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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

Today in History: Sept. 6 09/06/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Sept. 6, the 249th day of 2019. There are 116 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 6, 2006, President George W. Bush acknowledged for the first time that the CIA was running secret prisons overseas and said tough interrogation had forced terrorist lead

Mother of Charlottesville car attack victim sues murderer 09/05/2019 02:00pm • Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer who was killed in 2017 during a white supremacist rally, filed a $12 million lawsuit Aug. 30 against 22-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The mother of a woman killed when a man rammed his car through a crowd p

1st section of Purple Line rail is laid 09/05/2019 01:18pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan meets with workers at the installation of the first segment of the Purple Line in Lanham, Maryland, Sept. 5, 2019. (Courtesy Office of the Governor) Maryland officials, including Gov. Larry Hogan, celebrated the laying of the first segment of rail for the Purple Line on

EXCLUSIVE: DHS intensifies efforts to prevent mass attacks and fear 09/05/2019 04:47am • “Scary” was how a top Homeland Security Department official described the shooting rampage as it unfolded Saturday on an Odessa, Texas, highway. Seven people died, and dozens were injured. It was the third mass shooting in the month of August and the fourth in 32 days. The string of coldbl

Saintsbury ramp to I-66 permanently closed 09/05/2019 04:09am • Upcoming closures of the Saintsbury Drive ramp to eastbound I-66 and of the Vaden Drive bridge over I-66 will require detours using Nutley Street to access ramps to I-66. Oakton resident Lauren Stillman is among the commuters picking their way along a new route to I-66 east, after the Virginia D

1 killed, 4 hurt in Charles County crash 09/04/2019 10:51pm • One person was killed and four others hurt in a crash in Charles County, Maryland, Wednesday morning. The victim is a 36-year-old man from Port Tobacco, who was ejected from a Chevrolet Blazer driven by 29-year-old Jessica Dutrow, also of Port Tobacco. According to Maryland State Police, Dutro

Case of DC man accused of killing 11-year-old boy to go before grand jury 09/04/2019 08:35pm • The man accused in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Southeast D.C. will likely go to trial. A D.C. judge decided that initial evidence presented against Tony McClam, of Southeast D.C., should go to a grand jury and ordered him held without bond. The judge heard the details of the ca

Md. man killed in Labor Day motorcycle crash after attempted wheelie 09/04/2019 01:30pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, have identified the man killed in a Labor Day motorcycle crash. Marc Yearwood Jr., 25, of District Heights, lost control of his motorcycle after landing a wheelie and crashed near 1600 Ritchie Road, police said. Yearwood's motorcycle hit a curb and then

Commentary: History behind building another Bay crossing spans the ages 09/04/2019 11:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Bay Bridge was originally built as a single span, in 1952. A second span came more than 20 years later. (Courtesy Maryland Transportati

3 shot at park in Northeast D.C.; police seek teen suspect 09/04/2019 10:29am • Two teens and a man were shot at a park in Northeast D.C. Wednesday morning, and police say the suspect is another teen. The three people were shot at Marvin Gaye Park at 53rd and Dix Streets just after 9 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Police said all three people who were shot are in serious co

Car Review: Lincoln's Nautilus Black Label a luxurious parade of burgundy at a price 09/04/2019 09:20am • As far as I can tell, this top-of-the-line Lincoln Nautilus Black Label consists mainly of four stunning, huge wheels, a surprisingly powerful engine and a parade of burgundy.

Key bridge between Stafford and Fredericksburg to close for more than a year 09/03/2019 11:03pm • The closure of the Chatham Bridge is expected to send about 16,000 vehicles a day onto other routes. (Courtesy VDOT) A key connection between Fredericksburg and Stafford County is due to close for more than a year, likely adding to traffic on roads such as U.S. Route 1. The Chatham Bridge, wh

Investigation: Urban poor hit hardest as the planet heats up 09/03/2019 09:23pm • In this July 24, 2019 photo, the sun beats down on the 500 block of North Rose St., in the McElderry Park neighborhood, of Baltimore. Like many streets in East Baltimore, the block offers no shade and almost no cooling breeze for residents.(University of Maryland Capital News Service via AP) BAL