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Prince George's Co. urges drivers to make safer decisions 04/15/2019 05:18pm • After several deadly crashes, Maryland's Prince George's County is reminding all drivers to not make decisions behind the wheel which have the potential of ending in tragedy. This comes after three children died in crash caused by a suspected drunk driver in��December, but county leaders say a gr Va. Gov. to try again next year on hands-free driving 04/12/2019 04:00am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will try again next year to prohibit drivers from holding cellphones, after a last-ditch effort was ruled out of order in last week's reconvened session of the Virginia General Assembly. "We will be bringing that back," Northam said. Northam expects to sign the unde Teen driver, alcohol crash deaths up in Virginia 04/11/2019 09:15am • While the overall number of people who died in Virginia crashes dropped in 2018, dramatically more teenagers were involved in fatal crashes, according to the commonwealth. The Department of Motor Vehicle's Highway Safety Office said for the first time since 2014, the overall number of crash fatal Winners and losers of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session 04/11/2019 05:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners��at��Maryland Matters.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. It���s already been said a thousand times, but it bears repeating: This has been a General Assembly session like no other. It began Your guide to a baseball weekend in Fresno 04/10/2019 12:40am • Lots of baseball fans like to travel around the country to see minor league ball over the summer, especially in the cities that their favorite big league team has an affiliate. It���s a chance to see the future, the next generation that will eventually matriculate to a big league park near you. S Trains on wrong tracks prompt 1st action by new Metro safety watchdog 04/09/2019 05:45am • The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is off and running, already ordering a special investigation into trains that carried riders down the wrong tracks and signing off on Metro plans to cut down on electrical problems, among other changes. The special investigation was ordered the last week Plea to drivers in work zones: 'There are humans' behind those barriers and cones 04/09/2019 05:01am • As construction and pothole-filling closures expand across the region with the warmer weather, the workers repaving roads and building new bridges are asking drivers to keep them safe. "It's one thing to see cones, it's one thing to see Jersey barriers, but there are humans that are behind them t Do you drive 'intexicated'? AAA invents word to keep motorists off cellphones 04/03/2019 04:00pm • You might think almost everyone believes it's a bad idea to email, text or check on social media while driving. But a AAA survey finds more than three out of 10 people are OK with it: Only 67% of D.C. residents responded that it's never OK for drivers to engage in those distracting behaviors Big changes for Virginians possible in ���veto session��� still shadowed by scandal 04/03/2019 04:30am • Virginia lawmakers return to Richmond on Wednesday for a series of key votes on Gov. Ralph Northam���s vetoes and amendments to bills, ranging from road safety and interstate upgrades, to the budget and elections. At the one-day reconvened session, often called a ���veto session," the General Ass Maryland lawmaker reprimanded for 'bullying' staff 03/27/2019 06:04pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� A Maryland lawmaker was reprimanded Wednesday for what was described as an ongoing and unrepentant pattern of bullying and abusive behavior over several years, particularly against female staffers, as ethical concerns again took up the time of the legislature as it neared the Va. to vote on banning handheld cellphone use behind the wheel 03/26/2019 03:25pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is reviving an effort to ban all handheld cellphone use by drivers in the state, a change that would match the laws in Maryland and the District. ���I hope that the General Assembly passes this lifesaving measure,��� Northam said at the announcement outside Alexandria Land ho! Boat on the Inner Loop in Md. brings delays, distractions 03/26/2019 08:10am • If you were on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland on Monday afternoon and saw something you don't often see on the highway: No your eyes did not deceive you, that really was a boat. The vessel apparently ran aground after falling from a trailer in Prince George's County near Ma Make travel easier, more enjoyable with these 5 expert tips 03/26/2019 12:50am • Samantha Brown practically lives out of a suitcase. In the last two decades, she has captured the cultures, cuisines and people of more than 60 countries and 250 cities on a number of travel TV shows, including her current PBS series, ���Samantha Brown���s Places to Love.��� And along the way, sh Capitals accept differences of opinion on White House visit 03/24/2019 02:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The news is constantly on television at the Washington Capitals' practice facility, and like any workplace, there's no shortage of opinions. "We're human beings, and people share different opinions and different political views," veteran team leader Brooks Orpik said. "It's no Cherry blossoms reach stage 3 of bloom watch, peak bloom still on track 03/23/2019 02:15pm • It's the first official weekend of The Cherry Blossom Festival and peak��bloom is still expected to arrive on schedule, with the blossoms reaching stage three of the bloom watch Saturday. Stage three indicates an extension of the florets and an average of 12 to 17 days to peak bloom. Peak bloom i