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'You just can't argue with the math' -- DC mayor makes push for police hiring 04/04/2022 02:22pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference April 4, 2022. (WTOP/John Domen) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says a $30 million budget proposal to eventually hire 4,000 police officers for the District is necessary to improve 911 response times and increase the presence of officers in neighbor Car Review: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line makes the case for 4-cylinder power 04/04/2022 04:26am • The Kia Stinger has been around for a while now. Previously, its potent turbo V6 was always necessary if you wanted good looks and performance. While the Stinger could be had with four-cylinder power and lower price point, that version always lacked the excitement when you hit the gas. However, this Prince George's Co. police cruiser attacked, vandalized at car meetup 04/03/2022 03:09pm • Prince George's County police are looking for the people responsible for vandalizing a cruiser while it was trying to disperse a crowd late Saturday night. A video circulating on social media shows people kicking and jumping on top of a Prince George's County police car as sirens are heard. Th Gov. Hogan, Md. legislative leaders tap surplus to boost local road maintenance 04/02/2022 10:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly have agreed to partially restore local road and bridge funding t Report details Virginia's response to January snowstorm gridlock 04/02/2022 06:30pm • A report on what happened during a winter storm in January that left many drivers stranded for hours on Interstate 95 in Virginia reveals in great detail what went wrong and what can be improved to prevent it from happening again. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), Virginia D Gibbs nudges Nemechek to win in Xfinity Series at Richmond 04/02/2022 05:24pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ty Gibbs admittedly intended to nudge John Hunter Nemechek from the lead in a furious last-lap battle with a victory within his grasp at Richmond Raceway. He said he just didn't mean to hit him so hard. “I was going to have to hit him. I definitely, if I could go back, Hat trick: Blaney wins third consecutive Cup Series pole in Richmond 04/02/2022 02:25pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ryan Blaney is on a roll running for poles. The Team Penske driver turned a lap of 119.782 mph at Richmond Raceway on Saturday to earn his third consecutive top starting spot in NASCAR's top series. It's the ninth pole for Blaney in 241 career starts, and his third this sea Denny Hamlin hoping for Next Gen breakthrough at Richmond 04/02/2022 01:58pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin would love to think that a visit to his home track will produce a finish that finally gets his season heading in the right direction. The problem for Hamlin, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates and seemingly all the drivers in Toyotas is they are having a difficult 1 killed, 7 hospitalized in separate crashes along Leesburg Pike 04/02/2022 12:30pm • Two unrelated crashes along Leesburg Pike in Virginia on Saturday morning resulted in the death of one driver and a total of seven people being hospitalized, according to authorities. Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash that killed one and sent three others to t Second man pleads guilty for role in 2020 shootout with Prince George's Co. police 04/02/2022 10:13am • Editor's note: This article was updated to clarify the charges against Andre Smith. The second man involved in a brazen shootout with police in Prince George's County, Maryland, pled guilty to multiple counts of attempted first- and second-degree murder on Friday, according to authorities. The With scant enthusiasm, Md. lawmakers approve marijuana legalization bills 04/01/2022 09:20pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The General Assembly gave final approval on Friday to a package of bills intended to usher in an era of legalized marijuana in Maryland. Hogan, Maryland State House leaders sign nearly $2B in tax breaks for retirees into law 04/01/2022 06:35pm • It was no April Fool's joke: Maryland Republicans and Democrats sat down together Friday to sign nearly $2 billion in tax breaks into law. Gov. Larry Hogan, Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones gathered in the Maryland State House for the historic bill signing ceremony. Take a look inside Amtrak’s new Acela trains 04/01/2022 10:13am • Amtrak’s faster, roomier Acela trains are still scheduled to go into service sometime next year, and manufacturer Alstom has released new images of passenger car interiors. The cafe cars have new, self-select and check-out options. Seats, designated as first- or business class by red and blue h Damascus fire near electric car that was charging causes $350K in damage 04/01/2022 09:20am • A fire in Damascus, Maryland, Thursday afternoon that started with an electric car charging in a garage displaced four people, a few pets and caused $350,000 in damages. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said the fire at a home in the 2700 block of Barnes Road started in Lawsuit: Manassas Park police chief led intimidation campaign 03/31/2022 11:50pm • 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. A lawsuit heading to trial next month alleges that Manassas Park Police Chief Mario Lugo led an intimidation campaign against a former of