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Metro GM hopes COVID-19 relief could prevent cuts to service, staff 03/08/2021 03:55pm • The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package making its way through Congress could help prevent big service cuts for D.C.’s Metro system, Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld hopes. “We’re all hoping that the actions that were taken by Congress over the weekend will eliminate these issues for DC’s slowest-selling vehicles may be the best deals 03/08/2021 08:35am • Unsold 2020 Trax sports-utility vehicles sit at a Chevrolet dealership late Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Dealerships in the D.C. region, and across the country, have had trouble keeping some vehicles in stock. These are largely popular, more expensive one Man dead after Anne Arundel crash 03/08/2021 08:24am • A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It happened on Ritchie Highway near Norman Road in Glen Burnie around 3:35 a.m. Monday morning. Anne Arundel Fire and Rescue said the car crashed into a tree. The man — who was believed to be in his 20s — was p Car Review: 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is 710hp SUV with space for family 03/08/2021 04:07am • Some vehicles are going greener, but the 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat is ramping up its muscle, bringing enough power to make you scream. With 710 horsepower and all-wheel drive, this SUV accelerates with neck snapping brutality if you plant the gas pedal to the floor. You will be passing 60 mph in abou One woman's desperation for the vaccine leads to weeks of searching 03/07/2021 01:28pm • Getting vaccinated has been a long and complicated process for many, including Sue Ducat, a Montgomery County resident who spent weeks trying to secure an appointment after becoming eligible in January. "It took a village to get there," Ducat said. "It was quite a complicated journey." She fir DC vaccinates about 2,500 people at convention center during high-capacity site's debut 03/07/2021 12:19am • D.C. opened its first high-capacity vaccination site Saturday, with about 2,500 eligible D.C. residents receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, George Washington University said. Students, staff and physicians from GW helped administer the vaccines at the Washington Conv Long lines for Six Flags vaccine site persist; police aim to curb cars cutting in line 03/06/2021 09:29pm • The long line at Six Flags for a coronavirus vaccine on Saturday. (Courtesy Andrea More) Long lines leading to the Six Flags mass vaccination site in Maryland persisted Saturday, even as police were out to control lines and manage traffic. The long lines appeared to stem not only from COVID-19 v DC-area leaders praise local aid included in COVID-19 relief bill 03/06/2021 08:50pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked President Joe Biden and congressional leaders for including local aid in the latest COVID-19 relief package. In a tweet, Bowser thanked President Biden, congressional leaders and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. We thank President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Advocates reiterate call for lawmakers to pursue meaningful reform as policing bills move to the Md. House 03/06/2021 07:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A sea of gloved fists — white with knuckles painted blood red — floated above bowed heads outside the State House Thursday evening as Md. Senate begins discussions on sweeping climate bill 03/06/2021 07:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate began preliminary discussions Friday on a sweeping climate action plan that calls for net-zero statewide greenhouse ga Bill to rebuild trust between immigrants and law enforcement 03/05/2021 11:31pm • A bill that would prohibit law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status and end police cooperation with ICE in Maryland drew emotional testimony from immigrants, advocacy groups and lawmakers on Wednesday. Referred to as the Trust Act by some, SB0088 and HB0304 would end the federal 28 12-year-old arrested, suspect still sought after armed carjacking in DC 03/05/2021 09:48pm • A 12-year-old was arrested after a series of attempted armed carjackings, including at least one successful carjacking in D.C., but police said they are still looking for an additional suspect. D.C. police said that a string of carjacking attempts were reported Thursday night in the Eckington nei DC man, 23, faces charges following hit-and-run, high-speed Beltway chase 03/05/2021 06:13am • A D.C. man is under arrest and faces multiple charges, included firearms violations, following a high-speed chase stemming from multiple crashes that injured another driver on the Capital Beltway on Wednesday. Maryland State Police said Shaquille N. Scott, 23, of the District, is charged with mul 'Meet people where they are': Md. COVID-19 vaccine equity plan envisions small pop-up clinics at churches, community groups 03/04/2021 10:17pm • Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the Maryland National Guard's assistant adjutant general, outlines plans to improve equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Maryland during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Gov. Larry Hogan is standing left. (AP Photo/Brian Wit Amtrak goes all in on dogs (and pet fares add up) 03/04/2021 10:43am • Amtrak has expanded its onboard pet travel options to include weekday Acela service. (Courtesy Amtrak) Amtrak is looking for all the new passengers it can get with ridership still down about 75% from pre-pandemic levels, and that includes more dogs and cats. Amtrak has expanded its onboard pe