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Manassas Park woman died in two-car crash 04/29/2019 08:39am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Manassas Park woman died from injuries in a wreck Friday in Culpeper County, according to Virginia State police. Stephanie N. Rix, Is an 'insect apocalypse' happening? How would we know? 04/29/2019 06:43am • (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Lovett, University of Maryland (THE CONVERSATION) Insects scuttle, chew and fly through the world around us. Humans rely on them to pollinate plants, prey on insects that we Car Review: 2019 Hyundai Veloster R-Spec is a fun-to-drive 3-door hatch 04/29/2019 04:10am • When you’re shopping for a new ride, there are so many options — but if two doors aren’t enough, and four doors is one too many, there is just one option left. The Hyundai Veloster checks the box for a three-door car, and it comes in a full range of performance levels from 147hp, to a n Seattle college says student was among those killed by crane 04/29/2019 12:18am • SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Washington state on Monday are expected to release the identities of the four people killed when a construction crane fell from a Seattle building. The King County Medical Examiner's office has said it would release the names of the female and three males who died Today in History: April 29 04/29/2019 12:15am • Today is Monday, April 29, the 119th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 29, 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, California, acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King; the verdicts were followed by rioting Suspects sought in credit card fraud linked to Bethesda home invasion 04/27/2019 09:34am • Police in Maryland's Montgomery County are searching for suspects in two separate incidents across the D.C. metropolitan area who are wanted for crimes against the same victim. The first incident happened just before 5 a.m. on March 30 in Bethesda, Maryland, police said. After a night out with fr Protesters demand safe streets for all users in DC 04/26/2019 07:11pm • Demonstrators packed the steps of the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. on Friday, calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser to do more to reduce traffic fatalities. A massive white sculpture made up of bicycles and automobile parts was painted white, a representation of the 128 people made up of pedestrians, After being blown-out by floods, route to Ellicott City's Main Street reopened 04/26/2019 11:01am • The flood destruction was both literal and symbolic, but the reopening of a stretch of road leading to Ellicott City's Main Street is a major step forward as the city recovers from two "thousand-year storms" in two years. During the May 27, 2018 flooding, a 25-foot portion of Ellicott Mills Drive Pair sought in thefts from vehicles around Va. neighborhood (photos) 04/25/2019 08:54pm • Loudoun County, Virginia, authorities need the public's help in identifying two suspects who they think were involved in a rash of thefts around Ashburn this week. The sheriff's office released surveillance images of the pair (see picture) Thursday. Credit cards, gift cards, cash and a firearm Metro approves free parking during 24/7 summer shutdown 04/25/2019 02:53pm • One month before the start of Metro's largest round-the-clock shutdown yet, Metro Board voted Thursday to provide free parking for anyone impacted by the closure. All six Blue and Yellow line stations south of Reagan National Airport are scheduled to be closed from May 25 (Memorial Day weekend) t Vigil honors visiting pedestrian killed in SE crash 04/25/2019 05:35am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '046f13dd-4834-4cef-af9f-5c43e79f071e' }).render("12261535e3782595");}); A vigil in D.C.'s Anacostia neighborhoo Today in History: April 25 04/25/2019 12:01am • Today is Thursday, April 25, the 115th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 25, 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term ``America,'' in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci (vehs-POO'-chee). O Man guilty of murder, manslaughter in Bethesda tunnel house death 04/24/2019 07:08pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '5f02c84d-eefc-4982-9656-1e2ae65d7c4f' }).render("761615363574a8ea");}); (Video has no sound.) A stock trader w After 9-year-old boy handcuffed, DC police policies under review 04/24/2019 05:47pm • An incident between a 9-year-old boy and police who told him to stop leaning on a car ended with the child in handcuffs on Monday. Now, D.C.'s attorney general is reviewing how officers interact with children. Attorney General Karl Racine characterized video of the crying, hysterical, handcuffed K Street could see major traffic changes if DC mayor gets her way 04/24/2019 12:15pm • If you wanted to slow down legislation moving through Capitol Hill, you might go visit one of the lobbyists working out of an office on K Street. If you wanted to experience an egregiously slow commute with the occasional illegal turn, you’d also visit K Street. But D.C.’s mayor is pushing for m