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School zone speed cameras coming to Fauquier County within weeks 12/15/2023 10:41am • Speeding in a school zone in Fauquier County, Virginia, will soon cost drivers $100. Starting in January, Fauquier will be the latest county to install cameras and a radar system to automatically issue citations. Fauquier County Sheriff Jeremy Falls told the county school board Monday, Dec. 11 th RAK Brewing Co. opens in Frederick hoping to inspire 'Random Acts of Kindness' 12/15/2023 04:10am • Frederick, Maryland, has become a true craft beer destination located just an hour from both D.C. and Baltimore. This weekend, the historic town will be “hopping" even more as RAK Brewing Co. opens this Friday, Dec. 15. "Frederick is a huge destination," co-owner Steve McIntyre told WTOP All systems are go for Geminids Meteor shower this week — how to watch in DC region 12/12/2023 04:36am • Last year, the Geminid Meteor shower was washed out by the bright moon. But conditions overnight Wednesday and early Thursday — the peak time — are primed for giving skywatchers a wonderful display for what's expected to be the best-performing meteor shower of the year. The moon will not be a Roughly 114,000 vehicles in DC region have rolled-back odometers 12/11/2023 10:16am • Centreville, Virginia-based car history company Carfax reports odometer rollbacks are on the rise nationally, with roughly 2.1 million vehicles on the road with altered mileage, up 14% from a year ago. In D.C., Carfax reports roughly 33,000 vehicles have rolled back odometers, 24,800 vehicles in Car Review: Toyota Tundra TRD Pro ready to play when the pavement ends 12/11/2023 04:55am • The Tundra TRD Pro is ready for the great outdoors but is a more refined truck than before. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Toyota redesigned its full-size truck line less than two years ago to better compete with the big dogs of the Big Three and now it’s time for the Tundra TRD Pro to come play with the 69-year-old man killed after walking into I-95 northbound traffic, Virginia police say 12/06/2023 03:35pm • A 69-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after walking into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95 and being struck by a tractor-trailer in Prince William County, Virginia State Police tell WTOP. Police said they're investigating the crash as a "possible suicide." It happened nearby the Prince W It'll be Aldi vs. Lidl near U.Md.'s College Park campus 12/06/2023 12:19pm • The new grocery store is opening at 8904 62nd Avenue just off Greenbelt Avenue on Thursday. (Courtesy Aldi) Discount grocer Aldi will be opening its newest Maryland store in Berwyn Heights near the University of Maryland College Park campus this Thursday. The new Aldi, at 8904 62nd Avenue jus Hyattsville's Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail opens for pedestrians and cyclists 12/05/2023 08:30pm • While reflecting on the death of his wife Sarah, who was hit and killed while riding her bike in Bethesda last year, Dan Langenkamp celebrated the completion of the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail at an event Tuesday, while noting there's still work that needs to be done. "This choice that sh 62-year-old man identified as pilot killed in Fauquier County plane crash 12/04/2023 03:01pm • A pilot who died in a plane crash over the weekend in Fauquier County, Virginia, was identified by state police on Monday. Simmie Adams, 62, of Bealeton was trying to land a 1975 Beechcraft plane at Warrenton-Fauquier Airport just before 4 p.m. when the aircraft hit several trees, Virginia State Metro plans to return more 7000-series cars to service. What does it mean for riders? 12/04/2023 11:24am • Metro released more of its 7000-series railcars into service on Monday, as well as a plan to replace the wheels on the cars and a timeline to return to a normal inspection period for the rail cars. The 7000-series cars have been gradually returned to service since they were pulled over safety con Car Review: Cadillac CT5 is a more intriguing luxury car with tech and twin turbo power 12/04/2023 04:22am • The Cadillac CT5 is a stylish midsize luxury sedan that hides a powerful engine under the hood. (WTOP / Mike Parris) The Cadillac CT5 is in a tough spot as a luxury sedan in a world of crossovers and SUVs. However, GM is investing in luxury sedans with a revised CT5 coming in 2025. The current CT5 a Maryland U.S. Senate candidates show mutual disregard at Prince George's Co. candidate forum 12/04/2023 12:10am • Maryland's leading Democratic Senate candidates met in a public forum for the first time Sunday afternoon, broadly agreeing on a range of topics, including immigration policy, LGBTQ+ rights, education spending and economic priorities. But the 90-minute discussion generated some surprising heat, a Trees for Troops helps military families celebrate the holiday season 12/03/2023 12:33pm • Servicemembers and their families will receive a free Christmas tree just in time for the holiday season at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Dec. 7. The program was started by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation in 2005 and provides free, farm-grown Christmas trees to service members of all branches and No parking minimums: Montgomery Co. considers easing rules on housing near transit 11/30/2023 03:15pm • Outdated. Overparked. That's how some council members in Montgomery County, Maryland, describe the decades-old zoning regulations that require a certain amount of parking spaces be provided when an apartment or condo complex is built. This week, Council President Evan Glass introduced a zoning Can lessons from Europe help guide flood-prone Annapolis' plan to stay dry? 11/30/2023 12:11am • Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, floods a lot. Sometimes the flooding, classified as nuisance flooding, is just that, a nuisance that might get your shoes wet. But there are times when the waters can rise several feet, surpassing sandbags set up in front of doorways on Dock Street, where busines