Has Va. Gov. Youngkin made his decision on possible presidential run? - Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | May 02, 2023 [Web version](   [Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says no to presidential run in 2023]( "I'm spending time representing Virginia this year," Youngkin said when asked if he planned to return to the campaign trail in 2023. However, his aides say don't count him out for 2024 just yet. [READ MORE](   [DC mayor calls plan to nix K Street project a ‘downtown killer']( A battle is brewing in D.C. over how to pay for free Metrobus service in the nation's capital, and it revolves around a plan to add bus lanes to K Street in downtown D.C. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Reach your audience with the right message at the right time]( Is your marketing hitting a dead end? Are you unable to tie business goals to advertising revenue? Not sure if your digital outreach is hitting ROI? Connect with 2060 Digital to discover how you can reach the right audience with the right message.   [Prince George's Co. Public Schools celebrates ‘Decision Day' for Class of 2023]( “Today we're celebrating them before they walk across the stage in three weeks.” About 3,000 graduating seniors attended the part pep rally and part career fair. [READ MORE](   [Rockville man sentenced to life plus 65 years for killing former boss]( Billy Phillips pleaded guilty to the June 2021 killing of his ex-boss, Geoffrey Biddle, the former CEO of Gaithersburg-based Payment Solutions. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Maximus [CX Exchange 2023: Maximus' MaryAnn Monroe on why good employee CX starts before Day 1]( When it comes to employee customer experience, it's critical to take a lifecycle approach, says Maximus' MaryAnn Monroe. From before day one to their last day, “everything that happens in between is that employee's experience with a company or agency.”   [125 names etched in remembrance at renovated DC police memorial]( “This memorial is part of our grieving process.” D.C. officials laid a brightly colored wreath at the new wall and renovated fountain of the D.C. Police Memorial on Monday. [READ MORE](   [Maryland teenager's self-portrait will join well-known works of art at US Capitol]( Seventeen-year-old Oliva Ensign of Albert Einstein High School won the Eighth District Congressional Art Competition with her self-portrait, "The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself." [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield invests in behavioral health]( CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is delivering millions of dollars to community-based organizations in an effort to add money and resources to the fight against a behavioral health crisis that was worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.   [Memorial for fallen journalists will be built on the National Mall]( After being authorized this past December, the new memorial is going on a triangle of land at the corner of 3rd Street SW and Independence Avenue, where it's bounded by Maryland Avenue SW. [READ MORE](   [Alexandria group to have ‘Bloody Camilla,' ‘King Charles coffee' drinks at predawn coronation party]( When King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned Saturday in London, a group of stylishly dressed women, wearing regal hats, fascinators and tiaras will gather at an Old Town Alexandria pub to watch the royal coronation. 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[READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Burn care: What MedStar is doing to help patients recover mentally, physically]( The team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center equips burn patients with treatment plans, rehabilitation and emotional support, said Ron Lassiter, the director of the Burn Rehabilitation Therapy Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.   [DC's Avalon Theatre celebrates 100 years with gala and monthly decade salutes]( The District's Avalon Theatre is celebrating its 100th anniversary in both D.C. and Chevy Chase this weekend with a special Centennial Gala. [READ MORE](   [Hollywood writers, slamming ‘gig economy,' to go on strike]( The Writers Guild of America said that its 11,500 unionized screenwriters will head to the picket lines on Tuesday after negotiations between studios and the writers failed to reach a new contract before their current deal expired. 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