Northbound lanes of BW Parkway reopen near Laurel

By Patrick Roth
July 9, 2018 | 11:05 AM

WASHINGTON — The northbound lanes on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway have reopened around Laurel in Prince George’s County.

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The lanes were closed for a while as police searched the area for evidence of a reported shooting. Park Police said a man was driving northbound around 2:45 a.m. on Monday when he said a bullet struck his car. The driver wasn’t hurt and drove to a police station to report the incident. Police waited until after the morning rush hour to return to the area and look for evidence of shots being fired. A map of the area can be seen below. [google_map latitude=”39.056866″ longitude=”-76.839322″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”true”] Visit our traffic page for the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @WTOPtraffic, and listen to live traffic reports every 10 minutes on 103.5 FM or via our online stream.

Metro and IndyCar team up for a busy weekend of Freedom 250 Grand Prix events

By Alan Etter
August 20, 2026 | 3:03 PM

No, you weren't hallucinating Thursday morning — that was an IndyCar being pulled along the Metro tracks through a portion of D.C. It was part of a promotion between the Freedom 250 Grand Prix and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to remind people that the best way to navigate the expected huge crowds this weekend is to take Metro. "Even IndyCar knows the fastest way to get around is actually on Metro," said Randy Clarke, the transit agency's general manager and CEO. "We're really excited about this, and this car was a really kind of fun way to show a different way that people can see the Metro system, and we're having a little fun." The IndyCar, described as a work car that will not run in any of the races scheduled over the weekend, was fastened aboard a flat-bed train car and pulled along the yellow line, beginning at the King Street station up to the Mount Vernon station then back south to the L'Enfant Plaza station. Metro riders gawked at the multicolored, low-profile racecar as the train paused at L'Enfant for a photo op.

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