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Car Comparison: Which compact luxury SUV is right for you? 07/30/2019 04:48am • WTOP’s John Aaron and Car Guy Mike Parris compared three small SUVs with three hefty price tags: the Volvo XC40, the Acura RDX and the Infiniti QX50. Scroll through the gallery for details, and find out which one is right for you? Movie Review: Tarantino matures in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' 07/30/2019 01:02am • Few filmmakers boast such auteur cred that we rush to the movies whenever their name is on the marquee. So when we see the phrase "The Ninth Film by Quentin Tarantino," we realize we're witnessing the penultimate film by a master who has hinted at retirement after 10 flicks — with not a bad on How to keep kids 'screen smart' in the digital age 07/30/2019 01:00am • How do you know when your child is ready for a cellphone? That’s the $1 million question nearly every parent in the digital age faces at some point. And according to parenting and public health expert Julianna Miner, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Screens, smartphones and social media Public school buses in Montgomery Co. will soon have camera system 07/29/2019 08:30pm • It's expected that every public school bus in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be equipped with a camera system by the time the school year begins in September. During a briefing on Monday, county council members heard words, such as "shocking," "staggering" and "horrifying," used to describe th Metro shutdown slows traffic on several Alexandria corridors 07/29/2019 04:10am • Metro's summerlong shutdown of Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National airport has significantly slowed traffic in Alexandria, Virginia. Data from 30 traffic sensors across Route 1, Duke Street, King Street and other corridors in the city show average travel times on the road incre Car Review: The MX-5 Miata has more power for 2019 07/29/2019 04:05am • Small sporty convertibles evoke smiles for miles with their top-down driving joy. The tiny Mazda Miata has been providing thirty years of fun, for not a lot of money. In 2019, the MX-5 Miata comes in two ways to enjoy top-down driving. There’s a true cloth top that opens with one hand and in secon 'They used to wear hoods': Former Va. Gov. McAuliffe reflects on Charlottesville rally 2 years later 07/29/2019 04:03am • Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe joins WTOP for "Ask the Governor" on Nov. 29, 2017. (WTOP/Omama Altaleb) As the two-year anniversary of the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, approaches, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe is urging Virginians to discuss and act on racism and ine 2-car crash kills 2, including teenager, in Charles County, Md. 07/27/2019 07:34pm • Two people, including a teenager, are dead after they were involved in two-car crash in Charles County, Maryland, early Saturday. Police continue to investigate the crash that occurred at around 7:30 a.m. on southbound Crain Highway near Mount Air Road. Preliminary findings show that a GMC Yuk Police: Md. man, 18, en route to visit family dies in I-70 crash 07/27/2019 07:31pm • An 18-year-old Maryland man who police believe was traveling on Interstate 70 en route to visit family died after crashing into a guardrail Friday evening. Tyler Michael Gergle, of Ijamsville, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Maryland State Police. Maryland State Troopers receive New Jersey man arrested in Va. for carjacking family with 2 children 07/27/2019 02:45pm • A New Jersey man has been arrested in connection with an armed carjacking of a family with two young children in Stafford County, Virginia. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Nasim Altaquan Jackson, 19, committed a carjacking on the interstate in New Jersey, before heading south. Car driven onto tracks at Union Station highlights security risks 07/27/2019 05:59am • A person was able to drive their car across a station platform onto the tracks last winter — and Amtrak security failures are to blame, a report finds. The report from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General identifies a number of ways people can access restricted areas in the station, putting b Broken self-cleaning toilet? Findings from Metro's inspector general raise more concerns 07/26/2019 12:45pm • Falsified station inspection reports, wasted money on a self-cleaning toilet and hidden silt pumps, and millions in contracts that appear to have been wrongly steered to specific companies are among recent findings from investigations by Metro's Office of Inspector General. Inspection reports Afte Garden Plot: Taking care of basil and how to keep squirrels out 07/26/2019 05:39am • No birds in these nests The cone-shaped thing is called bird's nest fungus. (Courtesy Joe in Derwood, Maryland) Joe in Derwood, Maryland, sent a cool-looking photo and writes: “Can you please tell me what these cone shaped items are?” “Bird’s nest fungus,” Joe. Think what a riot of bir New Wawa in Vienna will include Tesla chargers 07/25/2019 03:15pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner TysonsReporter.com and republished with permission. The new Wawa in Vienna, Virginia, may not be a gas station, but it will have a bank of electric car chargers. The Wawa will be located at 465 Maple Ave. W, formerly a Coldwell Banker Residenti 2 weeks until kickoff: Loudoun United stadium readies for fans, traffic, parking 07/25/2019 01:51pm • The soccer goals are expected to be delivered in the next 24 hours, as construction crews hustle to get the new Loudoun United soccer stadium in Virginia ready for the team's first home game on Friday, Aug. 9. The pristine soccer pitch is lined, and gray and red fold-down seats line the sidelines