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What color is your vehicle? The one that depreciates the least may surprise you 07/03/2023 08:07am • The most popular vehicle colors in the D.C. metro are black, white, silver and gray, according to vehicle search site iSeeCars.com, which analyzed more than 1.3 million recently sold used vehicles. But those are also the colors that depreciate the most, based on three-year depreciation of lik DC police search for suspects in string of explosions at local businesses 07/03/2023 07:50am • D.C. police are looking for suspects who they said set a series of explosions at local businesses early Sunday morning. Looks like and talked to PD, appears to be some kind of explosion. pic.twitter.com/KpMkLyPofU — Amanda Koski (@AJKoski16) July 2, 2023 The first explosive device was set Car Review: Chevy's 2023 Silverado 1500 gets an improved interior and power boost for diesel 07/03/2023 04:10am • Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss adds more off-road hardware and an improved diesel engine for better mpg. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Pickups are huge for manufacturers as the three top-selling vehicles in America are full-size trucks. So, when you redesign one of those bestselling vehicles, you have to get i 'A disregard for life': Man, 2 dogs fatally shot in Prince George's Co. attempted carjackings 07/02/2023 09:54pm • A man and two dogs are dead after a suspect attempted multiple carjackings and led police on a chase through Maryland and D.C. Sunday afternoon. Police said, shortly after noon, the suspect carjacked a car near Rolling Ridge Drive and Addison Road and fled in the stolen vehicle to the 8400 block Report offers glimpse of what it will take for state to reach ambitious climate goals 07/02/2023 08:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland is halfway toward meeting its ambitious climate goals, and a path exists for the state to reach net-zero emissions by 2045. Th Planning to party this Fourth of July? You have a free ride home in the DC area! 07/01/2023 07:50am • Everyone in the D.C. area has access to a designated driver this Fourth of July, thanks to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program's SoberRide program. The nonprofit is paying up to $15 on the Lyft app for residents celebrating with alcohol on July Fourth to get home safely. The program will begi Drones, guns and Botox: A rundown of new Va. laws taking effect July 1 06/30/2023 01:14pm • New Virginia laws, set to take effect Saturday, July 1, seek to improve safety, privacy and quality of life in the Commonwealth. Here is a rundown of some key changes. Safety and privacy addressed  Peeping or spying by drone will be against the law, in Virginia, as of July 1. HB1583 prohibits 'Lives could be saved': Virginia's expanded Move Over law takes effect Saturday 06/30/2023 12:31pm • Alexis Wells and Latane Flanagan always used to call their sister Angela Hurley when they needed advice. "She knew what was right," Flanagan said. "You call her and you're like, 'Hey, this is what I was thinking, what do you think?' And she was like, 'Oh, yeah, that's right,' or 'Oh my gosh, no, Millions of July 4th holiday travelers take to the road and skies 06/30/2023 09:13am • This year’s July Fourth holiday travel weekend is expected to set a record for people traveling by both car and plane. Hitting the road Auto club AAA said it expected just over 43 million people to drive to their destinations this holiday weekend, a new all-time high and a 2.3% increase compared ‘Is this normal?’: Guest’s four wheels stolen from College Park hotel lot 06/29/2023 08:40pm • A mother and her son, who drove from Rincon, Georgia, to College Park, Maryland, for a four-day conference, departed with a sour taste in their mouths and a rental car, after all four wheels of their 2021 Honda Pilot were stolen in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express on U.S. Route 1. Lisa Is it cheaper to drive or fly this summer? 06/29/2023 08:00pm • If you're wondering whether it's cheaper to fly or drive to your vacation destination this summer, there are a range of factors to consider. While plane ticket and gas prices play a major role in travel costs, so will other elements such as how far you're traveling and with whom. Here's a look at How safe are you in the backseat of a pickup truck? 06/28/2023 08:36pm • New crash tests have raised some concerns about how safe people are when riding in the back seat of small pickup trucks. This comes after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested five popular models with a crash test dummy in the back seat to see how well the trucks' restraints and other Former Laurel police chief sentenced to 8 full life terms on arson charges 06/27/2023 10:18pm • The former police chief of Laurel, Maryland, will spend the rest of his life behind bars for setting fire to several homes and a car, all of which belonged to people he believed slighted him. A judge in Howard County sentenced David Crawford, 71, of Ellicott City, to eight life terms in prison pl Where to watch fireworks in the DC area this Fourth of July 06/27/2023 09:56am • Independence Day in America means a lot of things. For some, it means honoring the country's history and how far it has come. For others, it means gathering with loved ones, heading to the beach, cooking up some hot dogs and watching the fireworks. For this Fourth of July, WTOP is mapping out whe Wind and hail sweep through parts of region but skip DC area 06/26/2023 08:30pm • Listen to WTOP on the 8's for the latest weather updates. Severe storms loomed over the region Monday night, prompting a severe thunderstorm watch. However, gusty winds and hail, reported in some parts of Maryland, largely skipped the D.C. area. The watch, which covered D.C., Northern Virgini