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Police: Silver Spring attempted carjacking suspect stopped by stick shift 02/14/2023 03:24pm • An attempted carjacking in the parking lot of a Silver Spring grocery store was thwarted by the suspect's inability to drive a stick shift, according to police. On Monday, the victim was approached by a man at the Safeway in the 900 block of Thayer Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, according to d Proposal wants to keep late-night businesses safe in downtown Silver Spring 02/13/2023 10:23pm • Hoping to rein in late-night crime in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is proposing that certain late-night businesses adopt police-approved safety plans. Elrich unveiled the proposal Monday afternoon at the Civic Center in Silver Spring, flanked by Chief The struggle to fill police, 911 call taker positions in Montgomery County 02/13/2023 10:01pm • Along with fighting crime, D.C.-area area police departments are struggling to fill vacant positions and retain veteran police officers. In Montgomery County, Maryland, the problems are highlighted in a county council report prepared for the council's Public Safety Committee. On Monday, police 2 killed, 1 hurt in Charles Co. shooting 02/13/2023 06:37pm • Two people were killed and another person wounded when shots were fired on Shelton Court, alongside Route 210, in Charles County, Maryland, early Monday afternoon. In what a spokesperson with the Charles County Sheriff's Office called an "isolated incident," witnesses reported three people standi Car Review: Alfa Romeo Stelvio Estrema is full of character compared to normal luxury SUV 02/13/2023 03:49am • I still get giddy when the schedule of vehicles hits my mailbox. When something like an Alfa Romeo is on the list, I know it will be a standout week. The 2023 Alfa Romeo Estrema comes with traditional V shaped grill. The 21-inch 5 hole wheels hints at its sporty nature. (WTOP/Mike Parris) More Con Super Bowl ads use celebs, humor, lots of dogs 02/12/2023 10:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Advertisers bet big that viewers were turning to the Super Bowl for a comforting escape, and delivered a series of advertisements that relied on familiar celebrity faces, light humor, and plenty of cuddly dogs. This wasn’t a year for edgy humor or experimentation. After the gl DC police identify man wounded by officer in Anacostia shooting 02/12/2023 08:17pm • D.C. police have released the name of a suspect connected to an assault in Anacostia Friday morning, and another man who was shot by an officer investigating that assault. In a news release sent out on Sunday, police identified 38-year-old Steven Shaw of Northeast D.C. as the man who was shot The history of fudge: Did a mistake create a sweet treat? 02/12/2023 09:23am • ▶ Watch Video: The history of fudge This time of year, freezing temperatures are nothing unusual in northern Michigan. But there's one kitchen that knows a recipe for keeping warm. Original Murdick's Fudge has been in operation since 1887, when it first opened its doors on Michigan's M 1 dead, 1 injured in separate DC vehicle crashes 02/12/2023 07:54am • Two separate accidents involving vehicles in D.C. Saturday morning left a man dead and a woman with serious injuries, according to D.C. police. Police said shortly after 2:30 a.m., officers responded to Georgia Avenue and Ingraham Street Northwest for a report of a vehicle accident. When offic 2 Stafford residents face multiple charges after fleeing traffic stop, car chase 02/11/2023 08:09pm • A vehicle pursuit stemming from a traffic stop in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Friday afternoon ended in deputies using intentional vehicle contact to end the chase and arrest both the driver and passenger, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. On Friday at 2:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a Officer investigating pipe assault shoots man in Southeast DC 02/10/2023 01:17pm • A D.C. police officer shot and wounded a man on Good Hope Road in Southeast on Friday morning, after officers responded to the area for the report of a woman struck with a pipe, according to D.C. police. It happened just before 10 a.m., near the intersection of Good Hope Road and 13th Street SE, Remember slot cars? 1960s craze zooming back in 2023 02/10/2023 10:21am • Long before the popularity of car racing video games, the slot car craze in the 1960s and '70s had young people and their parents obsessed with racing scale models. Now, a new generation of slot cars is zooming around the track. "A slot car is an electrically powered miniature vehicle, runnin Virginia doesn't require car insurance, but that might be changing soon 02/09/2023 11:36pm • Virginia is one of the only states in the country that does not require drivers to have auto insurance, but that may soon be changing under legislation that is picking up bipartisan support in the General Assembly. The current system in Virginia allows someone to register and drive an uninsured v Judge drops case against Spotsylvania deputy who shot unarmed Black man 02/09/2023 10:10pm • A judge is dismissing the case against a Spotsylvania County, Virginia, sheriff's deputy who was set to go on trial for shooting an unarmed Black man multiple times and critically injuring him in April 2021. A Virginia grand jury indicted Deputy David Turbyfill on a felony charge of recklessly ha DC police offer tips to stem recent rise in tire and rim thefts 02/09/2023 03:03pm • In the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds," the entire car vanished — with the current rash of tire and rim thefts, the ugly skeleton of a stripped car is left behind. Local police have called it a regional problem, and are offering tips and strategies to try to prevent wheel thefts. "People are waki