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Only on WTOP: Most common – and most wacky – forms of local road debris 08/28/2018 05:55am • WASHINGTON — There's nothing quite like the sensation of seeing a farm haybell feeder or a refrigerator skidding toward you while driving at highway speed. Yet this scenario played out for several local drivers over the past year. The WTOP Traffic Center kept a running tally of all reported roa 76 shell casings found near scene of 10-year-old DC girl's fatal shooting 08/28/2018 05:40am • WASHINGTON — A crew had planned the shooting that resulted in the death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson in Northeast D.C., newly released court documents detailed. The documents also unveiled long-standing disputes between D.C. neighborhoods, including the one where Wilson was killed. Investigato 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy in September 08/27/2018 08:00pm • That sad, somber look you see on the faces of many a college-age student means it must be the end of the summer: Time to gather up the clean laundry, the pre-fab plastic storage bins and head back to campus in that packed-up Ford Escort. So you don't own a Ford? Haven't driven one lately? Not to wo Toyota Motor Corp.'s (TM) $500 Million Uber Investment Is a Win-Win 08/27/2018 08:00pm • Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) announced a $500 million investment with Uber to develop self-driving vehicle technology. Toyota and Uber expect to begin real-world testing of driverless Toyota Sienna minivans starting in 2021, but analysts say it will be an uphill battle for TM stock investors in the How to Invest During a Trade War 08/27/2018 08:00pm • There may be little investors can do to mitigate the effects of trade wars between the U.S. and Canada, the EU and China except to exercise caution and wait it out, experts say. "Almost all securities will be affected by trade wars, directly or indirectly," says Tenpao Lee, professor of economics a We Must Stop Letting Our Children Fall Victim to Preventable Injury 08/27/2018 08:00pm • As the protectors of children, we worry constantly about their safety. We devote time in our homes, our schools and our places of worship to teach them to exercise caution when approached by strangers. We fret about them getting out of our sight. We worry about the external world destroying ours by After train comes apart on tracks, Metro inspects all 5000- and 6000-series railcars 08/27/2018 03:18pm • WASHINGTON — After a train carrying riders came apart on the Silver Line Saturday, Metro has inspected more than 200 railcars to be sure it will not happen again. Around 10:45 a.m. Saturday, the fifth and sixth cars of an eight car train came apart while the train was moving, Metro spokeswoman Md. driver who jumped off Beltway bridge to avoid crash ID'd 08/27/2018 11:10am • WASHINGTON — A driver escaped a rollover collision with only minor injuries Sunday on a Beltway bridge. But moments later, he jumped off the bridge to avoid oncoming traffic. After surviving a vehicle rollover on the American Legion Bridge over the Potomac at the Clara Barton Parkway at about 6 Second arrest made in 10-year-old girl's death in DC 08/27/2018 08:37am • WASHINGTON — A second man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl in the District has been arrested, according to police. A D.C. police spokesman confirmed to WTOP Monday morning that 21-year-old Quentin Michals turned himself in and was in custody in the killing of M 4-car crash stalled US 50 traffic from Eastern Shore Sunday 08/27/2018 05:51am • WASHINGTON — A four-vehicle collision on U.S. Route 50 injured at least four people on Sunday evening, sparking hours of delays for beachgoers returning from Maryland's Eastern Shore. The accident occurred at 7 p.m. just east of the junction with Maryland Route 404 in Talbot County, and blocked 2 killed in single-vehicle crash in Anne Arundel Co. 08/27/2018 04:33am • WASHINGTON — Two men were killed when the car they were in crashed in the woods off an exit ramp in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It happened around 9 p.m. Saturday in the area westbound of U.S. 50 and Md. 424 in the Davidsonville exit ramp. Maryland State police said that 22-year-old drive Car Review: Last year for Audi A4 2.0T sedan manual transmission option 08/26/2018 11:40pm • WASHINGTON — All good things must come to end. The “save the manual” club loses another after this year with the Audi A4 sedan and A5 coupe. The downfall of the manual A4 for most people is traffic, with the constant stop-and-go with clutch in and out and rowing through the gears. Not many How Investors Can Short Tesla Inc (TSLA) Stock With Options 08/26/2018 08:00pm • While Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) has remained one of the most-shorted stocks in the New York Stock Exchange, retail investors have also taken advantage of the volatility in the electric auto manufacturer's shares by buying puts. Options traders have earned millions of dollars since Tesla's CEO Elon M How Can I Find the Best Hospice Care? 08/26/2018 08:00pm • Life, as they say, is a terminal condition. We're all mortal, and no matter how well we eat, exercise and try to fend off the ravages of time, eventually we will all die. That can be hard to accept or talk about, especially in the case of a patient who's dealing with a terminal illness. But when th Implications of the Abandoned Tesla Inc (TSLA) Deal 08/26/2018 08:00pm • The latest news in the Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) roller coaster came late Friday when CEO Elon Musk announced he is pulling the plug on his controversial proposal to take Tesla private. Analysts say the failed go-private deal may continue to have an impact on TSLA stock in the quarters ahead. In a b