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Failing mark for DC area: Poor air quality leads to missed work, school 04/21/2022 12:23am • The D.C. area got low marks for air quality, according to a report from the American Lung Association. This year's "State of the Air" report, found that although there were some improvements from previous years, the area's ozone pollution gets an F -- ranking 30th-most polluted in the country -- $630K in grants aimed at creating 'vibrant, walkable communities' throughout DC region 04/20/2022 08:53pm • The goal of getting people out of cars and into more walkable communities advanced Wednesday, with D.C.-area localities receiving grants for technical assistance on 11 transportation-related projects. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) at the Metropolitan Washington C After 35 years, Fairfax Co. police make arrest in case of rapist who posed as radio DJ 04/20/2022 04:32pm • Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announces the arrest of William Clark, April 20, 2022. Thirty-five years ago, a man on the phone posing as a popular radio DJ offering a free trip to Hawaii lured a 14-year-old Fairfax County, Virginia, girl out of her house and raped her. Detectives ha Glen Burnie pizza shop owner gets 20 years for DUI crash that killed Army veteran 04/20/2022 05:46am • The owner of a Maryland pizza shop received a sentence of 20 years in prison Tuesday in connection with a drunken driving crash last year along Route 10 in Glen Burnie that killed an Army veteran. Guarav "Sonny" Rawal, 38, of Glen Burnie, pleaded guilty in December to charges including negligent Gas tax holiday bill clears Va. House committee 04/19/2022 05:11pm • A three-month gas tax holiday is closer to reality in Virginia. On Tuesday, the House of Delegates’ Finance Committee OK’d a bill that would suspend the tax of 26 cents a gallon from May 1 to July 31, bring it back at half its regular level for August, and at three-quarters its regular level Koons Kia to return $1M to consumers in settlement with Md. AG Frosh 04/19/2022 03:16pm • The owners of Koons Kia, in Owings Mills, will return an estimated $1 million to consumers in a settlement with Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh over allegations of hidden fees. In addition to hidden fees, Koons Kia also collected fees (known as “freight charges”) for shipping their vehi Car Review: BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe adds more doors, useful hatchback to usual coupe offerings 04/18/2022 05:05am • When you think of two-door coupes, the BMW 4 Series comes to mind first as fun-to-drive, but it is not much in the way of a practical family ride. However, before you settle for a more conventional 3 Series sedan, check out the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. The Gran Coupe keeps the stylish and curvy line DC police identify victims from two separate fatal shootings Saturday 04/17/2022 11:00am • Police are investigating two deadly shootings that happened Saturday in the District. The first happened right after 4 a.m. on Raum Street in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast. More Washington, D.C. News More Crime News Police say they found 26-year-old John Jones of T Virginia church group gives out free gas to area drivers 04/16/2022 02:43pm • On Saturday, cars lined up at three gas stations in Maryland and Virginia, to each receive $50 worth of free gas provided by a Virginia-based church group. The Alfred Street Baptist Church, located in Alexandria, Virginia, gave away gas to 300 cars at three different locations — Royal Farms on Maryland police: Officers shot driver who rammed police car 04/15/2022 12:01pm • DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — Detectives in Maryland shot and injured a driver after the person rammed a police vehicle. That's according to a statement Baltimore County police issued Thursday evening. The statement says the incident happened earlier in the day as detectives were attempting to arrest a s Md. bill aims to make walking to school safer for students 04/15/2022 05:55am • A bill that has passed the Maryland General Assembly would require school systems to collaborate with local and state transportation agencies to address pedestrian safety needs before a new school is constructed. The Safe Walk to School Act, introduced by Del. Jared Solomon (D-Montgomery County), DC men plead guilty to kidnapping, assaulting victim from Maryland casino 04/14/2022 10:46pm • Two D.C. men have admitted to the and assault of a victim from a Maryland hotel and casino in February last year. Anthony Erik Hebron, age 23, and Darius Lawrence Young, age 29, pleaded guilty this week on kidnapping charges for collaborating with three others to lure a victim out of their hotel April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month 04/14/2022 04:27pm • Jamie Vandersea is an upper extremity specialist. He is pictured with a variety of the hands he uses with patients. The Zeus Bionic Hand by Aether, The Ability Hand By Psyonic, Taska Hand and the iTouch by Ossur. (Courtesy Tenna Hourigan) About 185,000 people a year have a limb amputated, whethe FHA loans explained: What they are and when to use them 04/14/2022 03:18pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. Looking to buy a new home? There are many different mortgage options available to you – among them are FHA loans. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans are backed by the U.S government so lenders can offer bett 2 dogs taken in string of armed robberies in DC 04/14/2022 02:49pm • Police are searching for four suspects in a string of events involving three armed robberies and an assault that involved the theft of two dogs in D.C. Wednesday. The first event happened just before 4:15 p.m. on the 5400 block of Kansas Avenue Northwest. D.C. police said a suspect brandished a g