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How many people in DMV car crash deaths weren't buckled up 05/17/2023 12:20pm • For most, putting on your seatbelt is a simple reflex. For those who still prefer living life on the edge, some new data may convince you otherwise: Half of all Americans killed by car crashes in 2021 were unbuckled. The D.C. region saw a similar trend, according to data released on Tuesday from US Senate votes to repeal DC police reform bill 05/16/2023 05:07pm • The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a D.C. police reform bill, shortly after a House hearing during which Republicans pressed Mayor Muriel Bowser about the District's rising crime problem. The legislative action reflects continuing scrutiny of D.C. and GOP congressional concerns that the Dist Bristow woman struck police vehicle, knocking Va. trooper into I-66 05/16/2023 09:19am • A Bristow woman was charged with reckless driving after striking the back of a police vehicle, sending it into the back of a pickup truck and knocking a trooper into the interstate. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) A woman struck the back of a Virginia State Police SUV, propelling it into a stat 20-year-old killed in Silver Spring shooting 05/16/2023 04:59am • A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday night, Montgomery County police said. Jedidiah Kehiku Ogboi-Gibson of Laurel, was pronounced dead at the scene, where several unoccupied cars were also hit by bullets, Montgomery County police said in a statement. 10 apps to use now to make taxes easier next year 05/15/2023 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, the tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash to collect tax documents. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, star Even with new hip, Prince George's Co. man held without bond in strange kidnapping case 05/15/2023 07:42pm • A Prince George's County, Maryland, man in a strange kidnapping and hit and run case, which included a woman claiming she was randomly abducted, driven around naked in a rental van for about 12 hours and stabbed in the hand, was ordered held without bond Monday. It all started in Southeast D.C. F Rob Schneider dishes on standup tour, recent DC visit, daughter Elle King's success 05/15/2023 12:42pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” Rob Schneider cracks up Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on May 27. It's technically billed as the “I Have Issues Tour," but he says another name would be just as fitting. "I'm actually c ‘We want to keep people alive’: How laws across DC region can help prevent fatal overdoses 05/15/2023 05:08am • This article is part of the WTOP series, “Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger.” Even as rates of fatal drug overdoses remain alarmingly high, experts say the vast majority of deaths are preventable. More than three out of five overdose deaths involved at least one instance in Car Review: Audi's Q7 brings power and luxury in a 3-row SUV 05/15/2023 03:31am • The Audi Q7 is a luxury three row SUV with looks that still fresh and updated look at even after a few years on the market. (WTOP / Mike Parris) The Audi Q7 was the first SUV by the company back in 2006 and it has been popular ride ever since. The stylish SUV combined luxury and utility in a handsom Location for pedestrian bridge linking Crystal City to Reagan National Airport OK'd by Arlington Co. Board 05/14/2023 01:01pm • Rendering of the proposed bridge that would link a future VRE station in Crystal City to Terminal 2 at Ronald Reagan National Airport. (Courtesy Arlington County) The Arlington County Board in Virginia has approved a location and a preliminary budget for the pedestrian bridge coming to Crystal C Md. father, son convicted in drug trafficking conspiracy 05/13/2023 03:36pm • A federal jury convicted a Laurel, Maryland, man and his son Thursday on drug-related charges, following a nine-day trial focused on a series of events involving their now-deceased marijuana supplier. Scott Williams, 45, and Taeyan Williams, 26, were convicted of a drug trafficking conspiracy and Strasburg man leads Fauquier deputies on pursuit, hitting a speed of 130 mph 05/13/2023 12:22pm • 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 Strasburg man was arrested Thursday after attempting to elude Fauquier County sheriff’s deputy while hitting a speed of 130 mph. A Guilty verdict for man who shot woman reading Bible in her Md. home 05/12/2023 08:14pm • On Friday, a Prince George's County jury found a man from Bowie, Maryland, guilty of second degree murder in the shooting of a grandmother in Hyattsville on Jan. 1, 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, Sammie Warren, 26, shot into the home of 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez while she wa Man who attacked officer inside patrol vehicle shot and killed by Fairfax Co. police, chief says 05/12/2023 05:57am • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, said one of their officers shot and killed a man in a McDonald's parking lot after that man assaulted another officer and stole his service weapon while inside a police cruiser. The shooting happened near the intersection of Route 1 and N. Kings Highway, in the Shopping rules to slash impulse spending 05/11/2023 09:34am • Whether you're shopping for small things like groceries or big things like a new car, it's easy to get carried away and end up spending more than you intended. That's especially true when stores and websites are designed to encourage you to spend as much as possible, even as inflation is pushing