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Queen Anne Co. Sheriff: Medical emergency resolved, Bay Bridge traffic restored 10/03/2020 06:25pm • The Queen Anne County, Maryland, sheriff said the medical emergency that caused the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to be closed completely during multiple hours on Saturday afternoon has been resolved. The bridge's traffic flow should resume shortly, the Sheriff's Department tweeted just before 6 p.m., no Officer accused of forcing sex act in car gets probation 10/02/2020 01:50pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A former Delaware police officer who was accused of forcing a woman to perform a sex act in his patrol car has been sentenced to a year of probation after being convicted of official misconduct. Thomas Oliver Jr. was sentenced on the misdemeanor charge Friday. He was 'Concerning' uptick in Md. drivers' speeds since pandemic shutdown 10/01/2020 04:11pm • With fewer cars on the road during the pandemic shutdown, Montgomery County, Maryland, gave out fewer speed camera tickets. But drivers have picked up where they left off, with some new bad habits thrown in to boot. Numbers obtained by WTOP show speed camera tickets in the county dropping off in Early morning armed carjacking, 2 robberies in Northeast DC may be related, police say 10/01/2020 12:21pm • Police in D.C. say they are investigating an early-morning carjacking and two armed robberies in Northeast D.C. that may be related. In each of the three incidents, police say, a group of suspects drove up, pulled out guns and demanded the victims' belongings. Two of the robberies happened bac Woman shot and killed during Waldorf 7-Eleven robbery in 'rare' act of violence 10/01/2020 11:05am • A woman was shot and killed early Thursday during an armed robbery at a Waldorf, Maryland, 7-Eleven in what authorities say is a "rare" act of violence. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. at the convenience store at 3370 Middletown Rd., near Smallwood Drive West. Police say Linda Mari Dumfries driver who did burnouts on Bay Bridge arrested after video posted on social media 10/01/2020 10:25am • The driver of a Nissan sports car, who did tire-smoking burnouts on the Chesapeake Bay during weekend traffic, has been arrested and charged with dozens of traffic charges, and four counts of disorderly conduct. Maryland Transportation Authority Police say they were notified Sunday, Sept. 27, Instead of home, why not work and learn from luxury hotels, vacation homes 10/01/2020 07:52am • Six months into working and learning from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some families are taking advantage of the opportunity to tweak the "H" in WFH to "hotel." With vacation travel decimated by the coronavirus, luxury hotels have been limping along with only 25% occupancy, says CBS News Tr Ballot drop-off boxes start arriving in Maryland: How safe is your vote? 10/01/2020 04:27am • What’s in that big metal box? Soon, it could be your ballot. Starting this week, the first wave of what will eventually be hundreds of large ballot drop-off boxes are being stationed across Maryland. Last month, the State Board of Elections approved the first large-scale use of the ballot dr Filmfest DC, city's longest running film festival, pivots to virtual experience 09/30/2020 11:40am • The longest-running film festival in the nation's capital is pivoting to virtual this year. The 34th annual Filmfest D.C. shows 52 films from 35 countries from Oct. 2 to Oct. 11. "These are brand new films," festival director Tony Gittens told WTOP. "Film lovers, people who just like id Police investigating Silver Spring carjackings as potentially linked 09/30/2020 06:38am • Montgomery County police are investigating four armed carjackings that occurred in a span of less than two weeks throughout downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. The four carjackings occurred less than a mile from each other between Sept. 19 and Sept. 24, with three involving vehicles left running or Suspect in Ashanti Billie's kidnapping death found not competent to stand trial 09/29/2020 06:57pm • A U.S. Navy veteran accused of a kidnapping that led to the death of a woman who grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been found not competent to stand trial. Eric Brown is charged with the kidnapping of Ashanti Billie three years ago. Billie, 19, was last seen on Sept. 18, 2017 in th Looking for something to do? Hit the roads less traveled for a day trip on the back road. 09/29/2020 06:43am • This content is sponsored by Fair Oaks Motors. Usually when you get in the car it’s to go from point A to B, hit the highway and there isn’t much to it. How about mixing it up? Just beyond the highway and byways of the D.C. region lies something magical. The roads less traveled can turn a Car Review: The Ford Transit Crew Van is John Aaron’s dream car. Is that weird? 09/29/2020 04:11am • No, I am not here with your Amazon package: That message is a key benefit of the optional Kapoor Red Metallic paint ($200) on this Ford Transit Crew Van, separating it from its ubiquitous blue counterparts. That sparkly ruby hue, stretched over vast swaths of full-size van real estate, also prompted Va. man with prosthetic leg who 'died twice' and had 3 brain injuries to run MCM for 1st time in 25 years 09/29/2020 04:00am • It’s been a lifetime of aches and pains for 57-year-old Ed Purcell, starting when he was a kid. In 1967, when he was 5 years old, he was hit by a car and suffered a fractured skull. And that wouldn’t be the last time he suffered a traumatic head injury. “I’ve died twice in my life. I†Parking Lot Social brings drive-in movies, karaoke, trivia to Springfield, Va. 09/29/2020 01:47am • It's been featured on "Good Morning America" and in Forbes magazine as it toured from Texas to Florida, from Philadelphia to Indianapolis, even as far as Scotland. Now, the Parking Lot Social brings its traveling drive-in experience to Springfield Town Center in Springfield, Virginia, for a f