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DC’s auto show gets underway in spite of pandemic 01/20/2022 03:05pm • In spite of the omicron surge, the Washington Auto Show is getting underway. After taking a year off because of the pandemic, the show, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, opens to the public Friday. “For many reasons, I wondered if we wouldn’t get here,” said auto show chairman Jam DC mom dies after being shot in car with her 2 children inside 01/20/2022 01:15pm • A mother of two is dead after being shot in her car while her children were inside in Northwest D.C. on Wednesday night, according to authorities. D.C. police said that Sierra Johnson, 27, of Northeast, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the car with her children in the 2500 block of Geor VIDEO: West Va. reporter struck by car during live report 01/20/2022 10:54am • A West Virginia reporter was struck by a car during her live TV report Wednesday night. WSAZ anchor Tim Irr was turning to reporter Tori Yorgey when it happened. Yorgey — at the scene of a water main break — was alone when a driver hit her with the vehicle, knocking her to the ground. W Hyundai leads pack in 'Best Cars' of 2022 01/20/2022 10:37am • Anyone looking for a new car might want to head for a Hyundai dealership. The brand has racked up five “Best Car for the Money” awards from U.S. News & World Report for 2022. Among the automaker’s SUVs making the list are its Kona for “Best Subcompact SUV for the Money,” its Tucs George Mason University celebrates 50th anniversary by looking to the future 01/19/2022 10:25am • When people think of universities in the D.C. area, big names such as Georgetown and George Washington University might come to mind. But there’s another George in the area, and it’s celebrating a big milestone this year. George Mason University, Virginia’s largest public research universit Video shows carjacking of DC Council candidate at NE gas station 01/19/2022 06:04am • D.C. police released footage Tuesday of the Saturday carjacking of D.C. Council candidate Nate Fleming. The video from a gas station in the 4200 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, shows one masked suspect pulling out a gun and pointing it at Fleming and Fleming backing up. Thre Car Review: 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge is a 'zero emission luxury' 01/19/2022 05:28am • By Brian Armstead The future of Volvo Cars is electric, and the new Volvo C40 Recharge is the latest manifestation of its commitment to zero emissions. By 2025, Volvo’s goal is for half its global sales volume to consist of fully-electric cars, and the other half, hybrids. By 2030, it plans for ev Homicides, carjackings up in Montgomery County 01/19/2022 12:33am • Year-end statistics show crime is up sharply in Montgomery County, Maryland, including killings and carjackings, and police said stolen cars are sometimes used in other crimes. The Montgomery County Council Public Safety Committee was told Tuesday that there were 32 homicides and 67 carjackings i Metro GM Wiedefeld to retire 01/18/2022 11:05pm • After six years on the job, Metro General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld is retiring, the transit agency said Tuesday. “Forty-plus years in transportation teaches you that there is no set mile marker for this decision, but given the seismic shifts happening in transit and the region, Metro Man acquitted by insanity in 2013 cop shooting admits torching Prince William Co. therapist's home 01/18/2022 06:43pm • The question is posed by judges to every defendant seeking to admit guilt rather than go to trial: "Are you pleading guilty because you are in fact guilty of the charges?" When Kashif Bashir answered "Yes, your honor," in Prince William County Court, Tuesday, former Alexandria, Virginia police of 9 AGs back appeal of dismissed charges against officers who killed Ghaisar 01/18/2022 05:47pm • Three months after a federal judge ruled two U.S. Park Police officers were immune from charges in the killing of unarmed Virginia driver Bijan Ghaisar, nine attorneys general are asking a higher court to reconsider. After state prosecutors in Virginia appealed a U.S. district judge's decision fi 3 pedestrians dead after 3 separate crashes in Montgomery County 01/18/2022 07:32am • Three pedestrians are dead after three crashes in Montgomery County, Maryland, Monday night. Two of the deaths involved people who were struck by hit-and-run drivers. Montgomery County police said the first crash happened just after 5:30 p.m. near New Hampshire Avenue and Elton Road in Hilland Man fatally shot in parking lot of police substation 01/17/2022 04:40pm • CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Police in Virginia say a man was fatally shot in the parking lot of a police substation during a child custody exchange. Chesterfield police said an officer working in his patrol car in the parking lot of the Appomattox Police Station heard a gunshot at about 6:30 p.m. Sunda Maryland man charged with DUI after truck hits utility pole 01/17/2022 12:15pm • CUMBERLAND, Md. — A Maryland man was charged with driving under the influence after his pickup truck struck a utility pole and caused a widespread power outage in a Cumberland neighborhood. The Cumberland Times-News reports that more than 1,500 Potomac Edison customers in Cumberland’s South E Car Review: Mazda's first electric car, the MX-30, proves fun to drive, just not far 01/17/2022 04:03am • You will be reading a lot about electric and plug-in hybrids this year as more car companies start to move away from gas vehicles. Mazda has been going more upscale lately with its fun-to-drive lineup of cars and crossovers. Now, it has an all-electric Mazda ready to join the lineup. True to form, M