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Car Review: 2020 Lincoln Aviator Reserve is big on luxury and in price 05/04/2020 03:58am • Just a few years ago, it seemed the Lincoln brand was on the way out with old products that didn’t really move the needle. Times have changed, and now Lincoln has released several vastly improved vehicles. New for 2020, Lincoln turns its magic touch to the large three-row mid-sized SUV. The new Av Drivers accused of stealing Teslas lead Fairfax Co. police on chases 05/02/2020 11:59pm • One man is under arrest after early morning police chases in Fairfax County, Virginia, involving three Tesla sedans and an SUV that were reported stolen. An officer stopped to check on three Teslas and a Mitsubishi SUV that were stopped on the side of the road at Leesburg Pike and Gosnell Road ar 500 grocery boxes run out in less than an hour during Montgomery Co. food distribution 05/02/2020 03:04pm • In just an hour, more than 500 boxes of groceries were handed out in Silver Spring, Maryland, to those in need during a local partnership. Then, they had to start turning people away. "These are very highly impacted communities already before COVID, but now they are some of the highest ZIP codes Growing old in prison: How Maryland is working to ease the path to release for a low-risk, high-cost population 05/02/2020 04:35am • A graphic showing the recidivism rates between "Ungers" and the general prison population. (Courtesy Angela Roberts/Capital News Service) Ask him, and Stanley Mitchell will proudly tell you he works 12 hour days. Over the last seven years, the 71-year-old Charles County resident has held a sw Virginia man killed in Spotsylvania County crash 05/01/2020 11:55pm • A Virginia man was killed after the car he was driving struck a guard rail and collided with a truck. It happened Thursday at 9 a.m. on Interstate 95 at near mile marker 117. Michael Sprague, 31, of Fredericksburg, was driving a car traveling north on I-95 when he ran off the right side of the ro Maryland urged to put toll lanes on hold amid coronavirus pandemic 05/01/2020 01:17pm • Traffic flows on Interstate 270 in this WTOP file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Amidst an unprecedented surge in telework that has taken Driver following GPS winds up with car submerged in C&O Canal, police say 05/01/2020 12:20pm • A car that crashed into the C&O canal Thursday night setting off an hours-long search for the driver was apparently the result of the man following faulty GPS directions, authorities say. D.C. Fire and EMS were called to the C&O canal Thursday night shortly after 8 p.m. for the report of Wine of the Week: Wine podcasts worth a listen 05/01/2020 10:43am • So maybe you’re going a bit stir-crazy at home and starting to suffer a bit from quarantine fatigue. I get it. I really do. I’ve binge-watched everything on my list and I’ve fallen asleep with more books in my lap than I care to admit. But physical distancing is still the current reality and f Beltway saw crash-filled, rainy Thursday for tractor-trailers 04/30/2020 07:25pm • Here's the scene on the Outer Loop past Old Georgetown Road on Thursday, April 30, 2020. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) It was a crash-filled, rainy Thursday on the Capital Beltway, especially for tractor-trailers. At least five tractor-trailer crashes — including two that ended with a jackknifed truc Ambulance overturned in Prince George's County crash 04/30/2020 07:03pm • Two Prince George's County Fire and EMS members were sent to the hospital after a crash left their ambulance overturned Thursday afternoon in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland. Prince George's County Fire and EMS said a driver hit the ambulance near Branch Avenue and Iverson Street just before 4 p.m. T Mounting bills and debt: Tips for negotiating with banks and lenders during the coronavirus pandemic 04/29/2020 12:13pm • The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on people's finances all across the U.S. Many have lost their jobs. Unemployment claims have soared. And the nation's economy shrank by 4.8% last quarter as the virus struck. But for many of us, that doesn't mean the bills have stopped piling up on Police charge Maryland man accused of throwing duck from car 04/29/2020 09:49am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Police in Maryland say a man accused of throwing a duckling from a moving car on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has been charged with animal cruelty. Maryland Transportation Authority Police told The Capital Gazette on Tuesday that 20-year-old Ethan R. Fowler faces two counts of cru Having trouble connecting to the internet? Help around the DC area 04/29/2020 07:35am • With many of the normal avenues for internet connectivity shut down during the ongoing pandemic, several counties in the D.C. region have announced plans to help connect their residents to the internet. As students scramble to finish out the semester online, many may not have access to the web at For those seeking socialization, Quarantine Chat pairs strangers across the globe 04/29/2020 04:11am • Mura Tierney from Galway, Ireland, had no idea who she'd speak with when she used the Quarantine Chat app. She's seen here with her mother. (Courtesy Mura Tierney) For those who love to travel and are miss connecting with the outside world during the coronavirus crisis, a new app works to pair s Considering a divorce? Closed courthouses don't have to stop you 04/27/2020 06:55pm • Courts are closed in the D.C. area during the coronavirus pandemic, but people planning to dissolve marriages don't necessarily have to put those plans on hold. "What we're seeing is an uptick in mediation, which is really a great thing to consider," said Dianne Nolin, managing partner of Argent