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Pets and fireworks: How to keep your animals calm and safe on July 4 07/04/2021 06:00am • We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of many of our pets. Measuring between 150 and 175 decibels, fireworks are louder than many planes at takeoff (about 140 decibels). Decibels measure the loudness of a sound while DC area July 4 events guide: Fireworks, food, parades 07/04/2021 04:30am • As the U.S. prepares to celebrate the first Fourth of July out of quarantine, the D.C. region is ramping up with holiday events for everyone to enjoy all weekend long. DC July 4th Fireworks on the National Mall Ooh and aah at a spectacle that never disappoints. Fireworks start at 9:09 p.m. Sund Travelers are getting hit by sticker shock this summer 07/03/2021 06:05pm • American vacationers are finding just about everything significantly more expensive this summer. Hotel rooms? Up about 44% at the end of June compared to a year earlier, according to data from hotel research firm STR. Air fares? They were 24% higher in May than in the same month last year, accord Where to look for warning signs of drug use 07/03/2021 05:45am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'a76c905f-4637-46d4-800f-058a327bad64' }).render("9506153672ae6b13");}); Montgomery County, Maryland, experienced 1 dead after motorcycle crash in Frederick Co. 07/03/2021 01:58am • A man is dead after his motorcycle smashed into a car in Frederick County, Maryland, Friday evening. The Frederick County Sherriff's Department first reported the crash after 7 p.m., taking place at the intersection of Elmer Derr and South Renn Roads. Police said 33-year-old Anthony Cilluffo w 2 tornadoes confirmed in DC area Thursday 07/02/2021 11:58pm • Two tornadoes touched down in the D.C. area, including the District itself, on Thursday, the National Weather Service said. One of them touched down in the Cherrydale section of Arlington and tracked into D.C., the weather service said, and traveled about 4.4 miles to near 16th Street and Constit DC launches new visitor parking permit system 07/02/2021 05:12pm • The District Department of Transportation has launched an online parking permit system for residents' visitors, contractors and home health aides. ParkDC Permits combines the old Annual Visitor Parking Pass and Temporary Parking Permit systems. DDOT said residents and visitors need to set up acco Best Fourth of July car deals from US News 07/02/2021 03:51pm • As consumers flock to car dealerships this weekend to take advantage of Fourth of July deals, they should prepare for some fierce competition. “If you want to buy a car, get out there quickly and get the deal done,” said John Vincent, senior reporter at U.S. News and World Report. “There ar Travelers pack BWI Marshall Airport for July 4 holiday 07/02/2021 02:46pm • Ticket counters and security lines were busy but moving along Friday at BWI Marshall Airport as travelers were eager to hop on planes again for the July 4 holiday. A group of Boy Scouts from Severna Park, Maryland, was ready to get going. The coronavirus pandemic had canceled their hiking trip Review: 'No Sudden Move' on HBO Max is a neo-noir gem by Steven Soderbergh 07/02/2021 01:11pm • Steven Soderbergh remains one of the best filmmakers of our time, with a body of work ranging from "Sex, Lies & Videotape" (1989) to "Erin Brockovich" (2000), "Traffic" (2000) to "Ocean's Eleven" (2001). When he was tapped to produce this year's pandemic Oscars, he rolled the dice and los Four charged in North Carolina basketball player's death 07/02/2021 08:17am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four men have been charged by police in North Carolina in the shooting death of a high school basketball player. Garner police said in a news release that there had been three arrests while a search is underway for a fourth suspect. According to police, Messiah Pitt, a R Damages reported after tornado warnings, thunderstorms in DC area 07/01/2021 10:58pm • Thursday's storms have dampened the heat in the D.C. area, but they also brought damage, traffic delays and power outages. Here's what you need to know. Two tornado warning were issued in D.C. Maryland and Virginia Thursday night. Widespread damage has been reported in Arlington, Virginia, with n DC police release video in stray-bullet death 07/01/2021 06:18pm • D.C. police released video of four people wanted for questioning in the death of a man who was killed by a stray bullet on 14th Street in Northwest Tuesday night. “We certainly want to talk to them, find out what their involvement is in this and ultimately bring this very tragic case to a c William and Harry to reunite at Diana statue unveiling 07/01/2021 05:56am • Princes William and Harry will put aside their differences to appear together Thursday to unveil a statue honoring their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace. The statue will be revealed at an afternoon ceremony on what would have been Diana's 60th birthday, Man killed by stray bullet on popular DC nightlife corridor 06/30/2021 06:07pm • Jeremy Black, 53, of Takoma Park, Maryland, was killed by a stray bullet on Tuesday night. (Courtesy the Black family, NBC Washington) A man was killed by a stray bullet on 14th Street Northwest in D.C. as he was leaving dinner with his wife Tuesday night, according to WTOP news partner NBC Wash