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5 things you don't know about the Washington Humane Society 03/21/2013 01:17pm • Katy Nelson, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Here are five features of the Washington Humane Society that you may not know about, but should: 1) The Humane Education Program The Humane Education Program is offered free-of-charge to local schools, service organizations, church groups, summer p Study: Sugary beverages may be killing their drinkers 03/20/2013 02:39am • WASHINGTON - Sugary drinks may be contributing to about 180,000 deaths around the world, each year. Drinks sweetened with sugar contribute to higher body weight, which can increase the chances of developing diabetes, heart diseases and some cancers. In the U.S., sugary drinks may be leading t Federal agencies spurn using financially troubled Postal Service for deliveries 03/19/2013 06:37pm • Many Americans have stopped using the U.S. Postal Service in favor of private carriers like UPS and FedEx.  And now, it seems, so has the federal government.In fact, despite spending $337 million last year on shipping, federal agencies only gave the financially troubled Postal Service $4.8 mill Solar Roadways envisions changing energy collection (VIDEO) 03/18/2013 10:18pm • Dick Uliano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The roads of the future might not be paved in asphalt, but in solar panels. Scott Brusaw, co-founder of Idaho-based Solar Roadways, is under a federal contract and is building a solar-paneled parking lot prototype that he says can withstand the weight of a Former NBA great Adrian Dantley works as crossing guard in Montgomery Co. (VIDEO) 03/18/2013 07:39pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com SILVER SPRING, Md. - Former NBA star and Olympian Adrian Dantley is spending his time off the court, out of the gym and in the middle of the street as a crossing guard for Montgomery County Public Schools. Dantley, who grew up in the area and played for DeMatha High Spy in the Sky: A close encounter 03/17/2013 08:02pm • Editor's note: Some drones are bigger than a jet, weaponized and used in strategic military operations. Others are smaller than a basketball, sent airborne for basic surveillance or weekend recreation. The label "unmanned aerial vehicles," or UAVs, is almost a catch-all term covering a wide r Nats Dan Haren 'lit up' by Cardinals 03/15/2013 08:44pm • Craig Heist, wtop.com JUPITER, Fla. - Dan Haren was roughed up for five runs, six hits and two home runs over five innings as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 5-1 at Roger Dean Stadium. Haren gave up a four-run first as John Jay led off the inning with a solo homer to right. After consecutive s Colon cancer screenings on the rise in D.C. area 03/15/2013 07:14pm • Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The Washington, D.C., area has been hit hard by colon cancer, but doctors are seeing the first faint signs of hope. The region has the highest death rate in the country from colon cancer. While the incidence of colon cancer is coming down nationwide, that de Arlington Deploys Healthier Vending Machines 03/14/2013 01:00pm • Arlington County is working with a vendor to install vending machines with healthier options in county offices. The new vending machines are part of the county’s FitArlington initiative. At first, about half of the contents of the vending machines will contain healthier snack options that are Herschel Walker's advice to RG3: 'Don't rush it' 03/12/2013 06:53pm • WASHINGTON - It's been a long time since Herschel Walker ran against the Redskins in a Dallas Cowboys uniform, but the ageless 51-year-old appears fit enough to take the field again at a moment's notice. Walker, who played in the NFL from 1986 to 1997 and won the 1982 Heisman Trophy while pla Tips to gain weight safely 03/12/2013 02:15pm • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Bocce goes from old-school to social in D.C. 03/10/2013 07:27pm • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A game dating to ancient Rome is becoming a hot social event for young Washingtonians. But this isn't your father's bocce. "We recognize the sport of bocce is traditionally an Italian sport, played by older Italian men -- not women," says Sarah DeLucas, View from Venus: With this ring, I thee wed - not! 03/07/2013 02:40pm • Randi Martin, wtop.com WASHINGTON - You're in love, and then you're not. So what happens to that engagement rock? Should it be returned? "Yes," says Larry Bodine, editor in chief of Lawyers.com. "The majority rule is that the engagement ring is considered a conditional gift, given in contemplati Spielberg's 'Schindler' out on Blu-ray for 20th anniversary 03/07/2013 12:49pm • Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic WASHINGTON - With recent revelations that the Holocaust was even worse than we thought, there's no substitute for the archival footage of documentaries like "Shoah" (1985) and "Night and Fog" (1955), which Francois Truffaut called the greatest movie ever made. Th Ask Dr. Pawz: What is the best age to neuter a dog? 03/05/2013 02:25pm • Katy Nelson, special to wtop.com Our first question today comes to us from Lilian B. Hello Dr. Katy, I recently read about a study about the age at which a dog is neutered and its correlation to some health conditions such as hip dysphasia and mast cell tumors. It seems that dogs neutered young