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Md. lawmakers push to expand use of alcohol detection devices in vehicles 02/08/2023 09:46pm • In Maryland, drivers who are convicted of drinking and driving are already required to get an ignition interlock device — a piece of technology that won't allow a car to start if the driver is impaired. Lawmakers in Annapolis are working to pass bills that would expand the requirement in cases In partnership with Metro, DC police to start patrols at several stations 02/08/2023 06:06pm • A moment of silence for a mechanic who died while trying to protect passengers from a gunman at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station preceded the announcement of a collaboration between D.C. police and Metro to increase law enforcement visibility within the transit system. More Local News Woman who disarmed alleged Metro shooter recalls tense moments on train 02/08/2023 04:38pm • The woman who disarmed a man with a gun at the Potomac Avenue station in D.C. last week is the first to say her heroic act was out of character. "I would never think that was something I would ever do. Really, honestly, I'm not that type of person," Shante Trumpet told WTOP. More L Accused Metro shooter opened fire 3 times in 5 minutes before passenger snatched gun: documents 02/07/2023 06:09pm • Metro employee Robert Cunningham (indicated by the arrow at the left of the picture) attempted to subdue the accused shooter Isaiah Trotman (indicated by the arrow from the right of the picture) with a chokehold. (Court documents) The man charged with fatally shooting a Metro employee and woundi Montgomery Co. brings 16 new EV charging ports to public garages 02/07/2023 01:04pm • Drivers of electric vehicles in Montgomery County, Maryland, can take advantage of 16 new charging ports installed in parking garages over the last few months. In a news release, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation said eight ports have been added in Silver Spring's NOAA Garage, fo Forget those Oscar snubs: 'The Woman King,' 'Till' dominate Black Reel Awards 02/07/2023 12:14pm • The 23rd annual Black Reel Awards announced its winners in a livestream Monday night. The top prize went to "The Woman King," which also topped WTOP's Best Movies of 2022. It's vindication for Viola Davis' action war epic, which was snubbed by the Academy with zero Oscar nominations last DC-area groups trying to help earthquake victims in Turkey 02/06/2023 11:19pm • D.C.-area organizations with close ties to Turkey are working to help earthquake victims, and they are looking for support. The Diyanet Center of America in Lanham, Maryland, is taking donations, and Director Ahmet Salih Bayraktar said many people are in a desperate situation. More Loc Expensive cars and big jewelry — is the DC region obsessed with luxury? 02/06/2023 03:49pm • Maseratis, Rolexes and trips to the Seychelles must be on the minds of many District residents. A new study find that D.C. is the most luxury-obsessed area in the country. D.C. was number one with a score of 78.71 out of 100 on the luxury score, according to the new study by the jewelry brand, Gl Pedestrian killed in car crash in Aspen Hill 02/06/2023 06:33am • A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car on Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill, Maryland, Sunday night. According to Montgomery County police, a pedestrian was struck by a car on Maryland Route 97/ Georgia Avenue heading north near Hewitt Avenue around 7:30 p.m. The victim died at the scene Car Review: The Mazda CX-50 is an SUV that’s fun to drive and more capable 02/05/2023 09:21pm • Even though it is not a large automaker, Mazda has carved out a corner of the market for cars that are more fun to drive. Lately, Mazda as been moving upscale and doing more to stand out in a crowded market. The new 2023 Mazda CX-50 moves to a more premium compact SUV with added capability. (WTOP / Driver killed in fatal Prince George's Co. crash 02/05/2023 02:21am • Police in Prince George's County said a man died after a single car collision in Brandywine, Maryland, Saturday night. The crash happened in the 14000 block of Brandywine Road at around 10:10 p.m. More Local News Officers said a man was driving southbound when the vehicle left Mr. Bake bringing substance and style to Prince George’s Co. 02/03/2023 09:37pm • Kareem Queeman's nickname is Mr. Bake and right now, his career is running way hotter than any of the ovens used to bake his desserts out of a ghost kitchen in Riverdale Park, Maryland. Queeman is someone you might recognize from various appearances on TV shows and Food Network cooking com After conflicting court rulings, Md. Senate committee considering whether police can stop motorists for cannabis scent 02/03/2023 10:31am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Rusty Carr of Mount Airy stood before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and hoisted a 3 1/2 gram container of cannabis he u Norton asks Biden to use DC's 'Taxation Without Representation' plates 02/02/2023 03:07pm • The District's delegate in Congress wants the Biden administration to show its support for D.C. statehood by switching the license plates on the president's and vice president's cars to ones bearing the phrase, "Taxation Without Representation." In a letter addressed to the White House on Wednesd Prince George's Co. prosecutors say carjacking more organized than before 02/02/2023 01:46pm • There were fewer than 100 carjackings in Prince George's County in 2019, but during the pandemic, the numbers started to spike, that by 2022, the Maryland county saw an average of 10 per week. At a news conference to announce a recent conviction in one particularly heinous case, Prince George's C