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Rehoboth, Dewey, Lewes beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is a triple-town stretch of oceanfront Delaware destinations: Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Lewes Beach. The three neighboring beach towns are only separated by a fe Ocean City beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. With the iconic Ocean City Boardwalk, family-friendly beach and vibrant night life scene, Ocean City, Maryland, has become a go-to summer destination for Washingtonians. Whether it’s your very first Today in History: May 20 05/20/2019 12:04am • Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. On this date: In 1521, Ignatius of Loyola was wou Brooks Koepka clinches fourth major at PGA Championship 05/19/2019 06:45pm • The coronation had more spice than he would have liked, but Brooks Koepka held his nerve to seal back-to-back PGA Championship titles to seal his status as a once-in-a-generation player. The 29-year-old refocused after a serious wobble to triumph by two shots from the fast-finishing Dustin Johnso Police identify pedestrian killed in US 301 crash in Upper Marlboro 05/19/2019 05:04pm • A man in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was killed Sunday after being struck by a car while walking near U.S. 301. Maryland State Police said they were called to the scene around 5:38 a.m. where they found the body of Adrian Harris, 26, of Waldorf, in the grass median on U.S. 301 near Rosaryville Road Today in History: May 19 05/19/2019 12:00am • Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On May 19, 1649, England was declared a republic by Parliament following the execution of King Charles I. (The monarchy was restored in 1660.) On this date: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's Ki Public weighs in on Rock Creek Far West pedestrian safety plans 05/18/2019 04:50pm • Residents of a northwest D.C. community stopped by Stoddert Elementary on Saturday for updates on how transportation safety will be improved in their area, and to weigh in on draft recommendations that are part of the Rock Creek Far West Livability Study. The study aims to identify ways to make g Bikers enjoy 20 mile ride across car-free DC 05/18/2019 03:21pm • The fourth annual D.C. Bike Ride shut down 20 miles of city streets so cyclists could take in views of the District on routes that would usually be thronged with cars. Bands, DJs and a special training exercise lined the route for people to participate in during their ride. The event attra Md. woman gets a year in jail in deadly crash into restaurant 05/18/2019 01:52pm • UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A woman who was convicted of manslaughter for plowing into a Maryland restaurant has been sentenced to a year in jail. The Washington Post reports that Vernelle Robinson was sentenced Friday in the 2017 crash that killed a Boy Scout commissioner. Isiah Pugh was at Bab 1 person killed in Brandywine crash 05/17/2019 11:47pm • One man is dead after a two-car crash in Brandywine, Maryland, Friday evening. Just before 6:30 p.m., a car carrying two men traveling northbound on Brandywine Road crashed into another vehicle heading southbound near Lee Acres Drive, according to Prince Georges County spokesperson Ameera Abdul Even before the next big shutdown, Metro ridership down 05/17/2019 02:32pm • Ahead of a major shutdown, Metro said more riders are happy with their rail trips even as fewer people are taking the train. Metro's latest quarterly report card shows ridership is below projections and down from the prior year on both rail and bus. With ridership down, it means less fare and par Poll: Drivers oppose idea of paying toll to enter DC 05/17/2019 10:27am • Leaders in the District are studying the idea of charging drivers a toll to enter downtown D.C. during busy times, but there appears to be strong and widespread opposition to the plan, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. The poll shows that 63 percent of residents in the metro area Idaho State's Haley Harrison still fighting off the darkness 05/17/2019 02:18am • The darkness rolls in like an invisible fog, draping over every thought, compounding until the internal agony becomes unbearable. Haley Harrison built a facade to mask its clutches, swallowing the mental torment to avoid any appearance of weakness. A senior softball player at Idaho State, she had Fairfax County plans exceptions to cut-through traffic turn bans 05/16/2019 02:45pm • Some drivers in Fairfax County, Virginia, could soon get exceptions to bans on rush-hour turns. A state law passed this year gives the county permission, starting this summer, to issue permits to residents of neighborhoods otherwise engulfed in cut-through traffic to allow those residents to igno Driver dies in Manassas crash 05/16/2019 01:10pm • A Manassas, Virginia, driver was killed in a crash Wednesday night. Prince William County police said in a statement Thursday that 55-year-old Jingxu Zhou was on Seymour Road, turning left to head north onto Sudley Manor Drive, at about 9:30 p.m. when his car was hit on the driver's side by a pic