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'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. Maryland seeks federal grant to rebuild American Legion Bridge, I-495 toll lanes 08/21/2023 05:38pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters�����free email subscription��today. State transportation officials said they will seek more than $3 billion in federal funding to ease congestion around the American Legion B 1 killed, another injured in Chesapeake Bay boat crash 08/21/2023 09:41am • Officials in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are investigating a deadly boat crash and water rescue along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The boat crash happened Saturday around 9:40 p.m., more than two miles off Breezy Point, according to the North Beach Volunteer Fire Depa Laurel MARC station to close for 10 weeks for platform replacement 08/21/2023 05:25am • Riders of Maryland's MARC train service should make plans for alternate routes, when construction closes the Laurel station for 10 weeks. The closure starts Aug. 21 for a project that will replace both platforms, stairs and ramps at the station. The closure is scheduled to last until Oct. 29. Car Review: Little BMW M2 packs big punch w/ 453hp and sporty looks 08/21/2023 02:47am • Choosing an M from BMW means that you want the ultimate sport in your ultimate driving machine. Now the M2 Coupe returns with a fresh look and more power. The BMW M2 Coupe is a small car that packs a big punch with 453hp turbo six-cylinder engine. (WTOP / Mike Parris) A power boost from the previous Environmentalists on how to reduce Chesapeake Bay flooding risk: Plant more trees 08/19/2023 06:03pm • Environmentalists are worried that with less tree canopy and more impervious surfaces, some parts of the D.C. area may experience severe flooding from the Chesapeake Bay as a result of climate change. More than 3,000 square miles of the Chesapeake���s watershed ��� or a land area containing strea WWE's Bianca Belair announces tickets on sale for 'WrestleMania 40,' closest��to DC in 25 years 08/18/2023 04:35pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� Tickets go on sale this Friday for "WrestleMania 40" next spring in Philadelphia, so folks in the D.C. area can start planning a fun road trip that will take less than two hours to drive 100 miles from Baltimore to Phil A commuter���s guide to using Virginia���s new I-95 Express Lanes extension 08/18/2023 10:20am • A new 10-mile stretch of Express Lanes on Interstate 95 in Virginia extends high-occupancy toll lanes all the way to Fredericksburg, creating the largest reversible road in the U.S. and aiming to ease congestion on a key corridor leading to and from D.C. But there's a few things drivers should kn Harford Co. police find DNA match in Md. mother's unsolved murder case 08/18/2023 06:40am • The sheriff's office in Harford County, Maryland, says they've found a DNA match to a suspect in the killing of a mother of five ��� and are now asking for the public's help to identify him. On Thursday night, Col. William Davis of the Harford County Sheriff's Office released a video of an uniden 'Who's gonna believe an 11-year-old kid?': WTOP anchor speaks out on being sexually abused by Catholic priest 08/18/2023 04:48am • A nightmare has haunted WTOP anchor Dan Ronan for decades. The recurring dream has plagued him for most of his life. "I'm being chased out of the parking lot," 63-year-old Ronan told WTOP's DMV Download podcast. "I'm being chased through that parking lot on a dark evening. And he's chasing me and