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Summer not your favorite time of the year? You're not alone 05/29/2022 08:17am • Yes, the summer begins now. It's not me saying so. It's the American people. Survey after survey has found that more Americans believe Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer than any other occasion (e.g., the beginning of baseball season or when pools open). So as the calendar turns fr Metro plans to bring small group of 7000-series cars back this summer 05/28/2022 02:29pm • A new plan released Friday details how Metro plans to phase some of their 7000-series rail cars back into service over the summer. In the next few weeks, Metro says it expects to put up to 64 of the 7000-series rail cars back on the tracks. More Transportation News More Local News AAA spokesperson on why Americans are traveling more despite higher costs 05/28/2022 12:51pm • Despite the steep price of gasoline, millions of Americans are expected to head out this holiday weekend. More than 39 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home on Memorial Day Weekend, an increase of over 8% compared to last year, according to AAA. The cost of filling West Virginia man sentenced to life in prison for Burtonsville killings 05/27/2022 09:49pm • A West Virginia man found guilty for the 2018 homicides of two people in Burtonsville, Maryland, described by prosecutors as an "execution-style" killing, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Gregory Terrell Jones, 28, of Martinsburg, was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences DC Memorial Day travel gets underway: Here's what you need to know 05/27/2022 09:45am • Whether by car or plane, D.C. area travelers are headed out of town early this Memorial Day weekend — especially as fast-moving severe weather looks to complicate trip plans. AAA predicted that over 865,000 people in the D.C. area will travel 50 miles or more from home for the holiday. E Teen boy arrested in Woodbridge shooting that left young girl in critical condition 05/27/2022 09:05am • A 15-year-old boy from Triangle, Virginia, was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting that put a young Woodbridge girl in the hospital Tuesday. Prince William County police said the teen is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, attempted malicious wounding, shooting at an occupied Delmarva beaches hoping for another record-breaking year 05/27/2022 04:27am • This is part of WTOP’s coverage of the Delmarva beaches leading into the summer season. Read more. It might not look like it yet, but summer unofficially begins this weekend. For those visiting the Delmarva beaches, they can't wait for it to arrive. "Last year we ended up having the busiest DC drivers could soon pay a lot more to register big trucks, SUVs 05/26/2022 08:34pm • If you have a big, heavy car, get ready to pay more to register it in D.C. when the new budget gets the mayor’s signature. The District will include new costs for registering a vehicle, and for cars that are more than 6,000 pounds, that annual fee will be $500 — that’s up from $155. Heading to Delaware beaches? Some access points are closed this weekend 05/26/2022 08:30pm • Visitors heading to Delaware beaches this Memorial Day weekend may find it trickier than usual to get their feet in the sand. A nor'easter that slammed the coast earlier this month caused serious erosion, and as a result, several beach access points for pedestrians and cars are still closed. T A physical therapist's top tips for long holiday road trips 05/26/2022 04:54pm • Getting away for the holiday weekend can involve hours of driving in less-than-ideal conditions for your posture — but a Maryland physical therapist has tips to help prevent injury. "What I tend to find the most is back problems, people develop back problems over the course of these weekends," Severn woman arrested for DUI, more charges in Easter crash that left baby dead 05/26/2022 01:48pm • A Severn, Maryland, woman was arrested Wednesday on drunken driving charges, among others, in a fatal Baltimore-Washington Parkway crash on Easter in 2021 that left her 9-month-old dead. Thirty-year-old Talaya Martin was indicted by a grand jury and faces charges of first-degree child abuse resul Annapolis MS-13 gang member gets life for role in grisly murders, racketeering 05/26/2022 10:06am • A 24-year-old MS-13 gang member convicted of murder in a series of grisly dismemberment killings has been sentenced to life in federal prison. In addition to the murders, Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez was sentenced for a laundry list of crimes committed over the years, including a racketeering c Annandale pedestrian dies after being struck by car 05/26/2022 06:47am • An Annandale, Virginia, woman who was in a group of pedestrians struck by a car last Friday has died from her injuries, according to police. Eileen Garnett, 83, died Wednesday. She was among three people hospitalized following the crash. Fairfax County police said the crash happened just after 1 dead in Bailey's Crossroads crash 05/26/2022 05:47am • A Falls Church woman is dead after a two-car crash Tuesday on George Mason Drive in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, police said. Fairfax County police said the driver of a Honda Accord struck a Volkswagen Jetta that was turning into Skyline Plaza around 2:16 a.m. More Fairfax County New Looking for vacation biking, walking options? Delaware trails want to be your destination 05/26/2022 04:02am • This is part of WTOP’s coverage of the Delmarva beaches leading into the summer season. Read more. Most people go to the beaches for the sand and the surf. But in Delaware, miles and miles of biking and walking trails run through the woods and marshes that haven't been developed along Cape