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Car Review: BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe adds more doors, useful hatchback to usual coupe offerings 04/18/2022 05:05am • When you think of two-door coupes, the BMW 4 Series comes to mind first as fun-to-drive, but it is not much in the way of a practical family ride. However, before you settle for a more conventional 3 Series sedan, check out the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. The Gran Coupe keeps the stylish and curvy line Suing over climate change: Taking fossil fuel companies to court 04/17/2022 09:50am • If climate change were a disaster film, it would likely be accused of being too over-the-top: wildfires reducing entire towns to ashes, hurricanes swamping cities, droughts draining lakes and withering fields, and raging oceans redrawing the very maps of our coasts. And now, many cities and stat Students make video to prove their high school needs repairs 04/16/2022 04:25pm • WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — The short documentary video opens with a high school student explaining how human waste flows up from the ground and floods an area where he and his friends eat lunch. In the eight-minute video with background music and captions of key quotes, students at Druid Hil Md. bill aims to make walking to school safer for students 04/15/2022 05:55am • A bill that has passed the Maryland General Assembly would require school systems to collaborate with local and state transportation agencies to address pedestrian safety needs before a new school is constructed. The Safe Walk to School Act, introduced by Del. Jared Solomon (D-Montgomery County), Howard Co. proposes $12.5 million for road resurfacing in FY23 04/14/2022 05:51pm • Howard County, Maryland, says a $12.5 million investment for road resurfacing projects in its new budget proposal will be the most funding in eight years. County Executive Calvin Ball said the allocation builds on his commitment to addressing county infrastructure and would enable the county to r Back on track? Construction on Purple Line set to resume this spring 04/14/2022 03:04pm • The group designing and building the Purple Line announced it has secured funding to complete construction of the light rail line in suburban Maryland with a new contractor — and that neighbors, businesses and residents should expect construction to ramp up this spring and summer. Construction 2nd time this week: Metal causes flat tires for DC region interstate drivers 04/13/2022 10:34am • Six drivers dealt with flat tires after running over debris that came off a tractor-trailer on northbound Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County, forcing the right lane and shoulder to close during the Wednesday morning commute. Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Darragh Frye said th New Mystic Shakira Austin excited to return home, learn from her role models 04/12/2022 09:18pm • Mystics draft pick Shakira Austin excited to return home originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   WASHINGTON -- Ole Miss star Shakira Austin is coming home and there couldn't be a better opportunity for the 6-foot-5 forward to begin her professional basketball career. The Was Md. boy, 12, found unharmed after Amber Alert 04/12/2022 01:11pm • The 12-year-old boy who had been the subject of an Amber Alert in Maryland has been found unharmed. The boy's father, Christopher Geiger, picked him up from school in Carroll County Friday afternoon and was supposed to bring him back to school Monday morning, the Maryland State Police said Tuesda Md. legislature approves name change for Indian Head Highway 04/12/2022 09:08am • Both the House and the Senate in Maryland's state legislature agreed to change the name of Indian Head Highway to Piscataway Highway on Monday night. The bill now awaits Gov. Larry Hogan's signature before it can take effect. WTOP has reached out to Hogan's office for comment on whether the gover Overnight ramp, road closures on I-66 in Va. scheduled this week 04/12/2022 02:10am • Temporary overnight ramp and road closures on Interstate 66 in Virginia are scheduled this week. Here's what you need to know. The closures are part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project and they are happening at the following interchanges. More Virginia News More Fairfax Car Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz is a new breed of smaller trucks hitting the market 04/11/2022 04:29am • Ford is not the only game in town for small pickup trucks with the addition of an interesting new offering from Hyundai. The new Santa Cruz is a modern, stylish take on a small truck with a new front end that will have you wondering where the headlights are. The usual, large headlight clusters are g What are the prospects for pursuing Putin for war crimes? 04/10/2022 09:18am • More than 50 innocent people trying to flee the fighting in eastern Ukraine were killed Friday in a Russian missile attack on a crowded train station in Kramatorsk. Among the first responders: investigators gathering evidence to determine if this is a war crime. War is full of unspeakable vio How a DC childhood adventure became a charity bike ride to the beach 04/08/2022 06:30pm • Charity events can get inspired any number of ways: Consider the case of two D.C. kids needing to join friends at the beach to celebrate their high school graduations. Ben Dally and Joey Schmitz were determined to get to the beach, more than 100 miles away. "They didn't have a ride. So, th Md. Sen. Edwards prepares for his farewell: 'I never thought I’d be doing this this long' 04/08/2022 10:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Editor’s Note: As the General Assembly session comes to an end, Maryland Matters will feature stories about several retiring lawmakers.