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How Md. retailers are responding to organized retail theft that has 'become so serious' 09/12/2023 04:14am • In response to organized retail theft across the state, the Maryland Retailers Association is meeting with several jurisdictions to discuss solutions before the issue becomes so significant that stores consider closing. Cailey Locklair, president of the Maryland Retailers Association, said the gr 3 Woodbridge teenagers found with 1,000 fentanyl pills, 2 handguns during traffic stop 09/10/2023 06:26pm • Three 19-year-olds were found with over 1,000 fentanyl pills and two loaded handguns during a traffic stop Thursday for speeding on I-95, according to the Spotsylvania's Sheriff's Office. The three teenagers from Woodbridge were identified by police as D'Shon A. Mims, Jada Sales-Perez and Francis Car Review: VW ID. 4 is a solid choice for EV buyers — and one of the few that qualifies for a tax credit 09/10/2023 03:54pm • The all-electric VW ID. 4 is a smaller crossover with a touch of style from the usually plain looking models. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The VW ID. 4 now has an entry-level model with a lower price. It gets around 210 miles of range, less than the other ID. 4 models. The top-of-the-line ID. 4 AWD Pro S has Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin urges social media companies, WMATA to address deadly 'subway surfing' 09/09/2023 08:23pm • Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is asking social media companies and WMATA for help in controlling the "subway surfing" trend that led to the death of a teenager in D.C. in June. "This online trend has deadly consequences," wrote Rep. Raskin to Meta and TikTok. "This summer, my constituent, Jay 3 men accused of murder during attempted robbery at DC apartment 09/09/2023 04:36pm • Three men have pleaded not guilty for the murder of a man at an apartment in Southwest D.C. near the Wharf. Court documents describe Tuesday's incident as a botched robbery where four others were shot and another person was injured. Keshawn Lavender, 22, Deandre Sams, 27, and Raymond Mathis, 36, How to bring down the price of expensive car insurance 09/09/2023 06:24am • You may have recently noticed the steep cost of car insurance policies. Experts blame it on inflation, supply shortages and expensive auto repairs. But AAA says you can save money by enrolling in a telematics program through your insurance company. Telematics programs offer insurance companies Poland battles surge in Kremlin spies and hybrid warfare 09/08/2023 07:08pm • WARSAW — The sun-splashed streets of Warsaw in late August, periodically pelted with surprise rain showers looked, sounded, smelled and felt like any other modern, international city. Men and women in business suits rushed along to their appointments, dodging puddles, talking on their mobile ph Why did hundreds of Fairfax Co. drivers mistakenly receive speed camera tickets? 09/08/2023 04:53pm • On July 20, Fairfax County resident Gary Steinberg drove by Key Middle School in Springfield, Virginia — an area his wife Daphne said the couple is very familiar with. The two were surprised when they received a speeding ticket in the mail weeks later. The citation accused Gary of driving 36 mp Cyclists take over the streets this weekend for the 7th annual DC Bike Ride 09/08/2023 08:06am • Be prepared for road closures around the D.C. waterfront on Saturday: The streets will be taken over by 10,000 cyclists for the seventh annual D.C. Bike Ride. Riders will cycle 20 miles of streets across the District and Northern Virginia on the morning of Sept. 9. Locals and tourists alike wi Police: Man in stolen BMW crashes into Fairfax Co. front yard, starts house fire 09/07/2023 05:24pm • Fairfax County police have arrested a man who they say stole a car and crashed into a transformer box, igniting a house fire in Lorton, Virginia, before fleeing the scene. No one inside the house was injured. In a news release, Fairfax County police identified the man as 32-year-old Nico Antho Crash involving school bus sends 3 adults to hospital in Montgomery Co. 09/07/2023 04:48pm • A crash involving a school bus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has sent three people — all adults — to the hospital. The crash, which involved a school bus and a car, happened on Miller Fall Road and Muncaster Mill Road, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. All 30 student Board of Public Works approves American Legion Bridge, vehicle emissions contracts 09/07/2023 12:40pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to approve $150 million in contracts that could one day lead to a widening of the American Legion Tesla will install 20,000 EV charging stations at 2,000 Hilton hotels 09/07/2023 09:13am • Tesla has partnered with Hilton Worldwide to install 20,000 charging stations at 2,000 Hilton hotel properties in North America starting next year. They will be universal charging walls, not specific to just Tesla vehicles. McLean, Virginia-based Hilton said the partnership will make Hilton's EV Irish pub closed by tragedy reopens in Arlington with joy 09/07/2023 06:35am • A popular Irish pub in Arlington, Virginia, will reopen its doors Thursday more than a year after tragedy struck, when a car crashed into the restaurant on Wilson Boulevard, injuring 15 people and setting off a devastating fire. "First and foremost, we're the most thankful that the people who wer Prince George's Co. police seek information on officer, woman caught on video going to back seat of cruiser 09/07/2023 05:12am • An internal investigation is already underway on a Maryland officer captured on video going into the back seat of a police cruiser with a woman. Now, Prince George's County police want to talk to anyone who can shed light on the interactions between the woman and the suspended officer — later i