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5 summertime tips for a pet-safe season 07/11/2023 10:07am • This content was written by Dr. Janet Weistock, veterinarian at Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. As summer approaches and the weather gets hotter, why not take the opportunity to get your pets (and yourself) outside. More activity is great for your furry friend, but there are some precautions and thing New bill hopes to curb dangerous driving on DC streets 07/11/2023 08:59am • Legislation introduced Monday would offer District agencies stricter enforcement power against repeat offenders in an effort to reduce dangerous driving. The Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education and Responsibility, or STEER Amendment Act of 2023, would strengthen and streamline suspending Step back, bar opening — Metrobar opens rail car bar in DC 07/10/2023 06:25pm • Metrobar will open the sliding doors this week on a new rail car bar and allow patrons aboard after years of anticipation. Located in the bustling Bryant Street development in Northeast D.C., rail car 5058 won’t be heading to a specific destination, but will begin serving beer, wine and spi Blue Loop? Metro eyes possible future stops in Georgetown, National Harbor 07/10/2023 01:34pm • Big changes could be coming to the Washington Metro system in the coming years and decades: Multiple options are on the table as the mass transit system starts looking deep into the future of a growing region. The main concern for the future is the Blue, Orange and Silver Line corridor. Metrorail 'American Idol' champ Taylor Hicks touts new single, congratulates Ryan Seacrest on 'Wheel of Fortune' 07/10/2023 12:50pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” Former "American Idol" champ Taylor Hicks is back with his first new music in 14 years. His newest single is called “Teach Me to Dance” off his upcoming album “Porch Swing." "Garth Brooks really enjoyed the 'This was a miracle': Police ID driver of car who struck father, daughter in harrowing crash 07/10/2023 11:15am • Police have identified the D.C. man who officers say crashed a car into a father and daughter, leaving both with serious injuries Saturday. Thaniyyah Veney, 32, of Southeast D.C., was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, leaving after colliding, assault with a 'Don't put it off': Cost concerns aren't keeping Gen X, boomer travelers from the great getaway 07/10/2023 05:46am • This summer, WTOP is taking you on a tour and exploring how adults 50 and older are spending their travels. They may not be doing it for the 'Gram, the likes or their followers, but older adults are visiting top travel destinations, and they're not letting recent inflation get in the way of check Car Review: Kick it old school in the 2023 Lexus GX460 before its big makeover 07/10/2023 12:11am • What an old-school luxury SUV the 2023 Lexus GX460 is in its final year before a big makeover. (WTOP / Mike Parris) In the luxury SUV market, the players are usually modern, car-based rather than off-road ready. Lexus marches to a different drummer with the old-school GX460, sporting full-time, four Unsafe streets: The dangers facing pedestrians 07/09/2023 09:34am • ▶ Watch Video: The rise in pedestrian fatalities It's been nearly a decade since a drive down Philadelphia's Roosevelt Boulevard was no big deal for Latanya Byrd. And it never will be again. It was July 16, 2013. Latanya's 27-year old niece, Samara Banks, her four sons, and her sist City of Fairfax expands left turn lane at busy intersection to avoid crashes 07/08/2023 10:23pm • An additional left turn lane has been put in place for drivers at a busy Virginia, intersection — in hopes of helping motorists avoid potential collisions. The City of Fairfax announced Saturday that the second left turn lane at the Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place intersection is now accessib Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for murder of aspiring rapper from Triangle 07/08/2023 05:14pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Spotsylvania County man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison with 30 years suspended for the 2020 murder of his friend Brian T DC-area dermatologists: It may take more than sunscreen to keep your skin healthy this summer 07/08/2023 05:17am • Summertime means spending more time outdoors enjoying the warm weather — but local doctors are warning not to forget about one big thing to help you enjoy the sunshine. Dr. Randa Khoury, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, says the best way to avoid skin cancer, burning and spot Black-owned businesses swap successes, samples at Expo 07/07/2023 10:08pm • Inside Sandlot, an event space along Howard Road in Southeast D.C., cars pulled up and business owners poured out to set up tables with brightly colored banners, space for samples and business cards. They were setting up to take part in the Black Business Expo, an event organized by D.C. Mayor Mu Trend of scattered showers, risk of flooding in DC area continues this weekend 07/07/2023 06:53pm • Friday started off hot and muggy with temperatures in the mid 90s before heavy rain caused some area roadways to flood. Scattered storms will continue this weekend, with Friday night having offered a brief reprieve from the storms. Here's what you need to know. The D.C. area remained under a floo What’s happening locally with car sales? You might be surprised 07/07/2023 01:41pm • As summer comes to a peak, car dealership supply shortages and related price premiums have largely eased in the Washington, D.C., area. WTOP talked with three dealers who shared that they again have enough cars for customers to be able to visit their dealerships and test-drive vehicles in per