Md. teen pleads guilty to charges in wreck that killed 2 - WTOP Afternoon Headlines - Friday, April 08, 2016

The teen driver in a North Potomac crash that killed two Wootton High School students has pleaded guilty to two charges of vehicular manslaughter just days before his trial was set to begin. Additional charges he faced have been dropped. [Logo] DAILY HEADLINES - April 08, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Md. teen pleads guilty to charges in wreck that killed 2] The teen driver in a North Potomac crash that killed two Wootton High School students has pleaded guilty to two charges of vehicular manslaughter just days before his trial was set to begin. Additional charges he faced have been dropped. [Day care provider charged in death of 9-month-old girl] Prince George's County Police say a day care provider has been charged in the death of 9-month-old girl in her care. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Exonerated man released from Va. prison after 33 years] A 60-year-old man who spent more than three decades behind bars for crimes authorities now say he didn't commit was released from a Virginia prison on Friday. [Ambulance thief sentenced for deadly crash] A man who carjacked an ambulance and caused a chaotic, deadly crash in Prince George's County was sentenced to 16 years in prison Friday. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [D.C. mandates driver education program beginning May 1] Drivers must complete a D.C. course that consists of 30 hours of classroom learning and eight hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Circulator drivers say bus problems have continued] They fear major safety problems could lead to a crash months after a scathing audit showed issues with the bus system. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [New test for Lyme disease comes from unlikely source] After seeing the effects of Lyme disease firsthand, a summer intern at George Mason University helped create a test that may aid in the detection of other diseases. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Could keeping your vinyl records make you a better parent?] Many people can’t stand the thought of parting with their vinyl record collections, even if they don’t have a working turntable. Here’s one argument for holding onto that collection. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Deaths prompt crack down on unlicensed day care operators] Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a bill this week that would make it a felony — punishable with up to 10 years in prison — if a child is hurt or killed in a day care that is not properly licensed. [Sponsored Content] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Small Kitchen design? No problem!] A small kitchen design is limited only by spce and not by ideas. Here are 3 ideas to help you go big with your small kitchen design. Sponsored by Reico Kitchen and Bath [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Teen suspect faces murder charge in Austin student’s killing] A 17-year-old man has been arrested and will be charged with murder Friday in the killing of a University of Texas student whose body was found in the heart of the campus. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Pope emphasizes flexibility over rules for modern families] Pope Francis suggested that bishops and priests could decide whether to open Communion to divorced or civily married Catholics in a document called "The Joy of Love." [Sponsored Content] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [John Wall gives prom tuxes to local high schoolers] For the second year in a row, John Wall teams up with Sean John to provide prom tuxedos for 10 local high school seniors. Sponsored by Monumental Sports Network. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Gyllenhaal breaks down, rebuilds in offbeat comedy ‘Demolition’] Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a man who expresses his grief in a highly unusual way. WTOP's Jason Fraley says it may not be for everyone, but it marches to the beat of its own drum. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [AOL co-founder Case explains the ‘third wave’ of the internet] The third wave is already here, AOL co-founder Steve Case told WTOP in an interview Friday, and it’s only going to get bigger. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [How to beat an April freeze] Garden Editor Mike McGrath has advice to protect your plants against this weekend's cold temperatures plus how to rid your property of rogue tree roots. 3400 Idaho Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016 [Unsubscribe] | [View this email in your browser] If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe].