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Car Review: Volvo goes from boring to head-turner with the Flagship S90 luxury sedan 12/09/2018 10:24pm • WASHINGTON -- When I think of Volvo, I think "safe" but boxy and boring when it comes to styling. Recently, Volvo has traded that conservative style for a more modern look and it’s really paying off. Their SUVs, sedans and even the once humble and plain wagon models have been redone for the 21s How to Get Global Entry or TSA Precheck With Your Credit Card 12/09/2018 07:00pm • Waiting in line at the airport is one of the worst aspects of traveling. It's disheartening to arrive on a time crunch only to be met with a slow-moving security line. With Global Entry or TSA Precheck, you can replace that sinking feeling with relief, not only because you'll have a shorter line bu Should I Go to Urgent Care? 12/09/2018 07:00pm • Adriana Vélez-León's symptoms -- a sore throat, body aches, headache and congestion -- suggested to her that she might be coming down with the flu. Vélez-León, an attorney in the District of Columbia, didn't want to take the chance of infecting co-workers, and she wanted to get checked out. She I-66 Express Lanes lead to more congestion, citations for some drivers 12/09/2018 03:26pm • WASHINGTON — The new toll system along the 66 Express Lanes from Northern Virginia to the District is causing more problems than solutions for some commuters. While some drivers are willing to pay the sometimes steep tolls, other commuters are now faced with major congestion. According to The W Arlington residents weigh in on changes to residential parking permit program 12/08/2018 02:46pm • ARLINGTON — Barbara Taylor and her fellow Arlington, Virginia, residents joined community managers on Saturday to discuss the county's plans to fine tune its residential permit parking program for the first time in over a decade. Taylor said she is concerned that cars connected to large, multiu Today in History: Dec. 8 12/08/2018 12:00am • Today is Saturday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2018. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. On this date: In 1813, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, O Ashanti Alert: Md. family's tragedy could spark new alert for missing adults 12/07/2018 07:20pm • WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill that is aimed at finding missing adults. The Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 intends to get alerts issued for missing adults between the ages of 18-64, similar to that of Amber Alerts issued for missing children. The legislation is named after Fields guilty of 1st-degree murder in Charlottesville car attack 12/07/2018 05:07pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE — A jury on Friday convicted James Alex Fields of first-degree murder for driving his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville last year tied to the defense of Confederate monuments. The attack killed Heather Heyer and injured many o Man critically injured after being hit by Montgomery Co. police cruiser expected to survive 12/07/2018 01:35pm • WASHINGTON — A man who was critically injured after being struck by a Montgomery County police cruiser Thursday night is expected to survive, police said Friday. The 21-year-old man was hit by a marked police car near the intersection of Georgia and Blueridge avenues near University Boulevard i Looking for a good deal on a late model car? Consider sedans 12/07/2018 11:10am • WASHINGTON — If you're in the market for a late model vehicle and looking for the best year-end discount, consider a used sedan. New and used car marketplace iSeeCars.com analyzed more than 2.4 million one-to-five-year old used vehicles that sold between 2015 and 2017, and compared their l Maryland lowers speed limit around dangerous intersection 12/07/2018 10:13am • BETHESDA, Md. — The speed limit along a notoriously dangerous stretch of River Road in Bethesda, Maryland, has been lowered from 45 mph to 35 mph. New signs went up earlier in the week around Walt Whitman High School. The new 35 mph speed limit zone extends from the Capital Beltway to just w Don't let cold weather stop you from enjoying season's greenery 12/07/2018 04:12am • Cold weather makes it safe to harvest holiday greens Baby, it is cold outside. I hope your chestnuts are roasting by an open fire! Ah, but this frigid weather is good for something: Your plants are now totally dormant, which means that you can prune them for holiday greens without any fear of in DC-area police offer holiday shopping safety tips 12/07/2018 04:00am • WASHINGTON — Whether it's excited children or forgetful grandparents who might wander off and get lost, police want caregivers to take pictures of vulnerable loved ones before holiday shopping trips or visits to crowded places. "It's definitely helpful, because then it gives law enforcement a g Review & Q&A: 'Roma' actress talks Alfonso Cuarón's most personal film 12/07/2018 12:48am • WASHINGTON — He burst onto the scene with the sexy coming-of-age road movie "Y Tu Mamá También" (2001), helmed one of the best "Harry Potter" chapters in "The Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), transfixed us with long takes in the apocalyptic "Children of Men" (2006) and delivered the greatest 3 Pedestrian in Montgomery Co. struck by police cruiser 12/06/2018 11:42pm • WASHINGTON — A man is in critical condition after being hit by a police car Thursday night in Montgomery County, Maryland. Around 9:30 p.m., an officer driving a marked cruiser on Georgia and Arcola avenues hit a man who was walking in the road, Montgomery County police said. It was not far fro