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GW Parkway construction near entering next phase, which will shut down southbound lanes 03/09/2023 12:58am • The George Washington Parkway is in the process of getting some much-needed TLC. In order to rehabilitate the road, drivers will see lower speed limits, changing road configurations and even a reversible lane that would begin operating in just over a month. ���It will have a major impact on peopl Police ID high school student killed in Prince George's Co. crash 03/08/2023 10:00pm • A high school student is dead and a second hospitalized after a crash in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Tuesday morning. Prince George's County police were called to the area of Ritchie Marlboro Road and Marlboro Pointe Drive around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday for the report of a crash. First responders s Changes on Rt. 28 and Rt. 29 could ease commuter congestion 03/08/2023 09:15am • Two of the most notoriously congested commuter routes in Northern Virginia are taking steps toward enabling drivers to spend more time moving than stopping. On Va. Route 28 in Manassas Park, a��plan spearheaded by state Del. Danica Roem��has received $24 million to begin construction of the first Md. officials plan final pitch to relocate FBI headquarters to the state 03/08/2023 05:35am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Maryland lawmakers are making a final push to convince the federal government to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Invest Fairfax Co. police identify officers who shot, killed suspected shoplifter near Tysons mall 03/07/2023 08:00am • Fairfax County police identified the two officers who shot at a suspected shoplifter, killing him, near Tyson's Corner Center in Virginia. Timothy McCree Johnson, 37, was shot once in the chest in a wooded area near Fashion Boulevard on Feb. 22 after allegedly stealing sunglasses from Nordstrom. Work zones to affect traffic on the Beltway and Chain Bridge Road 03/07/2023 05:32am • D.C.-area drivers should be on the lookout for some lane closures going into effect on Tuesday as part of the ongoing work for the 495 Next Express Lanes Expansion Project and the I-66 Transforms Outside the Beltway Project. Here's what drivers need to know. More Local News More DC Car Review: 2023 Toyota GR Corolla is a hard-core hot hatch 03/06/2023 05:36am • The Toyota Corolla is a fine compact car but was never really an enthusiast choice, until now. The new GR Corolla is here to serve notice to other compact hot hatches in the market. A hot hatch needs to bring power to the party. The GR Corolla packs a three-cylinder turbo engine and pumps out 300hp! Nearly 3 miles of lights are out above I-495, WTOP finds out why 03/06/2023 05:01am • It's dark out there for drivers on Interstate 495. WTOP learned there are 40 lights out between just two exits. Now, the Maryland State Highway Administration is answering the question ��� why aren't the lights on? On I-495 East between Connecticut Avenue and the next exit at Silver Spring, there Dispatch frontman Chadwick Stokes plays Rams Head in Annapolis Wednesday 03/06/2023 04:09am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� Best known as the frontman for the band Dispatch, and other projects like State Radio, Chadwick Stokes performs live at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland, on Wednesday. "There's usually a couple of State Radio tunes, a couple o 33 Iditarod sled dog race mushers to trek across Alaska 03/05/2023 12:48pm • WILLOW, Alaska (AP) ��� The race to Nome starts Sunday for 33 mushers in this year���s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. The mushers are to take off every two minutes in a staggered start across a frozen lake about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of Anchorage. The race starts Sunday afterno The least-visited national parks in the United States in 2022 03/05/2023 05:56am • America's least-visited national park is quite a distance from mainland US shores. Almost 5,000 miles away, in fact. The National Park of American Samoa in the South Pacific is the only National Park Service site south of the equator. In 2022, it had just 1,887 visits, according to new visitation 50 mph winds expected to blast the DC area this weekend 03/03/2023 01:50pm • The same major weather system that slammed Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley with severe weather will bring gusty winds to the D.C. area this weekend. The National Weather Service said they have issued a wind advisory for Saturday's expected 50-mile gusts and a high wind warning for Virginia New signs, gates on Bay Bridge to give drivers earlier warning of lane closures 03/02/2023 04:06pm • Starting Monday, drivers heading to the Eastern Shore over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge will encounter a new automatic lane closure system during two-way traffic on the westbound span of the bridge. The system will roll out on the Western Shore near U.S. 50/U.S. 301, the Maryland Transportation Auth What's Potomac Marble? After 1814 torching of US Capitol, president went searching quarries for 'ideal stone' to rebuild 03/02/2023 11:32am • When the British torched the U.S. Capitol in 1814, the search for the ideal stone to build a newer, more beautiful symbol of American democracy began with a carriage ride to Loudoun, Frederick, and Montgomery counties. (Courtesy Paul Kreingold) The inferno at the U.S. Capitol after it was torche Blossom watch: DC cherry trees reach 2nd stage as officials predict early peak bloom 03/01/2023 03:50pm • D.C.'s iconic cherry blossoms are predicted to reach peak bloom between March 22 and March 25. The announcement was made by Jeff Reinbold, superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks for the National Park Service, during a news conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Wednesday morning