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Loudoun County leads Virginia for tourism spending (but it gets to count the airport) 10/03/2023 11:28am • Loudoun County, Virginia, accounted for 13.2% of tourism spending in the Commonwealth in 2022, the most of any Virginia county, largely from Dulles International Airport. Tourism spending includes the transportation category, so Loudoun County's tourism spending includes landing fees and other fe 'Team sport': A blind, deaf veteran and his guide set to conquer Marine Corps Marathon 10/02/2023 04:57pm • The marathon is often thought of as a solo endeavor, but that's not the case for two men who will run the 26.2 miles of the 48th Marine Corps Marathon in the D.C. area later in October. Aaron Hale, a Navy veteran who is blind and deaf, is running the race on Oct. 29 with his running guide Frank F DC-area group offers tour of Harriet Tubman landmarks, Underground Railroad 10/02/2023 06:30am • She was considered the conductor of the Underground Railroad. Now, a local group wants young people to walk the steps of the great abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Maryland. The Wisdom Walkers are hosting the Harriet Tubman Museum Tour and Historic Walk on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8 in Tub Car Review: Infiniti QX80 is a large, 3 row luxury SUV that still uses a V-8 10/02/2023 05:33am • The 2023 Infiniti QX80 Sensory sports 22-inch wheels and you can’t help notice those big luxury SUV. (WTOP/Mike Parris) While smaller crossovers and SUVs are all the rage in today’s market, the large luxury SUV still has its place commanding space and a premium price. Infiniti has been makin Police: Driver who crashed stolen SUV into tree, killing 4, sped off from Prince George's Co. traffic stop minutes earlier 10/01/2023 09:18am • An SUV that hit a tree, resulting in the death of all four of the vehicle's occupants on Friday night, had been taken during a carjacking in Greenbelt and left the scene of a traffic stop just minutes prior to the crash, according to police in Prince George's County, Maryland. Police said they ar Va. AG Miyares to formally object to proposed Dulles Greenway toll hike 09/29/2023 03:09pm • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares came out against a proposed toll increase on the Dulles Greenway on Friday, telling WTOP his office would formally object to it by providing testimony to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), a state regulatory agency that will ultimately decide whe Motorcyclist dies after crashing into back of Virginia Department of Transportation truck on I-95 09/28/2023 04:10pm • A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving two cars — including a Virginia Department of Transportation truck — on northbound Interstate 95 in Prince William County Wednesday afternoon. The motorcyclist was identified Thursday as Victor M. Harper II, 30, of Dumfries, Virginia. The seri 'Bad Beltway day': Truck fire on I-495 in Maryland slows drivers 09/27/2023 04:41pm • Drivers were hit with major delays Wednesday on the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Maryland, after a truck burned to the ground. Traffic was "wall-to-wall," stretching about eight miles, according to WTOP Traffic Reporter Dave Dildine, shortly before 4 p.m. making for a "bad Beltway d GW Parkway, Mount Vernon Trail could soon get some safety changes 09/27/2023 09:26am • Driving on the southern portion of the George Washington Parkway could look very different in years to come. The National Park Service is looking at safety improvements to an 8.5 mile stretch of the George Washington Parkway, from the Hunting Creek Bridge, just south of Old Town Alexandria to the 3 bullets lodged in classrooms, no one injured at elementary school after Southeast DC shooting 09/26/2023 11:08am • Gunfire that struck an elementary school in Southeast D.C. sent students into a lockdown on Monday afternoon, according to the school's principal. Two classrooms at Stanton Elementary School were struck by bullets but no one was injured, according to a letter the school's principal wrote to paren DC long-distance runner takes on her 11th Marine Corps Marathon to honor fallen service members 09/25/2023 04:11pm • The 48th Marine Corps Marathon is just over a month away and WTOP is highlighting runners who are planning to take on the 26.2 mile stretch around the nation’s capital. One of them will be taking on the course for the 11th year in a row. D.C.-based long-distance runner Jennifer Hickey first Virginia State Police: Car struck by bullet in reported shooting on I-66 09/25/2023 02:25pm • Virginia State Police are investigating a reported shooting on Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia on Monday morning when a car driving on the interstate was struck by a bullet. In a news release, police said it happened around 10:30 a.m. near the 47-mile marker near the Prince William County and Car Review: Revised Hyundai Kona is a little crossover that has an improved look and feel for 2024 09/25/2023 06:06am • By WTOP special contributor Brian Armstead The Hyundai Kona gets a new modern look for 2024 that stands out at Historic Fell Point in Baltimore, Maryland. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) While the first-generation Hyundai Kona, introduced in 2018, was a solid offering, the second generation 2024 Hyundai Kona Columbia Pike road repair project a disruptive but necessary nuisance in Arlington Co. 09/25/2023 04:39am • Arlington County, Virginia, isn't sugarcoating it. The next phase of its multiyear, multimillion dollar road improvement project along Columbia Pike is expected to cause traffic disruption and delays, not to mention dust, mud, noise and debris. "I’m not going to lie, it's going to be pretty dis Tropical Storm Ophelia gathers strength off the mid-Atlantic coast, promising heavy rain and wind 09/22/2023 07:03pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia gained strength as it churned toward the North Carolina coast on Friday, promising a weekend of heavy rain and windy conditions throughout the mid-Atlantic. Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for parts of eastern North Carolina, saying Ophelia show