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Metro operators using sun visors to block cameras on trains, report says 09/10/2019 04:02pm • Passengers on a 7000 Series Metro train. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Sun visors on Metro's newest trains are being used for much more than blocking light — they are also being used to block cameras meant to record incidents in the train cab, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Tuesday. Where should Metro's billions in funding come from? 09/10/2019 03:55am • Metro plans to spend billions in the next decade on all sorts of repairs and upgrades, but even with new dedicated funding, the region is still struggling to reach a long-term agreement on exactly how to divide the costs. The Metro Board is set to belatedly approve a fourth consecutive one-year e Virginia man gets 3 life terms in triple slaying 09/10/2019 01:30am • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who admitted to killing his "only friends" has been sentenced to three life sentences plus an additional 13 years' imprisonment in a triple slaying. News outlets report 19-year-old Trevor E. Charles pleaded guilty Monday to charges including first-degree and c Suspicious vehicle in Baltimore was part of scheme to steal diesel fuel, police say 09/09/2019 05:15pm • Authorities rope off the intersection of Pratt and Charles streets in downtown Baltimore Monday afternoon. (WTOP/Chris Cichon) An evacuation was lifted and streets were reopened late Monday afternoon after a scare in downtown Baltimore that was caused by a suspicious fuel-filled van in a parking Troopers investigate after DC man's body found on Largo road 09/09/2019 03:02pm • A man whose body was found lying in the road early Monday morning in Largo, Maryland, appears to have been struck by a car, Maryland State Police said. Authorities identified the man as 42-year-old James Lewis Jr of D.C. He was declared dead at the scene, but state police are still trying to dete Investigation into stolen vehicles leads to pursuit on Capital Beltway 09/09/2019 06:22am • Police are looking for at least two suspects after two cars were stolen from an Aspen Hill, Maryland, neighborhood on Monday morning. Montgomery County police responded around 3 a.m. to Congress Drive for reports of a theft from a vehicle. Officers determined two cars had been stolen, and purs Looking for luxury and space? The Lexus RX 350 has you covered 09/09/2019 05:39am • The mid-size luxury crossover Lexus RX 350 seats five. The new RX-350L can fit seven. Lexus really has built a popular crossover brand and it’s been a big seller for the company for more than a decade. The heavy hitter was redesigned nearly three years ago; the last time I sampled the RX was at th Starving for perfection: Va. woman's struggle with eating disorder highlights problems that often go undiagnosed 09/09/2019 04:12am • This is the first of a three-part series on WTOP.com examining eating disorders, their impact and the road to recovery. Kendall Baker, of Virginia, was in middle school when she started to become obsessed with her weight. The blue-eyed blond, who had been born with an eye disease, was being What changed in how the 2020 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings were calculated? 09/08/2019 08:00pm • Today marks the 35th edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. Over the decades, U.S. News has published data on colleges and universities to help prospective students and their families make the important -- and costly -- decision about where to go to college. While the metrics have chang Meet the 14-year-old George Washington University freshman 09/08/2019 07:51pm • No, that 14-year-old kid isn't touring George Washington University. He's a student there. His mom, Malene Lawrence, said he's loved dinosaurs and paleontology since he was a 1-year-old. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) A teenager is starting classes at George Washington University this fall as a college f Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian's damage 09/07/2019 05:26am • ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) — As the sky cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday, residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks began to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Dorian. Steve Harris has lived on Ocracoke Island for most of the last 19 years. He's ridden out e DC man admits to killing Fairfax County teacher's aide in 2016 09/06/2019 06:57pm • More than three years after a Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher's aide was gunned down near his Alexandria apartment, one of the men charged in the crime is admitting his involvement. On May 20, 2016, 24-year-old Tarreece Sampson was shot in the chest while he was on the phone with a friend, chec Man found insane in 2013 shooting of Va. officer to face 2 Prince William Co. trials 09/06/2019 02:49pm • A man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting of an Alexandria, Virginia, police officer will now face two trials in Prince William County on charges of setting fire to the home of a mental health professional, trying to set fire to her car and stalking eight people. I Boy has severe leg injuries after being struck by car in Stafford 09/06/2019 08:34am • A 12-year-old boy has severe injuries to his leg after he was struck by a car Wednesday while he was on his bike, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Officers in the Virginia county responded to the area of Paradise Court to reports of a pedestrian struck at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Ads on Metro could soon keep a closer eye on you 09/06/2019 01:23am • Metro’s push for more ad revenue to address continued budget challenges could lead to ads tracking riders throughout the system. Instructions to companies interested in taking over Metro’s advertising sales describe a major push toward more digital advertising screens that come with sensors t