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Why you may want to avoid Ocean City this week 09/22/2020 07:10am • Ocean City does not want to see the problems it has in the past with an unofficial car rally, so it's actually warning people what to expect and even discouraging people from coming to the Maryland resort this week. In 2019, the renegade car enthusiasts caused a number of problems that resulted i Commuter Connections wants you to commit to a car free Tuesday 09/21/2020 10:52pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Commuter Connections, a regional network of transportation organizations, is hosting its annual "Car Free Day" Tuesday, and is urging the Site of deadly 2017 food truck crash in Loudoun Co. to be replaced with new intersection 09/21/2020 10:27am • The new Watson Road intersection would be a four-way intersection with a stoplight, across Evergreen MIlls Road from Reservoir Road. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Loudoun County is set to remove a dangerous intersection just over three years since a decrepit school bus that had been converted into a fo Former top Chesapeake Bay Foundation official, who previously worked in Montgomery Co., dies in crash 09/21/2020 05:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Lisa Feldt, until recently an official at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation who has also held top positions with the Montgomery County governmen Car Review: Toyota toughens up the popular RAV4 with the new TRD off-road version 09/21/2020 04:16am • Not many people take an SUV or crossover off the beaten path, but off-road capable versions are still big sellers. Usually the off-road option is reserved for bigger SUVs and trucks. Toyota has bestowed its off-road TRD name to the RAV4. The RAV4 TRD Off-Road has more aggressive tires and a speciall Study: 25% of car accidents happen in first 3 minutes of driving 09/20/2020 11:12pm • The shorter the trip, the better the chances of being involved in an automobile accident, according to an Austrian telematics provider. Dolphin Technologies said its new study, based on anonymized data obtained through its devices installed in vehicles, analyzed 3.2 million car trips by 40,000 pe New Southwest DC art murals aim to make traffic safer 09/20/2020 09:55pm • The intersection of 4th and I streets in Southwest D.C., where cars, bicyclists and pedestrians converge, is now adorned with four art murals. Officials hope the vivid displays of blue ripples that border the bike lane will grab the attention of drivers and pedestrians, and ultimately lead to saf Boy fighting deadly brain disease made honorary Prince George's County police officer 09/19/2020 07:11pm • Saturday's car procession outside FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, was meant to commemorate a historic anniversary, but one young attendee's terminal illness made the event all the more special. The pandemic-safe car procession had originally been planned to mark the 100th anniversary of the Ne Off-duty officer trades gunfire, shoots suspect in DC 09/19/2020 06:09pm • An off-duty D.C. police officer traded gunfire with a suspect in the District late Friday night, according to police. D.C. police said the officer was confronted by the armed suspect around 11:15 p.m. in the 4200 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. According to police, the suspect attempted Woman denies police account after being shot at by officers 09/18/2020 09:48am • BALTIMORE — A woman in Maryland is disputing an account by police that she crashed her Honda into a police vehicle and veered toward a detective. The incident had prompted police to fire at the woman’s car as she sped away. The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that the woman turned herself DC region among worst nationwide for commute times, ranking reveals 09/17/2020 09:01pm • D.C.-area drivers might not have the smoothest commutes compared to other regions across the country. Average one-way trips to work in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are among the worst in the nation, according to a new ranking. Coverage.com, a resource that aims to help consumers understand insu Bond denied for man in Va. arson, stalking case; new charge due 09/17/2020 01:20pm • Kashif Bashir, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting of an Alexandria, Virginia, police officer, has been denied bond in Prince William County, where he will stand trial for arson and stalking. Bashir will also face at least one federal gun charge, according to prose Lack of second early voting site in St. Mary's Co. is voter suppression, Md. lawmaker says 09/17/2020 10:54am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A plan to have just one early voting center for all of St. Mary’s County in the upcoming election is voter suppression, a local lawmaker Suspect in Mt. Pleasant hit-and-run got into idling delivery vehicle, police say 09/16/2020 06:14pm • Debris can be seen from a hit-and-run that sent two children and two adults to the hospital in Northwest D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (WTOP/Dick Uliano) The suspect in a hit-and-run in D.C.'s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood that sent two adults and two children to the hospital got into an empty, i 2 children, 2 adults rushed to hospitals after Northwest DC hit-and-run 09/15/2020 10:31pm • Debris can be seen from a hit-and-run that sent two children and two adults to the hospital in Northwest D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (WTOP/Dick Uliano) Two small children and two adults, walking on a sidewalk in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of D.C., were struck by a speeding car that jumpe