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All-door boarding in the works for Metrobuses 11/23/2021 10:26pm • Metro is taking steps to make boarding through all doors available to bus riders. During a meeting last Thursday, transit officials gave an update on the regional Bus Transformation Project, which aims to improve service and customer experience. In order to make all-door boarding possible, rea Police: Man fleeing Prince George's Co. traffic stop killed in DC crash 11/23/2021 02:08pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, say a man fleeing a traffic stop was killed after crashing in Northeast D.C. late Sunday night. A news release Monday identified the man as Isiah Smith, 28, of D.C. Police said the crash happened near a park on Michigan Avenue and Bunker Hill Road le Father and son charged in Leesburg bank robbery, multicounty car chase 11/23/2021 04:39am • A father and son who were arrested following a miles-long car chase through Northern Virginia were charged Monday in connection to a bank robbery in Loudoun County. Leesburg police say 65-year-old Kenneth W. Sencindiver of Winchester is charged with one count of robbery and one count of the use o Car crashes into tree along southbound BW Parkway 11/23/2021 02:44am • The driver had to be extricated from this car after it crashed into a tree Monday along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. (WTOP/Monique Hayes) A driver suffered life-threatening injuries Monday after crashing into a tree along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George's County, Maryland. Metrorail says limited service will last for rest of 2021 11/23/2021 02:00am • Metrorail will spend the rest of the year in a reduced service pattern, with no timeline established after October's Blue Line derailment. The public transit operator again extended its service reductions Monday, meaning riders can expect longer wait times on all lines through the holiday season Council president blasts 'lawlessness' after chaotic car meetup in downtown Silver Spring 11/22/2021 10:20pm • A lawmaker in Montgomery County, Maryland, said Monday he's outraged by what he says is increasing crime in Silver Spring, including a chaotic, hourslong car rally over the weekend that drew more than a hundred cars, blocking traffic and spinning out in the middle of intersections. "This lawlessn Anti-crime efforts underway in downtown Silver Spring following weekend car rally 11/22/2021 09:00pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, Council President Tom Hucker has said a greater police presence is needed in downtown Silver Spring to combat crime. But Earl Stoddard, the county's assistant chief administrative officer, said the county is "taking action based on what's been happening in Silver Spri Hogan announces rideshare-credits grant to reduce impaired driving in Md. 11/22/2021 05:06pm • On Monday, Maryland looked back at the lives of 120 residents lost to impaired driving over the past year, and Gov. Larry Hogan announced a grant that might reduce those losses in the future. Speaking at the 18th annual Maryland Remembers Event, Hogan said the state has been working hard enacting Amid ferry, bridge dispute, Montgomery Co. exec suggests people live closer to work 11/22/2021 04:08pm • Building a new bridge across the Potomac River would cost too much money and protected farmland on the Montgomery County side, County Executive Marc Elrich said Monday. Amid attempts to facilitate resuming service of White's Ferry, and discussion of a new river crossing, Elrich was asked by WTOP 1 dead, 1 injured in Fairfax Co. crash 11/22/2021 09:42am • A person is dead after a serious two-car crash on Fairfax County Parkway in Virginia. It happened around 6:30 a.m. on the southbound lanes. More Fairfax County News More Virginia News One driver was pronounced dead at the scene while another was taken to the hospital with n Car Review: Kia K5 GT turns up the fun with a big bump in power 11/22/2021 04:05am • This is the third Kia K5 sedan I have sampled in the last year or so, and they are really standouts sedans when compared to competition from the likes of Honda and Toyota. This time, the K5 sedan is the GT that has some styling improvements over other Kia K5 models. The K5 GT looks sportier with bla Omega Psi Phi chapter celebrates its founder's day with giving 11/21/2021 11:46pm • One hundred and ten years of brotherhood and service, that's what the brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated celebrated last week during their founder's day. The fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 17, 1911.  A local chapter continued 'SNL' has Judge Jeanine go over the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and a chat with Trump 11/21/2021 09:09am • There was a lot of news to cover from this week, and "Saturday Night Live" had its Judge Jeanine take it all on. The Fox News personality, who was played by Cecily Strong, opened Saturday night's episode of the NBC variety show. "Good evening, I'm Judge Jeanine Pirro, and if anyone wat Father, son in custody connected to domestic violence, possibly Leesburg bank robbery 11/21/2021 01:21am • What started as a call reporting domestic abuse, led to a miles-long vehicle chase through Northern Virginia that triggered a lockdown at Patrick Henry College and led to the arrest of a father and son Sunday morning. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said law enforcement pursued a father and s Virginia State Trooper rescues burglary suspect from bridge following car chase 11/20/2021 12:23pm • A Virginia State Trooper rescued a teenager attempting to jump off the Woodrow Wilson Bridge after a police pursuit following several burglaries, according to the Virginia State Police. Around 11:56 p.m. on Friday, a Virginia State Police trooper witnessed a vehicle traveling south on I-95 near L