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Germantown shootout leaves homes, cars damaged 06/16/2021 09:23pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, released new video Wednesday of a Gaithersburg shooting that left bullet holes in a handful of homes and cars earlier this month. It happened around 1:45 a.m. June 5 on Mill Pond Terrace near Mill Pond Court, according to a news release from Montgomery Count Maryland reports 1st heat-related death of 2021 06/16/2021 02:31pm • A Prince George's County man in his 40s is Maryland's first heat-related death of 2021, the Maryland Department of Health said Wednesday. "As this tragedy shows, heat-related illness, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can result in serious ailments and even death," said Deputy Secretary for Public A first look at the future Purple Line's railcars 06/16/2021 06:54am • Twenty-six light rail trains, each comprised of five car-shells, will move Purple Line passengers in Maryland — someday. Details were shared during an online community forum Tuesday night on the vehicles that will eventually be used on Maryland's upcoming Purple Line. "The car-shells, which Man accused of hitting, killing pedestrian while driving drunk in DC appears in court 06/15/2021 05:54pm • A man charged with hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in D.C. early Sunday made his first appearance in court on Monday. Gerald Lewis, 29, is charged with second-degree murder, driving under the influence and reckless driving. He is accused of hitting a man waiting at a bus stop Fairfax Co. police: $20K reward for information in disappearance of 72-year-old woman 06/15/2021 03:22pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, police are offering a $20,000 reward for anyone with information in the disappearance of a woman who went missing in Lorton earlier this month. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said during a news conference Tuesday that foul play is suspected in the disappearance 3 suspects sought in carjacking of ride-sharing driver in DC 06/15/2021 01:34pm • D.C. police hope the public can help them find the three men who carjacked a ride-sharing driver early Monday. That driver told police he was driving several passengers around 2:30 a.m. when one told him to stop in the 3600 block of New York Avenue Northeast. The three suspects, who are descri Driver shot at Woodbridge intersection after refusing to give up car 06/15/2021 07:36am • A man was shot after he refused to give up his car in Woodbridge, Virginia, early Saturday. Prince William County police said the 19-year-old driver came to a stop at the intersection of Georgetown Road and U.S. Route 1/Jefferson David Highway in Woodbridge around 5 a.m. Saturday. According to Fairfax Co. police suspect foul play in disappearance of 72-year-old woman 06/14/2021 05:33pm • The Fairfax County, Virginia, police are still looking for a woman who disappeared in Lorton earlier this month, and they suspect foul play. Emily Lu, 72, of Lorton, didn’t show up for work on Friday, June 4; her boss called and asked officers to check on her, and they went to her home on Davis 'A first for Maryland': State to test new system for I-270 traffic management 06/14/2021 11:52am • Maryland transportation officials will demonstrate a ramp metering system on Interstate 270 next week, with the goal of alleviating congestion and simplifying mergers on one of the state's busiest roadways. Starting June 23 and lasting a week, drivers on the ramp from northbound Md. Route 118 to Financing an auto purchase? Your credit score might look higher than you thought it was 06/14/2021 09:20am • Auto dealer inventories remain tight, but buyers are undeterred, with sales of both new and used vehicles at record highs. Many buyers finance their purchase, and that requires a credit check. The standard FICO score ranges from 300 to 850. But for vehicle loans, lenders instead use the FICO Auto Car Review: Looking for a refined compact sedan? The 2021 Mazda3 2.5 turbo fits the bill 06/14/2021 04:02am • Mazda is moving more upscale with all its models of cars and crossovers, and the 2021 Mazda3 is no different. This compact sedan is one premium car when you hop inside. Soft leather covers the seats and premium materials abound throughout the cabin. While the Mazda3 feels and looks more upscale, it Pedestrian dead after suspected drunk driver crashes near bus stop in DC 06/13/2021 03:19pm • A pedestrian was killed early Sunday morning after a driver hit a bus stop near Logan Circle in the District. Police said the driver, identified as 29-year-old Gerald Lewis, of Northeast, D.C., was intoxicated when the car struck the bus stop at 14th and P Street around 3 a.m., and then struck a Local veterans help clean DC memorial 06/13/2021 09:03am • Forrest Lingenfelter with American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax helped to clean the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial on Saturday. This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription Capital Pride returns to DC streets with colorful march, car parade 06/13/2021 08:22am • The Pridemobile Parade cruised through several D.C. neighborhoods on Saturday, bringing with it a much-missed celebration for the region’s LGBTQ residents. This year’s festivities saw a thick crowd of people turn out since last year’s parade was canceled amid coronavirus precaution The woman who spent lockdown alone in the Arctic 06/12/2021 03:59am • For most of us, the pandemic has meant enforced solitude. But for others, it's been the chance to go searching for that solitude. And where better to do so than in the Arctic Circle? In fact, Valentina Miozzo went one step further. She moved to the far north of Norway -- within the Arctic Circle