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Richmond holds city's first gun buyback event 08/20/2022 05:30pm • RICHMOND, Va. — The city of Richmond is holding its first gun buyback. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that more than a dozen cars arrived early Saturday for the event. The city offered gift cards ranging from $25 to $250 depending on the class of firearms, which they could spend on good 5 hospitalized after Maryland man crashes into fire truck on I-95 08/20/2022 03:30pm • A Maryland man was arrested Thursday night in Virginia after authorities said he drunkenly crashed into a fire truck on Interstate 95, causing five people — including three children and a firefighter — to be hospitalized. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged Hader melts down in 9th, gives Nationals 6-3 win over Padres 08/20/2022 02:35am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Victor Robles scored the go-ahead run on Josh Hader's wild two-base throwing error and rookie Alex Call followed with his first career home run, a two-run shot, as the Washington Nationals stunned the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Friday night. It was the second straight rough outing Bus stop changes coming to Blake Lane following fatal Virginia crash 08/19/2022 10:25pm • In a bid to improve safety for students, the Fairfax County, Virginia, public school system has eliminated most of the 22 bus stops on Blake Lane — the road where two Oakton High School students were killed in a June 7 crash. "Twenty-two bus stops are being changed in time for school this comi Driver in deadly Montgomery County drag race sentenced to 5 years 08/19/2022 09:56pm • A Maryland man who was found guilty for his part in a deadly drag race has been sentenced to five years in prison. A jury found Noe Daniel Suriel, 29, of Silver Spring, guilty last June in the death of Rene Antonio Hernandez Jr., of Olney. Suriel was sentenced Friday. “This should send a mes Va. landlord gets $50K after deputies use Taser in false arrest 08/19/2022 04:31pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury has awarded $50,000 to a Northern Virginia landlord who was shot three times with a stun gun when sheriff's deputies wrongly arrested him following a tenant's complaint. Matthew Souter, 57, of The Plains, Virginia, was arrested at his home in November 2018 after a New crash tests could affect your new car decision 08/19/2022 11:45am • A tough new crash test has recently been flunking a lot of cars, and safety-focused shoppers considering a vehicle that has yet to be tested under the new standard might want to consider holding off for now. “We’re trying to raise the bar, and get our test to reflect what is happening in the Constitution Ave. reopens after shots fired at 3 vehicles 08/19/2022 08:27am • An investigation into shots fired at three parked cars on Constitution Avenue in Northwest D.C. closed down a portion of the busy roadway for seven hours early Friday. Constitution Avenue near 16th Street reopened just before 8:30 a.m. U.S. Park Police detained two adults and a juvenile in con Crunched cars meet supply-chain crunch: Auto body shops grapple with shortages, delays 08/18/2022 11:30am • The pandemic is complicating the process of getting your banged-up car looking new again. “The biggest complaints we get about body shops are delays and shoddy workmanship,” said Kevin Brasler with Consumers’ Checkbook, “and these days the delays are severe.” More Car News No questions asked at this month's Rockville gun buyback event  08/17/2022 04:58pm • For anyone interested in getting rid of an unwanted firearm voluntarily, anonymously and safely, Rockville, Maryland, is holding a gun buyback event later this month. It's on Saturday, Aug. 27, and there will be no questions asked and no ID required of anyone bringing a gun between 10 a.m. and 2 Rust on Silver Line tracks in Loudoun County delays Metro emergency drill 08/17/2022 02:31pm • A Metro emergency drill designed to provide first responders from Loudoun and Fairfax counties the chance to practice skills they'd use during a rail system emergency was delayed by a real-world situation -- rust on the soon-to-open Silver Line tracks at the Ashburn station. The drill was schedul Now you can eat better — and cheaper — on Amtrak 08/17/2022 12:02pm • Among the new Cafe Car offerings on Amtrak: a vegan Asian noodle bowl. (Courtesy Amtrak/Edwin Remsberg) Amtrak introduced new Cafe Car menus this week with more items and, in some cases, lower prices. In response to customer feedback, Amtrak said its Cafe Cars now offer more high-quality and How Anne Arundel County Food Bank and volunteers adapted to challenging times 08/17/2022 04:04am • Volunteers getting ready to distribute food at Heritage Baptist Church in Annapolis, Md. They are one of 80+ member agencies who receive food from AACFB. (AACFB) Even before COVID-19 first impacted Maryland in 2020, the Anne Arundel County Food Bank was changing how it distributed food to the co What's new in DC-region school systems this year? 08/17/2022 03:57am • Some students in Virginia have already returned to class, and summer break is quickly ending for many others across the D.C. region. What's new in each of the area's school systems this school year? Here's what to know. More Back-to-School News More Education News More Local News 16 top Charlottesville wineries to visit 08/16/2022 08:44am • Thomas Jefferson dreamed of producing great American wine in Monticello. Unfortunately, due to environmental issues and political upheaval, Jefferson's vision for Monticello was never realized during his lifetime. Today, his dream is a reality thanks to the formation of the Monticello Wine Trail: a