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Virginia passes bills that protect LGBTQ, ban handheld phones while driving 02/06/2020 04:45am • Virginia lawmakers advanced anti-discrimination bills, driving changes and worker protections Wednesday during the General Assembly in Richmond. In a powerful speech on the House floor, the first openly transgender delegate in Virginia said a bill passed by the House 59-39, banning discrimination Arlington police seeking info on string of robberies, carjackings near Pentagon City mall 02/05/2020 09:51pm • Police in Arlington County, Virginia, are seeking assistance locating the suspect or suspects responsible for four armed robberies in the Pentagon City area. Over the last 3 1/2 weeks, there have been three carjackings and armed robberies near Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. In each case, a m 15 tips for living frugally without looking cheap 02/05/2020 07:00pm • Do you hate the idea of brown-bagging it as everyone else in the office goes out for lunch? Do you dread parking your old-school Camry in a lot full of BMWs? Do you hope no one sees you with your coupons in the grocery store? If keeping up appearances is important to you, there are plenty of ways Cameras aimed at the road coming to Anne Arundel County school buses 02/04/2020 12:42pm • By this fall, at least some school buses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, should be outfitted with cameras that will be aimed at drivers who aren't stopping for buses that have stopped for kids. In a county that hasn't legalized speed or red light cameras (though the city of Annapolis has), the Artist pulling wagon fakes out Google Maps, creates traffic jams on empty streets 02/04/2020 07:45am • We're always looking to provide more reasons for you to want to get your traffic information from WTOP — but we never thought of this one. Artist Simon Weckert focuses on technology, and wanted to draw attention to the blind trust some people put in tech companies. Artist Simon Weckert pull Holocaust survivor seeks teens to bear witness for future 02/04/2020 04:09am • DRANCY, France (AP) — The girls and boys in the room were just a little older than Victor Perahia was when he was finally freed in 1945, his body wracked with tuberculosis and typhus, his mind anguished by the suffering and death he had seen. After 40 years of self-imposed silence, he now returns Rockville driver in fatal 2011 crash sentenced to lengthened term for violating his probation 02/03/2020 05:07pm • Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy speaks about the Kevin Coffay case on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) A Rockville, Maryland, man who had spent prison time for the 2011 drunken driving crash that killed three of his friends received additional prison time Monday for v Several vehicles scorched in Annapolis car dealership fire 02/03/2020 11:05am • (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: '0cd0ab00-f6f7-465c-a1f1-b4c4ec1edcf0' }).render("38261535ea709cc8");}); Vehicles burned Monday morning at an An The best and worst of Super Bowl ads 02/03/2020 09:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — Boston accents got poked. “Groundhog Day” got – surprise – resurrected, complete with Bill Murray. Google pulled out tears, and Cheetos and Doritos danced. All to the tune of $5.6 million for 30 seconds — to reach 100 million people with your product. During adverti Traffic, rough roads cost average Northern Virginia driver 102 hours, $2,600 a year 02/03/2020 05:04am • A new study finds that the roads, and the traffic, in Northern Virginia are costing drivers nearly $2,600 a year apiece, and each driver sits in traffic for an average of 102 hours a year — and the money to fix the problems may be drying up for an unintended reason. “That’s the cost of all Car Review: The Lexus ES 350 F Sport is more luxurious with an upgraded driving experience 02/03/2020 04:36am • If you want a luxury sedan, the Lexus ES fits the bill as a relaxed cruiser. But Lexus has taken a turn lately leaving their conservative thinking behind. The New ES sedan is no different. With a more expressive and daring style, it stands out now. There’s a sportier version of the ES sedan called Driving or parking in DC bike lanes will soon come with a fine 02/02/2020 03:17pm • Pay attention to bike lanes while parking or driving in D.C., or it may cost you. A photo warning system is turning into a photo ticketing system later this month. On Feb. 28, the D.C. Department of Public Works will start sending $65 fines to drivers it photographs in bike lanes, they s These companies have spent the most all-time on Super Bowl ads 02/02/2020 10:21am • Companies don't shy away from spending big on a single 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl, but over the years, some have purchased multiple spots with the hope of promoting their products. For many companies, Super Bowl ads became a way to introduce themselves to America. But the biggest Today is 02/02/2020 — the first global palindrome day in 909 years 02/02/2020 05:26am • Today is a very special occasion -- the date is a palindrome, meaning it is the same when read forwards and backwards. It is February 2, 2020, or 02/02/2020, in both the MM/DD/YYYY format and the DD/MM/YYYY format. At just after 2 a.m., it was 02:02:20 on 02/02/2020. This is the only time such Virginia man killed when car plows into tractor-trailer on I-64 02/01/2020 12:53pm • WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — State police say a Virginia man is dead after driving into the rear of a tractor-trailer. Virginia State Police say the crash happened about 3 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 64 in York County. Investigators say 35-year-old Errol D. Fraser of Newport News was traveling a