial of Prince George’s Co. police officer begins 11/28/2023 01:57pm • The shooting happened nearly four years ago, before most people had heard of COVID-19 — as one lawyer pointed out — and, now, after several delays and hiccups, an unprecedented murder trial has begun in Prince George’s County. The defendant in the case is a police officer — Cpl. Michael O 14-year-old dies days after Fairfax Co. crash that left 5 other teens hospitalized 11/28/2023 08:25am • A 14-year-old has died and four other teens remained in the hospital Monday after a crash last week near the Idylwood area in Fairfax County, Virginia, according to police. Six teens were initially sent to the hospital after the Nov. 20 crash at the intersection of Pioneer Lane and Shreve Road. Last access points for 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension to open next month 11/27/2023 07:36pm • The last access points along the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension are scheduled to open early next month, according to Transurban North America, which operates the express lanes. The access points are expected to open at 10 p.m. Dec. 7 and will be ready for use during the northbound rush EVs don’t hold their value — but hybrids do 11/27/2023 02:10pm • Hybrid vehicles are emerging as the choice for buyers looking for an alternative to a traditional vehicle, and used hybrids are holding their value better than most other vehicles. All-electric vehicles have the worst depreciation rate by vehicle type. iSeeCars reports the average five-year depre Want to see Tesla's new Cybertruck? There's one in Montgomery County 11/27/2023 02:03pm • As Tesla prepares to start shipping out its new Cybertruck to customers this week, the electric car company has been making the vehicles available to see in person at showrooms across the country, including at the Tesla store at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Maryland. The truck looks lik 2 DC natives tackling food insecurity in Philadelphia with a new grocery store 11/27/2023 08:42am • Two D.C. natives are helping to tackle food insecurity in Philadelphia with a new type of community grocery store. They hope the idea will catch on around the country, including in their hometown. During the pandemic, Eli Moraru and Alexandre Imbot, founders of the Community Grocer, were voluntee ‘It’s very traumatizing’: DC woman’s French Bulldog stolen months after losing another pup in District Dogs flood 11/27/2023 07:45am • A woman who lost one dog earlier this year in the flooding at District Dogs is asking for help after an armed robber stole her new puppy Saturday afternoon. "It's very traumatizing, you know. For this to happen, for someone to just take my dog, where I stay, it's overwhelming," Teffiney Worthy of Car Review: The VW Golf GTI is a polished hot hatch that's still fun and practical 11/27/2023 05:49am • The VW Golf GTI Autobahn is a grown-up hot hatch with more power and still available manual transmission for now. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The hot hatch was born 40 years ago when Volkswagen gave its sensible five-door hatch more power, improved suspension and some styling tweaks. The GTI has been a stapl Cut your own Christmas tree at this Maryland family-owned farm 11/27/2023 01:30am • With Thanksgiving over, you might start to see more cars topped with Christmas trees hitting the streets. The day after Thanksgiving is a “busy, busy day” for Jerry, the “fresh-cut guy,” running the chain saw at Butler’s Orchard farms in Montgomery County, Maryland. “I love it out Over 900 carjackings reported in DC this year amid increase in crime, data shows 11/26/2023 09:57am • According to data from D.C. police, there have been over 900 reported carjackings in the District this year amid the increase of crime in the city. Police said that 77% of those carjackings involved a gun. The numbers also revealed that there have been close to 160 arrests for carjackings, with 6