Afternoon, evening storms expected to turn strong to severe - Saturday, August 17, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | August 17, 2024 [Web version](   [Storm Alert: Mostly cloudy. Afternoon, evening storms becoming strong to severe]( Showers and storms are likely during the afternoon and evening, with some storms becoming strong to severe. [READ MORE](   [Teen rapper ‘Baby K' gets 25 years behind bars for Maryland school bus attack]( A 17-year-old boy, who rapped under the name "Baby K," was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and weapons charges. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Heading to the beach this weekend? You'll need this!]( Before you grab your sunscreen and hit the road, be sure to check out WTOP's beach traffic and weather resource for smooth sailing! Brought to you by Maryland Transportation Authority.   [DC man who said he shot 13-year-old boy in self-defense convicted of manslaughter]( The D.C. man who said he shot a 13-year-old boy in self-defense after encountering the teen in his neighborhood last year has been convicted of manslaughter. [READ MORE](   [How was a man able to board a wrong flight at Dulles Airport?]( Delta Air Lines said Friday it is reviewing how a man who allegedly followed a family around the terminal then boarded the family's plane earlier this month without a ticket for the flight. [READ MORE](   Insight by Amazon [Amazon launches big expansion of program to provide affordable housing in Northern Virginia]( Amazon has deepened its commitment to affordable housing in Northern Virginia, where new projects are providing homes for workers in the region who often find costs are out of reach.   [Chesapeake Bay is ‘getting cleaner,' but EPA official says there's still work to do]( A new environmental report says "incremental progress" has been made across the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. [READ MORE](   [9 injured after multicar crash during rush hour on I-270 in Clarksburg]( Nine people were hurt after a crash on Interstate 270 in Clarksburg, Maryland, during rush hour Friday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. [READ MORE](   INSIGHT BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [Food is too good to waste!]( Learn how you can reduce food waste in your house and save money.   [Report: Violent crime dropped nationwide, was up and down in Maryland jurisdictions]( Violent crime in the nation's largest jurisdictions fell across the board in the first six months of this year, but the results were mixed in four of Maryland's largest jurisdictions, according to preliminary data. [READ MORE](   [How to protect yourself from the latest hack of Social Security numbers]( A recent hack of a company called National Public Data, which does background checks, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion people. [READ MORE](   Insight by MedStar Washington Hospital Center [Why men have heart attacks earlier in life than women]( Dr. Robert Lager, a clinical cardiologist at MedStar Health dives into why men are at risk for heart disease and how it can be prevented.   [Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class]( Roughly one in four students in the 2022-23 school year remained chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of the school year. That represents about 12 million children in the 42 states and D.C., where data is available. [READ MORE](   [Perdue recalls frozen chicken nuggets, tenders over possible metal contamination]( Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders because of the possible presence of metal in the products. [READ MORE](   Event [Federal News Network Workplace Reimagined 2024 | Register Now]( How will agencies transform and prepare for the workforce of the future? Learn strategies your agency can take to build a team that's inclusive, agile and engaged - plus has the right skills to enable mission delivery.   PARTNERSHIP [Listen live for news, traffic and weather from WTOP News on our FREE App!]( Download the app today - sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union - to stay up to date on all the latest news in the DMV.   [Check out the latest weather forecast]( [Click here for the latest traffic updates]( [Visit WTOP's Podcast Center]( Download and listen to podcasts created by WTOP and our partners CONNECT WITH WTOP [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [instagram]( EVERYTHING YOU NEED EVERY TIME YOU LISTEN [DOWNLOAD THE WTOP APP]( [Click here to manage your newsletter preferences.]( This email and the accompanying website are not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. [Unsubscribe](  | [Contact us.](