Massive fire guts historic building in Maryland - Sunday, February 11, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | February 11, 2024 [Web version](   [Massive fire guts historic building in downtown Frederick]( The historic two-story building housed an antiques store. All told, it took 120 firefighters about an hour and half to get the three-alarm fire under control. See photos. [READ MORE](   [Prince George's Co. substitute teacher removed indefinitely after allegations of verbal, physical abuse]( A Prince George's County mother said her son came home from school and told her the teacher had lifted him in the air and choked him by his shirt collar. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Free lab grown diamond ear studs with purchase during Rings & Roses!]( Register for Mervis Diamond Importer's Rings & Roses trunk show, Feb 9th to Feb 11th. 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[READ MORE](   Event - Webinar [AI & Data Exchange 2024 | Register now!]( During Federal News Network's inaugural AI & Data Exchange, presented by Guidehouse, government and industry experts will share insights and progress on AI work and discuss how to address the related challenges that all agencies face.   [Youngster with server to ‘rival the National Security Agency' pleads guilty to Northern Va. swatting incidents]( The series of bogus 911 calls started last year reporting bombs and shootings at local high schools and middle schools. [READ MORE](   [What's it like to work at a DC-area pizza parlor on Super Bowl Sunday? ‘Controlled chaos']( Pizza sales skyrocket up by 35% on Super Bowl Sunday compared to an average Sunday. So how do these local pizza shops keep up? [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [For the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory cybersecurity starts with research and zero trust]( PNNL researchers are tasked with protecting critical infrastructure to prevent and mitigate the damage that could be done from a cyber-attack on software, firmware and the networks that they operate on.   [Lunar New Year festivities shut down streets in downtown DC this weekend]( The annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade takes place in D.C.'s Chinatown Sunday. Here's what you need to know about the parade and getting around road closures. [READ MORE](   [DC police identify man shot by officers; he's charged with assault]( Kenneth Coleman, 35, has been charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after police said he pulled out a gun and pointed it at officers before he was shot. 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[READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [A study looks at the relation between infertility and menopause symptoms]( A study in the journal Menopause linked infertility to some midlife menopause symptoms. Experts at MedStar Washington Hospital Center dive in.   [New tool to fight crime in Fairfax Co.: Cords that wrap around suspects' legs]( It's a device that you'd expect to see Batman whip out to fight crime. Now, police officers in Fairfax County, Virginia, will be using a “BolaWrap” to capture and subdue suspects. [READ MORE](   [Prestigious DC performing arts school opens vault: Gowns, costumes up for sale]( For the first time in 50 years, the renowned Duke Ellington School of the Arts showed off decades of costumes to the public. 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