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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 Man arrested for string of Northern Virginia sexual assaults described as a 'true predator' 07/07/2023 12:25pm • A man the Fairfax County police chief called "public enemy No. 1" and a "true predator" is behind bars after being arrested for a string of sex assaults in Northern Virginia. Twenty-year-old Hien The Dinh, of Stafford County, has been charged with one count of sexual battery and one count of abdu DC Council introduces bills that would get dangerous drivers off road sooner, impound cars 07/07/2023 09:50am • "Innocent unless proven guilty" is the presumption of innocence in courtrooms across the U.S., but members of the D.C. Council are looking for ways to keep dangerous drivers off the road in the meantime. At-large Councilmember Christina Henderson presented legislation that would suspend the licen Cameras catch thousands of speeders near Fairfax Co. school zones 07/07/2023 05:29am • Thousands of drivers have been caught speeding in the months since speed cameras were placed in school zones near eight Fairfax County, Virginia, schools, according to police data obtained by WTOP. In total, 23,431 cars were caught going 10 or more miles per hour above the speed limit in April, M 2 stolen French Bulldogs found, returned to family, DC police say 07/07/2023 04:47am • The two French Bulldogs that were stolen at gunpoint in D.C. on Monday have been found and returned to their rightful owner, D.C. police said Thursday. According to police, the dogs were stolen around 10:30 a.m. Monday. A man was walking the dogs along V Street in Southwest D.C. when multiple sus Man driving for Lyft killed in Northeast DC 07/06/2023 05:37pm • A 31-year-old man was shot and killed while working a shift as a Lyft driver in D.C. on Monday. Police responded to a report of an unconscious person in the 400 block of 11th Street NE at 12:08 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they discovered Nasrat Ahmad Yar, of Alexandria, Virginia, in his Where are the best places to live without a car in the DC region? 07/06/2023 12:34pm • D.C., along with Alexandria and Arlington in Virginia, are parked near the top of a nationwide list of 331 U.S. cities deemed the best places to live without a car. The District ranked No. 4, Alexandria ranked No. 14 and Arlington ranked No. 16 in CoworkingCafe's Top 20 Best U.S. Cities to Live W Review: 'Silo' is one of the best sci-fi TV series in years 07/06/2023 11:47am • All last week, I counted down my Top 10 New TV Series of 2023, but wouldn't you know it? As soon as I pressed "publish" on that article, I binged another 10-episode series that might have actually topped the damn list — if I had only seen it in time! "Silo" on Apple TV+ is easily one of the 12 things you should never buy used 07/05/2023 10:26am • Buying stuff used can be a great way to save money. But it's not always worth it. If you opt for a lightly used car with just a few hundred miles on it, for example, you could save thousands -- and still enjoy the benefits of a "new" car. On the other hand, if you buy a used mattress that caus 2 dead, 1 critically injured after fiery Arlington Co. crash 07/04/2023 10:58pm • Two people were killed and another was critically injured in a fiery, early morning, Fourth of July car crash, according to Arlington County police. The county's police department said in a news release the woman, 21-year-old Habiba Harbaoui, and the man, 23-year-old Alexandria resident Furkan Av 2 French bulldogs stolen at gunpoint, DC police say 07/04/2023 12:48pm • D.C. police are asking for the public's help after two French Bulldogs were reported stolen at gunpoint Monday. D.C. police said it happened at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, as a person walked the two dogs along V Street in Southwest D.C. Multiple suspects approached the victim. One of the suspects pu What a settlement between Maryland's Attorney General and CarMax means for car buyers 07/03/2023 11:44pm • A legal settlement will require CarMax, Inc. to let Maryland consumers know the recall status of a vehicle before making a purchase. The settlement was announced by Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s office Monday. The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office al DC man charged with murder, animal cruelty in carjacking spree that killed 1 man, 2 dogs 07/03/2023 06:10pm • A D.C. man has been charged with murder, aggravated cruelty to animals and a string of other felonies after a carjacking spree Sunday afternoon that stretched from Prince George's County, Maryland, into Northeast D.C. and left one man and two dogs dead. Police said 22-year-old Daeyon Ross carjack