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More dry, windy weather sparks fire risk for DC region 04/18/2023 04:57am • Dry and windy conditions are once again in the forecast for Tuesday, leading to an increased risk of outdoor fires in the D.C. area. The D.C. area is technically currently experiencing drought conditions, according to Brendon Rubin-Oster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. So f 2 arrested, suspect in Spiderman costume still at large after BMW pursuit ends on Beltway in Md. 04/17/2023 04:20pm • Two men were arrested Sunday and two others were still at large — including one possibly in a Spiderman costume — after a police pursuit involving a stolen BMW stretched from Fairfax County, Virginia, into Prince George's County, Maryland. Police also said they found multiple guns in the car. VIDEO: Police look for 2 men after woman's body found in car in Fairfax Co. hospital parking lot 04/17/2023 03:33pm • The body of 33-year-old Brenda Ochoa Guerrero was found in the passenger side of her car in the parking lot of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. (Courtesy Fairfax County police) Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a car in the Inova Mount Vernon Jessica Taylor to take over as chief of US Park Police next month, NPS says 04/17/2023 10:57am • The U.S. Park Police department will be led by a new chief, Jessica Taylor, starting in May, the National Park Service says. Taylor will oversee 560 employees in the District, New York City and San Francisco, according to a news release from NPS. The U.S. Park Police department will be led by Car Review: Aston Martin’s DBX 707 is an ultra-sporty, high performance, high-priced SUV 04/17/2023 04:57am • Aston Martin is renowned for racing and iconic cars with breathtaking looks and performance. It’s the star that stole the show in a few 007 films over the decades, so the company couldn’t just build a plain SUV. Instead, Aston Martin built the DBX 707 to be as exotic as its cars and now with per DC-region Red Cross CEO thanks volunteers for making a difference this National Volunteer Month 04/16/2023 07:06am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. It's National Volunteer Month and a D.C.-area chapter of the American Red Cross wants to encourage more people to volunteer and thank thos NTSB releases initial report on Maryland crash that killed 6 highway workers 04/14/2023 12:27am • The National Transportation Safety Board has released an initial report regarding a crash that killed six highway construction workers in Maryland last month, and it states the two vehicles that collided before the fatal crash were reportedly going above the 55 mph speed limit "and greater than the PHOTOS: Inside the most expensive 'iconic and rare' home for sale in DC 04/13/2023 07:15pm • Listed at $26.5 million, the most expensive home on the D.C. market is a Georgetown estate that combines three properties, more than 16,000 square feet and more than 200 years of history under one roof. The list of notable former owners and residents of the property includes Georgetown Mayor Thomas 'How low can you be?' 1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting outside Northeast DC funeral home 04/12/2023 04:30pm • D.C. police are working to figure out who is behind a shooting outside of a funeral home in Northeast that left a man dead and three people wounded Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened about 12:15 p.m. as people who had just attended a funeral service were milling on the sidewalk outside the I-95 shootout suspect charged with abduction 04/12/2023 02:51pm • The man wounded last week in a police shootout on Interstate 95 in Prince William County, Virginia, after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in New York has now been charged. Michael C. Davis, 34, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, has been charged with one felony count of abduction. Davis was wounded New dashboard tracks every fatal crash in Maryland: Where are the region's deadliest roads? 04/12/2023 01:29pm • It happened, on average, more than once a day last year. In fact, preliminary data shows that for the second year in a row, exactly 563 people died on Maryland roads in 2022. The new numbers were released Wednesday by the state of Maryland. In 2022, 135 pedestrians died on state roads, up by four Red light, school zone cameras approved, coming to Prince William Co. by summer 04/12/2023 08:15am • Drivers in a hurry, take notice because school and highway zone speed cameras, and red light enforcement cameras are coming to Prince William County, Virginia. On Tuesday, the Board of County Supervisors approved a one-year pilot program that will start this summer to install automated enforcemen A tail-wagging reunion after a terrier taken during a car theft in Prince George's Co. is found safe 04/12/2023 04:50am • Gianni, a Boston terrier, was missing for weeks after Cary and Roxanne Zamilskis' car was stolen with Gianni inside in March. To the Zamilskis immense pleasure, Prince George's police located Gianni and reunited the pooch with the couple on Tuesday. Just over two weeks ago, a stop to fill up on 'Grease' is still the word at Toby's Dinner Theatre 04/12/2023 04:01am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b19zHNPFWjw&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ftobysdinnertheatre.com%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt The 1972 musical was a Broadway smash before the 1978 movie cemented it in our pop culture. This spring, Toby's Dinner Theatre stages "Grease" now through June 11 in Police looking for car in Northeast DC shooting that killed 1, wounded 3 04/11/2023 10:20pm • One person was killed, and three others were hospitalized after a shooting in Northeast D.C. It happened on Tuesday just after 12:15 p.m. on the 4000 block of Benning Road near Fort Mahan Park. Police found two men and two women who had been shot. One of the men was dead, and authorities took his