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Weekend road and rail: Metro’s summer shutdown begins 05/22/2020 01:53am • Metro has closed nine Metrorail stations on the Orange and Silver lines through the summer starting Saturday in order to begin its platform reconstruction projects. CLICK TO EXPAND: A map of the closed stations for Metro's summer repair work, as well as the shuttle bus routes. (Courtesy WMATA) CVS rolling out 17 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Maryland 05/21/2020 02:32pm • A scene from the appointment-free testing at the Timonium Fairgrounds in Baltimore County May 21, 2020. (Courtesy Maryland governor's office) People will be able to get tested for COVID-19 at more than a dozen CVS Pharmacy drive-through locations across Maryland, according to the health retailer Travel in the 'new normal': RVs, camping, one-tank trips will become popular, expert says 05/21/2020 04:31am • Holidaymakers may opt to stay in the country and drive to vacation spots. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Attila Gimesi) This is part of a weeklong series on WTOP examining the future of travel with CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. With travel restrictions loosening all around the country, whe Free Loudoun County drive-thru COVID-19 test site reaches capacity hours before closing 05/20/2020 09:31pm • A volunteer helps line up cars at Loudoun County's drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Bolen Memorial Park. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) There were dozens of cars in line an hour before Loudoun County, Virginia, began free drive-thru coronavirus testing Wednesday morning at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Pa Planning a beach weekend? What to know about COVID restrictions in Va., Md., Del. 05/20/2020 05:05pm • FILE — A father and daughter watch the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean in Ocean City, Maryland. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher) Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer in the U.S. In a normal year, thousands of people around the D.C. area would be packing up their cars and heading to t VIDEO: WTOP anchor finds 100+ used gloves, masks littered around Northwest DC 05/20/2020 01:51pm • A used latex glove was found on the ground in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood during a WTOP investigation. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) In a single weekend in May, WTOP anchor Ken Duffy found more than 100 pieces of discarded personal protective equipment across just a handful of streets in Northwest D.C. Over AP PHOTOS: Celebrating high school seniors amid pandemic 05/19/2020 06:10pm • EDGEWATER, Md. (AP) — No prom. No graduation. No award ceremonies. No last school pranks. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of so much, but parents at one Maryland high school were determined to make their children's senior spring memorable nonetheless. They scoured the in 6 vehicles found burning in Germantown; arson suspected 05/19/2020 09:40am • A destroyed vehicle is seen in the vicinity of 19351 Circle Gate Drive in Germantown, Maryland, after a series of suspected arsons on May 19, 2020. (Courtesy MCFRS/Pete Piringer) Montgomery County, Maryland, fire officials are opening an arson investigation after six cars were found burning in t New Showtime documentary 'Basketball County: In the Water' salutes PG County 05/19/2020 12:43am • Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, embraces his mother, Wanda Pratt, right, following the news conference to announce that Durant is the winner of the NBA Most Value Player Award in Oklahoma City in 2014. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Across America, just three out of every 10,000 high sch Man arrested after car chase, barricade in DC home 05/18/2020 09:41am • A man is in custody after a car chase through D.C. and Maryland early Monday that ended with him firing at pursuing officers and then barricading himself in a home, police say. D.C. and Maryland police were pursuing the man on inbound Pennsylvania Avenue, in Southeast D.C. at around 2 a.m. Monday Car Review: Hyundai simplifies the once-confusing Santa Fe models into one desirable 5-seat crossover 05/18/2020 04:10am • A few years ago, Hyundai sold two different Santa Fe models: a three-row and a two-row Santa Fe Sport. It was a bit confusing to keep it all straight. For 2020, the confusion has cleared. Now, as a two-row mid-size crossover, the redesigned Santa Fe excels at what Hyundai does best. It offers a hand Star-studded online party benefits charity that helps homeless youths in DC area & worldwide 05/18/2020 12:42am • Young people participate in a training class before the pandemic at the CHGW Community Services Center in D.C. (Courtesy CHGW) A star-packed coronavirus concert Monday night, featuring music and celebrities, will raise money and awareness for an international organization that has helped D.C.-ar DC Council members urge Bowser to close or narrow roads to promote social distancing 05/17/2020 11:58am • Drivers could see a major change to D.C. roads in the coming weeks. D.C. Council members Mary Cheh, Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau have urged D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to call for the immediate closure or narrowing of several public roads to provide pedestrians and cyclists with additional sidew Pedestrian dead after being hit by car in Marlow Heights 05/17/2020 08:40am • A man died after being hit by a car Saturday night in Marlow Heights, Maryland, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The crash happened around 10 p.m. Saturday on St. Barnabas Road near the intersection of St. Barnabas Road and Dallas Drive. Police said a car was travelin Md. dog trainer gives tips on how to prepare your pup for when you return to work 05/17/2020 04:00am • Certified dog trainer Juliana Willems gives tips on how to prepare your dog for when you go back to work. (Courtesy Dog Latin Dog Training)Whether your dog is enjoying your extended presence at home or it's hiding to get some peace and quiet for a change, a Montgomery County, Maryland, dog train