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Extreme heat can be dangerous for kids, experts warn 08/03/2022 05:00am • With more record-breaking temperatures in the forecast for parts of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are — even more so when they're on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked ca Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 08/03/2022 01:53am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Fairfax Co. police officer shoots man during attempted arrest 08/03/2022 01:51am • A man is in the hospital after being shot by a police officer in Fairfax County, Virginia, during an attempted arrest Tuesday evening. It happened near Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in the Seven Corners area. More Crime News More Fairfax County News More Virginia Ne Metro hires new chief operating officer 08/02/2022 10:35pm • Nearly three months since the resignation of its chief operating officer, Metro has filled the position that will be responsible for the D.C.-area transit agency's daily operations. Metro hired Brian Dwyer as the new COO, replacing Joe Leader who resigned in May, at the same time that Metro Gener Section of BW Parkway reopens after stray bullet hits minor 08/02/2022 03:59pm • A stray bullet wounded a minor along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway on Tuesday, and it led to a section of the parkway being closed for over an hour. According to U.S. Park Police, the incident happened just before 2 p.m. There are few details so far, but Park Police said the minor was hit d Arlington woman killed in hit-and run; suspect faces manslaughter, DUI charges 08/02/2022 11:46am • A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Arlington, Virginia, Monday night, and a man has been arrested and charged in the crash. The Arlington County Police said in a statement Tuesday that Viviana Oxlaj Lopez, 52, of Arlington, was struck by a car at 2nd Street South, at Old Glebe Road, at about Car Review: Ford Super Duty F-250 sports the off-road ready Tremor package 08/01/2022 03:49am • The Ford truck has been a bestseller for over 40 years, and this F-250 is equipped with some firsts for this popular truck line. The Ford F-250 Super Duty with the off-road ready Tremor package is ready to play as hard as it works. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Ford F-250 is a worthy work truck with the op Crossover country star Maren Morris wants to meet you in 'The Middle' at Merriweather 08/01/2022 03:40am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Country music superstar Maren Morris rocks Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Thursday night. She joined WTOP to preview her "Humble Quest" tour. "I am playing a lot of the new record because we're touring t DC police identify drive-by suspect shot by police 07/31/2022 07:50pm • District police have identified the man shot and killed by an officer moments after his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting along Georgia Avenue in Northwest Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, D.C. Police identified the deceased as 31-year-old Kevin Hartgraves-Shird, of Southeast, D.C. Acco Pat Carroll, Emmy winner and voice of Ursula, dies at 95 07/31/2022 07:18pm • Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for “Caesar’s Hour” and the voice Ursula in “The Little Mermaid,” has died. She was 95. Her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent, said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Her other daugh Georgetown Pike in Great Falls opened after morning car crash 07/30/2022 10:25pm • On Saturday, Georgetown Pike in Great Falls, Virginia, reopened to traffic after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole during the early morning. Until around 7 p.m. Saturday, VA-193/Georgetown Pike remained closed in both directions between Walker Road/Great Falls and Old Dominion Drive, while DC bill would ban right turns on red for cars, introduce 'Idaho Stop' for cyclists 07/30/2022 01:48pm • The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would ban cars from turning right during red lights while also letting cyclists maintain a more consistent pace on the District's roads. The "Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022" would allow cyclists to perform an "Idaho Stop," where red lights can be t Montgomery Co. carjacker gets 25 years in prison with no parole 07/29/2022 05:17pm • A Maryland man convicted in two carjackings, including one where a 68-year-old woman was forced out of her car, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole. Leslie J. Lee, 37, pleaded guilty last month in Montgomery County Circuit Court to charges of armed carjacking and carjacking re Manassas plans roundabout to liven up entry to Old Town 07/29/2022 12:09pm • 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. City of Manassas officials hope to transform the current intersection at Sudley Road, Centreville Road and Prescott Avenue just northeas Baby boomers facing spike in homelessness 07/28/2022 07:44pm • ▶ Watch Video: Growing homelessness among baby boomers San Diego, California — Maria Negrete, her daughter and her granddaughter live in their car in San Diego after they lost their jobs and got evicted from their apartment. "It's hard because as much as we try, we feel that the s