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Virginia missing person flyer points toward unidentified 'shopping cart killer' victim 12/19/2021 05:39am • Fairfax County, Virginia, police investigators are flying to California to gather DNA samples in hopes of identifying the fourth victim of the man dubbed the "Shopping Cart Killer." Anthony Guglielmi, lead spokesman for the Fairfax County Police Department, told WTOP detectives believe the victim Free coronavirus tests kits at some DC-area libraries are available but going fast 12/09/2021 04:12pm • Rapid, at-home coronavirus test kits that are free at some Maryland and Virginia libraries are flying off the shelves and not always available. Libraries in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland and throughout Northern Virginia are restocking supplies as soon as they come in. C Fastest-selling vehicle in DC? Jeep Wrangler 11/29/2021 08:48am • There is not much need for a rugged, off-road capable vehicle in D.C., but buyers still buy them. The Jeep Wrangler is the fastest-selling vehicle in the D.C. metro right now, flying off dealer lots in an average of just eight days in October. The Wrangler Unlimited  — the four-door version †Travelers brace as holiday travel rush returns to Reagan National 11/28/2021 11:10am • Sunday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days since the pandemic began and travelers are seeing the rush at Reagan National Airport. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) Sunday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and travelers are seeing the rush at D.C.'s As Thanksgiving travel returns, Dulles passengers say they're comfortable but cautious 11/23/2021 09:08am • More people are expected at the nation's airports this Thanksgiving, with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots and an improving economy setting the stage for a busy holiday travel season. But that doesn't mean early birds checking in for flights at Dulles International TSA expects travel at DC-area airports to near pre-pandemic levels for Thanksgiving 11/17/2021 06:16pm • Travel volume this year at D.C.- area airports won't be as high as during Thanksgiving 2019, but it will be notably higher than it has been leading up to this turkey day, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019 was the highest travel da Thanksgiving travel: 1.3 million DC-area residents to head out for holiday 11/16/2021 10:35am • Nearly 1.3 million D.C.-area residents are expected to travel this Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA projections released Tuesday. That's up 13% from 2020, but still 9% lower than 2019. More Thanksgiving News More Transportation News The vast majority of travelers will Md. natives Brothers Osborne come home to The Anthem after pioneering win at CMAs 11/15/2021 11:21am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." They grew up in Deale, Maryland, before becoming a decorated country music duo. This Friday, Brothers Osborne rock The Anthem along The Wharf in Southwest D.C. "It's so exciting to get around back home," T.J. Osborne tol Critics denounce redistricting changes in Prince George’s as ‘outrageous,’ ‘appalling’ 10/18/2021 12:52pm • The Prince George’s County Council is divided over proposed changes to county council district boundaries. This image compares the districts proposed by an independent commission (outlined in red), and the alternative that was adopted by the council during a heated session last week (in black). What you should be getting paid in DC (and why you might quit) 10/11/2021 08:47am • Staffing firm Robert Half has just released its 56th annual free Salary Guide. Created in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor, it covers projected starting salaries for more than 500 positions in professional services jobs, including finance, accounting, technology, marketing, creative, cu United launches nonstops from Dulles to Lagos, Nigeria 09/17/2021 10:26am • United Airlines will fly from Dulles International Airport to Lagos, Nigeria, nonstop starting Nov. 29. (Courtesy United Airlines) United Airlines is adding Lagos, Nigeria, to its international itinerary from Dulles International Airport, with the only nonstops from the D.C. region to Lagos. Maryland marks 10,000 dead in coronavirus pandemic 09/16/2021 10:42am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff Thursday as health officials confirmed that more than 10,000 people in the state had died from COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began. "Each of these Marylanders was the most important person in the world to someone, DC's international mural festival is back with new name, artists 09/13/2021 02:04pm • The event formerly known as POW! WOW! is now DC Walls, and this year, it will bring 18 artists from across the city and the world together to showcase their artwork on buildings throughout Northeast. "We're flying people in from Bogota, Colombia, from the Canary Islands in Spain. These people are Two sisters in Pentagon day care center on 9/11 are now in military 09/07/2021 05:57am • About 140 infants and toddlers were playing in the Defense Department's Child Development Center, approximately 30 yards from the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. Two sisters who were in the day care center that day were inspired by the h How DC-area synagogues are planning safe, meaningful Jewish holiday experiences 09/06/2021 04:04am • For Rabbi Steven Rein, the approaching High Holiday season has emerged as the most logistically-complicated to date. Before the pandemic, services at Agudas Achim in Alexandria, Virginia, brought about 900 people together to observe Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the day of at