TOP NEWS | January 30, 2024 [Web version]( â [Mayor Bowser on Capitals and Wizards leaving DC: âDowntown is going to be just fine']( As some high-profile organizations, such as the Wizards, Capitals and Fannie Mae, make plans to move out of D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said downtown will be fine while announcing a new grant to spur business in the city. [READ MORE]( â [Annapolis woman breaks a record rowing across the Atlantic]( âThe kind of realization that you have to get up and keep going, which isn't even really a thought so much as a driving force that like comes from even deeper,â Lauren Champion recounted of her record-breaking 45 day row. [READ MORE]( â SPONSORED CONTENT [How CFPB's cybersecurity strategy puts people first as they âstrive for five']( Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is concentrating on its people above its technology in its IT modernization and cybersecurity efforts. â [Woman stabbed teen girl 8 times in McDonald's parking lot during violent rampage in Md., documents say]( Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, is facing dozens of charges, including attempted murder and assault, in connection with a series of hit-and-runs and stabbings that police said left multiple people injured. [READ MORE]( â [Virginia man arrested for poaching beloved deer]( "The illegal killing of this deer was a blow to the community and damaged the reputation of law- abiding hunters across the Commonwealth," said Major Ryan Shuler of the Department of Wildlife Resources. [READ MORE]( â Sponsored by Workday [How to leverage data, automation for HR transformation | Download now!]( Is your agency making the most of its HR data? Are you using analytics and automation to distill insights and improve decision-making? In our new eBook, learn from HR and technology leaders about how to transform human capital management. â [Best and worst times for morning commuters to leave the house in and around DC]( Delaying daily departure by half an hour would save drivers in the D.C. area almost 20 hours per year in commuting time, according to the U.S. census data. [READ MORE]( â [Nightly closures of Glebe Road near Chain Bridge continue through February]( Overnight closures of North Glebe Road near the Chain Bridge in Arlington are scheduled through late February as the county rehabilitates a drainage area scoured after a large water main break. [READ MORE]( â SPONSORED CONTENT [Discover tactics, tech and talent to keep pace with ever-evolving cyber demands]( Cloud, edge, visibility, staff, credentials - all are cyber challenges. Join the Federal Drive's Tom Temin as he talks with experts from Cisco, Dakota State University, ExtraHop, iProov and Tanium. | Sign up for the FNN Industry Exchange Cyber 2024 now â [âHow can I not do this?': DC organizers work to steer young people away from crime and violence]( D.C. Violence Intervention Specialist Tawanna Hardy and Marcellus Queen with "Representation for the Bottom" discuss juvenile crime interventions as District leaders consider tougher penalties for gun-related crimes. [READ MORE]( â [âDon't hit me': DC rabbi reports attack by Lyft driver who kicked him out of vehicle]( Rabbi Menachem Shemtov, director of Chabad Georgetown, said he summoned a Lyft outside the D.C. headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch and rode less than a block on Connecticut Avenue Northwest when the driver ordered him out. [READ MORE]( â Sponsored by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield [CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield reduces barriers to healthcare with untraditional investments, partners]( CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, is making investments beyond the traditional world of health care in order to strengthen communities and improve lives. â [Md. police seek information on Honda Civic possibly connected to Bay Bridge crashes]( Police in Maryland are asking for any information the public might have on one particular car that may have contributed to a 23-car, chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. [READ MORE]( â [What's the âGod in my backyard' movement in Montgomery Co.?]( A proposed zoning change before the Montgomery County Council gets local faith congregations involved in solving the affordable housing crisis. 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