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VCU Rams on a roll in college basketball’s home stretch 03/08/2019 12:48am • The moment VCU joined the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Rams immediately made their mark on the league. In their first five years, they made five straight appearances in the conference tournament championship game and five consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. So last year when the Rams finished Police arrest FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive and link him to DC killing 03/07/2019 05:59pm • A man wanted for five years by the FBI for killing his fiancée in New Jersey is under arrest in Prince George's County, Maryland. Lamont Stephenson, 43, was arrested Thursday in Prince George's County, local and federal law enforcement sources confirmed to WTOP. Stephenson was wanted since 20 Swastika reported in Montgomery Co. elementary school bathroom 03/07/2019 11:42am • A swastika and a curse word were found scrawled inside a Montgomery County elementary school bathroom this week. It happened in a restroom near fourth and fifth grade classrooms at Bannockburn Elementary School in Bethesda, Maryland. In a letter sent home to parents this week, Principal Kate Brad Pan Am time machine: This elaborate dinner theater recreates air travel from the 1970s 03/07/2019 06:37am • It's a Saturday in the outskirts of Los Angeles, and about 50 people are ready to board an airplane for a colorful and memorable journey back to the 1970s. Compared to most international flights, this one is short -- only four hours. And though the flight will transport How student loans affect your credit 03/06/2019 07:00pm • Student loans can have a major effect on your credit score, so it pays to understand the relationship between student loans and credit. On one hand, borrowing and paying back student loans can do wonders for your credit history. On the other, a misstep like a missed payment can send your score plumm How to get around DC during the 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival 03/06/2019 02:13pm • In an annual D.C. tradition that signals the start of spring, thousands of people will descend upon the National Mall and Tidal Basin for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 20 to April 14. Locals and out-of-towners alike should expect large crowds, but there are several viable options fo Officials try to improve BW Parkway as drivers dodge damaging potholes 03/05/2019 01:19pm • It does't take long for drivers on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway to come across massive potholes that could cause serious damage to their vehicle. And speeding along the uneven roadway could also put others in danger. According to the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 1 in 4 crash 2019 East Coast music festivals roundup: Where to go, who to see 03/04/2019 01:00pm • WASHINGTON — Sure, winter coats have not yet been banished to the back of the closet, but just think: The sultry days of enjoying music in an open field will soon return. There's no need to shell out a paycheck (or two) to fly across the country for Coachella. Hop on a bus or train, or plan a r Can you name 5 women artists? Few can; a campaign aims to change that 03/04/2019 12:04am • Can you name five women artists? It’s not a trick question, but for many, it is tricky. Let’s step back and attempt the opposite: Can you name five male artists? If you need a hint, just think back to a popular ‘90s cartoon and you’re almost done. “Most people know Leonardo, Do AP FACT CHECK: Trump's epic speech is laced with fabrication 03/03/2019 08:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump uttered a dizzying number of false statements in his epically long weekend speech, to an audience that didn't seem to mind at all. He got the unemployment rate wrong. He misstated his winning margin in the election. He reprised so Arlington Co. board hosts Amazon-focused community meetings ahead of vote 03/03/2019 06:05pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Arlington leaders are getting more input on the Amazon deal by hosting more than a dozen town halls to discuss Amazon’s plans for the county in the run-up to a planned vote on the matter later this Loudoun Co. schools warn parents about internet hoax 'Momo Challenge' 03/03/2019 12:21pm • Loudoun County Public Schools are warning parents about a new internet hoax that appears to challenge participants to take part in activities that could lead to violence or self-harm. The "Momo Challenge" — named for the character that often appears alongside the hoax On the wings of love: Eagles Liberty, Justice are apparently back together 03/01/2019 08:32pm • And you thought romance was dead. Alert the paparazzi: D.C.'s most-scandalous bald eagles — Liberty and Justice — are apparently back together, according to the latest webcam footage from their nest some 100 feet above the D.C. police academy in Southwest. It could signal a happy endin Dominion HS teen charged with felonies after fight with officer 03/01/2019 12:51pm • A Loudoun County teenager is facing felony charges after he threw punches at a school resource officer at his high school, authorities said. The teen, who is not being identified given that he's being charged as a juvenile, is facing multiple felony charges, including assault on a law enforcement Maryland, Virginia counties top list of most expensive commutes in US 03/01/2019 10:27am • Bittersweet vindication — a new study shows people driving to work from Maryland and Virginia suburbs face the most expensive commutes in the United States. Ten of the 20 counties in the U.S. with the highest commuting cost are within the WTOP listening area, finds a Bloomberg analysis of Cens