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Car was going over 100 mph before Fairfax Co. crash that killed teens, police say 01/26/2023 10:15am • Police say excessive speed played a role in the single-car crash in Fairfax Station, Virginia, earlier this month that killed two teen girls and left a third in the hospital. Meanwhile, safety changes are also in the works for the dangerous stretch of road where the crash happened, officials said Auto thefts, carjackings in major U.S. cities spike, new report finds 01/26/2023 05:01am • Motor vehicle thefts across 30 major cities have increased by 59% from 2019 to 2022, spiking amid the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of crime trends released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ). The data also showed motor vehicle theft more than doubled Gorilla statue stolen in Montgomery County was 'local icon' 01/25/2023 06:07pm • A large gorilla statue made of metal that was stolen from the front of an antique shop in Kensington, Maryland, was well-known and very well-liked in the community, according to the shop's owner. "People would drive up, jump out of cars and take selfies with him," said Kristina Jamgochian, owner DC man sentenced for shooting death of father while walking with children 01/25/2023 05:22pm • A Southeast D.C. man has been sentenced for the March 2022 shooting death of a father, attacked in the District while walking with his children. Twenty-eight-year-old Jarrell David Harris received 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to the March 4, 2022 killing of 42-year-old Sedrick Miller Carjackers suspects hid in freezer to evade Capitol police 01/25/2023 10:07am • Two suspects accused of carrying out a string of armed carjackings in the Washington, D.C., area were found and arrested on Tuesday after they hid in the outdoor freezer of a restaurant, the U.S. Capitol Police said. Shortly before noon, a police patrol tried to pull over a white BMW sedan on E S Moore’s announcement of Wiedefeld as transportation secretary comes with extra muscle 01/24/2023 08:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Wes Moore (D) began rolling out cabinet appointments a week after his election, and he’s picked more than 20 individuals to head stat Dozens of Metro train operators undergo additional training after safety order 01/24/2023 04:56pm • Metro says more than 50 train operators who were certified -- despite a safety watchdog finding they hadn't met the agency's training requirements -- have now been provided the necessary extra training. That's according to documents provided to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, which la Driver in custody after exchanging gunfire with officer in Lanham 01/23/2023 05:52pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, police have arrested a driver they say exchanged gunfire with an officer before fleeing Monday morning. Police Chief Malik Aziz said his department received a 911 call around 8:40 a.m. Monday about a suspicious vehicle on Lanham's Hickory Hill Avenue. "The cal Speed limit set to drop around all Arlington Co. schools 01/23/2023 04:29pm • Arlington County, Virginia, is making a move that county leaders say will better protect kids walking near schools: lowering the speed limit to 20 miles per hour. The Department of Environmental Sciences will change the bright yellow school zone signs to say "Speed limit 20 mph." Starting next mo Woman charged after DC police officer stabbed in face while serving bench warrant 01/23/2023 12:35pm • A police officer in D.C. was stabbed in the face Saturday afternoon while attempting to arrest a woman in Northeast D.C. wanted in two previous assaults on officers. Two police officers arrived at an apartment building on Mount Olivet Road just north of Gallaudet University to serve two active wa Car Review: Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE is packed with technology and has extra space for cargo 01/23/2023 04:15am • The Toyota Corolla has been a mainstay for decades for buyers looking for a good, small sedan. However, it has never been known as an exciting car. The 2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE is a sportier version of the compact stalwart. (WTOP/Mike Parris) For 2023, the Corolla XSE Hatchback certainly lo 2 people killed in Waldorf crash overnight Saturday 01/21/2023 03:21pm • Two people are dead following a crash in Waldorf, Maryland, after a driver ran a red light overnight Saturday, according to authorities. Maryland State Police said that troopers from the La Plata Barrack responded to a "serious motor vehicle collision" around 1 a.m. on U.S. Route 301 in the area Metro hinting at shorter wait times as 7000-series cars inspections become less frequent 01/21/2023 11:20am • In a week full of back and forth debating between Metro and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission that monitors it, the two agencies appear to have reached a resolution. On Friday, the WMATA announced that the safety commission had agreed to allow the system to move from an inspection schedu Investigative journalist critical of Rwanda's government killed in a car accident 01/21/2023 08:00am • John Williams Ntwali, one of Rwanda's few journalists who published stories critical of the government, has died. Ntwali was the sole fatality in a car accident in Kigali on Wednesday, police spokesman John Bosco Kabera told Reuters. The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested and "the acci Free tax help available for low and moderate income earners in Montgomery Co. 01/20/2023 09:35pm • It may sound like a scam, but there's such a thing as free tax preparation and tax credit assistance for people in Montgomery County, Maryland. Monique Ngo Ngwe, a nurse assistant in Gaithersburg couldn't believe it. “I don’t want to be in trouble with the IRS!” she said. “ the bes