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NPS promotes Cherry Blossoms reaching Stage 5 — puffy white — but cautions crowding 03/27/2021 12:20pm • While continuing to keep an eye on crowds, the National Park Service also was happy to promote that the cherry blossoms reached Stage 5 — puffy white — overnight Friday into Saturday. In a tweet written in the style of a Haiku poem, the park service said "this is stage five — puffy white. A

Disabled Metro train leaves more than 100 passengers stranded 03/27/2021 02:16am • More than 100 people were stranded for nearly an hour and a half on a Metro train Friday afternoon in Northeast D.C. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. near the Rhode Island Metro Station. A metro spokesman said the train became disabled 100 yards from the elevated station after a "mechanical is

Two teenagers charged with carjacking in Northeast DC 03/26/2021 09:32pm • Police in D.C. have arrested two teenagers on a charge of carjacking. An Upper Marlboro, Maryland, man told police he was sitting in his vehicle Thursday in the area of 42nd Street Northeast around 8:50 p.m. when a group of five people approached. The man told investigators that two people in the

Review: Netflix's 'Bad Trip' mixes reality pranks, scripted comedy to mixed effect 03/26/2021 10:52am • Pranks have evolved from "Jackass" to “Borat,” “Punk'd" to "Impractical Jokers." This Friday, Netflix drops "Bad Trip," mixing scripted comedy and reality pranks to mixed effect, providing a few laugh-out-loud gags between lackluster plot points. The story follows two buddies, Chris

Report: Transforming D.C.-area rails could lead to economic growth, jobs, fewer cars on road 03/26/2021 08:11am • Catching a game in Baltimore and then dinner in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on the weekend isn’t an easy one-fare train ride away, but there is a push to change that over the next 25 years. The Greater Washington Partnership believes it can be made possible with the transformation of the Greater

Could Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park stay closed to cars after the pandemic? 03/26/2021 03:01am • Upper Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park has been closed to cars for most of the pandemic, and a lot of people would like to see that become permanent in D.C. During an online Q & A with leaders from the National Park Service Thursday, hosted by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, participants asked

Sheriff: Md. man charged with murder, bomb-making had no ties to white supremacy 03/26/2021 01:09am • While investigators say a specific target is unknown, it is believed that a Thurmont, Maryland, teenager may have been planning to take more lives before he was arrested and charged in the death of another teenager on Monday. Joshua David Eckenrode, 19, was arrested after an investigation into th

Search continues for location to build rail car assembly plant in DC region 03/25/2021 12:45pm • The head of Metro spoke during a board meeting Thursday and released more information about a deal to build rail cars and spur job creation in the D.C. area. "It's very big for the region," said Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. Metro recently announced a $2.2 billion contract with Hitachi

Police release video of Bladensburg gas-station carjacking 03/25/2021 11:55am • The police are asking for the public’s help finding someone who shot at a driver and stole his car at a gas station in in Bladensburg, Maryland, last week. The Prince George’s County police on Thursday released video of the incident at a gas station on Annapolis Road at about 1:30 a.m. March

Montgomery Co. officials talk next steps on mass vaccination site; some shots next week 03/24/2021 04:29pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are providing more details about the mass COVID-19 vaccination site coming to Germantown, including the huge logistics operation required to get it running and how many shots it's expected to administer when it fully launches. The vaccine site at the Germ

Md. man arrested on murder, bombmaking charges in death of Frederick man 03/24/2021 01:45pm • Curtis Mason Smith's body was found in the backseat of his car, in this abandoned area off Runnymeade Drive, in Frederick County, Maryland. (Courtesy Google Earth) A Thurmont, Maryland, man has been charged with first-degree murder and bombmaking in the death of a man who was found in Frederick

Calvert County Fairgrounds hosts drive-in movie series this weekend 03/24/2021 12:14pm • The Calvert County Fairgrounds is hosting a drive-in movie series this weekend, sponsored by Running Hare Vineyard in Prince Frederick. "We've been doing drive-in movies, just trying to adapt to COVID conditions while still providing fun for the community," vineyard co-owner and Chief Operat

2 girls charged with fatal carjacking in DC 03/24/2021 10:37am • Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a Virginia man police say they were carjacking died in a car crash Tuesday afternoon in D.C. Mohammed Anwar, 66, of Springfield, Virginia, died in the crash on N Street in Southeast D.C., just north of Nationals Park. The police said in their r

DC leaders discuss reimagining post-pandemic transportation 03/23/2021 05:53pm • A lot of things have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including how D.C. residents use their streets. Now, city leaders are considering what changes to keep in place in the coming post-pandemic world. "We don't know what's going to happen post-pandemic. But as one witness said, w

Does DC have car dealerships? (Spoiler alert: Yes) 03/23/2021 04:41pm • You can't become a state because you only have one car dealership they say … #DCStatehood pic.twitter.com/peyS47xktj — Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) March 22, 2021 Opponents of D.C. statehood argued their case in the U.S. House on Monday as Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman P