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Montgomery Co. 'Heads Up, Phones Down' contest encourages teens to stay alert 03/27/2023 08:05am • High school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, are getting a chance to share videos highlighting roadway safety and the importance of putting that phone down while walking, driving or riding a bike. The "Heads Up, Phones Down" video contest will give teens a chance to submit a 30-second vid DC police release photos of suspects in 3 armed robberies 03/27/2023 07:19am • D.C. police have released photos of two armed robbery suspects who they say approached and demanded property from three people in three hours on Saturday. D.C. police have released photos of the suspects and the car involved in three armed robberies in the District on Saturday. (Courtesy D.C. po Car Review: Refreshed Lexus NX crossover has new looks and even a plug-in hybrid 03/27/2023 04:09am • The 2023 Lexus NX 450h+ F Sport is a plug-in hybrid that can deliver up to 37 miles of all electric driving. (WTOP / Mike Parris) The second generation NX crossover came out last year with a new look, a better interior and a plug-in hybrid version (PHEV) to charge up the lineup. The new NX 450h+ F S Pedestrian struck and killed on the Capital Beltway, temporarily stops all traffic 03/26/2023 06:26am • A pedestrian is dead after being struck on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway during the predawn hours on Sunday, according to Maryland State Police. It happened near New Hampshire Avenue in Prince George's County around 2:45 a.m. and the crash led police to close both directions of Interstate Traffic not so 'cheery' as cherry blossom visitors get stuck for hours 03/25/2023 11:55pm • As thousands of visitors descended on the District this weekend to see the world-famous cherry blossoms in peak bloom, some drivers went from admiring the pink and white blossoms to seeing red. Drivers trying to make their way around Southwest D.C., the Tidal Basin, the Wharf, Hains Point and Fairfax Co. police find child in car backseat after chasing down grocery store robbers 03/25/2023 08:55pm • Fairfax County police arrested a man and a woman from D.C. for robbing a Safeway grocery store in Great Falls, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon. They were also charged with child endangerment. Police arrived at the Safeway on Georgetown Pike after reports that a man and woman had stolen items from 16 top East Coast beaches to visit 03/25/2023 10:00am • Even if you only have one day to spare, these stretches of sand guarantee a relaxing getaway. A trip to the beach is a favorite leisure activity among Americans -- whether it's within driving distance of home or a flight away. And while tourism in beach and coastal destinations generates billions When the Lakeforest Mall closes, a food distribution program will have to find a new home 03/25/2023 01:07am • For three years, So What Else, a Gaithersburg-based nonprofit established a food distribution program at Lakeforest Mall, has provided free food to families in need. But at the end of the month, when the mall closes for good as part of a redevelopment plan, their operation at the sprawling mall Montgomery Co. high school cracks down on off-campus lunch policy due to 'safety concerns' 03/24/2023 11:57pm • Days after a Quince Orchard High School student was found suffering an apparent overdose inside the bathroom of a McDonald's near the school, the school's principal announced stricter enforcement of the off-campus lunch policy. In a tweet, Quince Orchard Principal Elizabeth Thomas wrote that Virginia police release photo of suspect car in Capital Beltway shooting 03/24/2023 05:22pm • Virginia State Police have released a photo of the car whose front seat passenger is suspected of firing shots on the Capital Beltway in Fairfax County. The vehicle is described as a matte-finish charcoal gray Mercedes AMG E-Class sedan with a sunroof and tinted windows. More Virginia Father and son, 2 brothers among 6 killed in Baltimore beltway crash 03/24/2023 04:50pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — New details are emerging about a midweek crash along the Baltimore beltway that left six construction workers dead after a driver lost control of her car and it careened into a work zone, according to Maryland State Police. Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, was alone in an Acura sedan 8 injured after crash involving Fairfax Co. fire truck 03/24/2023 06:29am • Eight people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday involving a Fairfax County, Virginia, fire truck and three other cars. The crash happened around 5:19 p.m. on Richmond Highway at Memorial Street in Groveton, Fairfax County Police said in a tweet. More Fairfax County News Woman carjacked at gunpoint near the Mall at Prince George's 03/23/2023 05:00pm • A woman was forced out of her car at gunpoint Thursday morning, in a brazen car jacking in Hyattsville, Maryland. It happened near the Mall at Prince George’s in the 3500 block of East-West Highway. Hyattsville Chief of Police Jarod Towers said a woman was arriving for work at the T-J Maxx s Tastee Diner closes, but dining car to stay 03/23/2023 02:00pm • Fans of Silver Spring's Tastee Diner were surprised by its abrupt closing on Wednesday, but it has a future despite the site being bought by a developer with plans for a new residential building. D.C.-based Roadside Development purchased the site next to a former Capital One Bank branch which it Police: 6 dead after work-zone crash on Baltimore Beltway 03/23/2023 04:57am • WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — Six people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday. Troopers responded to the work zone on northbound Interstate 695 at Security Boulevard in the Woo