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Driver seriously injured after pipe crashes through windshield on I-270 06/29/2020 04:59pm • A driver is in the hospital after a pipe went through a car's windshield Monday afternoon on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland. The accident occurred around 3:20 p.m. on southbound I-270 between Middlebrook Road and Montgomery Village Avenue. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Servi Car Review: Range Rover small SUV Evoque gets a makeover 06/29/2020 04:07am • Luxury SUVs are a staple for Range Rover, and now their smallest ride, the new 2020 Evoque, is redesigned to better fit the Range Rover image. It has new front-end styling borrowed from the larger Range Rover Velar, one of the best looking SUVs on the market. I drove the Evoque First Edition, only a Montgomery County Purple Line study reveals most stations are not pedestrian-friendly 06/28/2020 08:16pm • A new study released by the Montgomery County, Maryland, Planning Department reveals a number of the county's 11 Purple Line stations, as they are designed now, could do a lot more to become pedestrian-friendly. Metro's Purple Line project aims to connect Prince George's County from the New Carro 5th weekend of DC protests sees calm after contentious week 06/27/2020 09:10pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e28a8883-4764-4f03-8497-d1d1f817426d' }).render("10561536b53394f8");}); Temperatures in the 90s on Saturday did Infant dies after being found in car in Fairfax County 06/27/2020 04:05am • An infant died after being found inside a car in Springfield, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, according to police. Fairfax County police said it happened on the 6400 block of Merriweather Lane at the driveway of a licensed day care center. The preliminary investigation shows that the 11-month-o Prince George's Co. to loosen more COVID-19 restrictions Monday 06/25/2020 06:49pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, will enter what it is calling a full Phase Two of reopening on Monday. "We remain cautiously optimistic as we move forward with our phased reopening and recovery of Prince George’s County,” County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said in a statement Thursday. T Virginia sues 'predatory' Arlington towing company 06/25/2020 08:47am • Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is going "toe to tow" with a towing company accused of predatory and illegal practices. In a lawsuit, Herring alleges that Arlington-based Advanced Towing Company, LLC, violated Virginia and Arlington County towing code provisions, resulting in towing condu Where the pandemic is exacerbated by a housing crisis — and vice versa 06/25/2020 08:41am • In front of CASA's Langley Park headquarters, children from the neighborhood express their views on housing issues. (Courtesy CASA) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Th Metro DC area’s burn center sees spike in visits since quarantine began 06/24/2020 08:08pm • Since the pandemic hit, the number of people going to the D.C. region’s burn center is up dramatically, and cases are more serious than usual, the center's director said. “We’ve had nearly 60 to 70% of more volume than we normally have during this time of the year,” said Dr. Jeffrey Shupp Used vehicle sales rise in DC area. What’s popular? 06/24/2020 09:46am • Some cities saw used car sales more than double from April to May. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) D.C. area workers are beginning to return to the workplace, and many who previously used public transportation are rethinking their options. Used vehicle sales in the Washington area jumped sharply last mon Floods, rescues, podcast and 'sharks' highlight WTOP awards for 2019 coverage 06/24/2020 04:55am • Flash floods, a governor's controversial yearbook page, a federal stalemate that kept many people home from work, a deep dive into a sensational mansion murder and a dive into waters infested by young "sharks" were just a few captivating stories WTOP covered in the last year that led to a number of 'No contact, no problem': DC aerospace engineer develops coding kit for kids during pandemic 06/23/2020 05:55am • Aisha Bowe, left, founder and CEO of STEMBoard, and Danielle Regis, director of product at Lingo, teamed up to design an at-home coding kit for kids ages 13 and up. (Credit: Wes Hicks at WEH Pictures) Like many around the country, D.C. aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe spent much of the last few mon Suspect in Baltimore double slaying charged under new law 06/22/2020 12:22pm • BALTIMORE — The suspect in the slaying of a mother and her daughter in Baltimore last week is facing a charge that was recently codified and targets violence against pregnant women. Devon Sample is facing murder, assault and gun counts, as well as a charge of committing a crime of violence agai Massive Sahara desert dust plume drifting toward US 06/22/2020 09:19am • Each summer massive plumes of dust traverse the atmosphere above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, traveling 5,000 miles from the Sahara desert in northern Africa all the way to the southern United States. While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence, the one sailing through the Caribbean right no Column: In critical moment, calling all allies 06/22/2020 04:19am • America is experiencing a critical moment. The killings of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by law enforcement have, once again, forced the country to reckon with its long history of systemic racism and, more specifically, police brutality. In the weeks following their deaths,