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Rifts form among Senate Democrats over police transparency 03/02/2021 11:17pm • Maryland state Sen. Pamela G. Beidle (D-Anne Arundel) on the Senate floor. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle Gaines) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Democrats splinte Cold case murder of Towson U. student revisited 25 years later 03/02/2021 03:21pm • The murder of a Towson University student 25 years ago rocked the Maryland campus and forever changed her family. Now, investigators are asking the public to help solve the cold case. Baltimore Police are reminding the community of the unsolved murder of 23-year-old Jody LeCornu, who was found Police arrest 1 driver, search for others after Beltway drag race 03/01/2021 05:28pm • Police are looking for three people involved in a drag race Saturday night on the Capital Beltway, after arresting one driver. Amanda Paga, spokeswoman for Alexandria police, said the cars involved hit speeds near 105 mph, nearly twice the posted speed in that area. "That's excessive. That is Thousands of DC-region students start phased return to classrooms 03/01/2021 06:19am • Thousands of students in the WTOP listening area will return to classrooms Monday morning, marking a small but significant step toward normalcy almost exactly a year since the region saw its first coronavirus outbreak. Students whose parents opted for a hybrid learning model in five Washington an Car Review: Toyota brings back the Supra with a little German help 03/01/2021 03:45am • The sporty 2021 Toyota GR Supra came back last year after a long hiatus and at a reasonable price, thanks to a little help from BMW. Both BMW and Toyota joined forces to build sports cars: Toyota built a coupe, and BMW built a convertible. This Supra has a German turbocharged straight 6-cylinder eng Driver dead after crash involving parked police car in Waldorf 02/28/2021 01:03pm • A Prince George's County man is dead following an early morning crash involving his truck and a marked Charles County Sheriff's Office car in Waldorf, Maryland. Luis Roberto Flores Guerrero, 35, of Temple Hills, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred in the 2100 block of Crain Highway, th From a few cans of food to lunch for an entire Va. community 02/28/2021 12:02pm • What started as a small neighborhood pantry box is feeding hundreds every day in one Loudoun County, Virginia, community. Just before the coronavirus pandemic started, Leesburg attorney Peter Burnett had set up a little free food pantry in a struggling neighborhood in Leesburg. “It was Janua Remains found in DC's Fort Dupont Park belong to missing man 02/28/2021 09:58am • Skeletal remains found in D.C.'s Fort Dupont Park in early February have been identified as a man whom police said was missing since last July. The remains belong to Southeast D.C. resident Keith Johnson, 44, police said Saturday. He was found on Feb. 4 after human skeletal remains were reported Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody 02/27/2021 11:42am • A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Body camera footage shows Master Trooper Kory York dragging Ronald Greene “on his s Hyattsville man faces firearm charge after shooting outside Secret Service facility in Beltsville 02/27/2021 08:16am • A Prince George's County man has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm following a shooting outside a Secret Service facility in Beltsville on Thursday, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office. Jeremiah Peter Watson, 22, of Hyattsville, was charged Friday aft Program aims to lower rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, infant mortality among at-risk mothers 02/26/2021 10:40pm • Giving at-risk mothers support before and after the birth of babies can dramatically improve outcomes, according to new research from a program called ​Moms2B​ at ​The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center​. Women who attended at least two Moms2B sessions may have lower rates of pre US Park Police officer hospitalized after crash while responding to shooting 02/26/2021 01:35am • A U.S. Park Police officer was hospitalized Thursday night after crashing their car while responding to a shooting, the agency said. The shooting, which is under investigation, occurred at a U.S. Secret Service training site in Beltsville, Maryland. The injured officer was responding to the Ja What is functional strength training? 02/26/2021 12:00am • A woman wants to join her family on backpacking hikes. A golfer would like to strike the ball better and avoid back soreness. A grandfather longs to lift small grandchildren with confidence. An elite athlete is interested in pitching a baseball better. A virtual employee has become deconditioned and DC police arrest armed man after 5-hour standoff 02/25/2021 09:53pm • An armed man was arrested after a five-hour armed standoff with D.C. police Thursday evening. The standoff started around 3:30 p.m. on the intersection of Michigan Avenue near Webster Street in Northeast D.C. District 5D Watch Commander officer Brian Brown said the man crashed his van. As D.C 90 vehicles get top safety awards from Insurance Institute 02/25/2021 11:35am • If you’re shopping for a new car, it’s never been easier to find a safe one. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 90 vehicles with either a Top Safety Pick or a Top Safety Pick+ award for 2021. “We’ve got a record number of vehicles on the list,” said IIHS president Dav