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Proposed route would bring DC Circulator back to Ward 7 04/23/2021 01:50pm • After a round of community feedback, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday that a proposed route for the DC Circulator would bring service back to Ward 7. The Circulator is a free bus service with six current routes. The proposed 14.5-mile route would create an East/West connection between Ward 'Epic' gift for Virginia: Falkland Farms is single largest private conservation land donation 04/23/2021 11:48am • It was one heck of an Earth Day for Virginia. The Commonwealth received a 7,300-acre gift from the head of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, a noted conservation philanthropist who oversees the Fortnite and Rocket League video game franchises, Gov. Ralph Northam announced. Falkland Farms in Halifax Cou Prince George's Co. debuts online vaccine locator 04/23/2021 09:54am • Prince George's County has launched an online COVID-19 vaccination clinic search tool, in an aim to help residents of the Maryland county get vaccinated. The Prince George’s County’s vaccine website offers an interactive map, allowing users to search for vaccination clinics across the county. Man arrested after crashing into cars, punching drivers in Beltway carjacking incidents 04/22/2021 11:41pm • A 26-year-old man is under arrest after police say he crashed into two different vehicles on Interstate 495 and then punched the drivers in order to carjack the vehicles. The suspect has been identified as Matthew Lee Dabney. He was taken into custody in Maryland and later charged with unauthoriz Transit study begins of Springfield-Quantico corridor 04/22/2021 10:58am • 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 Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is considering transit improvements between the Franconia-Springfield Metro sta Key vote on Hogan’s DC-area highway and bridge plan is delayed again 04/22/2021 10:52am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The carefully-orchestrated plan to get Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s top transportation priority to the Board of Public Works is again in $1.4B Arlington Co. budget keeps property taxes steady, increases stormwater tax 04/22/2021 05:40am • Arlington County, Virginia, unanimously adopted a new budget Tuesday that includes more money for schools and mental health responders, as well as more funding for the county's COVID-19 response. The real estate tax rate will stay the same at $1.013 per $100 of assessed property value, as asse Celebrate Earth Day in and around DC 04/21/2021 04:53pm • It's that time of year when people across the globe celebrate the planet. Earth Day 2021 is Thursday. Here's how you can go green in D.C. this week. D.C.'s Department of Energy & Environment has a whole host of Earth Day tips to make your home a little more eco-friendly. Thursday, April 2 Surpassing vaccine distribution goals, Biden next faces bipartisan legislation challenges 04/21/2021 09:17am • President Biden has surpassed his original goals for vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus and his administration has been touting congressional passage of his $1.9 trillion covid relief package, which came well ahead of his first 100 days in office. Now the president is entering a new ph PHOTOS: Harriet Tubman's childhood home found in Maryland 04/20/2021 01:51pm • Archaeologists in Maryland say they’ve found the former home of Harriet Tubman’s father in Dorchester County. It was discovered on property acquired in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. An archaeology team from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, John King, former US education secretary, to run for governor in Md. 04/20/2021 05:51am • John B. King Jr. (D), the former U.S. secretary of Education under President Obama, announced his 2022 gubernatorial bid Tuesday. Education will be one of King’s foremost talking points on the campaign trail, and he touted his lengthy resume as an educator in his announcement. King started h Big backup on I-95 in Va. after crash involving car carrier, trash hauler 04/19/2021 01:30pm • A crash late Monday morning involving two trucks, a car carrier and a trash hauler, jammed traffic on Interstate 95 out of Fredericksburg, Virginia, leading to an 11-mile backup. Traffic was backed up on northbound I-95  Virginia State Route 630 and before 610 Garrisonville Road, according to th NASA announces Mars helicopters' next flight attempt 04/19/2021 04:41am • After correcting some software issues on its Martian Ingenuity helicopter, NASA has announced that Monday, April 19, is its next flight attempt. Viewers can watch live online starting at 6:15 a.m. Eastern time. Ingenuity was originally scheduled for NASA’s historic first-ever attempt to fly a h Car Review: Nissan's 2021 Rogue sports new look, stresses value 04/19/2021 04:09am • The compact crossover is as popular as ever, moving into what used to be sedan territory. The Rogue has been a popular buy and has been overhauled for the fight this year. Nissan gave the 2021 Rogue a bold look with more squared styling than before. New LED lighting clusters stand out and highlight Mars didn't lose all of its water at once, based on Curiosity rover find 04/18/2021 02:59am • Mars was a warm, wet planet that was likely capable of supporting life billions of years ago. Something caused the planet to lose its atmosphere and turn into the harsh, frozen desert it is today. The Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, has been exploring different aspects of Gale Crat