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2020's biggest winners and losers in business 12/30/2020 07:14am • In a year of widespread and often devastating hardships, no business or industry came through 2020 untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic. But for some key sectors, the news wasn't all bad. Here's a look at the biggest winners and losers in 2020 and a preview of what the yea Black photographer files complaint in Arlington after police question him 12/29/2020 08:57am • ARLINGTON, Va. — A Black real estate photographer who was hired to take pictures of a home in Virginia has filed a complaint with police after officers questioned him and demanded his identification. The Washington Post reported Monday that the incident occurred last week in the northern Virgin How young drivers can steer clear of costly car insurance 12/28/2020 07:00am • Insurance costs for drivers in their early 20s can be staggering — after teenagers, young adults have some of the highest car insurance rates in the country. In fact, the average car insurance rate for drivers 20 to 25 years old is about $2,200 a year for full coverage, according to a 2020 Nerd Car Review: On the track or commute, Dodge's Charger R/T Scat Pack is ready to party 12/28/2020 04:04am • While crossovers are popular, there are some cars that are just too cool to keep down. The Dodge Charger is one sedan that seems to stay relevant in the land of tall, lumbering SUVs. The Charger is a large sedan that has plenty of space for a family, but you can also do big smoky burnouts with its b Nashville police officers describe Christmas morning explosion in their own words 12/27/2020 04:25pm • Metro Nashville Police Department Officer Tyler Luellen was the first to arrive on Second Avenue North in Downtown Nashville on Christmas morning to a call of shots fired. When he arrived, he didn't hear any shots. As he was investigating, Officer Brenna Hosey arrived to Jaywalking decriminalization is coming to Va., 100 years after the auto industry helped make it a crime 12/25/2020 10:54pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Though it didn’t garner as much attention as other police reform measures during the special legislative session that ended this fa Story of DC's hawk family is now a book 12/25/2020 08:19pm • For a few months in 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the country, D.C. residents were delighted by a family of hawks that built a nest in a tree alongside a Connecticut Avenue bridge that spans the Klingle Valley Trail below. The opportunity to see raptors so close and at eye level was unusual, as Delivery men say they were abducted, robbed of packages in Maryland 12/24/2020 07:15pm • Two delivery men were reportedly car-jacked and abducted early Christmas Eve morning in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to state police. Maryland State Police said the pair were getting onto the Capital Beltway from Interstate 95 south in a yellow Freightliner truck, at around 5 a.m. Social distance assist: Metro adds real-time crowding information 12/24/2020 09:33am • In an effort to ensure social distancing on public transportation, WMATA unveiled a tool Wednesday that allows commuters to see, in real time, how full a bus is before it arrives. “Metro is doing our part to help Metro customers feel safe when traveling, and we’re proud to release this new to Arrest made after Woodbridge shooting leaves 1 dead 12/23/2020 10:01am • A Philadelphia man has been arrested after a Tuesday night shooting in Woodbridge, Virginia, left a man dead in a drug deal gone bad. Prince William County police said they responded to the 12700 block of Harbor Drive near the Tackett's Mill shopping center around 9:30 p.m. to investigate a shoot Troopers: 2 men shot sitting inside their car in Delaware 12/23/2020 09:36am • NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Two men were shot and wounded while sitting inside their car at parking lot of a convenience store in Delaware. Delaware State Police said in a news release the victims were shot once in their lower body on Monday. Authorities say unknown suspects traveling in another Sheriff's office: Man found shot in parked car in Waldorf 12/22/2020 04:52pm • The Charles County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early Tuesday shooting in Waldorf, Maryland, that left a man critically injured. Around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the 1100 block of Heritage Place for the report of an injured man inside a parked car, according to the Charles How Virginians can join the movement for energy reform 12/22/2020 02:09pm • This content is sponsored by Clean Virginia. 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The piece, called "Les Colombes," consists of as many as 1,500 origami doves, each suspended from a nearly