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DC road closures planned Saturday for movie production 02/22/2020 11:10am • Several major roads in downtown D.C. will be closed for part of the day Saturday during a movie production and filming. It is unclear what movie is being filmed — but an avid WTOP listener noticed what appeared to be a motorcade staging near the FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue: A “ Man killed in Forestville hit-and-run 02/22/2020 01:25am • A man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Friday night. The victim was hit at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Donnell Drive in Forestville around 8:50 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver fled, and police are l Police responding to crash find man fatally shot in Prince George's County 02/22/2020 12:19am • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, responding to a crash found a man outside the car with a gunshot wound. It happened on Thursday around 3 p.m. Police found 44-year-old Brian Keith Woods, of Silver Spring, with a gunshot wound outside a car on the 1000 block of Fairview Avenue in Chillu Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths 02/21/2020 10:23pm •  HONOLULU (AP) — Family members used to describe Lori Vallow as an attentive mother who had her kids’ best interests at heart. But that was before she reportedly declared herself a god sent to prepare the world for an imminent apocalypse. Before three untimely deat Federal narcotics agent accused of conspiring with drug cartel 02/21/2020 08:52pm • MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting. Jose Irizarry and his wife were arrested Frida Meet the rising stars of 'West Side Story' on Broadway 02/21/2020 06:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — When a new revival of “West Side Story” opens on Broadway, it will make history. The musical sees 33 young people making their Broadway debuts, a record. The show,, loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," chronicles the affair between two lovers caught in 2 more teen suspects arrested in Charles County student's shooting death 02/21/2020 03:50pm • Authorities in Charles County, Maryland, have arrested two more teens who are suspected in the fatal shooting of a high school student earlier this week during what investigators said was a drug robbery. Mikayle Qawwee, 19, and Keshawn Belasco, 16, both of Waldorf, were charged Friday in the shoo How to get around DC during the 2020 National Cherry Blossom Festival 02/21/2020 09:23am • Some transit services in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are making significant changes to their schedules and have stepped up cleaning efforts in response to the new coronavirus. Find out the status if you plan to take public transportation. Metrorail Before the coronavirus outbreak in the D.C. ar WATCH: Nats celebrate World Series with parade ahead of Spring Training opener in Florida 02/21/2020 07:45am • The Washington Nationals showed off their trophy from winning the 2019 World Series in front of their local fans in South Florida during a parade on Thursday, February 20. Spring Training kicked off recently, and the first preseason game is Saturday, February 22, against the Houston Astros, the team Vehicle breaks-ins remain stubborn problem in Maryland, Virginia 02/20/2020 05:30pm • Vehicle break-ins remain a stubbornly common issue within Maryland and Virginia, police said. In Montgomery County, Maryland, police said there were nearly 4,400 thefts from vehicles last year. In Prince George’s County, there were over 4,000. Police in Arlington, Virginia, reported over 1,5 New bus lane coming to Columbia Heights 02/20/2020 01:22pm • Shoppers carry their wares near the Columbia Heights Metro station on Nov. 26, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) A new type of protected bus lane is coming to a dangerous, delay-filled part of D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood this summe Court docs: Snapchat messages led to Charles County teen's killer 02/20/2020 12:59pm • Investigators in Charles County, Maryland, used the social media app Snapchat to track down the teen suspect they say is responsible for gunning down a high school student in front of his house earlier this week. Darryl Edward Freeman, 17, was arrested Wednesday in the killing of 17-year-old Brad Butt, why? Federal government commissions, releases new cigarette 02/20/2020 12:11pm •  Who knew the U.S. government, while clearly advising the public of the dangers of smoking, has also solicited bids for a specially designed cigarette that's not available for sale to the general public? The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a division of the U.S. Department o Newman released from hospital; Chastain to race Las Vegas 02/19/2020 10:51pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital Wednesday, about 42 hours after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released a photo of Newman leaving a Daytona Beach hospital holding the hands of his two New app can be used for toll payments on Virginia highways 02/19/2020 04:21am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The private company that runs Virginia's Express Lanes has launched an app that allows for mobile payment of tolls. Transurban says its new GoToll app for Android phones and iPhones is ideal for people who occasionally use Virginia's toll roads but don't have an E-Z Pass