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Car Review: Big changes turn the Chevrolet Corvette into a world-beating sports car 10/12/2020 04:24am • The Chevrolet Corvette has been the quintessential American sports car, giving drivers a lot of performance for a more reasonable price tag than other big-ticket sports cars. And for 2020, Chevrolet gave the Corvette its biggest makeover in its storied history. Like an exotic car, the new ‘Vet 1 dead after 4-vehicle crash in Capitol Heights 10/11/2020 12:15pm • A person has died after a four-vehicle crash that happened Friday night in Capitol Heights, Maryland, according to police. Prince George's County Police said the crash occurred around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Central and Akin avenues. Police announced Sunday morning that the driver of o FLASH bus route to provide service in Montgomery County's Route 29 corridor 10/11/2020 12:06pm • Montgomery County will roll out a new bus rapid transit line Wednesday that connects downtown Silver Spring and Burtonsville. The bus line, branded "FLASH," will operate along the county's Route 29 corridor and will feature dedicated bus lanes, technology that allows drivers to hold stoplights gr 2 dead after single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County 10/11/2020 10:08am • Two people are dead after the vehicle they were in left the roadway, rolling over several times in Germantown, Maryland, late Saturday night, police said. A 2013 Jeep Wrangler was traveling south on Ridge Road (Route 27) at Morning Star Drive when it left the roadway for unknown reasons before 11 1 dead, another seriously injured in BW Parkway crash 10/11/2020 08:29am • One man died and another was seriously injured after an early Sunday morning crash on the Northbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway, according to U.S. Park Police. The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. and closed the northbound stretch of the parkway from Greenbelt Road to Powder Mill road for over f Arlington restaurant loses liquor license again after drug arrests 10/11/2020 05:33am • An Ethiopian restaurant and lounge in Arlington County, Virginia, had its alcohol license temporarily suspended after police discovered restriction violations during a pair of drug arrests in its parking lot. Purple Lounge, located on 3111 Columbia Pike, lost its alcohol license on Oct. 10, and t Bicyclist left with 'life-threatening' injuries after car accident in Montgomery Co. 10/10/2020 09:56pm • A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car just before 10 p.m. Friday in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Jose Lopez Hernandez, 36, was riding on Snouffer School Road near Sweet Autumn Drive in Gaithersburg when he was hit by a 2000 Toyota Celica, driven by Trevon Thacker of G MDOT takes over rail contracts from Purple Line contractors 10/10/2020 11:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Just weeks after work on the Purple Line ground to a halt in the wake of a bitter, years-long financial dispute, the state Department of T Get ready for 'really good color' this fall foliage season 10/09/2020 08:10pm • When's the best time to see the fall colors in the D.C. area, and where should you go? Virginia Tech professor John Seiler said that he expects the peak of color to be on Oct. 31. “I’m expecting really good color” for this year's fall foliage season, said Seiler, who teaches tree biology Metro train cars detach near Union Station, stranding 100 passengers 10/09/2020 06:00pm • About 100 Red Line passengers were stuck onboard a Metro train that stopped outside Union Station after two rail cars detached from each other Friday afternoon. The Red Line train was traveling from Union Station to the NoMa-Gallaudet U station when the two cars separated from each other at 12:21 US News: 12 best Columbus Day car deals for 2020 10/09/2020 05:41pm • Though cynics may say "there's no such thing as a free lunch," there is free money available to buy a new car this weekend. U.S. News & World Report has unveiled the Best Columbus Day Car Deals for 2020 — 12 vehicles, including a minivan and a compact truck, as well as cars and SUVs. "Ca Va. teachers' union apologizes for using coffin props at protest 10/09/2020 04:20am • MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia teachers' union is apologizing after some of its members used child-size coffins as props at a protest seeking to delay in-person education. The Prince William Education Association posted the apology on its Facebook page early Thursday. The union said t Former White House Coronavirus Task Force member on complex protocols and why social distancing is challenging 10/08/2020 09:20pm • A former White House insider is providing insight into the protocols taken at the White House leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak and about the need to be as forthcoming as possible about infections. Joe Grogan, a former Trump White House domestic policy council director and former member of the Hidden White House staff face elevated COVID-19 risk 10/08/2020 07:34pm • Though they're not immediately noticeable, the 200-year-old White House would simply not function without them. Kate Andersen Brower, author of "The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House," told WTOP there is a universe of people at the White House that the public never sees. Reston man accused of attempted rape on Silver Line train 10/08/2020 07:24pm • A Reston, Virginia, man has been arrested in connection to an attempted rape Tuesday aboard a Silver Line train, Metro Transit Police said. Kendrie Roberts-Monticue, 21, was arrested Thursday morning without incident. He is facing felony charges of attempted rape by force, threat or intimidation,