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Car Review: Acura transforms the 2021 TLX into a real compact sedan challenger 12/21/2020 12:57am • When you fancy a compact luxury sedan, Acura might not be at the top of the shopping list. But that could change with the redesigned 2021 TLX. With a new muscular look, the TLX has a wider stance, making for a more-aggressive style than before. Check out the front end, which looks rather racy, with Annual toy giveaway in Alexandria adjusts for pandemic 12/20/2020 02:43pm • The pandemic has changed so many annual traditions this year, but it didn’t stop one organization in Alexandria, Virginia, from having its Winter Wonderland event. Gaynelle Diaz, the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority's director of resident and community services, is grateful the or State’s attorney delivers holiday cheer to families in Prince George’s Co. 12/20/2020 01:38pm • Aisha Braveboy, Prince George's County state's attorney, delivered a little holiday to dozens of families on Sunday. (Twitter/@pgsaonews) Some families in Prince George's County, Maryland, received special gifts Sunday from the state's attorney and others. Dressed as Mrs. Claus, State's Attor Prince George's Co. Toys for Tots distribution sends 15,000 kids home happy 12/19/2020 08:20pm • Many cars arrived Saturday for the annual Toys for Tots giveaway in Prince Georges County, causing the line to stretch about a mile, producing traffic slowdowns on Central Avenue in Bowie, Maryland. The nine-month COVID-19 pandemic, which has many residents mourning the loss of loved ones, suffer DC Council member Cheh's SUV stolen as car theft is on the rise 12/18/2020 09:57am • An SUV belonging to Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh was stolen Thursday as she ran an errand, the D.C. lawmaker said. Cheh tweeted that she had stopped by a bakery in her neighborhood "for what I thought would just be a moment, and my car was stolen." She said nobody was harmed and that D. Arlington Co. to try demand-based parking prices 12/18/2020 09:53am • A new pilot program will use demand to adjust the price of street parking in Arlington County, Virginia. Pitched as a "live pilot" by Arlington's parking planner, Stephen Crim, the county's board unanimously approved the program during a Tuesday meeting. The county will deploy the new scaled After long dispute, Md. universities reach agreements to release hundreds of students from leases 12/18/2020 09:16am • A car carries a message from University of Maryland students trying to get out of their apartment leases. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hundreds of students who hav Alexandria teenager pleads guilty in killing of 2 Maryland high school grads 12/17/2020 08:08pm • Virginia State Police are investigating a double homicide in Halifax County. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) An Alexandria, Virginia, teenager has pleaded guilty to the death of two Maryland high school grads. Mohamed Aly, 19, was sentenced to four consecutive life terms for the first-degree Anton Black's family files wrongful death lawsuit targeting cops, medical examiner 12/17/2020 05:00pm • Anton Black's father at a public forum in 2019. Photo by Glynis Kazanjian/Maryland Matters. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The family of Anton Black, the Black Eastern Icy conditions caused crashes, slippery roads across DC region 12/17/2020 11:25am • Black ice and slippery road conditions caused multiple crashes throughout the D.C. region on Thursday morning, a day after the area received its first major snow of the winter. Here's what to know: Icy road conditions caused multiple crashes around the region Thursday morning. More black Wet winter weather causes outages, turns DC-area roads icy 12/16/2020 10:04pm • The D.C. region received its first major snowfall of the season Wednesday. Here's what to know: The National Weather Service's winter storm warning is in effect for the D.C. region's western and northwestern suburbs until the early morning. The storm will begin to wind down shortly af Maryland Board of Public Works OKs extra funds to modify Purple Line contract 12/16/2020 06:08pm • Purple Line construction along Queens Chapel Road in Prince George's County. Photo by Bruce DePuyt/Maryland Matters. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland leaders Lasagna Love delivers home-cooked meals to DC-region families in need 12/16/2020 03:55am • In California, Rhiannon Menn spent the first nights of the coronavirus pandemic hitting refresh on grocery store websites as the demand for food delivery boomed. By chance, Menn was able to secure a coveted Costco delivery, adding whatever items were in stock to her cart. Then, she posted in loca In Prince William County, protesters demand reversal of DC police chief hiring 12/15/2020 08:20pm • People upset over the hiring of D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham to become the head of Prince William County, Virginia's, law enforcement next year continued to put pressure on local leaders to rethink the decision this week. On Tuesday, several dozen demonstrators showed up outside the James. J. Arlington Co. police to start wearing body cameras 12/15/2020 12:32pm • Starting Wednesday, police officers in Arlington County, Virginia, will begin wearing body cameras as part of their uniforms. The cameras will record all dispatch calls, as well as enforcement and investigative contacts. Arlington police said in a statement that officers assigned to patrol, speci