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Police identify 3 who died in I-66 crash, including 2 young girls 09/13/2021 11:59am • Virginia State Police released new details Monday after three people died in a multivehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 66 just before the Capital Beltway in Vienna on Thursday. According to state police, a Honda Crosstour with five people inside lost control near mile marker 64. It struck a To

NY hospital pauses baby deliveries after resignations over vaccine mandate 09/13/2021 06:00am • A hospital in upstate New York is "pausing" deliveries of babies because of the number of maternity unit employee resignations over the state's Covid-19 vaccination requirements, health officials say. Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, about 60 miles northeast of Syracuse, will stop deliv

1 dead in Prince George's Co. shooting; child and 1 other injured 09/12/2021 11:52pm • A man is dead and two others, including a child, are in the hospital after a Sunday night shooting in Prince George's County, Maryland. Prince George's County police said the shooting happened near a gas station at the 7600 block of Marlboro Pike in Forestville some time before 8:30 p.m. Offic

Road closures, Metro schedule for Sunday's Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run 09/12/2021 06:00am • Metrorail is going to open two hours early on Sunday, at 5 a.m., for the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run so folks can get to the race. There will also be some road closures along the racecourse. Here's what you need to know. Metro The closest Metrorail station to the start of the race is Smithsoni

Weekend Road and Rail: DC festivals return; new Metro shutdown; I-66 and I-295 transformations 09/10/2021 07:01am • Unlike last weekend when the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled through the region, it doesn't look like weather will be a factor for roadwork this weekend. The District will see the return of a few annual events complete with street closures. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of town, work on Intersta

3 dead in I-66 crash that involved tractor-trailer, 2 vehicles 09/09/2021 12:50pm • Three people died in a three-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 66 just before the Capital Beltway early Thursday. Eastbound I-66 was closed after a fatal crash on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (Courtesy VDOT) Earlier, the investigation blocked all lanes of eastbound I-66 and diverted traffic t

Before smartphones and social media: How WTOP covered Sept. 11, 2001 09/09/2021 04:14am • Reporters covering the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks told the world the who, what, where, when, how, while searching for the why �� those basics haven't changed. But thinking back on how the WTOP news team and I covered the attack on the Pentagon, the ways we got the news, and got it to our audience, h

CarPool Beer and Billiards returns to Ballston 09/08/2021 11:46am • The future home of CarPool at 900 North Glebe Road in Ballston is seen. (Courtesy Google) CarPool Beer and Billiards, a popular sports bar in Ballston before it relocated to its now closed Fair Lakes, Virginia, location four years ago, is making a Ballston comeback. CarPool owner Mark Handwer

Man pushing beverage cart to NYC to honor 9/11 heroes 09/07/2021 10:57am • Paul Veneto left Boston for New York City on August 21 �� but the retired flight attendant didn't board a plane. Instead, he set out on foot to walk more than 200 miles �� while pushing an airplane beverage cart �� to honor the flight crews who lost their lives on September 11. He started his

Car Review: Ram 1500 TRX is a super truck with a supercharged V-8 and off-road chops 09/06/2021 04:04am •   If you are in the market for an extreme truck, here’s a whopper for you: The Ram 1500 TRX is the latest in a line of extreme pickups that would be happy racing in the desert or going deep off-road. The TRX trades in the usual Hemi V-8 you find under the hood of Ram 1500 for a superch

2 13-year-old-boys charged in string of DC carjackings 09/05/2021 02:09pm • Two 13-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with a string of recent armed carjackings in D.C. The D.C. police said in a statement that the boys, who live in Northwest and Southeast, approached drivers with a gun and stole their cars on three occasions: Friday, Aug. 27, at about 7:15

US Navy IDs 5 killed in helicopter crash off California 09/05/2021 01:53pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) �� The U.S. Navy on Sunday identified five sailors who died when a helicopter crashed in the Pacific Ocean off of Southern California. They were Lt. Bradley A. Foster, 29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California; Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia; Naval Air Crewm

Towson University student, 2 others injured in overnight shooting 09/04/2021 01:12pm • A shooting in the early morning hours of Saturday on Towson University's campus in Baltimore County, Maryland, left three people, including a female student, injured, according to Towson's public safety office. Saturday morning, officials for the Baltimore County police and Towson University conf

Police investigate shooting on Towson University campus 09/04/2021 08:29am • TOWSON, Md. (AP) �� Baltimore County police said three people were shot Saturday morning on the campus of Towson University. The department said the shooting was an isolated incident involving a group that had gathered at the center of campus near academic buildings. Towson University confirm