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Car Review: Revised Hyundai Kona is a little crossover that has an improved look and feel for 2024 09/25/2023 06:06am • By WTOP special contributor Brian Armstead The Hyundai Kona gets a new modern look for 2024 that stands out at Historic Fell Point in Baltimore, Maryland. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) While the first-generation Hyundai Kona, introduced in 2018, was a solid offering, the second generation 2024 Hyundai Kona Columbia Pike road repair project a disruptive but necessary nuisance in Arlington Co. 09/25/2023 04:39am • Arlington County, Virginia, isn't sugarcoating it. The next phase of its multiyear, multimillion dollar road improvement project along Columbia Pike is expected to cause traffic disruption and delays, not to mention dust, mud, noise and debris. "I’m not going to lie, it's going to be pretty dis Unload your scrap tires at Montgomery Co. disposal, recycling event 09/24/2023 08:19pm • Residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have a chance to get rid of old scrap tires during a special collection and recycling event taking place this week. The county's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that, from Monday, Sept. 25, to Friday, Sept. 29, from 7 a.m. Why fall, not winter, is the country's most dangerous driving season 09/24/2023 05:00am • Earlier sunsets, wet leaves and daring deer are a couple of reasons why the most dangerous driving season in the country is about to rev up. Most drivers believe winter comes with the most accidents and collisions. But according to Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at Carfax, it's actually fall. 'Not wearing a seatbelt': Woodbridge man killed in early morning high-speed crash 09/23/2023 09:42pm • A man was killed early Saturday morning after a single-car crash in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Prince William County Police Department said the crash happened at 2:45 a.m. in the 3500 block of Veronica Lane off Smoketown Road. Officials said the driver of a 2014 Nissan Altima — identified as DC man killed in Prince George's Co. hit-and-run while walking on I-495 09/23/2023 05:48pm • A D.C. man was struck and killed in Prince George's County, Maryland, early Saturday morning and investigators are looking for the driver responsible. Maryland State Police said the crash happened before 2 a.m. on the inner loop of Interstate 495 south of Ritchie Marlboro Road. The man — identi 16 cars derailed after freight train goes off tracks in Hyattsville 09/23/2023 10:37am • Sixteen cars derailed when a freight train went off the tracks in Prince George's County, Maryland, early Saturday morning. Prince George's County Fire and EMS said firefighters were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and Emerson Street in Hyattsville shortly after 1:30 a.m. to find a CSX tra Review: Not even Kaitlyn Dever can save Hulu's alien-invasion flick 'No One Will Save You' 09/22/2023 02:40pm • Around this same time last year, 20th Century Studios released the excellent "Predator" prequel "Prey" (2022), providing a near-perfect example of a rugged hero battling an alien invader for a badass Hulu Original Film. This Friday, the same studio-to-streamer team drops a less effective exam Maryland work group reveals recommendations for making work zones safer 09/21/2023 10:21pm • After a crash in March at a work zone on the Baltimore Beltway killed six workers, a list of recommendations for making those sites safer has been released. The recommendations come from a work group that was assembled in the days following the incident. “For the people who work at these sites, DC man convicted of pistol-whipping man, shooting another at Clyde's Restaurant 09/20/2023 10:33pm • A Montgomery County jury convicted a D.C. man Wednesday on charges related to a 2022 shooting at the Clyde's Restaurant location in Chevy Chase, Maryland. David Lee Brown III, 29, was found guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault and use of a handgun, according to a news Fairfax Co. police: NY-based theft crews targeting Tysons are stealing 'up and down' I-95 09/20/2023 06:46pm • Three New Yorkers, who Fairfax County police said were members of yet another retail theft organization targeting Tysons Corner Center, were arrested Monday after allegedly ransacking several of the mall's stores. Sunglass Hut employees contacted the mall’s Tysons Urban Team — a special unit Calls renewed for 'woefully underused trail' to become bike path to new DC high school 09/20/2023 03:09pm • With D.C. opening a new high school in the Palisades neighborhood, there are renewed calls to pave the Palisades Trolley Trail to create a bike path for resident and student use. When you are walking on the grassy Palisades Trolley Trail you’ll notice plenty of beautiful views of the Potomac, b Gray backpack, Instagram posts led DC police to suspect in 10-year-old girl's Mother's Day shooting 09/19/2023 08:54pm • The 19-year-old man accused in the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl on Mother's Day was arraigned in court on Tuesday, where more details about the shooting emerged — as well as how police say they connected him to the crime. Koran Gregory, of Southeast D.C., appeared before a judge Tuesday Arena Stage welcomes first Black artistic director 09/19/2023 03:51am • Artistic director Molly Smith retired this summer after a prolific 25-year run in the nation's capital. Now, Arena Stage welcomes its very first African American artistic director starting this fall season. "Following in the great footsteps of the iconic Zelda Fichandler and the visionary Moll Montgomery Co. Council members continue discussions on a voluntary 911 registry 09/18/2023 11:16pm • Six Maryland jurisdictions, including Howard County, already have a voluntary 911 registry, intended to help police handle calls that involve people with a range of disabilities, including autism. Now Montgomery County is continuing to discuss the merits of similar legislation, where people could