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Md. man accused of leading chase in stolen truck was having 'psychotic episode,' lawyer argues 02/29/2024 08:47pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, District Court judge has ordered the man accused of stealing a state highway truck and leading police on a chase across several suburban neighborhoods to be held without bond. On Thursday, Judge Holly D. Reed III called the incident "one of the most extreme dangers 'Beer bottles, mattresses, ladders': Maryland crews tackle cleanup of 17,000 miles of roadway 02/29/2024 08:28pm • Crews spent hours picking their way along the shoulder of Interstate 370 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and by noon, they had already filled huge trash bags full of what either falls or gets tossed from cars and trucks. It's part of "Operation Clean Sweep," the Maryland Department of Transportati Court appearance postponed: Man accused of leading police on 30-mile chase in stolen Md. highway truck remains hospitalized 02/27/2024 04:13pm • Arrest warrants reveal new details about what happened after police say a Maryland man stole a tow truck, rammed several vehicles and led authorities on a nearly 30-mile chase earlier this month. Flavio Cesar Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, remains hospitalized Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Cen Car Review: Electric Mercedes EQE sedan provides tech, range and comfort 02/26/2024 02:28am • The electric vehicle offerings are vast from Mercedes. Its EQE midsize sedan uses style, technology and range to stand out in the growing market. The luxury midsize sedan is the bread and butter for Mercedes, and the EQE 350 4MATIC all-electric is designed to delight buyers looking to move into the Arlington Co. approves plan to maintain critical sewer infrastructure 02/25/2024 05:00am • By unanimous vote, the Arlington County Board in Virginia approved a plan Saturday to keep a critical infrastructure system running beneath the feet of present and future residents. The board agreed to update its Sanitary Sewer Collection System Plan ��� a blueprint for maintaining the county's 4 Additional flight slots for DCA? The debate continues amongst local advocacy, governmental groups 02/24/2024 12:19pm • The ongoing debate over the number of flights in and out of Reagan National Airport appears to be heating up again. Earlier this month, when it reauthorized funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, the Senate Commerce Committee agreed to add five more slots for long-distance flights to Re After 1st US moon landing in 50 years, here comes the 'Full Snow Moon' 02/23/2024 03:47pm • With the last-minute assistance of a NASA-precision landing technology, the first CLPS mission ��� or commercial lunar payload services ��� carrying the agency���s science and technology demonstrations successfully landed on the moon at 6:23 p.m. on Feb. 22. NASA and Intuitive Machines held a tel 'People have absolutely gone crazy': The latest effort to curb speeding in Maryland work zones 02/22/2024 10:15pm • Maryland Lt. Gov.��Aruna Miller testified in favor of a bill that's designed to get drivers to slow down near work zones on Thursday. Miller, a former transportation engineer, told lawmakers in Annapolis that in 2023 there were more than 1,200 crashes in work zones across the state. "That's ov Giant Food is closing one of its oldest Arlington stores 02/21/2024 04:40pm • The Giant Food store on Langston Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia will permanently close Feb. 29. Giant has anchored the Lyon Village Shopping Center, at 3115 Langston Blvd. (formerly Lee Highway), for more than 60 years. It is at the intersection of Langston Boulevard and Spout Run Parkway. 'I'm here to rescue you': A Maryland CHART driver describes a day at work 02/21/2024 07:27am • A Maryland State Highway Administration truck was stolen Friday night, and the suspect led police on a chase that sped across two counties and hit more than a dozen vehicles before he was ultimately arrested. The aerial shots of the chase were described as ���unnerving��� by WTOP traffic reporter Seven-figure home sales now make up 20% of the DC housing market 02/21/2024 02:07am • In January, 20.42% of the homes on the market in the D.C. metro were priced at $1.5 million or more, and 14.5% were priced between $1.5 million and $2.5 million, according to Long & Foster's monthly luxury insights report. More than 5% were listed for $2.5 million or more. The median price Congressional Gold Medal proposed to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass 02/20/2024 05:07am • The legacy of abolitionist Frederick Douglass played a significant role in the creation of Black History Month, which takes place each February, the month that he was born. Now, 129 years after his death, a Maryland congressman is seeking to honor Douglass with the Congressional Gold Medal, which A greener alternative to cremation could soon be available in Maryland 02/19/2024 01:47pm • You may have never heard of "aquamation" or ���flameless cremation.��� It is a new, greener alternative to cremation that may soon be available in the D.C. area. A bill is now in front of Maryland's legislature to allow and regulate the practice. Alkaline hydrolysis or aquamation place the deceas 'My ancestors had the strength to endure': Genealogy workshop at Martin Luther King Library helps African Americans trace their roots 02/19/2024 08:04am • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating��Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. By day, Andre Kearns is a marketing director for Amazon Web Services. But when he���s not on the job, he���s untangling famil Man killed in Fairfax Co. hit-and-run crash 02/19/2024 07:44am • A man is dead after a hit-and-run crash Sunday night in Fairfax County, Virginia. Police said it happened just before 10:45 p.m. on Richmond Highway at Buckman Road in Woodlawn. The man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. Police told WTOP that witnesses