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Md. man sentenced to 22 years in DUI crash that killed 3 children 09/26/2019 05:15pm • A White Plains, Maryland, man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in the DUI crash that killed three children on Indian Head Highway last year. Thomas Hawks, 28, was sentenced Thursday in the death of 5-year-old twins Alexander and Rosalie Mejia and their 1-year-old brother, Isaac. In add Man 'armed with 2 knives' tasered, then killed when he charged officers in Hyattsville: police 09/26/2019 03:39pm • A man is dead after charging officers while wielding two knives in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Thursday, police said. According to Prince George's County police, the incident happened near Toledo and Belcrest roads, behind The Mall at Prince George's. They received a call from a local coffee sho In coming years, Montgomery Co. may require solar panels on homes 09/26/2019 10:08am • In the coming years, homes that are built in Montgomery County, Maryland, may need to have solar panels installed on their rooftops. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he is prioritizing "actions and strategies" to meet a greenhouse gas emission reduction goal of 80% by 2027 and 100% by Man struck and killed on I-95 after car broke down 09/26/2019 09:37am • A man is dead after being struck by a van in Baltimore County, Maryland, Thursday morning. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on Interstate 95 before the Interstate 695 interchange in Arbutus. Maryland State Police said the man was pulled over to the side of the highway with a broken down Northeast shooting sends bullet into DC elementary school 09/25/2019 09:32pm • A bullet flew through the classroom window of a D.C. elementary school on Wednesday. A car police believe was involved in the shooting then took down a power pole, leaving a Northeast neighborhood without power. D.C. police said two vehicles were traveling on 49th Street NE near Aiton Elementary The Fog of Espionage, Part 2: A day in the life of an American agent abroad 09/25/2019 04:22am • In WTOP's three-part series "The Fog of Espionage," WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green delves into what is driving an unprecedented surge in espionage against the U.S., where it’s coming from, what the spies are after, what it’s like to be a spy and what lies ahead. Read Part 1: More than 75 car tires slashed in Alexandria neighborhood overnight 09/24/2019 11:56am • A whole lot of people in an Alexandria, Virginia, neighborhood woke up to flat tires Tuesday morning. Alexandria police say more than 75 tires were slashed overnight. According to authorities, the criminals struck on Kenwood Avenue, Dogwood Drive and Crestwood Drive near the 7-Eleven on North Former Va. Gov. McAuliffe's car stolen in downtown DC 09/24/2019 06:23am • Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe returned from lunch on Monday to an unfortunate surprise: His car was missing, and it wasn't a case of a forgetful parking job. McAuliffe had parked his Ford Explorer early Monday afternoon in the 900 block of 6th Street, NW, according to The Washington Post. Dozens arrested as climate protesters disrupt DC traffic 09/23/2019 01:00pm • Protesters with Extinction Rebellion stage a sit-in beneath their sailboat blockade at the intersection of K and 16th streets in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 23, 2019. Environmental activists pressured lawmakers to declare a climate change emergency by paralyzing morning traffic in the nation's capita Man dies of injuries in Prince George's Co. motorcycle crash 09/23/2019 12:28pm • A man died last week of injuries suffered in a Prince George’s County, Maryland, motorcycle crash earlier this month. The Prince George’s County police on Monday identified the man as Wesley Jones III, of Temple Hills. They said he died last Thursday of injuries suffered in a crash Sept. 1. Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal creates uncertainty in Md. 09/23/2019 10:58am • In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 file photo, cars pass Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. The drug company developed OxyContin, a painkiller that has been at the center of the opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s Car Review: Looking for a small, capable SUV? Subaru Forester Touring is refined compact crossover 09/23/2019 04:56am • You say “compact SUV” or “crossover” and many vehicles probably pop up in your head. Some people might not think of the Subaru Forster at first. Maybe Toyota or Honda steals the limelight. But the Forester Touring seems to go its own route to a capable compact Ute. 4 dead in tragic Saturday on Maryland, Virginia roads 09/22/2019 06:51am • An unusually deadly weekend on the D.C. region's roads claimed four lives across suburban Maryland and Virginia in four separate fatal incidents, two of which involved a vehicle leaving the roadways and striking trees. In addition to two deaths from Saturday crashes along Route 4 in Prince George 19-year-old dead after Fauquier County crash 09/21/2019 07:49pm • Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old in Fauquier County on Friday afternoon. The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on Brent Town Road, just north of Aquia Road, police said in a news release. A Ford F-450 was traveling north on Brent Town Road whe 1 dead after car strikes tree in Prince George's County 09/21/2019 08:55am • One person is dead in Coral Hills, Maryland, after their vehicle struck a tree on Saturday morning. Prince George's County police said the car left the roadway, hit a tree and caught fire on Pennsylvania Avenue, near the intersection with Quarter Avenue, around 3 a.m. Saturday. First responder