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Crash leaves 1 dead, another pedestrian hurt after driver flees Secret Service near White House 12/30/2022 11:59pm • One pedestrian has been killed and another injured after they were struck in D.C. by a driver fleeing the U.S. Secret Service on Friday. It happened near 14th Street and New York Avenue in Northwest near the White House. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Paul Mayhair said in a news conference late After DC passes 200 homicides, police union head blames council 12/30/2022 12:51pm • For the second year in a row, the District of Columbia has surpassed 200 homicides, something that hasn't happened in 20 years. And as 2022 winds to a close, the head of the District's police union says the D.C. Council is at fault. D.C. surpassed 200 homicides Thursday night; there were 226 last Southwest says flights will be normal Friday as DC area flyers navigate days of cancellations 12/30/2022 10:29am • In the past week and half, over 13,000 scheduled flights by Southwest Airlines have been canceled. Even more passengers trying to get home for the holidays have been left stranded, without their luggage or alternative options. Now, they're trying to get back on track. Southwest Airlines said it e Montgomery Co. man arrested, charged with sex trafficking in Florida 12/30/2022 02:10am • The Florida State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrest and extradition of a man in Silver Spring, Maryland, on human trafficking charges Thursday. In conjunction with the Miami-Dade Human Trafficking Task Force, U.S. Marshals, Montgomery County police and Howard County pol Maryland man charged with robbing Wells Fargo bank in Reston 12/29/2022 04:37pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, said an off-duty officer helped with the arrest of a Maryland man they say is connected to a bank robbery in Reston, as well as other heists in the D.C. area. Zachary Allen Hunter, 37, has been charged with one count of robbery and is being held without bond, t WATCH: Video shows driver following bike delivery person before alleged attack in DC 12/29/2022 05:15am • D.C. police are investigating an alleged assault on a food delivery person on a bicycle, part of which was caught on video. The incident happened on Christmas Eve near 9th and U streets in Northwest. The biker, Nicky VanDyke, said that she was in the right turn lane when a car pulled up very c 1 killed in hit-and-run crash in Anne Arundel Co. 12/29/2022 04:48am • Maryland State Police are asking for the public's help in locating the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash early Wednesday morning in Anne Arundel County. Troopers arrived at the area of southbound Route 97 at Maryland Route 648 at around 1:55 a.m., after receiving a report of a struck Travel woes continue for Southwest as hundreds of flights are canceled in the DC area 12/28/2022 09:03am • The struggle is continuing for holiday travelers who are trying to get to their destination, especially using Southwest Airlines. The carrier has canceled thousands of flights as they try to rework their scheduling system and get back on track. Southwest canceled more than 2,500 flights around th 'I took actions while Trump did nothing' -- Hogan reflects on Jan. 6, the 2024 election and more 12/28/2022 05:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. During a wide-ranging interview with Maryland Matters last week, Gov. Larry Hogan discussed many of the biggest issues he faced during his t 'It can't handle the high speeds' -- WTOP's Traffic Center examines crashes on Suitland Parkway 12/28/2022 01:35am • As U.S. Park Police continue to investigate what led to a serious, multicar crash on Suitland Parkway in Prince George's County, Maryland, that injured three people Monday, one question remains: Why does the roadway tend to see so many accidents? The crash occurred in the vicinity of Naylor Road 'You can’t blame it on just weather' -- Travelers seek alternatives as Southwest cancels flights 12/27/2022 11:49pm • Passengers across the U.S. were stranded Tuesday morning after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights, including trips out of BWI Marshall Airport in Maryland. As the new year approaches, Southwest is struggling to recover from blistering winter weather that left the airline facing oper 3 injured in Suitland Parkway crash, road's 39th collision this year 12/27/2022 08:56pm • U.S. Park Police are investigating a serious, multi-car crash on Suitland Parkway that sent three people to the hospital Monday morning. It is the 39th crash recorded by the WTOP Traffic Center along the road this year. The crash happened at around 11 a.m. on Suitland Parkway near the intersectio More Americans focusing on financial fitness in 2023 12/27/2022 07:26pm • This year's record-high inflation paired with a looming recession is causing more and more Americans to switch their New Year’s resolutions from focusing on their bodies to targeting their money. Roughly one in three people surveyed say they want to save more money, according to a New Year's Fi Police ID human remains found in Laurel car fire as DC teen 12/27/2022 05:34pm • Anne Arundel County police identified human remains found in the back seat of a car fire in Laurel, Maryland. They are investigating it as a homicide. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore performed an autopsy on the remains and found the cause of death to be a gunshot wound. Former Md. lawmaker among those living through blizzard in Buffalo 12/27/2022 01:30pm • Two former Maryland residents are sharing their stories of living through a deadly blizzard in Buffalo, New York. A father tells his story of surviving the storm with his two children and dog after being trapped for hours inside their car. And a former state representative shared how his communit