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2 Alexandria shootings within 15 minutes under police investigation 08/28/2023 05:00pm • It's not the first time a group of people on dirt bikes and ATVs has descended on the streets of the D.C. region; but last Saturday night, one of two shootings that happened within minutes of each other in Northern Virginia was linked to a large group of people seen operating them. "If you live i DC Bike Ride gets rolling Sept. 9 — 20 miles and no cars 08/28/2023 02:33pm • The annual D.C. Bike Ride will take place on Sept. 9 with 20 miles of streets from the Capitol to the Pentagon closed off for thousands of riders of all ages. More than 7,000 riders are registered and close to 10,000 are expected by the time registration closes Sept. 7. The ride raises money Big Woodbridge shopping center has a new owner, may get even bigger 08/28/2023 10:33am • Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center includes Wegmans and two dozen other stores. (Courtesy Google Street View) New York-based Kimco Realty has acquired Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, from JBG Smith for $172.5 million, with plans to expand what is already one of the la Car Review: Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid S is the latest small crossover that's easy on gas 08/28/2023 04:39am • The Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid S is a small crossover with the Corolla name and it delivers big MPG for a price under $30,000. (WTOP / Mike Parris) We all know about the popular Toyota Corolla compact sedan. Now you can get a small crossover version called the Corolla Cross Hybrid that is easy on g Md. and Va. school employees can snag a free car wash this month 08/28/2023 04:28am • There’s nothing like going back to school in style, and in that spirit, a local car wash company is helping to make sure school employees are riding clean as they start the new school year.   View this post on Instagram Gas tax could be come a relic as Md. commission eyes new revenue streams 08/26/2023 04:43am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s gas tax may one day become a relic if substitutes being considered by a new state transportation commission get traction. Isolated thunderstorms move quickly through DC area after hot, humid Friday 08/25/2023 12:05pm • The temperate conditions that have blanketed the D.C. area recently are turning more turbulent Friday. Heat and humidity are fueling the heavy rain moving quickly across the region this evening. Here's what you need to know. Thunderstorms are starting to dissipate and move out of the region no Navy Football preview: Midshipmen kick off new era in Annapolis 08/25/2023 05:32am • College football is one intriguing animal. The sport that trumpets tradition is now known for players racing to enter the transfer portal, coaches breaking contracts for better jobs and schools leapfrogging leagues. Blink and you might miss something. Over the next week, we’ll try to make sense Analysis: Prigozhin, dead or alive? 08/24/2023 02:52pm • In Russia’s murky world of war and espionage, nothing is as it seems. A plane dropped out of the sky on Wednesday near the village of Kuzhenkino, about 60 miles north of Moscow, at 6:11 p.m. local time. It plummeted from approximately 28,000 feet according to various flight-tracking organizatio 'Road rage': Alexandria man charged in I-66 shooting that wounded 1 08/23/2023 05:58pm • An Alexandria man has been charged with shooting at another vehicle along Interstate 66 in Virginia on Tuesday afternoon in what police are calling a "road rage incident." Twenty-four-year-old Daniel Serrano faces one felony count each of malicious wounding and shooting into an occupied vehicle, Flash flooding at Grand Canyon's South Rim leads to over 100 evacuations 08/23/2023 02:12am • Up to three inches or rain set off flash flooding in the town of Tusayan at the Grand Canyon's South Rim Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of more than 100 people from hotels and employee housing and the temporary closure of a major highway, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office said. Water was three 1 hurt after driver shoots at another car on I-66 in Fairfax Co.  08/22/2023 05:20pm • A driver shot at another vehicle on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Tuesday afternoon, injuring one of the passengers. Virginia State Police said that officers responded to a shooting just before 1:10 p.m. on I-66. Investigators said two Honda sedans were traveling east when the driver Fairfax Co. man accused of murdering his landlord pleads guilty 08/22/2023 11:53am • A Fairfax County, Virginia, man who prosecutors say killed his landlord and hid her body for weeks pleaded guilty to murder on Monday, two years later. Brian Sayrs, 27, took a plea deal for second-degree murder and concealing a body, admitting Monday in court that he killed 72-year-old Emily Lu and National park sites contributed more than $1B to DC economy last year 08/22/2023 10:01am • The memorials on the National Mall are big draws for tourists coming to D.C., but other sites managed by the National Park Service across the District also lure in tons of locals, too. That's according to the park service's 2022 economic impact report on visitor spending. While Destination DC Amtrak orders more next-generation trains 08/22/2023 08:49am • The New Amtrak Airo train, expected in 2026. (Courtesy Amtrak) Amtrak has ordered an additional 10 next-generation train sets, which it has dubbed Amtrak Airo, citing demand for passenger rail travel that is exceeding expectations. It brings the total contract order to 83 Airo train sets.