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Prince George's Co. task force provides pandemic recovery update 02/04/2021 04:13am • A task force helping Prince George's County, Maryland, tackle pandemic-related problems and emerge stronger detailed its recent achievements and ongoing challenges Wednesday. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks created the Prince George's Forward Task Force eight months ago. During a Zoom meeti Multiple people hurt in Fairfax County gas line explosion 02/03/2021 08:36pm • Multiple people were hurt Wednesday after a gas line exploded in Fairfax County, Virginia. Officials said it happened around 12:40 p.m. in the 8500 block of Hooes Road in Springfield. Multiple cars caught fire -- three workers were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threate DC-area planning board slams Hogan administration plan for widening Capital Beltway, I-270 02/03/2021 08:01pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One week after the Maryland Department of Transportation unveiled its plan to add four high-occupancy toll lanes to portions of two Montgo DC-area carjackings rise due to lifestyle changes precipitated by coronavirus 02/02/2021 09:51pm • Police in Maryland and D.C. have seen a steady increase in carjackings since the pandemic began last year. They call it a crime of opportunity and believe closures and lifestyle changes forced by the coronavirus have contributed to the rampant rise in carjackings. The close of 2020 saw carjack 50 best hotels in US 02/02/2021 12:00am • From seaside resorts to glamorous urban hotels, these unique properties are the best in the country. With such a wide array of luxurious urban hotels, boutique lodges and beachfront resorts to choose from, it can be difficult to decide where to travel. That's why U.S. News did the work for you. U Wintry mix, overnight freeze will keep things treacherous 02/01/2021 07:30pm • Although it's avoided the worst of the latest nor'easter, the D.C. area will still be dealing with dicey conditions the next few days. Bouts of light snow, sleet and freezing rain persist along the back side of the departing storm, and a deep overnight freeze will ensure slippery conditions. Up t 24-year-old former race car driver opening Tap99 at Navy Yard 02/01/2021 08:55am • Former race car driver Jason Cherry stands in front of what will soon be Tap99 at Navy Yard. (Courtesy Jason Cherry) A 24-year-old Annapolis, Maryland, native with a love for sampling beer and a race car background, is opening Tap99 at Navy Yard — a 100% self-pour taphouse. When it opens th Car Review: Jeep Gladiator Mojave takes off-roading serious 02/01/2021 08:46am • Trucks are huge business and Jeep took its time to introduce its version of the midsize vehicle. The Gladiator is a Swiss Army knife in the truck world. How many trucks can play convertible, serious off-roader and workhorse all in one stylish wrapper? The latest version of the Jeep Gladiator, the Mo Snow continues in DC region, with a 2nd round coming Monday 01/31/2021 11:02pm • South of the District, the snow has pretty much come to an end, but the wintry mix continues, and a second round of snow is on the way for Monday. “This is a two-day thing,” said NBC Washington meteorologist Matt Ritter on Sunday afternoon about the D.C. area's first significant snowfall in t New report urges parent-teen cooperation to reduce speed-related road crashes 01/30/2021 11:59pm • A new report by the Governor's Highway Safety Association and the Ford Motor Company Fund shows that teenagers are more likely to die in speed-related car crashes than the rest of the population. The results come from an analysis of statistics during a five-year period ending in 2019. The report Teen injured in Charles Co. bedroom as shots fired from outside house 01/30/2021 11:46am • A teenager was injured after several rounds were fired into a house in Charles County, Maryland, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Early Saturday morning around 1:37 a.m., officers responded to a house in the 500 block of University Drive in Waldorf for reports of a shooting. W Tips on getting your car ready for snow and how to drive in wintry weather 01/29/2021 11:37pm • With some big snowfall expected this weekend, AAA Mid-Atlantic is getting its crews ready to help members who encounter trouble on the road, and offering some tips so people don't find themselves stranded. “We get everything; we get the vehicles that are sliding around; we get the vehicles that Review: Denzel Washington tracks a serial killer in 'The Little Things' 01/29/2021 11:55am • Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto: Three Oscar champs collide. That's the appeal of the new crime thriller "The Little Things," a Warner Bros. production released theatrically and on HBO Max simultaneously on Friday. It follows jaded California detective Joe "Deke" Deacon (Washingt Leesburg man pleads guilty to $2.5 million pandemic fraud 01/29/2021 05:55am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining $2.5 million in federal coronavirus loans and using the money to buy an airplane and luxury car. Didier Kindambu, 49, of Leesburg, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Alexandria to bank fraud. Pr Boy backs car into Pr. George's Co. officer during stolen car traffic stop 01/29/2021 04:49am • A 12-year-old boy drove what police said was stolen car into a Prince George's police officer, breaking the officer's leg before taking off in the vehicle early Friday. The incident started after Prince George's County officers made two traffic stops on a pair of stolen cars around 1 a.m. Friday