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'Our need for blood does not stop:' Virginia blood supply declines amid coronavirus concerns 03/19/2020 05:40am • Virginia blood banks say the situation is becoming dire as a recent spate of blood drive cancellations due to coronavirus fears are making it harder to replenish supplies. Inova Blood Donor Services said Thursday its supplies of certain types of blood, which were never in abundance to begin with, Suspect sought in Loudoun County indecent exposure incident 03/18/2020 10:54pm • A man is accused of exposing himself to a child in Loudoun County, Virginia. The incident occurred Tuesday about 4:45 p.m. on Providence Square in Sterling. The suspect called over a child, who was playing with friends, to his vehicle and asked about directions to a store, a Loudoun County She Arlington County residents get tested at drive-thru coronavirus testing site 03/18/2020 07:44pm • Arlington has opened its first COVID-19 drive-through testing site. (WTOP/Liz Anderson) As COVID-19 cases spike in Virginia and the D.C. area, Arlington County is stepping up its efforts to test those who are showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus: A temporary drive-through sample collection Best cars for families? New rankings are out 03/18/2020 04:31pm • The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime is shown at the AutoMobility LA auto show Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Toyota dominated the 2020 U.S. News Best Cars for Families list, taking the top spot in five of nine categories. The picks were based on factors includi 1 dead, 4 police officers injured after car strikes Prince George's Co. crash investigation 03/18/2020 04:01pm • One man is dead and four police officers were injured in Prince George's County, Maryland, when a driver suspected to be under the influence of drugs struck them at the scene of a prior crash Monday night. Maryland State Police trooper Brandon White and three Prince George's County police officer Deadly incident that injured 4 Maryland officers involved 2 suspected impaired drivers 03/18/2020 10:51am • A man was killed and four police officers were injured Tuesday night on a Maryland highway when a suspected impaired driver crashed into a pickup truck, then a second suspected impaired driver crashed into the crowd of police cars the first crash. According to the Maryland State Police, the wild Arlington hospital opens drive-thru coronavirus sample collection site 03/18/2020 03:01am • Arlington County and the Virginia Hospital Center are partnering to open a drive-thru coronavirus sample collection site. The sample collection center at 1429 N. Quincy St. will open Wednesday at 9 a.m. and will remain open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center will collect samples from Man claiming to be doing coronavirus testing shows up at Bowie homes: Police 03/17/2020 08:47pm • Police in Bowie, Maryland, said a man showed up to at least two homes Tuesday claiming to be testing for the coronavirus. The man is described as in his late 20s to early 30s, wearing an orange vest over a black hoodie and a blue surgical mask on his face. Just before 12:10 p.m., the man knock DC-area cab drivers experience dramatic decrease in demand during coronavirus crisis 03/17/2020 07:15pm • Difficult times for cab drivers as demand drops dramatically. This United Ventures Consortium cab driver's name is Addis Abate. He's been driving for more than six years, and he said he has never experienced anything like this. He has lost almost 75% of his daily income. (Courtesy Degfae Setegn) What Car Matches Your Zodiac Sign? 03/17/2020 09:12am • This content is sponsored by Jiffy Lube DC WTOP car comparison: Which small hatchback is right for you? 03/17/2020 04:14am • Between the Nissan Kicks, the Kia Soul GT-Line Turbo and the Honda Civic hatch, which is the best option for car buyers? WTOP has the answers. 2nd person charged in connection to deaths of 2 Md. high school grads 03/17/2020 12:10am • A teenager is facing charges in connection to the deaths of a D.C.-area man and woman whose bodies were found lying near a crashed car in southern Virginia last month. Virginia State Police took a 17-year-old Danvile, Virginia, boy into custody last Thursday and charged him with one count of obst Column: My coronavirus odyssey, from Indian Ocean cruise to self-quarantine 03/16/2020 02:19pm • FILE — In this March 26, 2019, file photo, an airline passenger walk in the arrivals terminal at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) What started out as a 24-day cruise to the Indian Ocean evolved into a personal odyssey of struggling to get home due to the Which vehicles are most likely to hit 200,000 miles? 03/16/2020 12:15pm • With proper maintenance and a bit of luck staying out of accidents, hitting 100,000 miles on a newer-model vehicle's odometer is very possible, and 200,000 miles is not out of the question these days. That kind of vehicle longevity is largely because vehicles are just made a lot better now. "T Amtrak slashes service, suspends some cafe cars 03/16/2020 08:50am • FILE - A passenger boards an Amtrak train at Union Station in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Amtrak continues to see a significant decline in travel demand, and has now reduced Northeast Corridor service to approximately 40% of its typical weekday service, amid ongoing concern