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Senate committee considering bill to honor slain Baltimore police officer Keona Holley 03/16/2022 12:10pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard testimony about a measure named to honor slain Baltimore Police Officer Keona Amid gas price pain, should you switch to public transit? 03/16/2022 11:30am • If you’re trying to decide whether it’s cheaper to leave your car parked and take Metro to work with gasoline prices now sky high, some number crunching is in order. Calculating your gas cost is pretty simple. AAA says the D.C. metro area's average is now $4.29 a gallon. Take that and divide Kings Dominion adds roller coaster 03/16/2022 10:48am • Kings Dominion over the weekend debuted the Tumbili, which bills itself as "Virginia’s first 4D Spin Coaster." The Tumbili — a Swahili word for "monkey" — stands 112 feet tall at its maximum height and suspends riders on either side of the track as the cars flip continuously throughout the VIDEO: Montgomery County police officers save man from burning car on I-270 03/15/2022 10:54pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, police officers, who were driving in the right place at the right time, got a man out of a burning vehicle after a crash on Interstate 270 early Saturday morning. It was at around 1:25 a.m., when Officer Nathan Rodgers first noticed a car off the side of the r Looking for a new family vehicle? Check out 2022's best cars for families 03/15/2022 09:28pm • Looking for a new family vehicle? The U.S. News & World Report list of 2022 best cars for families is out. Ninety-six vehicles were evaluated and here are the winners. Traditional car Honda Accord: Best Midsize Car for Families Toyota Avalon: Best Large Car for Families Need som Ex-boyfriend sought in Fairfax Co. woman's apparent killing 03/15/2022 04:42pm • Hannah Choi was reported missing on March 6. And on Tuesday, police charged Joel Mosso Merino with second-degree murder. Both are still missing. (Courtesy Fairfax Co. police) A Fairfax County, Virginia, man has been charged with second-degree murder in the apparent death of his former girlfriend Trucker convoy back on the road Tuesday 03/15/2022 03:00pm • A day after making a mess of traffic for drivers heading into D.C., the so-called "People's Convoy" was at it again Tuesday. WTOP Traffic Reporter Reada Kessler said they split into groups, at least three, and that I-295 and D.C. 295 were the most affected initially. After encountering blocked Big rebound: DC-area bars expect 'hungry' hoops fans to return for March Madness 03/15/2022 05:07am • From conference tournament tip off to millions filling in their brackets on Selection Sunday, March Madness is an annual rite of spring in the United States — and a boon for D.C.-area bars with multiple televisions to watch as many NCAA basketball tournament games as possible. The games and DC man sentenced to 42 months in prison after 2019 crash kills 2 sisters 03/15/2022 04:07am • A D.C. man who crashed his car while under the influence of the hallucinogenic drug PCP, killing two passengers, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison. The U.S. Justice Department said Monday that Tervell Ham, 46, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the incident that took p Shooting in Southeast leaves 2 men dead 03/14/2022 04:59pm • Two men are dead after a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Monday afternoon, about a block from the Potomac Avenue Metro station. D.C. police said the gunfire erupted just before 3:30 p.m. on 13th Street SE. One man was killed at the scene, while another was taken to the hospital, where he died. Federal judge in Virginia dismisses appeal in fatal food truck crash 03/14/2022 12:38pm • A federal judge in Virginia has dismissed an appeal from the owner of a poorly maintained food truck involved in a 2017 crash that killed a Loudoun County mother and seriously injured her three children and her mother. Tony Dane, who's serving 10 years for involuntary manslaughter, claimed in a p Man hospitalized with gunshot wounds to head, chest in Baltimore 03/14/2022 09:46am • A man has been hospitalized after police in Baltimore, Maryland, said they found him suffering from gunshot wounds inside of his car early Monday morning. Baltimore police said they're searching for suspects after finding a 34-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his head and chest around 12:20 a. Shooting outside Chicago pizza shop leaves 7 men wounded 03/14/2022 06:54am • CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting outside a pizza shop on Chicago's South Side has left seven men wounded, authorities said. The men were standing near the street Sunday afternoon when they were shot, police said. Initial information from police indicated two were in critical condition and the others w Car Review: Toyota 4Runner TRD PRO goes green for 2022 ... Lime green, actually 03/14/2022 04:45am • Have a need for an SUV that can go where other SUVs and crossovers would not dare to go? The venerable 4Rrunner TRD PRO will get you there and back without breaking a sweat. The new Toyota 4Runner harkens back to a time when SUVs were off-road-focused machines first, and being a relaxed, family haul SXSW 2022 dips toe into the future of mobility 03/13/2022 09:18pm • While automotive technology has not traditionally been a core feature at South by Southwest, the annual festival in Austin has, in many respects, been an innovator in finding ways to get people around town. From SXSW shuttle busses, rickshaw-inspired pedicabs and the proliferation of scooters and