Tree blocked lanes on I-95 in Va.

By WTOP Staff
June 25, 2015 | 12:03 PM

WASHINGTON – A skinny, long tree briefly blocked traffic in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 before Dumfries, Virginia, Thursday morning. Highway crews sawed through the tree to remove it in pieces just before lunchtime. Traffic was initially getting by the cleanup on the left shoulder. But about 12 p.m. all lanes had reopened.

SB I 95 near the truck scales, tree across the road. Single file left gets by. #vatraffic #dctraffic pic.twitter.com/g18coEo4RZ

— Jerry Booth (@TrafficBooth) June 25, 2015

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Coolest cars for summer: SUVs

By John Aaron
July 8, 2020 | 3:50 AM

While convertibles are the stars of summer, SUVs are the workhorses. Their tasks are endless, from trips to the beach to Home Depot or to socially-distanced gatherings. It’s hard to shake up the jam-packed SUV market, but Hyundai managed to do so with the Palisade, as an extreme value play. It seats up to eight, can be equipped with almost every luxury touch and competes with SUVs costing thousands (or tens of thousands) more.

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