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Record-breaking DC-area travel numbers expected over Memorial Day holiday 05/22/2019 04:41pm • AAA expects 3.2 million people from D.C., Virginia and Maryland will travel between Thursday and Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. "Of that number, 2.9 million will travel by automobile," said John B. Townsend II, of AAA Mid-Atlantic. Region-wide, those numbers are the highest since AAA beg Root of problem that allowed doors to open on train found, Metro says 05/22/2019 11:59am • Metro said Wednesday it’s figured out what caused a 3000 Series rail car to open its doors as it was moving along the Orange Line earlier this week. The glitch was a faulty electrical component inside the master controller of the train. Metro was able to isolate it and then replicate the proble Metro puts 3000-series cars back into service a day after pulling hundreds 05/22/2019 08:01am • Metro's 3000-series rail cars are back in service. The transit agency tweeted Wednesday that it "identified the cause of Sunday’s door malfunction and completed inspections." The cars have been returned to service. Metro pulled more than 250 of the cars Tuesday. Metro said no other servic Q&A: After 'Daily Show,' Jordan Klepper launches 'Klepper' on Comedy Central 05/22/2019 01:14am • He made a name for himself as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Now, Jordan Klepper hosts his own show, "Klepper," airing Thursdays on Comedy Central. "If you were to take a snapshot of me in the back of a police car uncomfortably bent over because I can't fit my legs, Metro learned of open train door from social media; no timeline for railcars' return 05/21/2019 03:53pm • More than 250 Metro railcars will remain sidelined indefinitely after reviews of internal video confirmed a train door was open while an Orange Line train was in motion Sunday. Metro trains are supposed to automatically brake and alert the train operator if a door is open as the train is attempti Metro removes hundreds of rail cars; no timeline for return 05/21/2019 03:03pm • Metro temporarily removed all of its 3000-series cars Tuesday after a report of a door malfunction, reducing the number of rail cars by 15%, the transit agency said. The reduction means commuters may wait longer for trains and will see more six-car trains, rather than eight-car trains. Metro p Blue Angels to fly so there are traffic changes in Annapolis and Eastport 05/21/2019 09:53am • Drivers in Annapolis, Maryland will find the Md. 450/Naval Academy Bridge over the Severn River closed to all traffic from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. The closure, which includes bicycle and pedestrian traffic, is due to the Blue Angels flight demonstration. The Blue Angels will perform a F1 great and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70 05/21/2019 03:03am • BERLIN (AP) — Formula One great Niki Lauda, who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. Lauda's family issued a statement saying the three-time world champion "pas Skin cancer can develop even where the sun doesn't shine 05/20/2019 04:01pm • Experts warn that skin cancer is an equal-opportunity offender, and it can afflict anyone, at any age, of all skin types on nearly any part of the body. "While we don't see it as often in people with darker skin, a lot of time when we do find it, it's at a more advanced stage," said Dr. Llana Po Potomac mansion hits market for nearly $8 million. It has a ‘batcave.’ 05/20/2019 02:39pm • If you're a car geek, this Potomac mansion that just hit the market for $7.95 million is right up your alley. The Aspen-inspired home at 9005 Congressional Court sits on 2 acres close to two exclusive country clubs — Congressional Country Club and TPC at Avenel. Built in 2015, the 14,298-squ Study finds car seats are an unsafe sleeping spot for infants 05/20/2019 12:05pm • A lot of parents are putting infants in car seats — or letting them stay there — to sleep, but a new study shows that’s a dangerous practice. Researchers from Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, reviewed 10 years of data on sleep-related infant deaths from the National Cen Speed kills: What higher speed limits cost in lives 05/20/2019 10:45am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The federal government’s 1995 decision to allow states to set speed limits higher than 65 mph caused almost 14,000 addition Ghost bike memorial for DC cyclist gets hit, destroyed by SUV 05/20/2019 06:45am • Wounds were reopened over the weekend as the driver of an SUV crashed into a memorial that paid tribute to David Salovesh, a longtime bicycle advocate who was struck and killed by a driver last month in D.C. The white "ghost bike" memorial was left twisted and mangled at the intersection of Flori Car Review: Buick's luxurious Regal TourX breaks boring station wagon stereotype 05/20/2019 06:21am • The Buick Regal TourX is the spacious all-wheel drive alternative to the common compact crossover. Usually, when the word "wagon" is brought up, many think of a boring box on wheels that might rank below a minivan in cool factor. Those with this sentiment clearly haven't seen the latest wagons av Montgomery Co. police search for SUV involved in 'intentional' bicycle crash 05/20/2019 05:18am • A bicyclist is hospitalized after a Saturday morning crash in Poolesville, Maryland, which fellow riders say was not an accident. The incident occurred on River Road at Old River Road, shortly before noon. Three experienced riders, members of the Potomac Pedalers bicycle club, were close to co