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Jury indicts DC police sergeant on murder, federal civil rights charges 03/07/2023 07:04pm • A D.C. police sergeant is charged with killing and violating the civil rights of a man who tried to drive away when police woke him up inside his running car. In August 2021, a group of D.C. police officers walked up to a running car, wondering about the state of the driver. Body camera video sho Tysons-based 'Scout' to make electric vehicles in South Carolina 03/06/2023 10:55am • Scout Motors, a Volkswagen-backed startup headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, is establishing its first manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, and expects to start producing its electric vehicles by the end of 2026. Scout will produce all-electric, next-generation trucks and SUVs that Car Review: 2023 Toyota GR Corolla is a hard-core hot hatch 03/06/2023 05:36am • The Toyota Corolla is a fine compact car but was never really an enthusiast choice, until now. The new GR Corolla is here to serve notice to other compact hot hatches in the market. A hot hatch needs to bring power to the party. The GR Corolla packs a three-cylinder turbo engine and pumps out 300hp! Driver killed after tanker truck strikes tree, explodes near Frederick 03/06/2023 05:14am • The driver of tanker truck died after the vehicle crashed into a tree and exploded Saturday in along Northbound US-15 in Frederick, Maryland, according to authorities. Fire officials haven't determined what led up to the crash near the Rosemont Avenue intersection. Still, Frederick County Fire Ch 'Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon on being an 'outlet of joy' 03/05/2023 10:03am • ▶ Watch Video: "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon It's not an act. Jimmy Fallon really loves music, so much so, he's got a whole room in his house dedicated to his vinyl collection. It's there where he dutifully dusts his LPs ("There's definitely fingerprints on here. This looks like the Thousands turned out to Alexandria to watch St. Patrick’s Day parade 03/04/2023 09:18pm • Thousands of people — young and old — lined the streets of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, Saturday afternoon under bright sunshine to watch the 40th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade — the first of the season in the D.C. area. While the sun shined, a cold wind whipped out of the northwest and Capitol police arrest 2 Md. men, confiscate 'ghost gun' 03/04/2023 07:52am • The United States Capitol Police arrested two men and confiscated multiple weapons while patrolling the Capitol Complex in Northwest D.C. on Thursday. Around 11 a.m., USCP officers approached a car that was reported stolen near E Street and New Jersey Avenue and ordered the passengers to step out Police seize more than 2,000 suspected fentanyl pills from Md. man during traffic stop 03/03/2023 08:30pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, man is in custody after pills suspected of being fentanyl were found during a traffic stop Monday. Authorities said Markus Carter, 20, of Silver Spring, was driving a silver Mercedes sedan along Georgia Avenue near Randolph Road in violation of his learner's permit. Some Fairfax Co. middle schoolers are leading fundraising campaigns to support Turkey, Syria after deadly quake 03/03/2023 05:30pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, students load boxes of donated goods for Turkey and Syria earthquake victims into the car. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) When Cooper Middle School student Azra Topo first heard about the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last month, she didn't give it a lot of thought. Topo Ford seeks patent for car that could repossess itself for missed payments 03/03/2023 01:48pm • A lot of drivers love the idea of buying the latest vehicle for its cutting-edge technology — Ford has filed for a patent for a vehicle computer system that would allow the vehicle to be repossessed remotely, if the owner misses too many payments. Ford applied for the patent in 2021, which was Report: DC area among cheapest rates for car insurance 03/03/2023 11:12am • Inflation is driving up car insurance rates, but rates in the D.C. area appear to be more affordable than the rest of the country. A new report from Bankrate, a financial services company, found that Virginia is the sixth-cheapest state for car insurance and Maryland is 17th. Including the Dis Events to impact George Washington Parkway traffic 03/03/2023 07:36am • If you use the George Washington Parkway to get around, some things are happening as soon as this weekend that will affect your ride. Here's what you need to know. The parkway's northbound lanes between the Spout Run Parkway and Chain Bridge Road will be closed on Sunday between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. AAA: Drivers grow more fearful of self-driving cars, as autonomous technology advances 03/02/2023 05:55pm • Fear of self-driving cars is on the rise, according to AAA, even as drivers express interest in the partially-automated vehicle technology. This year saw a major increase in drivers that are afraid of self-driving vehicles, rising to 68% compared to 55% in 2022. "We were not expecting such a d Grand jury indicts DC employee charged with killing 13-year-old boy 03/01/2023 02:10pm • Before he was charged, community members called for charges against the man who killed a 13-year-old boy. Now, a grand jury has handed up an indictment of Jason Lewis. Lewis, 41, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Karon Blake , who was shot and killed Jan. 7. More Local News Mo Stratford University files for bankruptcy; president, vice president listed as biggest creditors 03/01/2023 07:47am • 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. Stratford University, the for-profit college whose abrupt closure last year left hundreds of students without a clear path to a degree,