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'Beltway Bank Bandit' sentenced for multiple holdups, gets 21 years 04/06/2021 11:56pm • A D.C.-based man, dubbed the "Beltway Bank Bandit" by authorities, was convicted in a series of armed robberies from 2018 and 2019 and sentenced to 21 years in prison Tuesday. According to a Department of Justice news release, Freddie Lee McRae, 35, robbed five banks and an apparel store in North 2 women accused of ramming car into crowd at Md. Taco Bell charged with attempted murder 04/06/2021 04:58pm • Two women accused of ramming their car into a crowd of people at a Maryland Taco Bell after a dispute with the cashier over their drive-thru food order and then fleeing the scene have now been identified and charged with attempted murder and assault. In a news release Tuesday, the Charles County Frederick's drive-in opens spring season 04/06/2021 03:41pm • Movie nights at the drive-in return to Frederick, Maryland, on Friday with socially distanced fun for the whole family. Troyce Gatewood and Partners Movie Nights kicked off last fall and is back for more this spring. "We decided to build this drive-in movie theater to give the community some p Man who rammed officers at Capitol bought knife at DC store 04/06/2021 03:27pm • The man, who police say rammed his car at two U.S. Capitol Police officers at a security barricade Friday before jumping out of the car with a knife, bought the weapon at a D.C. store hours before the deadly attack. Noah Green, 25, bought the knife at District Cutlery in Union Market Friday, the Officer killed in Capitol car attack to lie in honor in Rotunda 04/06/2021 02:40pm • The veteran Capitol Police officer who was killed last week after a man rammed his car into officers at a security barricade will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the ceremony Tuesday, hailing Officer William "Billy 1 teen killed, another hurt in MD-295 crash 04/06/2021 01:26pm • One teen was killed and another was taken to the hospital after an early-morning crash Tuesday on MD-295, just north of BWI Marshall Airport. Maryland State Police said the single-car crash happened shortly before 4:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 295 at West Nursery Road in Linthic 2 dead after Sunday night crash in Prince George's County 04/06/2021 12:08am • Two people were killed Sunday evening when their cars collided on southbound U.S. Route 301 in Prince George's County, Maryland. Maryland State Police said a 2014 Honda CR-V was traveling south along Route 301, in the area of Harbour Way, when it collided with a 2006 Toyota Scion. The Scion wa Bowser announces vaccine eligibility expansion, relaxation of more COVID-19 safety rules 04/05/2021 08:30pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the expansion of vaccine eligibility on Twitter and the relaxation of some COVID-19 safety restrictions in the District at a news conference Monday. Beginning April 19, D.C. residents 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. UPDATE: On Monday, Onlookers provide closer look at the dangerous and illegal car stunt show on Beltway 04/05/2021 07:28pm • It was a dangerous and illegal car stunt show that created gridlock on the Beltway in College Park, Maryland, on Saturday. Among the many motorists witnessing the event was a family from Upper Marlboro. Damon and Tania Allen and their 18-year-old son were traveling on the Inner Loop, heading home After 25 years, 'Fargo' remains Coen Brothers' greatest masterpiece, yah? 04/05/2021 03:29pm • On this day, April 5, 1996, audiences first saw a pregnant cop encounter a wood chipper. Today, "Fargo" celebrates 25 years as the Coen Brothers' masterpiece, combining the comedy of "The Big Lebowski" (1998) with the drama of "No Country for Old Men" (2007) for a genre-bending yarn about muc 'A modern day civil rights leader' — Washington Teachers' Union remembers president 04/05/2021 02:47pm • The Washington Teachers' Union is remembering its president after she died in a crash Sunday night in Prince George's County, Maryland. Elizabeth "Liz"  Davis lived in D.C., worked as a teacher in D.C. schools for more than 40 years and served as the union's president for eight years. She was 7 US Park Police officer injured in Northwest DC crash 04/05/2021 02:17pm • A U.S. Park Police officer was injured in a two-car crash in Northwest D.C. early Monday. The officer's car was hit by another car on 14th Street NW, near Thomas Circle, just after 3:30 a.m. Monday. The officer was treated on scene for knee injuries before being released. The WTOP Traffic C Beltsville man, 20, charged with reckless driving for Md. 212 incident 04/05/2021 12:18pm • A driver believed to be involved in a reckless driving incident on Maryland Route 212 Saturday night has been charged with multiple offenses, Maryland State Police said. Police charged Jonathan C. Iraheta, 20, of Beltsville, with six traffic citations that carry fines of more than $1,800. The Where DC ranks for auto insurance rates (and how to lower them) 04/05/2021 08:34am • It turns out being involved in a collision doesn't have the biggest impact on raising auto insurance rates, according to Bankrate. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The auto insurance industry is highly competitive and insurance premiums rates vary wildly based on a variety of factors — but on the whole, th Car Review: Towing heavy loads, working is the specialty for the Ford F-250 Super Duty 04/05/2021 04:14am • If you need more capability than that F-150 you are driving, the next step is the Super Duty line of trucks from Ford. The F-250 is bigger, more capable and ready to work. In recent years, the Super Duty has been transformed. It is no longer just a work truck, but also a large luxury truck that can