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Body camera video shows Howard Co. police shootout and rescue of mother and child 01/08/2025 01:50pm • Police body camera footage from a Howard County, Maryland, shooting in November has been released, showing what happened during the incident, including the rescue of a mother and child by officers who shot and killed a man investigators said was carrying multiple firearms. According to the Maryla How much snow fell in the DC area during its first major snowstorm of the year? 01/07/2025 05:45pm • Monday's storm brought school closings and a day off for many in the D.C. area, but it also brought several inches of snow and a string of crashes on the roads. Most recent totals range from more than 5 inches to more than 10 inches. Here are the latest numbers as of Tuesday morning, according to Man tried to attack people with machete near Montgomery Co. shopping center, police say 01/07/2025 04:37pm • A man was arrested after police said he randomly tried to assault three people with a machete near a shopping center in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Sunday. Maikol Darinson Vicente Gomez, 24, was charged with three counts of first-degree and second-degree assault, two counts of vandalism and r Trump's 2024 election win certified by Congress 01/07/2025 07:56am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. Four years after his supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol to try to overturn the 2020 election results, Congress certified Donald Trump's election as president in a joint s What to know about road closures for election certification, Jimmy Carter's state funeral 01/07/2025 04:11am • It's busy week around the U.S. Capitol Complex, which started with a snowstorm during Monday's counting and certification of the 2024 presidential election. As D.C. digs out, the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter begins Tuesday and will last through Thursday. Numerous agencies ha Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say 01/07/2025 04:01am • (CNN) ��� A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police. Blanca Ojanguren Garcia, 22, and her boyfriend were giving a bath to an elephant at Koh Yao Elephant Care center when the animal seemed to Strong earthquake kills at least 95 people in western China near Mount Everest 01/07/2025 03:39am • BEIJING (AP) ��� A strong earthquake killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the high-altitude region of western China and across the border in Nepal. Officials in the region said at a brief news conference that 130 others were inj Staying safe in the snow: How to protect yourself while traveling or shoveling through snow 01/06/2025 06:32pm • Snow can make the most mundane of landscapes awe-inspiringly beautiful, but it can also make the most mundane of tasks exceedingly dangerous. So as the flakes fall and snow piles nearly as high as a foot in parts of the D.C. region Monday, officials are urging people to follow the tips below to s How much snow has fallen in the DC region? First major snowstorm of 2025 is underway 01/06/2025 12:08pm • Listen live to WTOP online and on 103.5FM for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. You can share photos of the first snowfall of the year on the WTOP app or by tagging WTOP News on X, Instagram and Facebook. Already, around half a foot of snow has fallen across the D.C. region Monday with e Police: Woman fatally shot by ex-husband in St. Mary's Co. 01/05/2025 04:38pm • A woman is dead after being fatally shot by her ex-husband in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on Friday, according to police. Maryland State Police said Chaquanda Latise Odom, 36, of California, Maryland, was shot and killed in Lexington Park. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. New Orleans Saints, NFL donate $1 million to Bourbon Street attack victims 01/05/2025 11:23am • ��� Watch Video: New Orleans starts to heal after terrorist attack The New Orleans Saints and the NFL will donate $1 million to��the victims of the Bourbon Street attack that killed 14 people on New Year's Day, the team announced on Saturday. "Our community has experienced an unimaginable Anne Arundel Democrats recommend Del. Henson to replace Elfreth in Md. state Senate 01/05/2025 07:55am • An Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee divided almost completely by race voted Saturday to recommend Del. Shaneka Henson (D) for the county���s vacant District 30 state Senate seat. Henson prevailed by a 10-9 vote over her fellow District 30A delegate, Dana Jones (D), and her name wi Fairfax Co. police post online video to ask for public's help in solving 25-year-old homicide case 01/04/2025 12:55pm • Surinder ���Paul��� Sharma was just 43 years old when he was stabbed to death in the Super 7 convenience store he owned on Richmond Highway in Woodlawn, according to Fairfax County police. Now, the police department is calling for the public's help to solve the case. In a video posted to the de 3 arrested as task force hits the brakes on car rallies across Maryland 01/04/2025 11:01am • Three people have been arrested as the Maryland Car Rally Task Force cracked down on car rallies across the state. The task force said members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force (MCRTF) "coordinated efforts in response to a planned large-scale illegal car rally on New Year���s Eve expected to d In Fairfax County, prep for winter weather starts in the spring 01/03/2025 10:25pm • As soon as one winter ends, Fairfax County's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services immediately turns its attention to the next one. When what's considered "the offseason" begins, workers conduct hot washes, making sure vehicles in the fleet don't have any lingering salt on them. B