Why you may want to stay inside today - Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | June 07, 2023 [Web version](   [See it, smell it: Smoke makes for poor air quality in DC region]( Air quality won't be up to par on Wednesday and sensitive groups in the D.C. area are being warned to limit time outdoors. [READ MORE](   [New Loudoun Co. schools superintendent says he's ready for the challenge]( Aaron Spence is taking over for interim superintendent Daniel Smith, who served following the expulsion of Scott Ziegler, who was fired for how the school system handled sexual assaults involving students. [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.   [Anne Arundel Co. orders ban on plastic bags at grocery stores]( Starting in 2024, grocery shoppers in the county must either bring their own reusable bags or pay 10 cents each for paper bags. Restaurants are exempt from the ban. [READ MORE](   [2 dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Richmond]( Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out outside a downtown theater in Richmond, where a high school graduation ceremony had just ended, causing hundreds of attendees to flee in panic. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation [How Montgomery County incubators cultivate, nourish new businesses]( The county created its Business Innovation Network to create launchpads for new businesses in Maryland. We talk to entrepreneurs who use the incubators in Germantown, Rockville and Silver Spring to house and grow their young companies.   [NASA moon commander likes doing ‘the impossible']( "Did I ever think I would climb aboard a NASA rocket headed to the moon?" said Reid Wiseman, commander of the Artemis II mission to the moon, with a laugh. "Absolutely not; that was not in my wildest imagination." [READ MORE](   [What should the National Zoo name its baby gorilla?]( The deadline to vote on the three potential names is Friday at midnight. Your options for baby names are Lola, Mkali, and Zahra. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Federal News Network's Cloud Exchange | Register now!]( Discover how agencies across the government use cloud to reimagine government services - from the enterprise to the edge.   [WSSC Water offers incentives for customers to ‘Get Current']( Not everyone pays their bills on time - and one local utility hopes those who can afford to pay off their balances but choose not to can be goaded into it. [READ MORE](   [DC Council passes emergency bill to cap rent increases for stabilized rent housing over next 2 years]( A provision in the bill states that starting July 1, rent cannot be increased more than 12% for those in stabilized rent housing for the next two years. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Amazon [Amazon's Met Park opens for business and welcomes the community]( Amazon employees - 8,000, so far - and 14 retailers have begun moving into HQ2. Met Park's two 22-story towers, surrounded by a 2.5-acre park, offer spaces available to the public, new retail venues and learning opportunities.   [Court sees body camera footage from officer who pulled over drunken driver charged in Rock Creek Parkway crash]( Questions remain over how a driver with three drunken driving convictions in D.C. was able to hang onto her license before she got behind the wheel in March and crashed into a ride-share vehicle, killing three people. [READ MORE](   [New recognition for Maryland's oldest-settled region]( Southern Maryland -- the first settlement in the Western Hemisphere where religious freedom was put into law -- is celebrating its designation as a National Heritage Area. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Do you know the difference between banks and credit unions?]( Nearly everyone interacts with a financial institution in some way - a checking or savings account, a mortgage or other loan, maybe some investments. We hear from Jeff Bentley, president and CEO of Northwest Federal Credit Union.   [Looking for ‘the Goldilocks of hot dogs?' Here's what Consumer Reports recommends]( Hot dogs are oftentimes considers a staple of summer cookouts. But is there a superior dog among the wide swath of brands offered at the grocery store? [READ MORE](   [‘Sweeney Todd' slices and dices at Signature Theatre in Arlington]( Watch out for bloody barber shears - the worst pies in London are coming to Shirlington, Virginia! [READ MORE](   Sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center [What your nails may be telling you about other health conditions]( A lurking health condition may be at your fingertips - literally. 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