Fauci tells WTOP new omicron variant could cause case spike - Saturday, March 26, 2022 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | March 26, 2022 [Web version](   [Fauci tells WTOP new omicron variant could spike cases as soon as next week]( Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, told WTOP he's urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted as a new COVID-19 variant has cases rising across Europe. [READ MORE](   [New video shows assault on 14th Street Bridge involving alleged trucker convoy participants]( Video footage shows a fight between a motorcyclist and alleged members of the trucker convoy protests that happened on the 14th Street Bridge last week. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [How women have adapted to remote work while caring for their families]( The challenges of managing a family and work during the pandemic has been a pain point for many families, but has disproportionately affected women. WAEPA provides a few tips to navigate the "new normal".   [Body discovered in Md. may be missing Fairfax Co. woman]( Fairfax County Police said they believe the body of 35-year-old Hannah Choi has been discovered in Maryland. [READ MORE](   [Md. man shot by Frederick Co. deputies after violating protective order]( A man who threw an object at law enforcement was shot by a deputy on Friday night in Knoxville, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. [READ MORE](   Insight by MCDOT [Ride On: A look back at 47 years of innovation]( For the past 47 years, Ride On has been at the forefront of transit growth and opportunity in Montgomery County. To fully grasp where Ride On is headed, it's worth looking at where it has been.   [1 killed in Prince George's County mall shooting]( A man was killed in a Friday night shooting at a mall in Prince George's County, Maryland. [READ MORE](   [Man caught with loaded gun at Reagan National Airport checkpoint]( Don't stop me, even if you've heard this one before: A man was cited Thursday at Reagan National Airport after security officials found a loaded gun in his carry-on bag. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Subscribe to the DC Sports Huddle Newsletter today!]( Straight from the WTOP Sports desk, get weekly updates on the most important DC area sports topics, complete with exclusive insights, analysis, and opinion you can't find anywhere else.   [Va. couple, DC man and NASA employee investigated for COVID-19 fraud schemes]( A Virginia couple and a brother, as well as a D.C. man and a NASA employee are among those the IRS investigated for tax and money laundering related to COVID-19 fraud. [READ MORE](   [Dashcam footage released in fatal Charles Co. police pursuit]( The Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to the 3900 block of Pine Cone Circle in Waldorf around 4 a.m. March 11 for a reported hit-and-run crash. [READ MORE](   Insight by Trammell Crow [New medical office development coming to Alexandria, VA]( The John Carlyle Center for Health & Wellness will be a 5-story, 95,000-square-foot Class A medical facility atop a 4-level parking garage in the heart of Alexandria, VA. Construction is set to commence Q3 2022 with the building set to deliver Q3 2024.   [Rock ‘n' Roll half marathon returns Saturday; expect road closures]( Plan ahead for road closures with the Rock N' Roll Running Series returns to D.C. for an encore performance Saturday. [READ MORE](   [$200M federal loan to help finish new Nice Bridge over Potomac]( Maryland will get a $200 million federal loan to help finish the replacement of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge that connects Southern Maryland with the Northern Neck of Virginia. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Lessons learned from Hurricane Ida]( Joe Valiente, Director of Emergency Management in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana called Hurricane Ida, which destroyed 25% of all the buildings in the town of Grand Isle, “rare”. He said, “There were 16 to 24 inches of sand on the entire island.”   [Weekend Road and Rail: Event closures in DC, Metro increase for cherry blossoms]( Expect a weekend of activity tied to the Transform 66 Project in Virginia, the Purple Line in Maryland, and events, including a half-marathon, in D.C. [READ MORE](   Insight by IBM [DoD Cloud Exchange: IBM federal experts on containerization, microservices]( By building on its use of DevSecOps, DoD can take advantage of technologies that lead to applications that are “secure by design,” explain IBM leaders at the DoD Cloud Exchange. 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