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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 $20K reward offered after Midshipman's mom killed by stray bullets in Annapolis 06/30/2021 05:48pm • Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward after a Midshipman's mother was killed by stray bullets while sitting on the patio area of a hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. Michelle Cummings, 57, of Houston, was in the city to bring her son to the Naval Academy. ATF joins @AnnapolisPD @FBIBaltimore to M3 Rock Festival marks return of summer concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion 06/30/2021 01:14pm • Merriweather Post Pavilion is open for business again in Columbia, Maryland, and its summer concerts kick off with the M3 Rock Festival this Friday through Sunday. "Glad to be doing concerts again," Director of Operations Brad Canfield told WTOP, noting that this will be the first concert hel 7 teens arrested after alleged carjacking, crash in DC 06/30/2021 12:23am • Seven teens between the ages of 13 and 16 were arrested and charged following an alleged armed carjacking that led to a crash in Northeast D.C. Monday night. Police said in a statement that just before 11:30 p.m., they received a call about an armed carjacking in Prince George’s County, Marylan Stray bullets fatally strike Midshipman's mom sitting on Annapolis hotel patio area 06/29/2021 09:00pm • Police in Annapolis, Maryland, say that a woman sitting on a patio area of a hotel was killed by stray bullets. It happened Tuesday just after 12:20 a.m. at a hotel on West Street. Police said the shots were fired on Pleasant Street, and the woman was not the intended target. Annapolis police Dawn, dusk or leave them at home: How to keep pets safe in hot weather 06/29/2021 05:01am • Over the next couple of days, the D.C. area is in for some weather-alert days due to high temperatures, and a veterinarian has some tips to keep your pets safe during a heat wave. Dr. Christine Klippen is an urgent care veterinarian at Friendship Hospital for Animals in D.C., and she said that pr Report: Montgomery Co. officer acted reasonably in Gaithersburg shooting 06/28/2021 10:53pm • A Montgomery County police officer acted reasonably under the circumstances when he shot and killed a man behaving erratically on a road in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in February, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office found. In a report released Monday, the attorney's office said it will not c Opening interchange promises to speed up travel along Route 7 in Northern Virginia 06/28/2021 08:34pm • The brand new Battlefield Parkway interchange is open for business in Loudoun County, and it’s creation is expected to result in big drops in travel times for the almost 100 thousand cars that use Route 7 on a daily basis. (Mike Murillo/WTOP) The brand new Battlefield Parkway interchange is op Want $51? DC will pay you to help people get vaccinated 06/28/2021 03:11pm • D.C. said Monday that people who help unvaccinated friends, family and neighbors make a plan to get vaccinated and accompany them to a vaccination site can receive a $51 VISA gift card. It's being done through D.C.'s Take the Shot program, starting Tuesday. The news comes days after Patrick As Car Review: GMC Sierra 2500 Denali mixes heavy duty workload and luxury feel 06/28/2021 04:42am • When you hear about a heavy-duty full-size pickup, you might picture a vinyl seats and bare bones work truck. Not so with the GMC Sierra 2500 Denali. Yes, it is very large and ready to do hard work. But its leather-covered powered seats show its soft side by providing comfort for a long haul. There� 'Cops' creator John Langley dies during road race in Mexico 06/27/2021 06:15pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Langley creator of the long-running TV series “Cops,” has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said. Langley died in Baja, Mexico, of an apparent heart attack Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, family spokeswo Maryland, Virginia car chase ends in arrest 06/25/2021 10:31pm • A person is in custody after leading multiple police departments on a high-speed chase that spanned several county and state lines. It all started in Prince George's County, Maryland, when a suspected carjacker fled police around 7:30 p.m. Friday. A Prince George's County helicopter followed t