|||{{headline}}With spring in full bloom, D.C.'s Department of Transportation will start its annual tradition of spraying ginkgo trees Monday night.With spring in full bloom, D.C.’s Department of Transportation will start its annual tradition of spraying ginkgo trees Monday night.It’s an effort to limit the growth of ginkgo fruit, which can mean a stinky experience for passersby, bystanders and, well, most everyone.DDOT said it will use the same spray it has used for the past 20 years, “Shield-3EC 24(C),” from 9 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, weather permitting. It plans to start in Ward 5,...…|||{{headline}}With spring in full bloom, D.C.'s Department of Transportation will start its annual tradition of spraying ginkgo trees Monday night.With spring in full bloom, D.C.’s Department of Transportation will start its annual tradition of spraying ginkgo trees Monday night.It’s an effort to limit the growth of ginkgo fruit, which can mean a stinky experience for passersby, bystanders and, well, most everyone.DDOT said it will use the same spray it has used for the past 20 years, “Shield-3EC 24(C),” from 9 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, weather permitting. It plans to start in Ward 5,...WW…

|||{{headline}}Authorities say the accident happened after a car struck a chair that had fallen onto one of the main/express lanes of Interstate 270.Much of northbound Interstate 270 was shut down for hours following involving a pedestrian.It happened near the I-370 interchange after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to Maryland State Police, a blue Nissan Rogue had struck some debris — believed to be a chair — then stopped on the left shoulder.The driver, 34-year-old Kelly Elizabeth Vanaman, of Frederick, got out of the car and walked toward another driver who had pulled over after avoiding...…|||{{headline}}Authorities say the accident happened after a car struck a chair that had fallen onto one of the main/express lanes of Interstate 270.Much of northbound Interstate 270 was shut down for hours following involving a pedestrian.It happened near the I-370 interchange after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to Maryland State Police, a blue Nissan Rogue had struck some debris — believed to be a chair — then stopped on the left shoulder.The driver, 34-year-old Kelly Elizabeth Vanaman, of Frederick, got out of the car and walked toward another driver who had pulled over after avoiding...WW…

|||{{headline}}Protesters descended on a D.C. police station Tuesday evening, in connection with the Friday night death of a Black man on a moped. Here's what to know.Protesters descended on a Northwest D.C. police station late Tuesday evening in outrage over the death of a Black man who was struck and killed riding an electric scooter.Twenty-year-old D.C. native Karon Hylton-Brown died in a hospital after a motorist struck him while riding a scooter in Brightwood Park. Officers had reportedly pursued him because he was not wearing a helmet, leading Hylton’s family to accuse city police of...…|||{{headline}}Protesters descended on a D.C. police station Tuesday evening, in connection with the Friday night death of a Black man on a moped. Here's what to know.Protesters descended on a Northwest D.C. police station late Tuesday evening in outrage over the death of a Black man who was struck and killed riding an electric scooter.Twenty-year-old D.C. native Karon Hylton-Brown died in a hospital after a motorist struck him while riding a scooter in Brightwood Park. Officers had reportedly pursued him because he was not wearing a helmet, leading Hylton’s family to accuse city police of...WW…