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I-66 toll lane bike trail layout comes into focus 03/02/2019 05:20am • Updated designs for a bike trail next to Interstate 66 include funding plans for a complete route from Dunn Loring to near the Fairfax County line. The Virginia Department of Transportation, the private contractor building most of the trail as part of toll lane construction and Fairfax County out Maryland, Virginia counties top list of most expensive commutes in US 03/01/2019 10:27am • Bittersweet vindication — a new study shows people driving to work from Maryland and Virginia suburbs face the most expensive commutes in the United States. Ten of the 20 counties in the U.S. with the highest commuting cost are within the WTOP listening area, finds a Bloomberg analysis of Cens Some Metro riders could see more trains starting this summer 03/01/2019 04:12am • Metro is inching closer to restoring a significant amount of service this summer at stations through the heart of D.C. and adding service in Maryland as part of ongoing budget talks. Extending all Yellow Line trains to Greenbelt and all Red Line trains past Silver Spring to Glenmont are General M Md. police probing whether officer in Anton Black case may have violated his agency’s guidelines for pursuing suspects 02/28/2019 09:51am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland State Police are investigating whether Greensboro Police Officer Thomas Webster IV followed departmental policies last Septemb Dead man, women walking: Pedestrian fatalities highest since 1990 02/28/2019 08:51am • Walking is good exercise, costs nothing and can be fun — but a new study shows the number of pedestrian fatalities nationwide is the highest it's been since 1990. A new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association projects 6,227 pedestrians died in 2018, which is the highest number in alm Video shows Prince George's Co. car thief leaving 1-year-old on street corner 02/28/2019 05:05am • When a man stole a SUV from a gas station in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, Tuesday afternoon, he likely didn't know he was also kidnapping a 1-year-old girl. D.C. police released video surveillance footage showing the moments after a Chevy Traverse was stolen from a Valero gas station on Martin Luth Today in History: Feb. 28 02/28/2019 12:20am • Today is Thursday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 28, 1942, the heavy cruiser USS Houston and the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth were attacked by Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Sunda Strait; both were sunk shortly after midnight on California firefighters fan flames with broken window post 02/27/2019 06:06pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A California fire department enflamed some social media users but amused others by posting pictures of the busted-out windows of a car parked in front of a fire hydrant. In a Twitter post Tuesday , the Anaheim Fire Department asks: "Ever wonder what happens when a car is DC Streetcar turns 3, remains free; extensions remain years away 02/27/2019 01:00pm • WASHINGTON — As D.C. Streetcar service turns 3 years old Wednesday, riders hoping for an extension of the 2.2-mile line to make it more useful have a long wait ahead. Still, the streetcar has carried more than 3 million trips since it launched, in part because riding is free. The District pl Endless commute: Studies show DC-area drivers spending slightly less time behind wheel 02/27/2019 08:12am • WASHINGTON — If it seems like you're spending more time in your car these days, there's good reason — you are spending more time in your car. New national figures released by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety show the typical driver is going farther, and taking more time to get there, while a Most dangerous DC intersections of 2018 02/27/2019 04:22am • WASHINGTON — Getting around D.C. comes with a higher risk at some intersections than others, a new list of 2018's most dangerous intersections in the city shows. A weighted ranking of 2018’s most dangerous intersections that accounts for the severity of crashes finds the following: Wisco Highway stars: Survey shows Americans spent 71 billion hours on the open roads in a year 02/27/2019 12:15am • WASHINGTON — Whether it's in a low rider, a little red Corvette or a brand-new Cadillac, a new survey shows that Americans are increasingly in love with their cars. Drivers are spending a staggering amount of time out on those long and winding roads, and a recently released survey shows that time Md. man sentenced to 15 years for violent carjacking in Northeast DC 02/26/2019 08:22pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison over a violent August carjacking that authorities say began in Prince George’s County and ended with a police chase in Northeast D.C. Kevin Hammond, 26, of Suitland, pleaded guilty in September to carjacking, brandishing Police: Prince George's Co. car thief drove off with baby on board 02/26/2019 03:51pm • WASHINGTON — A 1-year-old girl was left by the side of a road in D.C. after she was seemingly inadvertently kidnapped by someone trying to steal the vehicle she was sitting in, police said Tuesday. Prince George's County police said someone jumped into a Chevrolet Traverse at a Valero gas stat Can Vienna’s small businesses survive in a big box/Amazon world? 02/26/2019 03:15pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, TysonsReporter.com, and republished with permission. Business is hurting in Vienna. The Maple Avenue Market closed last week, as did the GameStop, with an employee there citing increasing rents as the leading cause. As store after store shuts