What caused the gridlock on I-95 in January that left drivers stranded during a snowstorm? - Saturday, April 02, 2022 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | April 02, 2022 [Web version](   [Report details Virginia's response to January snowstorm gridlock]( A report on what happened during a winter storm in January that left many drivers stranded for hours on Interstate 95 in Virginia reveals in great detail what went wrong and what can be improved to prevent it from happening again. [READ MORE](   [Woman in whose DC home 5 fetuses were found had been charged in earlier abortion clinic incident]( The woman in whose D.C. home five fetuses were found Thursday had already been charged with obstructing a clinic in 2020, and WTOP has learned that in 2019 she faced similar charges in an incident at the same clinic, but the case was dismissed. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Stay up to date on the latest national security news with the Inside the SCIF Newsletter]( WTOP National Security Correspondent JJ Green takes you beyond the headlines in the national security world - delivering unique insight into the intelligence, national security, military, law enforcement and foreign policy communities.   [4 hospitalized in Fairfax Co. crash; part of Leesburg Pike closed]( All lanes of Leesburg Pike closed for hours Saturday morning after a two-car crash sent four people to the hospital, according to police in Fairfax County, Virginia. [READ MORE](   [Navy identifies officer killed in plane crash off Va. coast]( The Navy identified the service member killed in a plane crash Wednesday near Chincoteague in Accomack County, Virginia. [READ MORE](   Insight by Leidos [DoD Cloud Exchange: Leidos' Bill Bender on leaning into collaboration]( DoD can best make use of tech skillsets available in industry by embracing open architecture development, says Leidos' Bill Bender at the DoD Cloud Exchange. Learn more about how agencies can directly integrate best-in-class commercial capabilities.   [Woman, baby girl dead after Waldorf house fire]( A woman and a baby girl are dead after a fire in a Waldorf, Maryland, row house Thursday night, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. [READ MORE](   [Study examines whether Loudoun Co. should convert its sheriff's office into a police department]( Keep the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office - that's the gist of a study on whether converting the office into a police department is in the Virginia county's best interest. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Looking to get a car loan? 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