The search for former Md. Gov. Hogan's chief of staff is over - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | April 04, 2023 [Web version](   [Former top aide to then-Md. Gov. Hogan dies during arrest in Tennessee]( Roy McGrath had been on the run since March after failing to appear at trial on multiple charges. It was not immediately clear whether McGrath's injury was self-inflicted or as a result of an exchange of gunfire. [READ MORE](   [Donald Trump to surrender to history-making criminal charges]( Donald Trump, who was impeached twice by the U.S. House but never convicted in the U.S. Senate, will become the first former president to face criminal charges. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Enter to win a pizza party from Ledo Pizza for your child's sports team]( Let Ledo take the headache out of planning with the Ledo team pizza party giveaway.   [Court documents reveal moments leading up to Va. woman's deadly stabbing at Ivy City Hotel in DC]( George Sydnor, 43, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of Christy Bautista. Court documents say the 31-year-old was stabbed 30 times, mostly in her back. [READ MORE](   [What's behind a rise in gas prices in the DC area?]( Gas prices are on the rise again in the D.C. area, as motorists see around a 10-cent per gallon spike for unleaded gasoline since last week. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Akamai [DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Akamai's Dave Zukowski on ‘competing together' to achieve zero trust across]( Given zero trust's multiple pillars, players and tech elements, Akamai Defense's Dave Zukowski suggests intense governance can help ensure collaboration and reduce duplicative effort. He talks with our Jory Heckman during the DoD Cloud Exchange.   [Crashes where distracted driving is involved are up in DC, Va. but drop in Md.]( The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 3,522 fatal crashes nationwide in which at least one driver was distracted in 2021, representing a 12% increase from the previous year. [READ MORE](   [DC leaders say they're close to goal of improving all poor quality roads]( Everett Lott, director of the D.C. Department of Transportation, said the city is 88% of the way to meeting its goal of eliminating all poor quality roads by 2024. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Early spring cleaning for the district]( Six months ago, Washington Gas teamed up with WUSA9 for their first sponsored Recycle Day. The Sept. 17 event was an overwhelming success, and they heard from many people that they had tons (literally) of items still waiting to be recycled at home.   [Marylanders should heed spring's increased risk for forest fires, officials say]( The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds residents of the classic Smokey Bear saying, "Only you can prevent wildfires!" [READ MORE](   [‘Night of Science' at USPTO in Alexandria exposes students to creativity, career exploration]( On April 12 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, find out how a night of science can make “intellectual property” synonymous with the words “fun” and “awesome.” [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Salesforce [DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Salesforce's Casey Coleman on making mission apps integrated, flexible]( With cloud, agencies can extract data to create a “digital thread” that supports users and processes across disparate systems and improves employee experience, explains Salesforce's Casey Coleman.   [The Artemis II crew will become the first to fly to the moon in over 50 years]( The crew consists of four crew members including the first woman and African American assigned to a moon-bound mission. Artemis II is currently scheduled for launch in November 2024. [READ MORE](   [Guinness is closing Maryland production facility (but not its taproom and restaurant)]( Guinness owner Diageo will close the Guinness production facility in Halethorpe three years after its opening, adding that the $50 million space is underutilized. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield prioritizes quality care over the traditional ‘fee-for-service model']( CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, is transforming the way health care is financed and delivered by embracing a “value-based care” model that puts patients above everything else.   [$12M revamp will replace Kennedy-era escalators at one of Maryland's busiest MVA offices]( A major remodel of Maryland's Motor Vehicles Administration facility in Glen Burnie will include $12 million worth of renovations - and the removal of some pretty ancient escalators. [READ MORE](   [‘Imagining the Indian' documentary says what's good for the Commanders is good for the Chiefs, Braves]( A documentary that argues native mascots should be removed is screening at both D.C.'s Avalon Theatre and Cinema Arts Theatres in Fairfax, Virginia, this weekend. 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