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'Really horrifying': People rescued from their vehicles after flash flooding in Prince George's Co. 08/09/2022 09:54am • Some people were briefly trapped after major flooding hit the region Monday afternoon in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Riverdale area got the brunt of the flooding in the afternoon. Olufunmi Lola Johnson told WTOP's Kyle Cooper that she was working in an office building in the 6000 b Storms following heat, humidity lead to impassable roads in Prince George's Co. 08/08/2022 11:20pm • Between 1 to 4 inches of rain fell, and most of it in Prince George's County, Maryland, causing flooding on roadways just as the D.C. area was heading home. Here's what you need to know. There was flash flooding reported in the Riverdale area, with rapidly rising water making the roads impass Understanding lightning strikes after the deadly tragedy in Lafayette Park 08/08/2022 09:25pm • It's the middle of summer storm season in the D.C. area, and storms frequently bring lightning with them. After last week's deadly lightning strike in a park near the White House, WTOP spoke with a lightning expert about the power and danger of lightning strikes, and what to do in a storm. The top 10 consumer complaints from 2021 08/08/2022 04:39pm • In 2021, state, local and federal agencies received millions of complaints from consumers, and again the top category for complaints is auto sales and repairs, according to the Consumer Federation of America. “These complaints tend to rise to the top just because this subject affects so many pe Creative ways to pay for your child to play sports 08/08/2022 04:18pm • Just like everything else, the cost of youth sports keeps going up, but there may be some ways to come up with the cash you haven't considered. Sports can cost anywhere from about $200 a year to be on a track and field team, up to more than $2,500 to participate in youth hockey. The U.S. Departme Arlington police officer accused of assaulting woman 08/08/2022 03:42pm • An Arlington, Virginia, police officer has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after allegedly assaulting a woman. William Hahn, 34, of Arlington, was arrested Friday and has been charged with malicious wounding and destruction of property. A third party told the police they saw Hahn an Car Review: With style that will get you noticed, the new Polestar 2 is the electric future of the new Volvo brand 08/08/2022 03:31am • Polestar might not be a household name because it’s a new brand from Volvo that pushes its electric vehicle future with a Swedish touch. This is the second year for the Polestar 2, and new for this year is a less costly single-motor version. You save about $3,500 over the dual-motor version and ga Police arrest 4 minors in Oxon Hill Road carjacking, DC Circulator crash 08/07/2022 11:26pm • D.C. Police said that four juveniles would be charged in connection with a carjacking that led to a collision with a Circulator bus. Police said the incident happened around 8 a.m. on Sunday. Prince George's County Police reportedly identified a stolen sedan around the shopping center on Oxon Car strikes, kills woman on I-70 in Frederick 08/06/2022 10:58am • A woman was killed after getting out of her disabled car, which was damaged by falling debris from a bridge over Interstate 70 in Frederick, Maryland, early Saturday morning. The 25-year-old woman from Martinsburg, West Virginia, exited her car after it was one of several vehicles that were disa How the climate bill could save you money on electricity, cars and appliances 08/06/2022 05:59am • Democrats' new party-line tax and clean energy bill is a big deal for climate and energy savings. With nearly $370 billion for energy programs and tax incentives, it represents the largest climate investment in US history. In addition to the US emissions reductions these will bring, there's a lot The mysterious companies behind Costco's Kirkland Signature and Trader Joe's O's 08/06/2022 04:59am • Kirkland Signature. Two-Buck Chuck. Simple Truth. Cat & Jack. Great Value. Amazon Basics. Store brands have never been more popular. They have become forces in their own right and make up around 21% of sales in the $1.7 trillion US grocery industry, according to IRI. As prices surge, store DC releases bodycam footage of police shooting; man's sister confronts mayor at news conference 08/05/2022 04:01pm • Officials in D.C. on Friday released body-worn camera footage showing the moment an officer fatally shot a man last weekend, saying the video doesn't answer all the questions about the shooting but that an investigation is ongoing. The footage was released by D.C. police Friday morning, and is al Hogan, Ball and Kittleman mark completion of Md. 32 widening and safety project 08/05/2022 09:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Larry Hogan, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, State Highway Administrator Tim Smith and Transportation Secretary Jim Ports mark Additional signage coming to Fairfax Co. road where students were hit and killed 08/04/2022 06:20pm • Additional signs aimed at preventing speeding are coming to a Fairfax County, Virginia, corridor where two students were hit and killed earlier this summer. The county's Board of Supervisors this week voted to support a plan that would add "Watch for Children" signs in multiple places on the Blak I-66 toll lanes scheduled to open in December 08/04/2022 11:43am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. With less than six months until the expected opening date for the Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway toll lanes, work crews are cranking t