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2022 Oscar predictions: 'CODA' to land underdog knockout, Will Smith finally wins 03/25/2022 01:53pm • Break out the red carpet! The 94th annual Academy Awards are Sunday night. It's been a long awards season filled with twists and turns, sparking bizarre social media tribalism around the various films in a horse race to the finish line. It looks like it will be a photo finish, so who will Alexandria mayor urges Metro to bolster city transit support amid Yellow Line closure 03/25/2022 11:14am • Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson urged Metro in a Thursday letter to commit to city rail and bus service amid an announcement of extended closures, particularly on the transit agency's Yellow Line. In his letter to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority CEO Paul Wiedefeld, the Virginia mayo Experts: Book rental cars now to avoid spring break crunch 03/25/2022 11:10am • Spring break travelers have multiple factors working against them if a rental car is part of the equation. “Right now, the car rental companies are seeing an increase in reservations," said Greg Scott, a government relations adviser for the American Car Rental Association. “There aren’t eno 'Extreme disappointment' — Metro revises plan to bring back 7000 Series cars; Silver Line delayed 03/24/2022 12:11pm • Metro now says the 7000 Series rail cars that have been sidelined since a derailment last fall are not expected to return to service until this summer at the earliest, under a plan laid out by Metro General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld Thursday. Wiedefeld laid out the proposed timeline during a Rift deepens between state Sen. Smith and ACLU of Maryland 03/24/2022 09:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A blog post published earlier this month by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland has widened a growing rift between the venerabl Paintball attack left Arlington couple bruised and bleeding 03/23/2022 06:44pm • Arlington County, Virginia, police have stepped up patrols in areas including Crystal City and Clarendon, where six people have been hit by paintballs or pellets in four separate drive-by shootings in the past seven days. "We were just walking and minding our own business, and I got hit first, ri Gunman, car sought in deadly shooting on Route 50 in Maryland 03/23/2022 04:59pm • Maryland law enforcement are seeking a suspect and their vehicle in connection with the shooting death of a tow-truck driver Saturday, March 19, on U.S. Route 50 in Prince George's County. Maryland State Police released images Wednesday of a man suspected of shooting and killing 29-year-old Delo Arlington police investigate drive-by paintballs, pellet shootings 03/22/2022 11:38pm • Police in Arlington, Virginia, are conducting a criminal investigation into four separate paintball and pellet drive-by shootings in less than a week. The most recent attack happened Monday around 5 p.m. on Washington Boulevard at North Highland Street. A person was struck by pellets fired from a Looking to get a car loan? Here’s what to know and how to get one 03/22/2022 10:55am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union. If you’ve decided it’s time for a new car, you’ve likely already researched the model, color and features you’d like it to have – but don’t forget about the cost and auto loan options before you visit the dealership. To get a car lo Divers say they likely found body of Pa. man missing since 2003 03/22/2022 06:18am • A group of YouTube volunteer divers who have helped crack cold cases around the country say they have likely found the body of a Pennsylvania man who went missing in December 2003. Police confirmed that divers recovered human remains along with a license plate that matched a missing person entry fro On ‘Crossover Day,’ Md. lawmakers address pandemic challenges — and more 03/22/2022 06:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. “Crossover Day” in the General Assembly — the day bills have to get through one chamber of the legislature to guarantee consideratio Desperate to get road and bridge funding restored, locals shift focus to Senate 03/21/2022 01:11pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When the Great Recession hit and revenues tanked, state leaders raided every pot of money they could find, including the fund that divides � New $70M Md. factory that will build Metro’s railcars to create hundreds of jobs 03/21/2022 11:12am • The D.C. Metro's current crop of late-model rail cars are still sidelined because of last fall's derailment. But plans for the next fleet of rail cars are already underway, and they will be manufactured in Maryland. Hitachi Rail said it will build a $70 million "state-of-the-art" factory in Washi Pedestrian struck, killed by hit-and-run driver in Camp Springs 03/21/2022 11:00am • A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a man in Prince George's County early Monday, according to Maryland State Police. The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on the northbound lanes of Branch Avenue just before the Capital Beltway in Camp Springs, according to police. Felnibe Patefagou, 38, o Driving a leased vehicle? Here's why you should buy it 03/21/2022 10:55am • The big and unexpected jump in used vehicle prices in the last two years, prompted in part by the shortage of new vehicles, is having an impact on the leased vehicle market — and those currently leasing the vehicle they drive would probably benefit from buying it when the lease is up, or sooner.