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Commission recommends new names for three Virginia Army bases 05/25/2022 07:56pm • 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. The Congressional Naming Commission, in a virtual news conference Tuesday, announced the suggested new names of nine Army installatio Steve Kerr's gun control speech inspired by dad's 1984 murder 05/25/2022 05:26pm • Steve Kerr's gun control speech inspired by dad's 1984 murder originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe worst pain a parent can endure is the loss of a child. And the same goes for children who lose a parent. It’s simply indescribable.Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Natasha Cloud's emotional reaction to Texas school shooting 05/25/2022 01:44pm • Cloud's emotional reaction to Texas school shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Mystics organization held another media blackout following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas to discuss gun violence and to stress their pleas for government acti DC-area politicians react to mass shooting at Texas school 05/25/2022 10:15am • Less than two weeks after a deadly mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, the nation is now reeling from another mass shooting — this time at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in the Texas Boy, 15, charged in Woodbridge double murder 05/25/2022 07:34am • 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. Detectives have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with a May 15 double murder at a Woodbridge apartment complex. The teenag Student, 18, stabbed to death in fight near Alexandria City HS 05/24/2022 03:14pm • An Alexandria City High School student was killed Tuesday in a stabbing that was part of a fight involving dozens of young people in the Virginia city. The Alexandria police said the 18-year-old senior was stabbed in a fight at the Bradlee Shopping Center, on King Street, which is under a half mi Traveling by plane? Tips from an expert 05/23/2022 09:22pm • Gas prices averaging about $1.50 per gallon higher than a year ago and astoundingly high airline fares are not keeping travelers home this Memorial Day weekend. CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg strongly suggests giving yourself an extra hour at the airport for holiday weekend travel. AP source: Commanders buy Va. land for possible stadium site 05/23/2022 03:23pm • The Washington Commanders have bought land in Woodbridge, Virginia, for what could be a potential site of the NFL team’s next stadium, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the team had not announ Heavy traffic: More than 850K will be driving in DC area Memorial Day weekend 05/23/2022 07:45am • Nearly a million people in the D.C. area will travel this upcoming weekend and most of them will be driving. According to estimates from AAA, around 865,000 people will clog up ways out of town this weekend and travel farther than 50 miles, despite gas prices hitting record highs. More Just in time for summer, breweries move south of the Indian River Inlet 05/23/2022 05:53am • This is part of WTOP's coverage of the Delmarva beaches leading into the summer season. Read more. A nice cold beer can be a great way to cap off a hot summer day at the beach. But while the Lewes, Rehoboth and Dewey beach areas all have lots of craft beer breweries to visit, vacationers in Betha Car Review: Mercedes keeps its wagon game strong with the 2022 E450 4Matic All-Terrain 05/23/2022 03:57am • The Mercedes E450 4Matic All-Terrain is the wagon that does a worthy impression of a crossover and keeps the faithful coming back. No matter what type of E Class Mercedes you choose — coupe, sedan, station wagon or convertible — you are buying a top-notch mid-size luxury car. The E450 4Matic All No cars, just people: DC kicks off Open Streets in Anacostia 05/20/2022 08:02pm • Why should cars get all the fun? A major thoroughfare in Southeast D.C. will open up to pedestrians, scooters and bicyclists this weekend. And no cars allowed. The District's Open Streets in your Neighborhood is kicking off on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue on Saturday. About a third of a mile wi I-95 cleanup complete but Va. crews still clearing debris from January's winter storm 05/20/2022 03:26pm • More than four months after a winter storm shut down a large stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia, officials say they have finally finished the clean-up effort on the state highway — but work on secondary roads remains to be done. Downed trees and other debris caused by the storm have been remo 2022 Preakness Stakes odds and predictions: Who could win? 05/20/2022 12:30pm • We will not see a Triple Crown winner this year -- the team for Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike has opted to skip Saturday’s race at Pimlico. However for bettors who are heading to Laurel Racetrack to place a bet (or for those who prefer the TVG app), a Rich Strike-less field could be advanta DC touts developments to bridge the divide of the Anacostia 05/19/2022 09:41pm • They were back-to-back announcements only an hour and less than a mile apart Thursday, but in two different wards in two different quadrants and on two sides of the Anacostia River. If D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has her way, though, the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge over the river will soo