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A Maryland man was charged with reckless driving and going 90 mph in a 35 mph zone after drivers stopped traffic on the Capital Beltway on Saturday so a driver could do doughnuts in the middle of the highway.  Jonathan C. Iraheta, 20, of Beltsville, was charged with six traffic citations and fined more than $1,800, Maryland State Police said…

Editor’s Note (April 5, 2021, 1:30 p.m. ET): One driver was cited, state police said in an update. Go here for the full update. A line of cars stopped traffic on the Capital Beltway and then a driver did doughnuts in the middle of the highway.  The driver of a red sports car did doughnuts on the Outer Loop of…

As traffic backed up on the Beltway, a driver did doughnuts Saturday night. Here’s a look.

The driver of a stolen car suffered life-threatening injuries Friday after speeding 90 mph on an exit ramp then crashing during a police chase, Virginia State Police say. The driver, a 29-year-old Connecticut man, is expected to be charged, police say. Virginia State Police say a trooper tried to pull over a stolen Audi Q5 SUV about 10:05 p.m. on…

The main area of concern is a winding stretch between Georgia Avenue and River Road.

A warning if you drive along the Beltway in Maryland. Rescue crews are telling News4 that “crash hot spots” are showing up, and are now being targeted to get drivers to slow down.

Virginia State Police are conducting an investigation of a police stop on the Capital Beltway last year after video of the incident showed a trooper telling a Black driver “you’re going to get your a– whooped.”  Police say they launched a criminal investigation after video was published on social media this week of the traffic stop in April 2019....

A Virginia State Trooper is under investigation after video surfaced of a traffic stop in which he appeared to use force on a Black driver. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

A man fleeing a police stop on the Capital Beltway on Wednesday led troopers on a miles-long car chase, fled on foot and then fell 25 feet after climbing over a barrier.  The suspect jumped over a Jersey wall barrier on the Beltway in Northern Virginia and “fell through an open space between the local and through lanes,” Virginia State…

The Jones Branch Connector bridge provides a link to Route 123 in Tysons Corner, Virginia, over I-495 and is designed to be used by both pedestrians and drivers. The bridge is expected to carry more than 21,000 vehicles a day in 2020, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. One driver said the bridge takes 20 minutes off his commute....

Interstate 395 is the latest to open Express Lanes in the D.C. region.

A 13-year-old girl is fighting for her life Saturday after being struck on her bicycle in Maryland.

A truck carrying 4,000 pounds of beer overturned on the Beltway early Sunday.

Police declared Gannett’s national headquarters safe on Wednesday after receiving a report that an armed person was seen there, sparking the evacuation of the building and a search for a person of interest.

A pedestrian was killed Wednesday night in a hit-and-run on the BW Parkway at the Capital Beltway, police say. Southbound lanes were closed as police investigate, but reopened about 6 a.m.

A father of five was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. Mark Johnson Sr. was walking on the BW Parkway after running out of gas. News 4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to his wife and son about their unbelievable loss.

A driver was killed on the Capital Beltway after the tractor-trailer he was driving struck a cement barrier and caught fire Thursday morning, Virginia State Police say.

A driver was killed on the Beltway Thursday morning after the tractor-trailer he was driving struck a cement barrier and caught fire, Virginia State Police say. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.