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Broccoli City partners with Events DC for drive-in movies at RFK Stadium 07/14/2020 12:28am • Broccoli City had to cancel its annual music festival due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, it quickly went to work to give D.C. audiences something fun to do this summer. "We tried to push it back to October," Broccoli City founder Brandon McEachern told WTOP. "Then from what we saw in the Car Review: 2020 Nissan Altima proves it can compete in the mid-size sedan market 07/13/2020 04:13am • In today’s crossover-crazed world, the automakers that remain in the sedan market have had to innovate to stay relevant. Nissan might have made some of the biggest changes when they remade the popular Altima last year. A more stylish exterior and the improved interior, with good space, helps t 'Turn yourselves in': Davon McNeal's grandfather pleads with shooting suspects 07/12/2020 10:30pm • Two suspects in the conflict that left 11-year-old Davon McNeal dead in Southeast D.C. on the night of July 4 remain on the loose, and McNeal's grandfather said there's only one thing for them to do: give themselves up. "We're going to find them. We're not going to stop," said John Ayala. "Their Fauquier County Sheriff’s deputy found unconscious after attack 07/11/2020 08:32am • A deputy for the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia was found unconscious after being attacked Friday evening. The sheriff's deputy stopped on Old Waterloo Road at the intersection with Wilson Road, west of Warrenton to remove an object from the roadway at 7:10 p.m., according to a ne 5 Prince George's Co. police officers suspended after fatal car chase kills 2 07/11/2020 08:24am • Five officers representing Prince George's County Police Department in Maryland are suspended after their pursuit in a car chase led to the death of two people on Thursday. Officers arrived at a gas station in the 7500 block of Old Branch Avenue in Clinton at approximately 4:45 p.m. Thursday for Court docs: Officer was called away minutes before shooting of Davon McNeal 07/11/2020 01:01am • The block in Southeast D.C. on which 11-year-old Davon McNeal was shot and killed on the Fourth of July was the subject of a round-the-clock watch by the police because of another shooting earlier that week. But the officer was put on another call, and two minutes later, the shots that claimed McNea Preventing pandemic-related pet anxiety now and later 07/10/2020 10:39pm • A veterinarian has advice for helping pets get through the pandemic when everyone is home and when their owners return to work. With all the family at home during the pandemic, pack animals such as dogs could not be happier to have everyone in the same roof. Some cats, on the other hand, not so m US Park Police accused of 'stonewalling' in shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar 07/10/2020 04:30pm • Bijan Ghaisar, 25, was fatally shot by U.S. Park Police in November 2017. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Members of Congress are accusing U.S. Park Police of delaying "in every conceivable way" efforts to hold two officers accountable for the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar during a 2017 tra DC to install 3 new bus- and bike-only lanes in key locations later in July 07/10/2020 11:19am • If you've been riding your bike more often during the coronavirus pandemic, and enjoying minimal traffic as you zip from one end of the District to another, you'll be glad to know D.C. will be installing car-free lanes in three key locations later this month. The car-free lanes are primarily for Review: Netflix reboot of 'Unsolved Mysteries' features Baltimore case 07/09/2020 12:24am • "Unsolved Mysteries" became a staple of true-crime television from 1987-2010. Last week, Netflix debuted the first six episodes of its much-anticipated reboot. Sadly, late great host Robert Stack died in 2003, so that iconic element is obviously missing. Instead, there's a brand new approa Amtrak roomettes are on sale 07/08/2020 08:34am • Amtrak is now offering discounts on its long-distance train roomettes, including a two-for-one sale for trips from D.C.’s Union Station to Chicago, Illinois or Savannah, Georgia. (Courtesy Amtrak) Amtrak, which has been running a series of fare sales to lure back leisure travelers, is now offe Coolest cars for summer: SUVs 07/08/2020 03:50am • While convertibles are the stars of summer, SUVs are the workhorses. Their tasks are endless, from trips to the beach to Home Depot or to socially-distanced gatherings. It’s hard to shake up the jam-packed SUV market, but Hyundai managed to do so with the Palisade, as an extreme value play. It sea Union Market Drive-In adds more tickets due to high demand during coronavirus 07/08/2020 12:15am • Moviegoers enjoy the Union Market Drive-In on top of their cars pre-COVID. That's different this year. (Tom Kochel) Nostalgia is usually the selling point for the Union Market Drive-In in Northeast D.C. This year, it's an escape for cooped up residents during the coronavirus pandemic. How the pandemic might be changing people’s perceptions about bike rides 07/07/2020 08:57pm • The Washington Area Bicycling Association wants to know how people's perspective on biking has changed during the pandemic. (Courtesy WABA/Colin Browne) A D.C. bicycling advocacy group wants to know how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the role that bikes play in people's lives. “We’v Metro investigates after Red Line train derails outside Silver Spring station 07/07/2020 04:00pm • Metro riders should expect delays after an outbound Red Line train derailed outside the Silver Spring station, on Colesville Road, on Tuesday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said the train derailed at low speed at the platform and that no one was hurt. Spokesman Pete Piringer s