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How 5G will change the future of farming 04/01/2019 06:53am • 5G has the potential to disrupt a huge number of industries, including one of the world's oldest: Farming. Next-generation 5G networks can be 100 times faster than 4G, making communication between devices and servers much quicker. 5G can also carry much more data than ot 'You turn us on and we're there': Looking back at 50 years of news on WTOP 04/01/2019 05:16am • We have to give credit where it's due. Back in 1969, legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham had been listening to WAVA, a small AM station out of the Virginia suburbs that broadcast all news. WTOP, then owned by the Post (and located at 1500 on your AM dial) was different from wh April Entertainment Guide 2019 04/01/2019 12:30am • Coming to the D.C. area this month: Childish Gambino, Big Boi, Kenny Chesney and Queen Latifah. (WTOP collage via AP) The cherry blossoms are blooming, the days are getting longer and spring has officially sprung. That means it's time for your April Entertainment Guide. Click through t Part of Md. 210 remains closed after water main break in Prince George's Co. 04/01/2019 12:00am • A portion of Indian Head Highway was closed Sunday afternoon following a water main break that sprayed a geyser of water over a dozen feet into the air. A single northbound lane on the left side of the highway reopened just after 12:00 a.m. Monday. The right northbound lane remains closed between Fairfax Co. fire department offers fire prevention, safety tips for smokers 03/30/2019 02:54pm • Since the beginning of the year, eight fires in Fairfax County, Virginia, were caused by improperly disposed cigarettes or other smoking materials. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is looking to break that trend with some fire safety advice for smokers. The county's fire department s Maryland's annual program for families to explore state parks begins soon 03/29/2019 10:28pm • Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is once again inviting families to get out and explore their state parks. Now in its 12th year, the Park Quest challenges teams to visit 19 of the state's 75 parks and participate in activities ranging from scavenger hunts to puzzles. "And at the end Fairfax Co. day care worker charged with sexual battery against children 03/29/2019 07:15pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, day care worker was arrested Wednesday night and charged with inappropriately touching and sexually abusing multiple children across several years. Rolly Hammond, 38, of Burke, Virginia, is a day care worker based at West Springfield Elementary School, where he is all Arlington County board members running unopposed in Democratic primary 03/29/2019 03:55pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey and Board member Katie Cristol will face no Democratic challengers during this year’s primary. No additional Democratic challengers have filed for can Smartest ways to redeem credit card cash back 03/28/2019 08:00pm • Cash back credit cards are some of the most popular rewards credit cards available today. These rewards credit cards are relatively easy to understand. Redeeming the cash back you earn with them is fairly simple, too. How you use the cash back you accumulate can make a big difference. Rather than What should you do with your company pension when you retire? 03/28/2019 08:00pm • Figuring out what to do with your company pension when you retire can be quite a bit more complicated than making a plan for your employer-sponsored 401(k) plan. Retiring workers basically have two choices when deciding what to do with their 401(k): Leave it with the company or roll it over into Vanished: Va.-based Aireon to launch global plane-tracking system 03/28/2019 09:26am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '1dff49e9-97c0-4150-8aed-3806655f7136' }).render("94461535f677eb3e");}); Within the next few days, new plane-tra WOW Air ceases operations 03/28/2019 09:21am • Discount airline WOW Air has abruptly ceased operations, leaving thousands of booked passengers for upcoming flights scrambling for options, after failing to line up much-needed new financing. Iceland-based WOW Air made a splash locally when it launched service from BWI Marshall Airport in Maryla Alexandria murder case mistrial; defendant thought victim was werewolf 03/27/2019 05:43pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury has deadlocked and a mistrial has been declared in a Northern Virginia murder case in which the defendant said he thought his victim was a werewolf. WRC-TV in Washington reports that the judge dismissed the jurors Wednesday after three days of deliberations in Alex Nats are back in town, which means traffic backups 03/27/2019 05:00am • The Washington Nationals' home opener Thursday afternoon starts another annual tradition: D.C.-area commuters checking the schedule for potential traffic jams on the ride home. "Heavy traffic and delays are to be expected around the ballpark and on busy routes such as Interstates 295, 695, 395 an Move over Grammys: Wammies honor DC music in push to 'Listen Local First' 03/27/2019 12:31am • Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino dominated the Grammys last month, but what about the local stars who are yet to be discovered? Well, they might just come from the Wammies. The local music award show is being revived by the nonprofit group The MusicianShip and promoted by Listen Local