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AAA survey: Men drive more aggressively than women 12/03/2020 03:04pm • Men drive more aggressively than women, upping their chances of dying in a car crash, according to a survey by AAA. The organization surveyed thousands of drivers across the U.S. and asked them about their aggressive driving behaviors: excessive speeding, tailgating, aggressive honking, running r Montgomery Co. alters coronavirus testing sites as colder weather sets in 12/03/2020 02:58pm • With the arrival of winter, Montgomery County health officials are working to ready coronavirus testing centers for frigid temperatures. While many appreciated the safety and convenience of being tested at outdoor drive-through testing sites, the shift towards freezing weather will bring some of 1-year-old fatally shot in Southeast DC 12/03/2020 12:12pm • A 1-year-old boy was shot and killed in Southeast D.C. near the Prince George's County, Maryland, border on Wednesday night, police said. The D.C. police on Thursday morning identified the boy as 15-month-old Carmelo Duncan. A $60,000 reward is being offered. The incident occurred near Central Authorities: Suspects missing after police chase, crash 12/03/2020 08:32am • WILMINGTON, Del. — Authorities say suspects who were fleeing in a car from police investigating reports of gunshots fired in Delaware crashed their vehicle and escaped on foot. Delaware State Police say the suspects fled in a car Wednesday morning. Wilmington police who were responding to the r Ram super-truck named Motor Trend Truck of the Year 12/03/2020 03:40am • In the red-hot pickup truck market, one especially wild pickup that can embarrass many sports cars is standing out. The Ram TRX has been named MotorTrend’s 2021 Truck of the Year. “Ram took their 1500, completely redesigned it to make it a supertruck,” said MotorTrend Senior Features Edi Anne Arundel County man charged with 1-day robbery, assault spree 12/02/2020 05:22pm • A Crofton, Maryland, man was charged in connection with a string of three robberies and an assault that were all committed on about a 6-mile stretch of road on Sunday. The Anne Arundel County police said Wednesday that Matthew Parsons, 39, was arrested Tuesday in his car in Gambrills. He’s accu Initial findings released after Metro train separation near Glenmont 12/02/2020 11:56am • Metro officials released their first batch of findings Wednesday after cars on a Metro Red Line train separated Nov. 24 in a tunnel near Glenmont station in Maryland's Montgomery County. According to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the WMSC, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au Woman found shot to death in car in Northeast DC 12/02/2020 10:28am • D.C. police are investigating the death of a young woman found sitting in a car with a gunshot wound in Northeast D.C. early Wednesday. Officers found 24-year-old Southwest resident Shalonte Pearson inside a Volkswagen Jetta suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of 61st Street NE around 1 injured after car crashes into Fairfax County Whole Foods 12/01/2020 09:30pm • Power was knocked out and one person suffered minor injuries when a car crashed into a Whole Foods store in the Fair Lakes area of Fairfax, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said via Twitter that the vehicle caused “significant damage” when it crashed into the sto Another DC holiday tradition postponed: National Christmas Tree Lighting gridlock 11/30/2020 06:18pm •   FILE — Chevel Shepherd performs at the 97th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in President's Park on Dec. 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) It's one of the most dreaded evening commutes during "the most wonderful time of the year." Yes, Md. state trooper, driver sent to hospital after rear-end crash 11/30/2020 05:34pm • Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews attempt to clear the scene of a crash after a driver rear-ended a Maryland state trooper's vehicle on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue) Two people, including a Maryland state trooper, were injured Delaware man accused of stealing jewelry booked after crash 11/30/2020 08:23am • GREENWOOD, Del. (AP) — Authorities say a Delaware man who stole jewelry and a car from a residence was arrested when he crashed the vehicle after a pursuit with troopers. Delaware State Police said in a news release last week that a family member of the person whose house was burglarized saw th Car Review: Kia's new K5 midsize sedan will make you forget the venerable Optima 11/30/2020 12:15am • Kia still believes in sedans, and the new K5 is a car that’s using its good looks to help make that point. The new midsize sedan makes a statement with sleek looks and an expressive new face thanks to LED lighting that seems to snake up the hood before disappearing. The body is long. You would Shelter dogs, cats flown into Northern Va. to accommodate greater adoption interest 11/29/2020 04:35pm • While the old cliché goes "when pigs fly," it's dogs and cats that will take to the skies as they're flown into the Northern Virginia area to find new homes. “Our lifestyle has changed a little bit with regards to his pandemic. People have a little more time at home, a little more time with th COVID-19 claims beloved Chicago dispatcher: 'His pride was going to work' 11/29/2020 05:11am • As Guadalupe Lopez walked into work at Chicago's 911 center one night three years ago, three officers were shot on the city's west side. Lopez sat at his desk on the communications floor as officers screamed into their police radios. There was confusion over the location, and the wounded were wit