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How to avoid DC area traffic coming home from Labor Day weekend 09/01/2019 11:02am • Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge is bracing for hundreds of thousands of cars to pass between Annapolis and Kent Island as fans of the season get one last summer vacation in this Labor Day weekend. Likewise, stretches of Interstate 95 in Virginia and Maryland also expect to see heavy traffic as p Automatic emergency braking boosts safety but some complaints of false activations 08/31/2019 08:00pm • The latest wave in vehicle safety technology are systems that can apply the brakes in an emergency when the driver fails to respond in time. Government safety experts and manufacturers agree that automatic emergency braking, also known as forward collision warning systems, can save lives and redu ‘Bittersweet’: Labor Day getaway begins on Chesapeake Bay Bridge as summer ends 08/30/2019 09:56am • It's estimated that about 440,000 cars will be crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge this weekend as people try to cram one last trip to the beach in before everyone else goes back to school. With gas prices down and the weather pretty much perfect, it's the logical destination and why some people g Fall movie guide 2019 08/30/2019 12:43am • Summer blockbuster season is winding down and fall movie season is almost upon us, bringing everything from Halloween chillers to Oscar contenders. Which releases should you circle on your calendar? Time for your Fall Movie Guide: Sept. 6: “It: Chapter 2” Based on Stephen K Today in History: Aug. 30 08/30/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2019. There are 123 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. On this date: In 1862, Confederate f Prince George's Co. man accused of killing 2 during Uber ride says he 'messed up' 08/29/2019 09:11pm • A Prince George’s County, Maryland, man told police that he "messed up” the night he got into a ride-sharing car that ended with the fatal shooting of the driver and another passenger, court documents said. Aaron Wilson Jr., 42, is accused of killing driver Beaudouin Tchakounte, 46, of Freder It's electric: Virginia's yellow school buses going green 08/29/2019 04:35pm • Dominion Energy CEO Thomas Farrell and Governor Ralph Northam sit on one of Virginia's first 50 electric school buses. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) There’s a bold plan in Virginia to turn its school buses green: Dominion Energy announced plans to replace diesel school buses with electric ones. Lik AAA: Red-light running deaths in DC area down, but hit 10-year high nationwide 08/29/2019 12:01am • The latest data from AAA mid-Atlantic showed a dip in red-light running fatalities in 2017 compared to 2016 in the D.C. area; but nationwide, the numbers are on a 10-year high. Analysis by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety showed that, in 2017, there were 14 deaths related to running a red li Tipping etiquette: The ultimate guide to tipping 08/29/2019 12:00am • With a rising number of tech-savvy tipping tools and calculators in recent years, there's been growing complexity and confusion associated with tipping. How much should you leave? When do you have to provide gratuity and when should you skip tipping? "There is no true norm for tipping," says P Police: Maryland man fatally shot passenger, driver in shared Uber ride 08/28/2019 09:51pm • Police have arrested a suspect after an Uber driver and one of his passengers were found dead inside a car Tuesday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Aaron Lanier Wilson Jr., 42, of Fort Washington, was arrested at home Wednesday morning and has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, Princ After 40 years, traffic guru Bob Marbourg leaves the WTOP Traffic Center 08/28/2019 04:39pm • WTOP's Bob Marbourg (left) and Dave Statter covered traffic during the early '80s. Back then, it meant taking to the skies. (Courtesy Dave Statter) “Self-entitled jackasses” of the D.C. area, you can breathe easy: Bob Marbourg has left the WTOP Traffic Center. After 40 years, “it is tim WATCH: Tim McGraw is impressed by daughter's voice 08/28/2019 11:21am • Singer Tim McGraw posted a video of him and his daughter singing a classic duet in the car with the caption, “Dang, this girl can sing!” Hundreds show up for backpack drive-thru in Prince George's Co. 08/28/2019 11:17am • About two weeks ago, Prince George's County Public Schools hosted its ninth annual Back to School Block Party at the Sports and Learning Complex and served more than 6,000 students, but there was still a need in the community. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) Hundreds of cars lined up along Lottsford Road After fatal crashes, interim Florida Avenue NE bike safety improvements put in place 08/28/2019 08:52am • New bike lanes are an interim safety step along Florida Avenue NE. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) One of the District's most dangerous stretches of roadway for pedestrians and cyclists — Florida Avenue, Northeast — has new safety improvements in place. After the April 2019 death of bike safety ad Anne Arundel up in arms as Md. narrows options for new Chesapeake Bay crossing 08/28/2019 08:08am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A new Chesapeake Bay crossing must be built alongside the existing Bay Bridge if it is to provide maximum traffic relief, the head of the Ma