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Sheriff: Woman abducted, forced to get cash from ATMs and left in Prince George's Co. 12/12/2019 03:31pm • The suspect is seen here on security footage at AMF Waldorf Lanes at 11920 Acton Lane, Waldorf, Maryland. (Courtesy Charles County Sheriff's Office) A woman was kidnapped Wednesday night from her Waldorf home and forced to withdraw money from different area ATMs before she was left on a roadside Pedestrian struck by driver in Fairfax City 12/12/2019 12:53pm • A pedestrian was hit by a car Thursday morning in Fairfax City, Virginia. Police said it happened around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Main and East streets. A driver hit the pedestrian, lost control of the car and crashed into an apartment building's stairwell, police said. The driver sta Dominion will turn cow waste into renewable energy 12/12/2019 10:31am • Dominion Energy said the partnership with dairy farms across the U.S. will reduce annual CO2-equivalent emissions by more than 450,000 metric tons — the same as taking nearly 100,000 cars off the road or planting 7.5 million new trees each year. (Courtesy Business Wire) Dominion Energy has for After Oct. Metro crash, smoother automatic operations may be delayed indefinitely 12/11/2019 10:40am • Metro may not return to smoother, more efficient automatic train operation for five to seven years, since the current system may be scrapped before it ever gets reactivated. “As far as we know, they are not going to be turning that back on any time in the next five years,” Sharmila Samarasing Guard stabbed, 2nd guard struck by car at National Shrine in Northeast DC; suspect arrested 12/10/2019 04:20pm • Two security guards were injured in an attack Tuesday at the National Shrine that ended in a barricade situation in the Brightwood neighborhood. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Two security guards are in the hospital after police say a man tried to run one down with his vehicle and then stabbed another T Woman dead after crashing into Prince George's Co. home trying to evade police 12/09/2019 05:00pm • A woman lost control of her SUV and drove into a University Park, Maryland, home while attempting to flee from a traffic stop. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) A woman has died in University Park, Maryland, after striking a house in what police said began as an attempt to evade law enforcement during a tra Metro considers larger fare hike, major bus changes 12/09/2019 12:41pm • Metro will consider a larger rush-hour fare hike next summer, as well as the elimination of some popular bus routes. Rail basics The details of Metro’s draft budget proposal include a 15-cent increase in base rush-hour fares to a minimum of $2.40, rather than the 10 cents proposed last month by Car Review: Bold Ford F-150 Raptor is ready to go just about anywhere 12/09/2019 09:27am • Trucks are huge business and the Ford F-150 has been the best-selling truck for 41 years. But not all F-150s are equal. The Raptor is built tough and ready for some serious off-roading with a trick suspension system with massive shocks. The special suspension was upgraded in 2019 to be even more cap First trailer for 'Wonder Woman 1984' features scenes filmed in DC and Virginia 12/09/2019 05:21am • The first trailer for the Wonder Woman sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, was released on Sunday. The movie, which was partially filmed throughout Northern Virginia and D.C. during the spring of 2018, is set to be released in June 2020. In the trailer, you see Gal Gadot — who plays Diana Prince, a Off-duty federal officer intervenes to stop Charles Co. robbery, 3 teens arrested 12/08/2019 07:48am • An armed robbery in Charles County, Maryland, on Friday ended with three suspects being arrested following the intervention of an off-duty federal police officer. In a news release, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said the three suspects — Barry Tyson and Blake McKinney, both 17, and Alonzo 1 person pulled from vehicle after Fairfax Co. crash 12/08/2019 07:04am • A person is in the hospital after a crash involving two vehicles in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the early hours of Sunday. The crash happened at the intersection of Va. Route 286/Fairfax County Parkway and Lee Chapel Road around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Fairfax County police said one person had to b The woman at the center of the Epstein scandal hasn't been seen in months 12/08/2019 12:01am • Prince Andrew has sparked an unprecedented crisis in Britain's royal family since his disastrous TV interview about his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. This week the focus has turned to the British socialite and ex-girlfriend of Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing new a Maryland State Police continue to investigate fatal crash in Laurel 12/07/2019 09:52pm • Maryland State Police continue to investigate a fatal collision involving two pedestrians who were struck by a car Saturday morning in Laurel, Maryland. Shortly after midnight, police of the College Park Barrack received a 911 call in reference to a collision involving Daniel Benzinger, 26, of L Gig work is on the rise in the Baltimore area — and for many, it's a way of life 12/07/2019 05:40am • BALTIMORE (AP) — By day, Leah Needham buys groceries to deliver to customers in White Marsh and Middle River. But in the evenings, the shopper for online grocery service Shipt trades in her green T-shirt for a pair of ballroom dance shoes and heads to her next gig. In a Glen Burnie studio, she pur Garden Plot: Christmas tree care advice, plus poinsettia and rosemary tips 12/06/2019 06:47am • Treat your poinsettia well It’s holiday plant time again, cats and kittens! Let’s go over the basics. Though they've become the No. 1 holiday plant, poinsettia (yes, that is the true plural) are not winter-hardy; in fact, they could keel over in the summertime if you so much as drop an ice c