Will the D.C. area experience a white Christmas? - Sunday, December 24, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | December 24, 2023 [Web version](   [No snow expected in the D.C. area Christmas Day]( Expect a Christmas Day with a bit of sunshine and temperatures close to 10 degrees above average. [READ MORE](   [Northern Va. nonprofit looking for Christmas Day volunteers to help pack gifts for soldiers]( Volunteers are still needed on Monday for "America's Adopt-A-Soldier 13th Annual Christmas Day Give Back." Here's how you can help. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Find the perfect holiday gift at Mervis Diamond Importers]( Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Explore our collection of classic and modern diamond stud earrings. Mervis Diamond Importers is the top rated jewelry store in Washington, DC. Shop online or visit us during our Special Holiday Hours.   [‘I hope we take the scenic route': Frederick Co. brewery closes following owner's cancer diagnosis]( The owner of Mad Science Brewing Company in Frederick County, Maryland, decided to close the business upon learning his cancer was untreatable. [READ MORE](   [Leesburg man charged with multiple counts of child pornography]( Authorities said Christopher Collins, 34, of Leesburg, had "sexually explicit material involving a child" after getting a tip earlier this year. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Spectrum Enterprise [Telecommunications stability, security and modernization are key for agency productivity]( When it comes to telecommunications security and modernization, the COVID-19 pandemic caused many agencies to pivot quickly from an in-office working environment to almost exclusively remote or hybrid work schedules.   [19 residents displaced by apartment fire in Northeast DC]( Nineteen people have been displaced after a Northeast D.C. apartment building fire Saturday morning. [READ MORE](   [2 dogs rescued by college students from house fire in Montgomery Co.]( Two dogs were rescued by a pair of college students from a Montgomery County house fire last week. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [AI success relies on good planning, data and engineering]( Planning for artificial intelligence should start with the use cases. How might it benefit the organization? Who will it affect? Where can we get some quick wins?   [Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin: Constitution bars former President Trump from holding office again]( Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former constitutional law professor, explains why he believes Donald Trump is disqualified from holding the presidency again. [READ MORE](   [Emergency room doctor unveils the most dangerous toys this season]( Children's National Hospital emergency medicine physician and director of outreach Sarah Ash Combs shares what gifts parents should avoid this Christmas. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Four Inc. and IBM [Los Alamos looks to the edge of complex data management challenges]( Experts in the High Performance Computing division at Los Alamos National Laboratory are working at the edge of some of the biggest “big data” challenges in the world.   [11th-hour holiday shoppers brave the mall on ‘Super Saturday' to secure last-minute gifts]( The top shopping day known as 'Super Saturday' was in full effect at Westfield Montgomery Mall, where there was no shortage of last-minute gift shoppers. [READ MORE](   [‘Thrifting' is growing in popularity this holiday season]( Shopping for secondhand items appears to be having a moment. One store owner said that's why the term 'Thriftmas' is gaining some traction this holiday season. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Federal IT infrastructure improvements are here to stay in a constantly changing landscape]( Federal government agencies are in a constant battle to keep their IT infrastructure modernized to ensure the secure, smooth flow of information.   [How to preserve the surprise of holiday gift giving]( If your kids are more tech-savvy than you, here's what you can do to keep your Christmas gifts from Santa still a surprise. 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