Tips for making sure your vehicle is ready for winter

By Dick Uliano
January 5, 2016 | 4:55 AM

WASHINGTON — Motorists need to get three things checked on their car, SUV or truck for cold weather: the battery, antifreeze and tire pressure.

Here are some tips to make sure you’re prepared this winter.

When DC froze: Remembering ‘Snowmageddon’ 10 years later

By Alejandro Alvarez
February 5, 2020 | 9:55 AM

Mountains of snow buried the tarmac at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Sightseers used skis to slide through a snowy National Mall. Snow drifts piled up to the White House's windows. Ten years ago, D.C. bore the brunt of what came to be called Snowmageddon — one of the most severe winter storms in capital weather history. Between 1 and 3 feet of snow fell from Feb. 5 to Feb. 6, 2010: Flights at Reagan ground to a halt under 17.8 inches of snow — tame compared with Dulles, which saw over 32 inches.

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