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Bail denied for Prince George's Co. man accused of stabbing, carjacking 75-year-old woman 11/07/2023 03:30am • The man who police said stabbed and carjacked an elderly woman in Prince George's County, Maryland, last Wednesday has been denied bail after Monday's arraignment hearing, a spokesperson for the county's State's Attorney's Office confirmed to WTOP. James Minor, 30, of Clinton, Maryland, faces cha Keeping up with car maintenance? Virginia-based Carfax company knows 11/06/2023 02:13pm • Centreville, Virginia-based vehicle history company Carfax knows more about your car than you might think, including which owners are missing regularly-scheduled preventive maintenance. Carfax can also remind you it's time with an app that's free. According to its most recent data, 29% of vehi Car Review: Can EVs be the next sports car? The Audi RS e-tron GT delivers with more power and improved handling ability 11/06/2023 05:23am • When you hear about Audi RS models, you know that the fun factor is turned up to 11 with improved handling and more power to thrill when you hit the go pedal. Now, Audi has given its RS treatment to its EV flagship car. When you spend six figures on a performance-based EV, you need to pack some powe Running on all cylinders: This fall's fastest and fanciest cars 11/06/2023 05:00am • It’s not a secret to listeners that WTOP morning anchor John Aaron is a big car aficionado. So when the Washington Automotive Press Association held its annual rally — giving reporters and reviewers a chance to sample numerous new cars, from the Lexus RZ to the Mazda Miata Club — it was like C How to protect your personal information when renting a car 11/06/2023 04:15am • Have you ever rented a vehicle and found an unfamiliar contact list when trying to connect a phone to the car's infotainment system? Turns out, the information may belong to an earlier renter of the automobile. This is happening more often as states require drivers to go hands free behind the whe Maryland State Police identify 4 killed in deadly Carroll Co. crash 11/04/2023 11:32pm • Maryland State Police are investigating after four people, including one teen, died in a multi-car crash Saturday evening. The crash happened just before 5:30 p.m. along westbound Liberty Road in the area of Westminster, Maryland. Investigators said that the driver of a Chevy Equinox, 72-year- DC man arrested after carjacking teen driver and crashing into Fairfax Co. gas pump 11/04/2023 02:44pm • A D.C. man was arrested Monday after he stole thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise from a local mall, carjacked a teenager and drove into a gas pump, according to Fairfax County, Virginia, police. Mecca Lee-Bey, 20, has been charged with carjacking and grand larceny. Police were called s Review: Sylvester Stallone breaks down career from 'Rocky' to 'Rambo' in new Netflix documentary 'Sly' 11/03/2023 02:07pm • He joins Harrison Ford as the only two actors to star in No. 1 box-office smashes in six different decades, but unlike Han Solo and Indiana Jones, the man behind Rocky Balboa also wrote an iconic Best Picture winner. This Friday, Sylvester Stallone reflects on his career hits and misses in the ne Prince George's Co. man charged with attempted murder in stabbing, carjacking of elderly woman 11/03/2023 01:14pm • The man who police say followed an elderly woman into a Prince George's County, Maryland, business earlier this week, stabbed her multiple times and then stole her car has been charged with attempted murder. In addition to first- and second-degree attempted murder charges, 30-year-old James Minor Prince George's Co. police arrest man in stabbing, carjacking of elderly woman 11/03/2023 04:48am • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, have arrested a man in connection with the stabbing and carjacking of a woman in her 70s Wednesday night in the Camp Springs area. It happened around 8 p.m. on Temple Hill Road, near Allentown Road, as the woman was entering a business, according to inv How the Virginia election may shake up gun laws 11/02/2023 05:58pm • Follow WTOP’s coverage of the Virginia Election 2023. The politics surrounding gun control have been at a standstill in Virginia due to its divided government, but the state could take a hard turn depending on what happens in its closely-watched election that's coming up on Tuesday. With Rep Are more expensive phone chargers worth the cost? Not necessarily 11/02/2023 05:41pm • Online and in stores, cheap versions of charging cables for Apple and Android phones aren't hard to find. But how sturdy are the less pricey cables? Consumer Reports found that with several cables you get what you pay for, but other times that's not the case. The testing pitted Apple’s $30 c Montgomery Co. officer struck on I-270 is in 'phenomenal spirit,' police chief says 11/02/2023 09:28am • A police officer from Montgomery County, Maryland, wants to get back to work, even after the job cost him his legs. Sgt. Patrick Kepp was hit by a car driven by a teen driver running from police on Interstate 270 on Oct. 18. His legs had to be amputated as a result of the injuries, but that is no Detective: Mom turned in 12-year-old son charged in carjacking attempt that left DC teen dead 11/01/2023 06:32pm • The 12-year-old facing charges in connection with an attempted carjacking in D.C., during which a 13-year-old was killed, was turned in to police by his own mother. A judge ordered the boy held in D.C.'s youth detention center during a hearing Wednesday. Police said the attempted carjacking happe DC to give out free digital tracking tags to aid in recovering stolen vehicles 11/01/2023 06:00pm • They're not just for locating your luggage at the airport or finding where you put your keys. D.C. is hoping that digital tracking tags, such as Apple AirTags, can help get your vehicle back amid a rise in carjackings in the District. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. acting police Chief Pamela Smith