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DC ranks among most walkable cities in nation 07/07/2019 01:37pm • If you want to ditch the car and take a stroll, D.C. is one of the easiest places to do so, according to a new report. The study titled "Foot Traffic Ahead," led by the Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis, looked at the nation's 30 largest metro areas, ranking D.C. as the fourth most walkab Woman dead in crash which closed Inner Loop for hours in Prince George's County 07/07/2019 10:20am • Police say a woman was killed when her car was struck by a pickup truck driving the wrong way on the Capital Beltway in a head-on crash that left the Beltway's Inner Loop closed for several hours. Ronet Aching, 22, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happen Fatal motorcycle crash closes I-370 on-ramp in Maryland for over 3 hours 07/06/2019 11:12pm • A fatal motorcycle crash in Montgomery County, Maryland, closed the ramp from northbound Interstate 270 to westbound I-370 for more than three hours on Saturday, according to authorities. Maryland State Police responded to reports of a motorcycle crash on the ramp shortly after 6 p.m. After arriv After boating deaths, Md. first responders hope for safer weekend on the water 07/05/2019 12:12pm • It's been a deadly week on Maryland waters: Seven of the 11 fatalities this year have come since last Saturday night. The seven died while engaged in a wide variety of activities on the water — kayaking, crabbing, jet skiing, even jumping off a pier — day and night, in busy rivers and smaller Massive sinkhole swallows car in Woodbridge, road closed indefinitely 07/05/2019 09:08am • A portion of Princedale Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia, remains closed after a large fissure split the street in half on Thursday, swallowing at least one vehicle. The first reports of a gaping hole in the ground came around 6:15 p.m. Thursday, forcing Prince William County officers to close Princ Woman charged after leading police on high-speed chase with children in her car 07/05/2019 06:42am • A D.C. woman was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase with three children in her car in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Thursday. Charlina McBride, 41, was driving west on Interstate 66 near the 53 mile marker at around 12:46 a.m. She was traveling at 82 mph in a 55 mph zone, Virginia Garden Plot: How to save lightning prone trees and harvest garlic 07/05/2019 05:55am • Put da lime in da coconut, But keep it off the plants … Wendy in Rockville writes “Can I use coir (the kind that's processed for gardens) to mulch my veggie garden to conserve water and prevent weeds?” I would not use it, Wendy. Coir — essentially ground up coconut husks — was created 30 years after debut, 'Seinfeld' remains the master of its domain 07/05/2019 12:08am • Kramer, George, Elaine and Jerry appear in "Seinfeld." (AP) See our WTOP staff picks of their favorite "Seinfeld' memories at the bottom of the article. WASHINGTON — Thirty years to the day after the "Seinfeld" pilot “The Seinfeld Chronicles" debuted on NBC on July 5, 1989, the situat Today in History: July 5 07/05/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, July 5, the 186th day of 2019. There are 179 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee; the song he recorded was “That’s All Right.” On t Md. man indicted on charges of kidnapping, sex assault of 13-year-old 07/03/2019 05:27pm • An Oxon Hill, Maryland, man was indicted last week on charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. The 21-year-old man, who is not being named because the suspect and the underage victim are related, waited for the girl to come home from school in December 2018, the U.S. Atto Tips to avoid the most common holiday travel back injuries 07/03/2019 05:00pm • Holiday travel can be tough on your back, but positioning your body correctly and dealing with luggage appropriately can help prevent painful conditions from developing, according to a D.C.-area doctor of pain medicine. "Sitting in any position puts about 50% more stress on the back than just sta The best new-car deals for the Fourth of July 07/03/2019 03:51pm • Summer is in full swing, and just weeks after their compilation of the best car deals for Memorial Day, U.S. News & World Report has put together their best purchase and leasing deals for the Fourth of July. Jamie Page Deaton, executive editor of U.S. News’ best car rankings, told WTOP that 3 injured in 2 separate Fairfax County shootings 07/02/2019 10:37pm • Three men were hurt in two separate shootings Tuesday afternoon, which Fairfax County, Virginia, police said may have been gang-related. Police got the first call around 4 p.m. for a shooting on Telegraph Road. Shortly after, they responded to a report of another shooting a few miles away. " h 'Absolute gridlock nightmare' predicted for DC-area drivers returning over July 4 weekend 07/02/2019 12:02am • Cheap gas prices, American wanderlust, optimism about the economy and a long holiday weekend combine to make what could be an "absolute gridlock nightmare" in the D.C. area, according to a AAA spokesman. However, the worst time to be on the road will be during the trek home. "Remember the Four Md. man pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed 3 kids on Indian Head Hwy 07/01/2019 04:47pm • A White Plains, Maryland, man charged in the fatal crash that killed three young children on Indian Head Highway last year has pleaded guilty Monday to several counts against him, including vehicular manslaughter. Thomas Hawks, 27, pleaded guilty to five of the 21 counts on which he was indicted