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Bodycam footage shows panicked confrontation between DC police officer, suspect prior to shooting 10/29/2021 09:15pm • An officer and a man suspected of brandishing a firearm scream back and forth, panic rising in their voices as they speed down the streets of D.C. before the officer shoots the suspect and bails out of the moving vehicle. These are the images shown in body camera footage released by D.C. police F Data Doctors: Are extended warranties on computers worth it? 10/29/2021 05:40pm • Q: Are computer extended warranties worth buying? A: No matter what tech device you buy, practically any retailer will likely try to get you to pay a little extra for a “protection plan” that goes above and beyond the standard factory warranty. In some cases, it seems like such a small amo Maryland man gets 9 years in human trafficking case 10/29/2021 10:34am • ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors in Maryland say a Columbia man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sex crimes against a minor. The Howard County State’s Attorney Office announced Thursday that Timothy Ford was sentenced to 25 years with all but nine years suspended for a 2019 ‘We couldn't keep doing the same thing’ — Va. Liberation party candidate Princess Blanding 10/29/2021 05:34am • Third party gubernatorial candidate Princess Blanding gestures during an interview in Saluda, Va., Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Blanding, a Black activist and educator known for her dogged advocacy for racial justice and police reforms, is making a long-shot third-party bid for Virginia governor. (AP Phot Man convicted in Germantown 2019 road rage shooting 10/28/2021 06:27pm • A man was found guilty Thursday of a 2019 road rage shooting in Germantown, Maryland. D'Andre Wall, 30, of Germantown, was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder and use of a handgun in a violent crime, the office of Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said in a statement. 2 Maryland teens charged after high-speed Virginia chase 10/28/2021 03:24pm • Two Maryland teens are facing a slew of charges after leading Virginia State Police on a high-speed pursuit Wednesday. The chase started on I-395 around 2:30 p.m. when a trooper's radar picked up an Infiniti traveling north at 89 mph, police said. The Infiniti also had a fake temporary tag. Po Permanent Black Lives Matter Plaza installation now complete in DC 10/28/2021 02:59pm • D.C.'s permanent Black Lives Matter Plaza is complete, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District's Department of Transportation said in a statement Thursday. The monument is on 16th Street between K and H streets NW directly across from the White House. "When we created Black Lives Matter Plaza Metrorail service to remain limited through at least Nov. 15 10/28/2021 01:19pm • Metrorail will remain in its current, limited state through Nov. 15, Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld told members of the Metro Board Thursday. That means trains will continue to run every 15 to 20 minutes on the Red Line and every 30-40 minutes on all other lines. In addition, Silver Line se Metro working to get older trains into rail system, but don't expect substantial impact on train times 10/27/2021 03:44pm • Metro is working to put older train cars back onto its rail system amid the removal of all 7000 Series trains for an ongoing inspection and investigation of a derailment earlier this month, but the agency is warning that things will likely not return to normal until the current generation trains ret Park Police officer shoots man in DC before car chase to Silver Spring 10/27/2021 06:53am • A U.S. Park Police officer shot a man in Northwest D.C. before a high-speed vehicle chase ended in Silver Spring, Maryland, early Wednesday morning. Law enforcement told WTOP that an officer fired and wounded a man on Missouri Avenue NW, near 2nd Street NW, around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. It was n Metrorail safety commission details ongoing safety investigations 10/26/2021 08:50pm • As the investigation into the Oct. 12 derailment of a Blue Line train near Arlington National Cemetery continues, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is releasing more information on previous incidents it is investigating. During a commission meeting Tuesday, WMSC investigators went into d DC Housing Authority commissioner investigated for harassing, threatening staff 10/26/2021 06:02pm • D.C.'s inspector general is now investigating whistleblower allegations of potentially criminal behavior among leadership at the District's Housing Authority. An independent investigation found sufficient grounds to discipline one of its commissioners who allegedly threatened and harassed agency Video released in 2 Silver Spring shootings 10/26/2021 03:13pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have released video evidence from two recent shootings in Silver Spring. Both shootings happened on the same block of Fenton Street – the 8300 block, at Thayer Avenue about a block east of Georgia Avenue – and about 24 hours apart, but the police said th Montgomery Co. mask mandate may end Thursday, middle schools to host vaccine hubs for kids 10/26/2021 02:39pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the indoor mask mandate put in place in August amid the delta variant surge will end a day earlier than initially planned, as long as the transmission of the virus holds at current levels. The indoor mask mandate is now set to lift at 12:01 a.m. Thurs Plug-in hybrids offer an easier way to switch to electric without range anxiety 10/26/2021 12:09pm • This content is sponsored by Fair Oaks. Electric vehicles are the future, but if you want to take a smaller step, the plug-in hybrid is your ticket. While you might think of a plug-in hybrid as a small, odd-looking car built for efficiency, times have changed. The plug-in hybrid has gone more mai