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Arlington police boast drop in Crystal City crime after resource boost 03/22/2021 02:25pm • Crime is down in Virginia's Crystal City after police increased their resources and visibility in February, according to Arlington police. That includes a drop to zero carjackings and thefts of idling vehicles. In addition, police said they've recovered six weapons, including five firearms and on Car Review: Redesigned 2021 Genesis G80 looks to make move in luxury sedan market 03/22/2021 04:07am • When Hyundai launched its luxury brand, Genesis, in 2017, it made sedans that offered the luxury experience for less than the competition. The sedans were very nice but they were not as compelling as the established players were. However, the second-generation G80 midsize luxury sedan looks like a r DC's upcoming Metro Bar lets you drink inside old Metro train 03/22/2021 03:35am • A rendering of the new Metro Bar in Northeast D.C. (Courtesy Metro Bar) Eating food or drinking beer on the Metro is a surefire way to get kicked off. However, in a few months, you'll be able to do just that with all of your friends. Behold, the new Metro Bar in the Edgewood-Brentwood Prince Harry pens emotional message to bereaved children in new book 03/21/2021 07:16am • Prince Harry opened up about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a foreword for a new book created for children who have lost a parent to COVID-19. Harry, who was 12 at the time of his mother's death, wrote that despite the "hole" losing a parent creates, the memories of them live on forever Three dead in separate shootings in Baltimore 03/20/2021 01:26pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police are investigating the killings of three people in separate shootings within a span of about two hours. Police found a woman shot dead inside a car in East Baltimore  around 12:30 p.m. Friday. A 31-year-old man was found fatally wounded about two hours later in Northam signs several bills that will become Va. law in July 03/20/2021 05:03am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed multiple bills approved by the General Assembly on issues ranging from alcohol sales to health care and early voting into law, which will go into effect on July 1, 2021. One bill will allow restaurants to continue to sell mixed alcoholic drinks and premixed Woman in fatal Dale City I-95 crash was considered a fugitive 03/19/2021 06:16pm • The woman driving the car that began a four-car crash that killed three people on Interstate 95 Thursday afternoon was considered a fugitive after having failed to make a court appearance last November. Stephanie T. Morton, 46, of Richmond, was charged with a variety of offenses, mostly traffic-r Police ID 3 who died in 4-vehicle I-95 crash in Dale City 03/19/2021 09:49am • The scene at Interstate 95 in Dale City, Virginia, where a four-car crash killed three people Thursday afternoon. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) Three people are dead after a crash Thursday on Interstate 95 in Dale City, Virginia, that involved four cars and blocked the roadway for nearly seve Pandemic a year later: Food banks still in high demand around the region 03/19/2021 08:41am • Since the pandemic hit last year, the Capital Area Food Bank alone has bought 770 truckloads of food to help meet the need. (Courtesy Capital Area Food Bank) One of the most stunning visuals of the coronavirus pandemic was the sight of long lines of cars -- miles long sometimes -- approaching fo 4 busted in violent DC-area crime spree 03/19/2021 08:31am • Montgomery County police Chief Marcus Jones announces the creation of a task force to fight a string of violent crimes in the D.C. area on Thursday, March 19, 2021. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Four people from D.C. have been arrested and charged following a string of armed carjackings and armed robberie Salvation Army continues to help those affected by COVID-19 pandemic 03/19/2021 12:29am • During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have turned to the Salvation Army for help for the first time. One year after the first cases of the virus were diagnosed in the area, the charity continues to respond to those who have suffered financially. The Salvation Army National Capital Area Com 3 hurt in Southwest DC crash 03/18/2021 01:32pm • Three people were injured after a multi-car crash in Southwest D.C. Thursday morning. It happened a little before 6 a.m. at Maine Avenue and Raoul Wallenberg Place. A Park Police spokesperson said five cars were involved in the crash. DC Fire and EMS said they pulled one person out of a car Amtrak trains sport 50th anniversary paint jobs 03/18/2021 10:45am • Amtrak trains are being painted with 50th anniversary logos to mark 50 years of service. Six have already entered service on the national network with different versions of the logos. (Courtesy Amtrak) Amtrak has survived, and thrived, throughout its history, and while the pandemic has put it sq The truth about white (and pink and brown) noise for sleep 03/18/2021 04:15am • What's your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe you're a sound aficionado, and have replaced your white noise machine with one that provides the more fashionable pink or brown noise? Metro signs deal for new railcars 03/17/2021 11:17am • Metro has begun the process of building a new series of railcars. Metro said in a statement Wednesday that it had awarded a contract to Hitachi Rail to make at least 256 8000-series railcars, though that number could grow to 800. The contract could be worth up to $2.2 billion. The 8000-series