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DC area in for strong thunderstorms, heavy rain overnight 04/14/2019 08:00pm • Severe weather in the D.C. region brings a tornado watch for much of the D.C. region. Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. Current traffic conditions Weather forecast Closings and Delays Sign up for WTOP alerts What to expect The National W Tiger Woods poised to strike as Francesco Molinari leads Masters 04/13/2019 07:18pm • If Saturday at the Masters was electric, Sunday could be supercharged. The threat of severe thunderstorms has forced Augusta National officials to instigate a two-tee start in groups of three, with the leading trio of Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods and Tony Finau off at 09:20 a.m. ET instead of Hollywood writers begin firing their agents over fee dispute 04/13/2019 04:34pm • Hollywood's biggest labor battle in a decade is officially underway. The issue, as is usually the case, is money. The Writers Guild of America is taking action against the industry's biggest talent agencies. A bevy of writers who are members of the guild have broken off ties with the agents who u In California, giant Stratolaunch jet flies for first time 04/13/2019 03:59pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A giant six-engine aircraft with the world's longest wingspan completed what company officials called a superb initial flight over California's Mojave Desert, bringing to life a dream held by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen. Stratolaunch Sy Trophy-size rockfish season may be canceled in Va. as populations dwindle 04/12/2019 02:00pm • Virginia officials are considering an emergency proposal to cancel striped bass fishing season due to decreasing populations. A stock assessment conducted by scientists in the fall revealed striped bass, also known as rockfish, are in jeopardy in Virginia and all along the East Coast. Ellen Bo 8 bills that Md. Gov. Hogan could veto 04/12/2019 09:47am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Now that the General Assembly’s annual 90-day session is over, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s legislative shop kicks into overdrive â Exasperated Ecuador ends asylum for world's worst houseguest 04/12/2019 02:41am • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Did Western media and government hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange's arrest, or was it his bad manners? The dramatic end to Julian Assange's asylum has sparked curiosity about his 7-year stay inside Ecuador's embassy in London that was marked by Va. may implement sign inspection rules after wind-whipped I-95 closure 04/11/2019 10:25am • Virginia is working on new sign inspection rules after problems with the Potomac Mills sign last year forced a dayslong closure of part of Interstate 95. A bill this year would have set inspection requirements for signs that are tall enough to threaten highway safety and outlined who would pay fo Man dies after being struck by dump truck on I-270 04/10/2019 06:18am • A 36-year-old man has died after being struck by a dump truck while crossing a Montgomery County road along Interstate 270 Monday afternoon, Maryland State Police say. The incident happened on I-270 north at Maryland Route 118 at 12:15 p.m. Tyrone Alonzo was in the middle lane trying to cross WATCH: Musical protest on U Street after Metro PCS store ordered to silence go-go music 04/10/2019 04:02am • (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: '03df4cfc-efa3-478e-ba55-f7558b6b6416' }).render("43561535e1a4f779");}); For almost 25 years, the Metro PCS store Ingredient in whitening strips is harmful to deep layer of teeth, research says 04/09/2019 09:10am • Hydrogen peroxide, the active ingredient in over-the-counter whitening strips, may be harmful to the layer under the enamel of teeth, according to research presented Tuesday at a scientific meeting. Teeth are made up of three layers: the outer enamel, an underlying dentin layer and connective tis What to watch for from the Nats this weekend in New York 04/06/2019 01:05am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, NBC Sports Washington. Sign up for NBC Sports Washington’s free email subscription today. The Nats stay up in the Big Apple for the remainder of their three-game series with the Mets after getting a win at Citi Field Thursday. Here are the thr Legislative roundup: Prescription drugs, regents, Kirwan and more 04/05/2019 07:29am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The two chambers of the Maryland General Assembly are taking dramatically different approaches to a top priority for Democrats — the Wine of the Week: Find delicious, value-driven wines in Portugal's Alentejo region 04/05/2019 05:57am • There was a time when small vintners shared their vineyard land with olive groves, cork trees, vegetable patches and fields of wheat. Even livestock would roam the land freely. But as winemaking became big business, farmland gave way to vineyards and the traditional working farm slowly slid into obs Best 'tomato time' and how to prevent morning glory, bamboo invasions 04/05/2019 05:36am • Meet Mike at Homestead this weekend! Mike will share his top tomato tips at 11 a.m. on Saturday April 6 at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville — just outside of Annapolis. Click here for details.  Take your tomatoes out for a walk The lovely weather making us all a little goofy is delightfully