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Evening commute affected by National Christmas Tree lighting closures 12/05/2019 05:30pm • The road closures for the annual National Christmas Tree lighting on the Ellipse are in place until 8 p.m. Thursday, and commuters are being warned about the event's traffic impact. Delays are severe every year, and they tend to ripple out far beyond the streets near the White House and National Georgetown's GLOW is back with walking tours, store discounts 12/05/2019 10:23am • Georgetown's annual winter light show GLOW returns Dec. 6 through Jan. 5, with 11 commissioned works throughout Georgetown illuminated each night from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Three dozen Georgetown businesses will offer promotions and special events during the monthlong light show, and several local to Md. woman dead after Arlington Co. crash 12/04/2019 01:47pm • A Prince George's County, Maryland, woman is dead after a crash late Tuesday in Virginia near the Pentagon. The Virginia State Police said Eddy A. Hernandez-Torres, 54, of Adelphi, was driving her Nissan Altima on Interstate 395 in Arlington County shortly before 10 p.m. when it went off the road Arlington County releases part of 911 call in Bijan Ghaisar case 12/03/2019 12:22pm • Officials in Arlington County, Virginia, have released part of a 911 call that set in motion a chase that ended when U.S. Park Police shot and killed Bijan Ghaisar in 2017. In a one-minute-36-second 911 recording, released to Fox 5 by the county, a caller tells Arlington County police that she is Prince George's Co. fire department spokesman ends a storied career 12/02/2019 04:19pm • It's an end of an era in Prince George's County, Maryland, as its longtime fire department spokesman retires. Mark E. Brady, who has been a trusted source of information for decades for the community and news outlets, including WTOP, announced Monday that he will be retiring from Prince George's Big Tech's stock market reign will end in 2020. Here's why 12/02/2019 12:02pm • Big tech stocks have been extremely popular bets for many investors for several years -- and 2019 is no exception. Apple shares are up nearly 70% this year, making it the top stock in the Dow. Microsoft is on fire as well, surging almost 50%. And Facebook is one of the top stocks in the S& Loudoun Co. could buy 14 homes in flood-prone Selma Estates development 12/02/2019 09:11am • An independent watershed analysis determined 14 homes in the Selma Estates development between Leesburg and Lucketts faced severe flood risks. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Loudoun County, Virginia, will consider buying more than a dozen recently built homes in the Selma Estates development after new i Sewer blockage pushes waste into 300 New York City homes 12/01/2019 12:49am • In this photo provided by Cynthia McKenvie is sewage backup that flooded her home, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in the Jamaica, Queens section of New York. Officials say a water condition is causing human waste to back up into several hundred homes in the area there. (Cynthia McKenvie via AP) NEW YO Fire Department: Woman killed in Richmond was firefighter 11/29/2019 04:52pm • HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — A woman killed in a shooting Thanksgiving night in Hopewell was a firefighter in Richmond. The Richmond Fire Department on Friday identified the woman as 33-year-old Ashley Nicole Berry. The Chesterfield resident was a lieutenant with the department, where she had worked si Toy safety: If you buy your kid a bike, complete the gift with a helmet 11/29/2019 10:55am • A lot of new toys will be wrapped in the coming weeks as parents get ready to spoil their kids. Riding toys are always a hit at this time of year; every kid wants a new bike or scooter, and even skates and skateboards are popular. Just make sure your kid can enjoy them safely. “Last year the Audit: 9-1-1 fee collection needs better oversight 11/28/2019 06:34am • A 9-1-1 emergency call center in Montgomery County. This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Despite Maryland’s complex system for assessing 9-1-1 fees, collect Suspected driver, vehicle in fatal Prince George's County crash found in North Carolina 11/26/2019 06:36pm • The vehicle and suspected driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Prince George's County last week have been found in Greensboro, North Carolina, Maryland State Police said Tuesday. The suspected driver has not yet been formally charged or identified, Maryland State Police said in a news releas Montgomery Co. leaders sound the alarm over school nursing shortage 11/26/2019 11:37am • Two Montgomery County Council committees are recommending the creation of six new school nurse positions in hopes of alleviating an ongoing shortage in Maryland's largest school system. The Education and Culture Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee met for a joint session Monday, Alexandria's drug treatment court program likely to expand 11/25/2019 07:30pm • The city of Alexandria, Virginia, launched an adult drug treatment court in August, and those in charge are already looking for ways to expand it. The program is intended for people accused of nonviolent felonies who also have significant substance abuse problems. "In exchange for participatin Autopsy pending in death of woman brought to ER by Redskins player 11/25/2019 03:03pm • The autopsy on a woman who died shortly after being brought to the emergency room by two men, including a Washington Redskins player, could take months to complete, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. The medical examiner's autopsy of Julia E. Crabbe, 21, of Reston, Virginia, is pending, aw