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How to Pick Your Second Credit Card 10/15/2018 08:00pm • Your first credit card may have been your first experience with credit, so you may not have an amazing interest rate or best-in-class rewards. If you've been able to build or improve your credit score since then, you may now qualify for better terms and perks. Here's what you should consider as you How many I-66 toll violations have been issued so far? 10/15/2018 05:02pm • WASHINGTON — Virginia has sent more than 360,000 violation notices to drivers who used Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway during tolling hours without an E-ZPass since tolling began last December, according to data provided to WTOP. More than 100 of the violations have been sent to the co First day of Memorial Bridge closures 'going pretty well' 10/15/2018 07:47am • WASHINGTON — The first few hours featuring major new closures on the Arlington Memorial Bridge went "pretty well," according to the National Park Service. There were no major problems during the Monday morning rush as the number of lanes available on the bridge was cut in half. WTOP Car Review: Do Mazda's crossovers live up to brand's fun legacy? 10/15/2018 01:07am • WASHINGTON — I’m sure you remember "Zoom Zoom" and other slogans about Mazda cars from the past. Yes, their cars seem to be geared for those seeking a bit of fun in their compacts, midsize sedan and the MX-5 Miata Roadster. But crossovers are where people are flocking. Does the concept of fun dr Why Black and Hispanic Kids Are More Likely to Die of Some Cancers 10/14/2018 08:00pm • A raft of research suggests that socioeconomic factors such as disparities in income and education are responsible for a sharp division in health outcomes for blacks and Hispanics on one end and whites on the other. Overall, blacks and Hispanics are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions like Vehicle falls from BW Parkway bridge onto US Route 50 10/14/2018 05:03pm • WASHINGTON — A car on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway drove off a bridge near Kenilworth Avenue and landed on US Route 50, injuring two people and causing parts of the parkway to close. Shortly before 1 p.m., a car travelling southbound on the BW Parkway crossed the median and burst through th Woman’s body recovered from flooding in Virginia 10/13/2018 11:38pm • RICHMOND, Va. -- Authorities in Virginia say a rescue team has recovered the remains of a woman who had been missing since she was swept away in flash flooding during Tropical Storm Michael. Virginia State Police said in a news release Saturday evening that a volunteer K-9 rescue team found 62-ye Thousands gather, stream along H Street for annual arts festival 10/13/2018 10:02pm • WASHINGTON — It was postponed in September because of the severe weather Hurricane Florence was expected to bring to the area, but the one-day H Street Festival had the area teeming with life on Saturday. Folks streamed through the H Street Corridor, walking lanes on that usually usher cars and Fairfax Co. leads multimedia integration to emergency call centers 10/13/2018 02:53pm • WASHINGTON — Fairfax County, Virginia, is leading the region in developing the newest 911 system that will integrate pictures, videos, text messages and voice into its emergency call centers, making for speedier responses. The initiative, known as Next Generation 911, updates call centers so th Woman killed after being struck by pickup truck in downtown DC 10/12/2018 10:54pm • WASHINGTON — A woman crossing the street has been killed after she was struck by a pickup truck in McPherson Square in D.C. North Carolina woman Carol Joan Tomason, 70, was walking westbound in a marked crosswalk on H Street Northwest when she was struck by a pickup truck making a left turn on Suitland man arrested for death of cyclist in DC last month 10/12/2018 06:36pm • WASHINGTON – The search is over for the driver of a sedan D.C. police say struck and killed a cyclist in downtown D.C. last month. Police arrested 20-year-old Phillip Peoples of Suitland, Maryland, on Friday and charged him with second degree murder in the Sept. 24 hit-and-run crash. A D.C. 5 storm deaths reported in Virginia 10/12/2018 05:22pm • RICHMOND — Virginia authorities say four people drowned and a firefighter was killed, raising the Michael-related death toll to 11. Many lost power after a night of violent winds, flooding and even a few tornadoes. "As we see, each time a storm hits, these storms are unpredictable," Gov. Ralph Md. man sentenced to 70 years in stabbing of pregnant teen 10/12/2018 04:49pm • WASHINGTON — An Aspen Hill, Maryland, man was sentenced Friday to 70 years for trying to kill a pregnant teenager and her unborn baby because he wasn’t ready to be a father. Dakota Brothers was 18 when he led the 19-year-old woman along a wooded path off Upton Street in Kensington on Aug. 31, 1 year later: The Wharf’s success comes with ‘growing pains,’ traffic challenges 10/12/2018 04:22am • WASHINGTON — One year ago, a sleepy corner of Southwest D.C. suddenly blossomed into a beehive of social activity. Now, business is booming at the District Wharf, a year after the 24-acre development's grand opening. An estimated 10 to 12 million people have headed to Washington’s newest wate New restaurants, retail still opening as DC’s Wharf celebrates 1 year 10/12/2018 12:25am • WASHINGTON — On Wednesday afternoon, Nicholas Stefanelli’s new Italian spot at The Wharf was buzzing. Waiters ran through plans for dinner service, hostesses stocked a three-story wine cellar, and bartenders mixed cocktails for a crowd that gathered around marble-topped tables before 4 p.m.