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Driver killed from felled tree in Md.; tornadoes, flooding reported as Isaias departs DC region 08/04/2020 05:30pm • Isaias has passed out of the D.C. area, but high water and possible flooding, as well as the damage from heavy rain and winds, remain in the region. The storm damage was worst in southern Maryland, particularly in St. Mary's County. A driver was killed in Mechanicsville when a tree fell on the No answer yet as to what caused July's Metro Red Line derailment 08/04/2020 05:20pm • Was it operator error or a technical glitch that caused a Metro Red Line train derailment in Silver Spring, Maryland, last month? Preliminary evidence has yet to reveal the answer, but it is providing clues as to what caused the July 7 derailment along Colesville Road. It shows the train opera Police: Man wanted in Alexandria killing considered armed, dangerous 08/04/2020 02:51pm • Police in Alexandria, Virginia, are looking for the suspect in a deadly shooting last month, which was the city's first homicide of the year. Police described 33-year-old Ibrahm Elkahlil Bouaichi as around 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. He was last known to be driving a stol Group: More cars on the road plus summer heat means poor air quality 08/03/2020 12:52pm • The summer's scorching temperatures combined with returning traffic on roadways across D.C., Maryland and Virginia, means the chances of poor air quality are on the rise. Though many drivers may be on the road less than before the COVID-19 pandemic, vehicle emissions are still one of the main con Car Review: Hyundai Ioniq HEV Limited is stingy on gas but not on features 08/03/2020 04:13am • It used to be just a two-horse race among fuel efficient small hybrids — Toyota and Honda. But Hyundai joined the fray a few years back, and the Ioniq is making a name for itself. There is a Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid and even a full EV Ioniq to choose from. It’s also not quite as extreme looking as Wolf Trap presents drive-in movie series 08/03/2020 12:17am • Wolf Trap presents a summer drive-in movie series. (Wolf Trap) Wolf Trap is one of the most beloved summer entertainment venues in the D.C. region. During the pandemic, it's adapting from crowded concerts to socially-distanced events. "It is crazy, sad, frustrating year for all of us, Man charged with DUI after hitting Virginia State Police car 08/01/2020 05:08am • The remains of a Virginia State Police vehicle after it was rear-ended on Friday. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) A man was charged with a DUI after rear-ending a Virginia State Police officer sitting in his vehicle in Fairfax County on Friday. Police say state trooper J. Kim was completing Business owners fight to bring back Adams Morgan 'streatery' 07/31/2020 02:48pm • There are growing calls to bring back a popular pedestrian zone in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood. Over a weekend in late June, 18th Street Northwest between Kalorama and Columbia roads was closed down to cars and trucks, allowing expanded outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes, and more roo Commuters on busy US 15 may get safety improvements in Loudoun County 07/30/2020 02:55pm • U.S. 15 through Loudoun County, Virginia, is a busy commuter route, much of it in a two-lane configuration. Safety improvements are being studied. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) U.S. Route 15 runs from New York to South Carolina, traversing all of Virginia and Maryland. It's one of the country's most sc 'They don't care' — Rodents, crowding, maintenance problems in a Montgomery County school 07/30/2020 04:01am • South Lake Elementary School, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) One of the elementary schools with one of the highest minority populations in Maryland's Montgomery County has been plagued with overcrowding, collapsing ceilings, overheating and other problems for years, say parents, act DC student will attend Harvard on a full scholarship, but that's not all he has earned 07/29/2020 11:19pm • Three college-bound D.C. high school seniors have been selected as prestigious Milken Scholars this year, each earning $10,000 cash and a lifetime of support with their careers. The unique program was founded in 1989 to help students in D.C., New York City and Los Angeles County transition from h Teen indicted for murders of mom, brother in Fauquier County 07/29/2020 11:22am • Levi Norwood, 17, has been indicted by a Fauquier County grand jury on murder charges in the Feb. 14 shooting deaths of his mother and brother in their home in Midland, Virginia. Charging documents say Levi Norwood told his girlfriend earlier that day, while at school, “that he wanted to kill h Lamborghini's new supercar isn't legal to drive on public roads 07/29/2020 09:10am • Lamborghini has just unveiled a new supercar, known as the Essenza SCV12, that owners won't be able to legally drive on public roads. That's why, if you buy one, Lamborghini recommends you let the company keep it for you in a special garage at the company's headquarters in Woman killed, 3 others seriously injured in 4-car Montgomery Co. crash 07/28/2020 04:05pm • One woman was killed and three other people were seriously injured in a four-car crash Tuesday morning on Maryland 28/West Montgomery Avenue near the ramp for Interstate 270 in Rockville, Maryland. The crash closed part of Maryland 28 and snared traffic in the area for several hours Tuesday as au Police identify woman hit, killed by officer's cruiser in Southeast DC 07/28/2020 02:01pm • The D.C. police have identified the woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser on Minnesota Avenue Southeast on Friday night. Devonne Christine Harris, 62, of no fixed address, was hit Friday at about 9:30 p.m. by a marked police car with its lights and siren on, heading south on the 280