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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 Police identify man killed in Prince George's Co. car crash 12/15/2020 11:04am • Police have identified a man killed in a car crash Sunday in Prince George's County, Maryland. The driver has been identified as Ellis Preston Dyson, 56, of Fort Washington. According to police, Dyson was traveling northbound on Livingston Road shortly after 7 p.m. when he lost control of the Maryland's plan to fix a damaged storm drain pipe that's causing dangerous conditions on Route 210 12/14/2020 09:11pm • On a busy Route 210 near Old Fort Road in Friendly, Maryland, what appears to be a pool of water frequently appears in the northbound lanes. For WTOP listener Patrick Berling of Cobb Island, who commutes to work down that stretch of during the early morning hours, the water has led to him witness 9-year-old girl shot in Southeast DC, police say 12/14/2020 07:18pm • A 9-year-old girl walking in Southeast D.C. was shot and wounded Monday evening, police said. According to Chief Peter Newsham, the girl was walking with a relative when she was struck by a stray bullet around 5 p.m. Monday in the 1900 block of 18th Street Southeast, near the intersection with T Ocean City aims to get bicycles off dangerous Coastal Highway 12/14/2020 10:31am • Riding bicycles in an ocean resort town can be fun. It can also be dangerous. Ocean City, Maryland, will soon start developing a plan that will bring cyclists closer to the beach, and off the busy and congested north-south route through the city. ”Currently we have a bike route, on Route 1 � Man killed in Prince George's County crash 12/14/2020 08:35am • A man is dead after a car crash Sunday in Prince George's County, Maryland. Police said the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. at the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Livingston Road in Fort Washington. According to authorities, the driver was traveling northbound on Livingston Road when he Car Review: Drive small, live large with the surprisingly spacious 2020 Buick Encore GX 12/14/2020 06:27am • Buick has been selling the little Encore for the last seven years, and it’s a hit for the company. General Motors had good reason to add the new Buick Encore GX for 2020. It’s nicer inside, and it has grown in some important areas. For a small vehicle, the cabin is rather spacious. The front cab 1 dead in Annandale crash 12/13/2020 04:28pm • A Falls Church man is dead following a Sunday morning crash in Annandale, Virginia. Fairfax County police say Dixon Joel Martinez Rodriguez, 27, was found dead at the scene at Little River Turnpike and Lake Drive around 8:15 a.m. Only one car was involved in the crash and there were no passenger DC police locate SUV believed to be connected to shooting of Carmelo Duncan 12/12/2020 09:53pm • D.C. police said Saturday they have recovered the SUV believed to be connected to the shooting of Carmelo Duncan last week. WTOP's news partner NBC Washington reported the car was found in Montgomery County, Maryland. Duncan, a 1-year-old boy, was shot and killed Dec. 2 while riding in a car w Arrest made in shooting death of driver in Northeast DC 12/12/2020 03:54pm • A D.C. man was arrested Saturday after a Friday afternoon shooting that left another man dead in Northeast. D.C. police said they arrested 26-year-old Jamall Thornton, of Northeast, charging him with Second-Degree murder for the death of 35-year-old Antoine Pierce, of District Heights, Maryland. DC firefighter faces murder charge in shooting 12/12/2020 08:14am • A D.C. firefighter has been accused of killing a man in Northwest, Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Mohamad Goodwin, 32, was charged with second degree murder on Thursday. D.C. police said he shot Devonte Wilson in the neck while he was in his car on Morton Street n Driver shot and killed, baby in car uninjured in Northeast DC 12/11/2020 06:12pm • The driver of a car with an infant passenger was shot and killed Friday afternoon in Northeast D.C. D.C. police said a man was driving on 21st Street Northeast, near the Carver-Langston neighborhood, when he was struck by gunfire and crashed his car into a pole. It happened around 4 p.m. Frida Rockville teen hit by car while riding skateboard has died 12/11/2020 04:27pm • A teenager who was struck by a car in Montgomery County, Maryland, while he was riding a skateboard last month has died Friday from his injuries, police said. Montgomery County police said Alberto Barreto, 15, of Rockville, was riding a skateboard across Montrose Road around 10 p.m. on Nov. 27 wh Local nonprofit helping pediatric brain cancer families in need of financial assistance 12/11/2020 12:18pm • This content is provided by the Lilabean Foundation. Everyday eleven new children are diagnosed with brain cancer. Imagine finding out that your child has been diagnosed with a disease that in some cases can have a six to nine month life expectancy. Now imagine losing your job due to the pandemic Metro steps closer to massive service, job cuts 12/10/2020 11:55pm • Metro moved closer Thursday to approving drastic budget cuts that would prompt the closure of 19 stations and eliminate weekend rail service. The Metro board voted 6-2 in favor of the cuts, sending the proposal for public review. Vice chair Stephanie Gidigbi, who represents D.C. on the board