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Loudoun Co. remembers Charlie Waddell, a political giant who served his community 07/24/2022 01:50pm • Loudoun County is remembering political champion and former state senator Charlie Waddell, who helped to transform his community by putting those he served first. Waddell, a long time community activist and public servant in Loudoun County, died July 19 at the age 90-years-old. He leaves behind 3 Woman on fishing boat off Florida coast stabbed by 100-pound fish 07/24/2022 12:24pm • A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital after being stabbed by a 100-pound sailfish that an angler was trying to reel onto a boat off the Florida coast, officials said. The sailfish began to charge at the boat and then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin while she w Push for pedestrian safety continues after speeding drivers kills 2 Oakton High students 07/22/2022 10:22pm • Leaders in Virginia are considering what can be done to make drivers slow down along a stretch of road near Oakton High School in Fairfax County, after a June crash left two students dead and a third student seriously hurt. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is looking at new ways to reduce Bicyclists and hikers will get new place to ride in Frederick 07/20/2022 09:43pm • Bicyclists clamoring for more off-street trails will be gaining a new, short ride through the Frederick, Maryland, countryside. In a statement, officials said $5.1 million in federal funding was approved to convert the 1.8-mile Frederick and Pennsylvania railroad line into a hiking and biking tra Pandemic, inflation cited as Silver Line Phase 2 gets $250 million in funding 07/20/2022 04:50pm • Amid a pandemic, inflation and harder-than-expected rock, an additional $250 million has been approved to finish extending Metro's Silver Line to Dulles International Airport. During a meeting Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors formally requested Real-time traffic cameras a possibility on George Washington Parkway 07/20/2022 06:29am • Real-time traffic cameras help drivers know what traffic conditions are like before they start a trip — and are a tool that helps WTOP Traffic provide information drivers need. While many major commuter routes in Virginia and across the D.C. region are equipped with traffic monitoring cameras, National Park Service plans to reopen Beach Drive to cars in September 07/19/2022 01:42pm • At a public hearing Monday, the National Park Service said that it plans to reopen an approximately 4-mile stretch of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to drivers by Sept. 5. That section has been closed to motor vehicle traffic since April 2020 to allow parkgoers to visit the park safely. Julia Nolan Ryan documentary 'Facing Nolan' throws streaming fastball for MLB fans 07/19/2022 12:42pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy--P-wkYQg His record seven no-hitters and 5,714 strikeouts will likely never be matched in baseball. All aboard the Ryan Express as the documentary "Facing Nolan" hits streaming Tuesday. "A lot of people wonder why hasn't there been a Nolan Ryan movie Friends since college, Fairfax Co. elementary teachers win same award a year apart 07/19/2022 05:24am • Amelia Carr first learned about Shelby Press while working at Top Golf the summer before starting college at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. A co-worker who went to high school with Press suggested the two become friends. Carr and Press grew up a few miles from each other and went Nationals' Soto wins HR Derby 07/18/2022 11:55pm • Washington’s Juan Soto defeated Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez 19-18 in the final to capture the Home Run Derby title at Dodger Stadium. Soto, who was competing in the Derby for the second time, had nine homers in the final minute of regulation in the two-minute final. He added four more in bonus Ground broken to rehabilitate GW Parkway; work will impact commutes 07/18/2022 05:36pm • For the first time since the George Washington Parkway was completed 60 years ago, the scenic past-its-prime commuter route — combined-with-a-national park and trail system — is getting a major rehabilitation. And it will begin soon. "We anticipate by late summer to be involved in transiti Cash infusion moves Loudoun Co. closer to removing stop lights on US 50 07/18/2022 08:47am • Drivers stopping and going on congested U.S. 50 in Northern Virginia won't feel the relief today, but Loudoun County is closer to its goal of removing traffic signals along the major east-west commuter route. "Loudoun County Parkway and Route 50 is the most important intersection in the southern Car Review: Wanted an Audi S5 coupe but need more space? The S5 Sportback will fill the need with space and style. 07/18/2022 05:11am • The Audi A5 and S5 is the company’s sporty two-door coupe that combines sporty looks and performance in a handsome package. It also has a family-friendly version with more doors called the Sportback. When you choose the S5 Sportback, you get a big dose of performance with a turbocharged V6 that wi Fairfax County's transportation projects receive boost in funding 07/16/2022 12:02am • The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority awarded Fairfax County, Virginia, over $330 million for infrastructure projects across the county. "We regularly talk about our goal in Fairfax County to 'move people' no matter how they choose or need to travel," Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Storm-proofing power lines would come at a high cost, College Park mayor says 07/15/2022 04:36pm • Tuesday's severe storm hit College Park, Maryland, particularly hard -- violent wind and heavy rain damaged homes, brought down trees and left much of the city, including the University of Maryland, without power. College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn told WTOP that burying the city's power lines