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Reward offered in case of man killed in Baltimore 'squeegee' fight 07/09/2022 02:55pm • BALTIMORE — A total of $16,000 in reward money is being offered to anyone with information about a recent deadly encounter between a man and people cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection. Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted Saturday that the state is offering an $8,000 reward f Man shot and killed by police in McLean identified 07/08/2022 09:20pm • A man was shot and killed by the Fairfax County, Virginia, police inside a house in McLean on Thursday night. The police said officers responded to a "man in crisis" call on the 6900 block of Arbor Lane, near Wemberly Way, after 7 p.m. Police Chief Kevin Davis said officers arrived at the home Country music superstar Dierks Bentley brings the hits to Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/08/2022 04:29pm • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Dierks Bentley has been burning up country radio for 20 years. You'll hear all the hits with his "Beers on Me" tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Saturday. "We're in for a party, man," Bentley told W DC Bike Ride returns this fall 07/08/2022 06:02am • DC Bike Ride said it will return to the streets of D.C. on Sept. 10. Bikers will line up in West Potomac Park in Southwest D.C. at 8 a.m. and take a 20-mile car-free tour of the city. The route will include selfie stops, live music, rest areas and an ice cream stop sponsored by Wildgood Ice Cr US Park Police union details dangerous conditions, demands staffing increase 07/07/2022 03:09pm • The U.S. Park Police union believes the department doesn't have enough staff or support from the National Park Service to do its job. The complaint was made public Thursday in a letter detailing the agency's response to recent extreme weather. "Park Service leadership should be ashamed of their r Buffalo Springfield co-founder Richie Furay releases new album of country music duets 07/07/2022 03:50am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” He made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Buffalo Springfield. This Friday, Richie Furay releases his new country music duet album "In the Country." "What a challenging, fun project," Furay told WTOP. How redevelopment of Prince George's Hospital Center will bring amenities to Cheverly 07/06/2022 07:58pm • The town of Cheverly, Maryland, doesn't have a proper coffee shop, but there are plans to change that and bring much more. (WTOP/John Domen) The town of Cheverly, Maryland, and its roughly 7,000 residents have a unique and proud community, but their beloved hometown doesn't have a downtown, let Man indicted on 4 felonies in Virginia school bus abduction of 9-year-old girl 07/06/2022 03:01pm • A Virginia man has been indicted on four felony counts after deputies say he grabbed a 9-year-old girl moments after she got off a school bus in January and carried her to his car. On Tuesday, 35-year-old Steven Randall Williams was indicted by a Stafford County grand jury on charges of abduction Metro temporarily hits pause on 7000 series return over 'data backlog' 07/06/2022 02:51pm • Metro says it is temporarily pausing the return of its 7000 series rail cars this week to deal with a "data backlog" problem. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Metro, under a plan approved its safety watchdog, began returning the rail cars to service. The 7000 series cars make up 60% Virginia ultramarathoner completes cross-country run to raise funds for clean drinking water 07/06/2022 08:21am • Michael Wardian reaches Virginia during his cross-country run to raise awareness for clean drinking water. (Courtesy Michael Wardian) A Virginia athlete recently completed a cross-country, fundraising run with the aim to help others get access to clean water around the world. Michael Wardian, Herndon police officer shoots suspect, arrests 2 in stolen car incident 07/06/2022 03:40am • Herndon, Virginia, police said an officer shot and wounded a suspect and arrested two others that attempted to steal a car Tuesday afternoon. It happened at around 12:30 p.m. on the corner of Elden Street and Alabama Drive, near the Dulles Park Shopping Center. More Virginia News Mo Anne Arundel Co. commits to Vision Zero goals to eliminate traffic deaths 07/05/2022 04:38pm • Driven by the philosophy that traffic-related deaths and injuries are not acceptable and can be prevented, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has officially adopted a Vision Zero plan. Vision Zero is a global movement embraced by many area jurisdictions such as Montgomery County, Maryland, and D.C. Man charged in Montgomery County police chase that ended in Fairfax Co. crash 07/04/2022 05:34pm • A Germantown, Maryland, man has been charged in a police chase that started in Germantown and ended with a crash in Fairfax, Virginia, that closed Route 7 in Tysons. Frederick K. Njihia, 26, will be charged in Montgomery County with four counts of attempted murder and first-degree assault with a 4 wounded in shooting at car wash gathering in Manassas 07/04/2022 08:25am • Four men were wounded in a shooting at a large gathering in a car wash parking lot in Manassas, Virginia, late Sunday night, police say. A large group had gathered in the parking lot of Sam's Car Wash on Sudley Road in the Westgate Plaza Shopping Center when an argument broke out, according to po Car Review: Not just hybrids and plug-ins anymore, Toyota releases the all-electric bZ4X 07/04/2022 04:28am • By WTOP contributor Brian Armstead It’s no surprise that Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has made a commitment to a carbon neutral future. After all, they were the dominant carmaker in the “green energy” sphere early on with the extremely popular Prius lineup. The 2023 Toyota