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This James Bond Aston Martin was just auctioned for $6.4 million 08/15/2019 11:34pm • One winning bidder is now legally able to drive in an actual James Bond Aston Martin, with working nail spreaders, tire slashers, smoke screen and rotating license plates. That person just got the keys for the 1965 Aston Martin DB5 for $6.4 million at a classic car aucti Maryland is latest testing ground for tech aimed at drunken driving 08/15/2019 07:04pm • Maryland officials are testing new technology installed in vehicles that prevents the car from moving if the driver's had too much to drink. The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety analyzes the driver's breath — there’s no need for a separate device — and if the sensors in the vehicl 9 ways to teach kids about money 08/15/2019 09:00am • Imparting important financial lessons, including saving strategies and money-management skills, is crucial to help your children achieve long-term success. From relaying the value of a dollar to cultivating smart spending and saving habits from a young age, teaching the right lessons can shape your Which smart home upgrades raise your home's value? 08/15/2019 08:00am • When we add technological bells and whistles to a residence, these additions and upgrades are typically aimed at ourselves and our own day-to-day comfort and ease of living. The question is whether some of these upgrades translate to a higher contract price when we sell. High-end renovations toda Vernon Davis contains multitudes; good luck containing him 08/15/2019 02:08am • Good luck keeping up with Vernon Davis. The 35-year-old tight end may be nearing the end of his professional football career, but his life has always been defined by more than what he does on the field. The closer he gets to the end of his playing days, the more active he seems to be getting in e Q&A: Berlin ready to 'take your breath away' with B-52s at The Anthem 08/15/2019 01:35am • "Top Gun" is returning to movie theaters next year for a hotly-anticipated sequel, but you don't have to wait until then for your rush of Maverick '80s nostalgia. The beloved band Berlin will "take your breath away" alongside the B-52s as their 40th anniversary tour swings through D.C. at The Latest I-66 toll lane construction changes include lowering speed limit on Chain Bridge Road 08/15/2019 01:00am • The latest changes to the Interstate 66 toll lane construction project include a ramp shift and speed limit change at Virginia Route 123/Chain Bridge Road. A new temporary exit ramp from I-66 west to Route 123 North opened this week and is expected to be in place for the next three months or so. Today in History: Aug. 15 08/15/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2019. There are 138 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. On this date: In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus Utility pole with live wires crashes into car in Montgomery Co. 08/14/2019 02:43pm • A driver was trapped after a utility pole with live wires crashed into his car in Burtonsville, Maryland. Around 9:15 a.m., the man was driving on Old Columbia Pike, near Paint Branch High School, when a dead tree fell, bringing down a utility pole and electrical wires on his passing car. Mont Staffer for DC Council member charged with firing gun outside marijuana pop-up market 08/14/2019 01:19pm • A staffer for D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau was arrested on charges of firing a gun outside a marijuana pop-up store. Police said that on Aug. 3, DaVon Lorenzo Fuller, 24, of Southeast, fired his gun outside a warehouse in the 2200 block of 25th Place NE off Bladensburg Road. He was arres Driver charged with manslaughter in fatal Prince William Co. crash 08/14/2019 09:41am • A woman is facing manslaughter and drug-related charges after a crash over the weekend that put her in the hospital and killed the other driver. Katrina Nicole Thomas, 26, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was served her charges while still in the hospital for injuries from the early morning crash on 1 dead, 1 hospitalized in 3-car crash in Hyattsville 08/14/2019 09:26am • A person is dead and another is in the hospital after a three-car crash in Hyattsville, Maryland, Wednesday morning. Prince George's County police said the crash happened around 7 a.m. on Queens Chapel Road at Russell Avenue. Police said a preliminary investigation found that a man driving a c Kentucky man accused of bringing shotgun, machete, booze to Pentagon parking lot 08/12/2019 06:59pm • A Kentucky man is facing federal charges after he is accused of showing up to the Pentagon with a shotgun, ammunition and a machete. According to court documents, Charles Lawson approached two Pentagon police officers in the south parking lot on Aug. 6. He made incoherent statements, according to As Loudoun United stadium debuts, map glitches bring fans to closed road nearby 08/12/2019 06:00pm • In a Leesburg, Virginia, neighborhood wary of more traffic due to the new Loudoun United soccer complex, the results of Friday night's first sold-out game were approximately the same as on the field — a draw. An unexpected complication surfaced: Mobile mapping software brought some drivers head VW remakes the Jetta for 2019 — ups the sporty side with the new GLI 08/12/2019 05:20am • The new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI is spicing up the compact sedan market with more power and styling tweaks that don’t break the bank. As the humble compact sedan is becoming less common on the roads these days, some manufacturers are giving up on them altogether. But Volkswagen has remade the Jet