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With virtual vet visits, checkup for your pet is just a whisker away 04/24/2023 09:34pm • Just as human clients have taken to telehealth for virtual doctor's visits, pet owners have scheduled virtual veterinarian checkups, all without having to leave their homes. For owners, it's a convenient way to get their pets' health evaluated and avoids the fiasco that comes with persuading an u Motorcyclist dies after crash on I-66 in Fairfax Co. 04/24/2023 05:54am • A 29-year-old motorcyclist died late Friday night after a crash on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County, Virginia State Police say. Jeffrey R. Armstrong, of Sterling, was driving a 2006 Suzuki GSX east on I-66 near mile marker 50 at around 11:25 p.m. Friday when police said the cycle rear ended a 2003 'The Giz' brings a go-go version of 'The Wiz' to DC's Lincoln Theatre 04/24/2023 04:31am • Once you've paid your debt to society, you deserve a genuine chance to rehabilitate yourself. Playwright Lovail Long found his creative spark while incarcerated in solitary confinement. "I wrote this stage-play while I was incarcerated," Long told WTOP. "I wanted to come back to my communi On Earth Day, protesters call on DC to end dependence on fossil fuels 04/23/2023 04:00pm • Climate activists marched to the White House on Earth Day, demanding that the nation's capital wean itself off of "dangerous" fossil fuels. A diverse coalition of groups organized Saturday's march, including Greenpeace, Oxfam America, Sunrise Movement, The Sierra Club, Code Pink, Zero Hour, MoCo 3 dead after car plunges into river below Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge 04/21/2023 02:15pm • Three people are dead after a vehicle entered the Anacostia River beneath the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Southeast D.C. on Thursday night. Before plunging into the water, a black Dodge Charger with Maryland tags was traveling at high speeds in the grassy area between Anacostia Drive an Proposed Route 28 bypass route released in Prince William Co.; dozens of properties in raze zone 04/21/2023 07:31am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County transportation officials unveiled a proposed preliminary design for the Route 28 bypass Wednesday night, showin WTOP Space Reporter gets rare glimpse of hybrid solar eclipse from cruise ship off Australian coast 04/20/2023 10:11am • A rare hybrid solar eclipse, when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, was on view this week  — but only in Australia and parts of Indonesia and East Timor. WTOP Space Reporter Greg Redfern got a coveted view of the celestial spectacular aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Australia. DC attorney general pens support of proposal to ban employee noncompete clauses 04/20/2023 05:25am • The D.C. attorney general joined contemporaries in 18 states in supporting the Federal Trade Commission's proposal to ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on employees. The FTC in January introduced a measure that could make it easier for people to switch jobs and "deepen competition fo Earth Day 2023: How to celebrate and give back around the DC area 04/19/2023 05:14am • Earth Day is on Saturday, April 22, and here are some ideas of how you can give back to Mother Earth around the D.C. area. Whether you plan to get your hands and boots dirty in a river cleanup or volunteer at your local farmers market, here are some Earth Day events and activities happening in th North Bethesda man 1st among DC-area runners at Boston Marathon 04/19/2023 12:02am • Dylan Hernandez, left, finished first among approximately 500 D.C.-area runners who competed in Monday's Boston Marathon. (Courtesy Johnny Pace) Dylan Hernandez, of North Bethesda, did something extraordinary this week. The Maryland man finished first among approximately 500 D.C.-area runners wh Charles Co. officials ID body found during missing child search 04/17/2023 06:00pm • The Charles County Sheriff's Office in Maryland has identified the body recovered from a deep quarry on Sunday as a missing 10-year-old girl.  On Saturday, officers responded to the 3900 block of Turner Road in Brandywine to look for Maddelynn Wallace, who had autism and was nonverbal, a sheriff Living the dream: Virginia woman gives up executive suite for tent on the Appalachian Trail 04/17/2023 10:52am • A Virginia woman is living a dream — by moving out of the executive office and into a tent. A couple weeks ago, Cris Howard was living in Reston and in her 33rd year of an executive-level biopharmaceutical career. This week, the scenery is very different in her world. “I am at mile 55 of t Car Review: Aston Martin’s DBX 707 is an ultra-sporty, high performance, high-priced SUV 04/17/2023 04:57am • Aston Martin is renowned for racing and iconic cars with breathtaking looks and performance. It’s the star that stole the show in a few 007 films over the decades, so the company couldn’t just build a plain SUV. Instead, Aston Martin built the DBX 707 to be as exotic as its cars and now with per Metro announces upcoming fare, service changes in $4.8B budget 04/14/2023 04:48pm • Metro is changing the way it calculates rates, and it could mean higher fares for riders. Starting July 1, riders will be charged 40 cents per mile after the first three miles of each trip. Fares will be capped at $6 per ride and weekend and late-night trips (after 9:30 p.m.) will cost a flat $2 Rain delays road work on George Washington Parkway that was expected to delay commutes 04/14/2023 02:48pm • The National Park Service is holding off on plans to close a section of the George Washington Parkway for a major construction project, citing the weather. Rain is in the forecast for Saturday. The plan was to close the southbound lanes between the Capital Beltway and Route 123 starting t