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Waiting for a Metrobus that never shows? Not after recent upgrades 12/19/2022 02:39pm • Have you ever been at a Metrobus stop and checked an app or a notification sign to see when the next bus will come, but the bus never shows up? That's called a "ghost bus," and the transit agency says upgrades to its tracking system will eliminate the problem. According to data from Metro Hero, aro Rocket Lab launch postponed 12/19/2022 10:49am • UPDATE: Due to strong winds in the forecast, the launch has been postponed. PREVIOUSLY: The DMV, weather permitting, has a chance to see a rocket in flight Monday, scheduled for launch between 6 and 8 p.m. EST from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. These circular areas show where and when Commanders try to make sense of bizarre sequence to end Week 15 loss to Giants 12/19/2022 01:20am • Commanders try to make sense of bizarre ending vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonLANDOVER, Md. -- Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera was short and to the point with his answers to begin his postgame press conference on Sunday evening. He knew what was coming."Don't ask Silver Spring man arrested for stealing grease from St. Mary's Co. dumpsters 12/18/2022 08:24am • A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after a St. Mary's County deputy said he witnessed him attempting to breach a grease dumpster behind a Lexington Park restaurant. Hamsel Lugo Peralta, 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland, told deputies that he was taking used grease from a Valley Proteins dum Why we can't get enough of the 'Wednesday' dance 12/18/2022 06:02am • Wednesday Addams doesn't do anything by accident. The most stoic and deliberate member of the Addams Family, she rarely makes unnecessary movements, smiles and blinks included. So when the spirit of dance possessed the typically morose teen at her school dance in the new Netflix series bearing he Holiday discounts are already hard to resist — the best bargains are yet to come 12/17/2022 10:35am • Stores are drowning in a glut of merchandise this holiday season, keeping the discounts fast and furious in the runup to Christmas. And the deals are only getting juicier. So if you have the patience and the willpower to wait to grab a few bargains for yourself, you'll be richly rewarded. " Which grocery stores are open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2022 12/16/2022 12:20pm • It happens to the best of us: You're putting together Christmas dinner and only realize at the last minute you're missing a key ingredient. Most stores will be open Christmas Eve — with modified hours — and a few will even be open on Christmas Day. Here's a list of hours for grocery stores th Holiday travel — 2.2M from DC area to be on roads 12/16/2022 05:13am • There are going to be a lot of empty driveways and parking lots in the D.C. metro area over the end-of-year holiday period. AAA Mid-Atlantic projects the vast majority of people intending to travel more than 50 miles from the region between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2 will drive. "As is typical for mos Weekend Road and Rail: Wreaths Across America road closures, Metro service for Commanders game 12/16/2022 04:49am • Weather shouldn't be much of an issue this weekend, which means work zones are likely to go ahead as scheduled. For commuters, that means lane and ramp closures for the 66 Transformation and 495 Next Projects. The annual Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery is also set for Commanders holding plan for Chase Young close to vest ahead of Giants rematch 12/15/2022 04:30pm • Commanders holding plan for Chase Young's return close to vest originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN, Va. -- The biggest game of the Washington Commanders' season takes place this Sunday night. Should Washington (7-5-1) knock off the New York Giants (7-5-1), their playoff chances Maryland hunters put hunger in their sights 12/15/2022 12:54pm • Food pantries are busier than ever, and during the holidays, those who have the means are usually happy to help keep them stocked with items to donate. But hunters have their own ways to help, and Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, a group in the Hagerstown, Maryland, area, is asking for hel Montgomery Co. is using promotions, discounts to encourage electric vehicles purchases 12/13/2022 07:59pm • The EV Purchasing Co-op Dealership Incentive program in Montgomery County, Maryland, is partnering with local car dealerships to help offer deals that could add up to thousands of dollars in savings. Deals will vary and the website lists specific cost savings. Residents can check out availabl Bowser to deploy snow team ahead of possible freezing rain Thursday 12/13/2022 04:09pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser said D.C. will deploy the District Snow Team at 7 p.m. Tuesday to treat bridges, highways, overpasses and roadways in preparation for the freezing rain that's in the Thursday morning forecast. Temperatures are anticipated to be in the freezing range until 10 a.m. Thursday. Warning signs to look for when visiting elderly loved ones over the holidays 12/13/2022 03:26pm • Visiting with elderly loved ones over the holidays is a good time to look for warning signs about whether they're still fine living on their own. "A lot can change with an 80-year-old parent in six months, even a couple of months if you haven't seen them," said Andrew Carle, a faculty member How fast can an unwatered Christmas tree go up in flames? 12/13/2022 02:12pm • Are you watering your Christmas tree enough? If not, it could pose a huge fire risk. Students and faculty at the University of Maryland demonstrated on Tuesday just how fast an unwatered tree can go up in flames. The UMD Fire Protection Engineering's Annual Christmas Tree Fire Safety Demonstratio