Neighbors react to Sterling explosion, Jimmy Carter's year in hospice care and more - Sunday, February 18, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | February 18, 2024 [Web version](   [‘The devastation is not just the house': Neighbors speak on Sterling explosion that killed firefighter]( “Soon after arrival, with firefighters inside, the house did explode.” A leaking propane tank was found in a Sterling home shortly before it exploded Friday night. [READ MORE](   [Details of Loudoun Co. Parkway emergency landing outlined in NTSB preliminary report]( At about 600 feet, less than a minute into the flight, the NTSB report shows the pilots said they saw a standby power indicator light go on. Seconds later, the pilots said they heard a “shattering noise and began feeling vibrations from the engine area.” The report said the engine was then unresponsive. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [How modern security operations centers keep up with emerging threats]( As agencies turn to outsource their security operations center staffs, they need assurance the employees have both certifications and up-to-date knowledge.   [A year after Jimmy Carter entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness]( Experts on end-of-life care say the Carters' different paths show the range of an oft-misunderstood service. Those advocates commend the Carter family for demonstrating the realities of aging, dementia and death. [READ MORE](   [Hall of Fame Maryland and JMU basketball coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92]( During his 17 years as head coach for Maryland's men's basketball team, Driesell led the Terps to an NIT championship, two ACC regular season titles and an ACC Tournament championship. [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.   [Alexandria releases economic impact study of moving Wizards, Capitals to Potomac Yard]( An independent analysis has found that moving the Washington Wizards and Capitals to Alexandria would have an enormous economic impact on the city and the state of Virginia. [READ MORE](   ['They're singing for presidents and ambassadors': DC children's gospel choir celebrates 30th anniversary]( Their voices are powerful and distinct. They are 40 of the District's youngest gospel singers who make up the Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield advances health equity by addressing ‘social drivers of health']( Factors such as income, education, employment, housing and social support networks collectively contribute to health outcomes. "They are basically the non-clinical factors that impact overall health," said Kimberly Harris, the director of community health and social impact at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.   [Go-Go museum-in-the-making celebrates pioneers of the form with ‘The Go-Go Honors']( Four years after Go-Go's designation as “The Official Music of Washington D.C.,” and months after a celebrated ribbon-cutting that drew D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, the proposed Go-Go Museum in Southeast is marching toward a planned opening date this April. [READ MORE](   [DC woman charged with murder in 3-year-old daughter's fentanyl overdose death]( A D.C. woman has been charged with the murder of her 3-year-old daughter after the child overdosed on fentanyl in October 2022. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by In-Q-Tel [In-Q-Tel: The translator between DoD, start-ups]( Barry Leffew, the vice president of the government platform accelerator at In-Q-Tel, said areas like cybersecurity, enterprise technology, space, lightweight energy sources and biotechnology are among the company's top investment focus areas.   [10-year-old boy shot in Southeast DC]( A 10-year-old boy has been hospitalized after a Saturday night shooting in Southeast D.C. [READ MORE](   [‘It's definitely a crisis': This is the reality for kids caught up in DC's violent crime spike]( Data show juveniles make up the majority of arrests in DC for crimes like robbery and carjacking. For carjackings, which nearly doubled in 2023, the average age of those arrested was 15 years old. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED BY TANIUM [Industry Exchange Cyber: Why to embrace autonomous endpoint management]( Is autonomous endpoint cyber management possible? Yes, if you tap the right data. It makes network use at the edge more secure and lets cyber teams focus on complex tasks rather than mundane demands like patching, explains Tanium's Sam Kinch.   [George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him]( “Frankly, Kimmel's fake requests were funny, but what he did was clear violation of copyright law,” Robert Fantone, an attorney for Santos, said in an email. [READ MORE](   [2 Md. men charged with stealing more than 50 firearms from Va. gun shop]( Two Maryland men were charged Thursday with stealing more 50 firearms from a Virginia gun shop in April 2023, among multiple additional crimes. [READ MORE](   [Northwest DC fire leaves 7 displaced]( D.C. Fire and EMS said the fire began around 9 p.m. in the 700 block of Rock Creek Church Road NW near Warder Street. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by iProov [Industry Exchange Cyber: A facial factor to secure authentication?]( Rather than a six-digit token, iProov's biometric technology generates colors that, when bounced from a screen off a user's face and into a camera, can discern between a living person and photograph image. 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