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All lanes on eastbound I-66 in Va. open after chain-reaction crashes 04/04/2019 07:54pm • All lanes have reopened on Interstate 66, three hours after several crashes near the intersection with Virginia Route 123 slowed the afternoon commute Thursday in Fairfax County, Virginia. In a statement, Virginia State Police said they got a call about a two-vehicle crash in those eastbound lane Metro work limited, but trains won't get you to cherry blossom race start 04/04/2019 05:19pm • Metro plans largely regular service this weekend, which will be the third of four weekends with extremely limited track work due to expected cherry blossom crowds. The system will run regular hours, though — which means runners participating in Sunday's Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Tractor trailer crash, fire complicates Beltway traffic around Alexandria 04/04/2019 04:48pm • One week after an overturned tanker caused a nightmarish commute around D.C., another big incident on the Beltway caused headaches Thursday afternoon. Traffic on the Capital Beltway had been stopped due to a tractor trailer crash and fire between exits 173 (Van Dorn) and 170 (Springfield) in Ale Md. lawmakers accelerate plan to add oversight to Beltway, I-270 widening 04/03/2019 08:46pm • The proposal to widen the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 needs more oversight, according to a group of Maryland lawmakers -- and they are racing to get a bill on public-private partnerships passed before the General Assembly session ends on Monday. Del. Jared Solomon, a Democrat who represent Fairfax County all-girls robotics team bound for world championship 04/03/2019 04:15am • (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: '6f73b695-6d83-4b26-869e-581513acec96' }).render("6846153648297252");}); An all-girl robotics team from Fairfax Video Game Review: Tom Clancy's The Division 2 04/03/2019 12:51am • As we detailed in March, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 goes to breathtaking lengths to recreate Washington and then have the apocalypse descend upon the city. It becomes the player's job to save D.C.; to bring order and hope. Sounds great. But that begs the obvious question: Is the game worth your 'Mass panic and chaos' at vigil for murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle 04/02/2019 01:55am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say they have identified a man suspected of gunning down Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store the rapper hoped would be a catalyst for reviving the impoverished Los Angeles community where he grew up. Police said late Monday th 4DX movie theaters: traditional cinema's savior, or passing fad? 04/02/2019 12:12am • There has been a lot of talk in recent years about how the movie theater experience fits in with the age of at-home streaming. With options like Amazon and Netflix now offering Oscar-quality films, something has to change at theaters to get butts in seats. On a recent theater excursion, I saw an HOV rules to change in Alexandria during Blue, Yellow line shutdown 04/01/2019 12:38pm • Alexandria is set to change some HOV rules in the city this summer to ensure crowded buses and carpools keep moving during a major Metro shutdown. The proposal, which could be approved by the City Council later this month, would extend the hours HOV rules apply on Washington Street in both the mo 3-day Amtrak sale offers 30 percent off regular fares 04/01/2019 09:49am • Amtrak will put its Northeast Regional service on sale this spring and summer with a three-day fare sale that ends April 3. Amtrak says fares are 30 percent off regular fares. The discounted fares are good for Northeast Regional coach class travel between May 1 and Aug. 28. There are no blacko 'You turn us on and we're there': Looking back at 50 years of news on WTOP 04/01/2019 05:16am • We have to give credit where it's due. Back in 1969, legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham had been listening to WAVA, a small AM station out of the Virginia suburbs that broadcast all news. WTOP, then owned by the Post (and located at 1500 on your AM dial) was different from wh Today in History: April 1 04/01/2019 12:50am • Today is Monday, April 1, the 91st day of 2019. There are 274 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 1, 2003, American troops entered a hospital in Nasiriyah (nah-sih-REE’-uh), Iraq, and rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held prisoner since her unit was a Busiest failing bridges in DC area 04/01/2019 12:01am • Thousands of commuters across the D.C. region drive over bridges with failing decks or structures every day, but Maryland, Virginia and the District appear to be doing a better job of addressing that problem than other parts of the country. A nationwide review of structurally deficient bridges by Car Review: Cadillac CT6 Platinum is luxury tech with bang for your buck 03/31/2019 11:20pm • Over the next month or two we’ll roll out reviews for a few new, large luxury sedans. This week, it’s the “bargain” sedan with a top-of-the-line Cadillac CT6 Platinum. At just $88,000, the starting price is much lower than of some of the competition in its class. Nearly $90,000 is a good Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 31 - April 6 03/31/2019 01:08am • Here are celebrities having a birthday this week. March 31: Actor William Daniels (''St. Elsewhere,'' ``Boy Meets World'') is 92. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 85. Actress Shirley Jones is 85. Musician Herb Alpert is 84. Actor Christopher Walken is 76. Comedian Gabe Kaplan (''Welcome Back Kott