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Senators see new momentum for Maryland priorities with Biden in White House 11/09/2020 10:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Buoyed by Joe Biden’s victory in the race for president, Maryland’s U.S. senators on Monday predicted significant progress on a range of AP PHOTOS: Joe Biden and his decades of public life 11/09/2020 07:56am • Joe Biden mounted two previous presidential bids in 1988 and 2008, never making it out of the Democratic primaries. In 2020, the third time’s the charm. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden has been a fixture in Democratic national politics since he won an upstart campaign to become a U.S. Car Review: Toyota Highlander's recent makeover produces a fine-tuned midsize crossover 11/09/2020 03:45am • The Toyota Highlander is a popular choice for a three-row crossover. So when it came time to for a redesign, Toyota made the 2020 Highlander a bit bigger and added some tech along with a modernized look. The Highlander now has a more muscular look than before, with flared fenders that swallow the la DC area celebrates Biden election call (Photos) 11/08/2020 07:14pm • As night fell on D.C., thousands of people continued celebrating the news that former Vice President Joe Biden had become President-elect earlier Saturday. WTOP's reporters were out in the city all day, and as the evening hours progressed, they said a beer, champagne and music-fueled party domina 1 killed, 2 hospitalized in Montgomery County crash 11/08/2020 03:50pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Sunday. A pickup truck traveling south and a car traveling north collided on Old Columbia Pike, near Ruxton Road in Fairland just before 4:30 a.m. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Police looking for driver who struck Virginia State Police car on I-66 near Arlington 11/08/2020 10:58am • Police are working to identify the driver of a car involved in a crash on Interstate 66 in Arlington County that sent a Virginia State Trooper to the hospital. It happened on at about 11:30 p.m. Friday, just before Exit 69 at Sycamore Street. The trooper was struck inside her patrol car by a w Photos: Joe Biden and his decades of public life 11/08/2020 10:43am • Joe Biden mounted two previous presidential bids in 1988 and 2008, never making it out of the Democratic primaries. In 2020, the third time’s the charm. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden has been a fixture in Democratic national politics since he won an upstart campaign to become a U.S. Harris pays tribute to Black women in 1st speech as VP-elect 11/07/2020 11:56pm • Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries. "Tonight I reflect on their s Jurassic Quest brings dinosaurs to RFK Stadium 11/06/2020 01:06pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '6af95a4d-25ef-47fe-b38c-7f89e9874bf3' }).render("1361536403942c7");}); Those heading to RFK Stadium between now a 1 critical in crash that closed northbound lanes on I-295 in DC 11/06/2020 01:02pm • One person is in critical condition following a crash on the northbound lanes of I-295 in the District. D.C. Fire and EMS said a second person is being evaluated. Authorities said the crash happened when a car struck the rear of a trash truck and caught fire around 11 a.m. before the 11th Stre DC to retime hundreds of traffic signals 11/06/2020 11:53am • Hundreds of traffic signals in the District will be retimed over the next week or so in an effort to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety. The District Department of Transportation said in a statement Friday that 436 intersections would be retimed in an area bounded by the Potomac River to Police: Father and 9-month-old son shot, wounded in Delaware 11/05/2020 09:21am • NEW CASTLE, Del. — Police in Delaware say that a man and his baby have been shot. The News Journal reports that the New Castle police said the nine-month-old boy is in stable condition after undergoing surgery for an upper body gunshot wound. His father is being treated for a lower torso bullet State Police: Virginia boy, 12, killed in I-95 crash 11/04/2020 04:20am • PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say a 12-year-old boy was killed and two people were critically wounded in a crash on Interstate 95. A news release says a 2011 Ford Fusion and a Volvo C70 were both traveling south on I-95 Tuesday when the Ford changed lanes and hit the Volvo. Ac 4th person charged in killing of man found in burned car 11/03/2020 04:23pm • APPOMATTOX, Va. — Authorities in Virginia have charged a fourth person in the death of a man whose body was found last month in a burned vehicle. The Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Keyanta K. Robinson, of Madison Heights, is charged with first-degree murder in the death o Eddie Hassell, 'The Kids Are All Right' actor, killed in Texas 11/02/2020 06:45am • Actor Eddie Hassell, best known for his roles in the Oscar-nominated film "The Kids Are All Right" and the NBC series "Surface," was shot to death in Texas early Sunday, police said. CBS DFW reports the 30-year-old Hassel was shot in Grand Prairie, a Dallas suburb, just before 2 a.m. Hassell was