Weather preview: More rain - WTOP Morning Headlines - Monday, May 09, 2016

It was certainly a dreary and wet first week of May. Luckily, the rains were needed and the area did reduce the deficits for the year and last few months substantially. More rainfall is on the way for the new workweek, with the threat for showers increasing toward the end of the workweek. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Matt Ritter breaks down what to expect. [Logo] DAILY HEADLINES - May 09, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Weather preview: More rain] It was certainly a dreary and wet first week of May. Luckily, the rains were needed and the area did reduce the deficits for the year and last few months substantially. More rainfall is on the way for the new workweek, with the threat for showers increasing toward the end of the workweek. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Matt Ritter breaks down what to expect. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Disabled train affects 3 Metro lines] Metrorail trains are running on a single track on the Orange and Blue Lines due to a disabled train, and the Silver Line is affected. [Man accused of killing 3 in Maryland expected in court] SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal security officer suspected in three fatal shootings outside a high school, a mall and a supermarket in a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital is due in court… [mobile-img] [alt text here] [A not-so-good ending as ‘The Good Wife’ concludes its run] NEW YORK (AP) — Would Peter Florrick, embattled governor of Illinois, get a guilty verdict and face prison? Did his dutiful wife, Alicia, continue to stand by him — or finalize their pending divorce and… [mobile-img] [alt text here] [6 ways to control allergies in your home] Pollen-coated cars and budding trees may have you sniffling and sneezing, but Mother Nature isn’t the only source of your allergies. Your indoor environment may be to blame as well. [mobile-img] [alt text here] ['SNL' alum Ana Gesteyer comes home to Arena Stage] After years of making you laugh on "Saturday Night Live," Ana Gasteyer comes home to D.C. for a special night at Arena Stage. She talks with WTOP about to expect. [Sponsored Content] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Defeating diabetes with bariatric surgery] New studies conducted both in the United States and Europe further confirm previous research findings: Surgery trumps medicine in derailing diabetes. Sponsored by Medstar Washington Hospital Center [mobile-img] [alt text here] [On New Jersey hillside, clues to Revolutionary War mystery] Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts at a site in northern New Jersey where soldiers likely camped early in Revolution, potentially solving an old mystery. The findings could add a chapter to the historical record of the Revolutionary War. See photos. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [A conversation with Crystal Dunn and Ali Krieger] Washington Spirit and U.S. Women's National Team soccer players Crystal Dunn and Ali Krieger joined WTOP for a wide-ranging conversation. [Sponsored Content] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Minnesota roots run deep through Capitals] T.J. Oshie, Nate Schmidt, Matt Niskanen and John Walton reflect on the huge impact of youth and high school hockey in their home state of Minnesota. Sponsored by Monumental Sports Network [mobile-img] [alt text here] [DC punk rocker John Stabb dies after cancer battle] John Stabb, one of the original members and most charismatic fixtures in the Washington, D.C. punk rock scene, has died, leaving many friends and colorful memories behind. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [North Carolina gov. faces Fed’s Monday deadline on LGBT law] North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory shows no signs of backing down in the face of the federal government’s deadline to declare he won’t enforce the new state law limiting protections for LGBT people. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [As Senate’s power brokers age; several seek new terms] The average age of all senators actually has decreased, but with millennials as the nation’s largest living generation, that demographic isn’t reflected in the upper reaches of the Republican-controlled Senate. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [The Space Place: Mercury crosses sun on Monday] Mercury transits the sun 13 or 14 times each century. For the D.C.-metro region, the transit starts Monday morning and lasts until 2:42 p.m. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Campaign targets women with gestational diabetes] A local doctor worries that the message about the link between gestational diabetes and Type 2 diabetes isn’t getting through. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Cooler temps, rain give firefighters hope in Canada] Cooler temperatures and light rain have officials optimistic they’ve reached a turning point on getting a handle on a massive wildfire that has devastated parts of Fort McMurray. 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].