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Bumpy stretch of BW Parkway remains 'absolute nightmare' 03/11/2019 11:18am • (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: 'd9fa3ff6-453f-4dea-944e-72c48508a572' }).render("11161536af011e38");}); A bumpy and damaged stretch of the Balt 1 suspect caught in Virginia car chase that ended in DC 03/10/2019 10:50pm • A car chase Sunday that started in Virginia ended in Southeast D.C., with one person caught and two others escaping. The chase started in the Tysons Corner area in Fairfax County after a robbery of a sun glass store, NBC Washington reported. Virginia State Police pursued the vehicle into D.C., Car Review: Redesigned Ram 1500 Laramie offers luxury, brawn for a price 03/09/2019 10:12pm • If you look at sales of vehicles in the U.S. you might be surprised to know that the top three are pickups. Ford, Chevy and Ram full-size pickups are selling well ahead of the rest of the pack which means big business and profits for the “Big Three” U.S. automakers. Ram has been number three Pay-per-mile driven instead of gas tax? Testing with tolls coming to Va. 03/09/2019 05:30am • Virginia is about to join the areas testing a fee per mile driven as a potential replacement for the gas tax to fund critical transportation needs. The I-95 Corridor Coalition is expanding the East Coast testing of a "vehicle miles traveled fee," also sometimes referred to as a mileage-based user Snow gives way to rain Saturday, before springlike Sunday 03/09/2019 01:00am • A mix of rain and snow fell across the WTOP listening area Friday afternoon and evening and forecasters say the storm is all but finished. But beware black ice and slushy roads in suburbs north and west of D.C. Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. Current tr Today in History: March 9 03/09/2019 12:51am • Today is Saturday, March 9, the 68th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On March 9, 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its ``hundred days'' of enacting New Deal legislation. On this date: In 1796, the future emperor of the French Va. bills on naloxone in schools, nuisance animal control signed by Gov. Northam 03/08/2019 02:45pm • The latest round of bills signed into law in Richmond range from changes that could jump start stalled developments in Northern Virginia, to allowing naloxone in schools, to granting permission to shoot certain animals from a car. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Senate version of the chang 2 hospitalized after car slides off GW Parkway, NB lanes closed for hours 03/08/2019 10:40am • Two people are in the hospital with serious injuries after a car slid off the George Washington Parkway and crashed into trees Friday morning, shuttering northbound lanes for hours. U.S. Park Police said it happened around 6 a.m., just before the exit to Reagan National Airport. WTOP's Jack Ta Driver strikes flagger after being stopped at Takoma Park work zone 03/07/2019 05:16pm • Construction and traffic can go hand in hand in the D.C. area, but one hurried driver in Takoma Park, Maryland, ended up striking a flagger after being made to stop at a work zone early Thursday, police said. Around 4:39 a.m. Thursday, Takoma Park police said officers were called for an assault Darcars Automotive scion's Potomac home hits market for $6M 03/07/2019 02:50pm • Tammy Darvish, daughter of John Darvish Sr., who founded Maryland-based Darcars Automotive Group car dealership chain, is selling her Potomac home for just shy of $6 million. The $5,995,000, property at 9811 Avenel Farm Drive sits on two lush, wooded acres. It's a French-style, three-story, singl After over 600 crashes, improvements planned for dangerous Loudoun roads 03/07/2019 11:57am • After 625 crashes in a 7-year span — culminating in a bus colliding with and killing a mother of three — the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has approved plans to improve safety on Evergreen Mills and Watson roads, on the outskirts of Leesburg. Improvements on the $29 million list of reco Here are the vehicles around DC most likely to run up 200K miles 03/07/2019 09:59am • The Department of Transportation estimates the average American driver puts about 13,500 miles on their vehicle every year, and while that is a record high, it would take 15 years to hit the 200,000 milestone. Some vehicles are more likely to make it there, although still a small percentage. New 19-year-old woman arrested for armed carjacking in North Potomac 03/07/2019 09:05am • A 19-year-old woman, arrested for armed carjacking, will soon face charges after police said she crashed the victim's car following a high-speed chase in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County police said a man was on his way to work just after midnight Wednesday, when he saw another car How student loans affect your credit 03/06/2019 07:00pm • Student loans can have a major effect on your credit score, so it pays to understand the relationship between student loans and credit. On one hand, borrowing and paying back student loans can do wonders for your credit history. On the other, a misstep like a missed payment can send your score plumm How to get around DC during the 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival 03/06/2019 02:13pm • In an annual D.C. tradition that signals the start of spring, thousands of people will descend upon the National Mall and Tidal Basin for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 20 to April 14. Locals and out-of-towners alike should expect large crowds, but there are several viable options fo