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I-270 to close overnight for repair work

Maryland highway officials say they will have to close Interstate 270 briefly overnight in the Gaithersburg area while utility crews pull wires back across the highway.

Tags: Interstate 270 , I-270 , Montgomery Village Avenue , Shady Grove Road , Colleen Kelleher , Evan Haning , Neal Augenstein

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New food guidelines to recommend more veggies

New dietary guidelines expected by the end of the year will recommend you eat more vegetables, fruits, high-fiber whole grains, low-fat milk and milk products and seafood.

Tags: food pyramid , dietary guidelines , USDA , Colleen Kelleher

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NASA satellites help save lives

NASA and its partners are making an effort to save both time and lives with new technology. Details from WTOP's Kristi King and NASA's George Theodorakos

Tags: Federal Drive , NASA , WTOP , George Theodorakos , satellites , NOAA , technology , management

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Want a better relationship? Look to your pet

People love their pets for better or worse and forgive their transgressions.

Tags: pets , dogs , love , relationships ,

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Who has the best pajamas?

As tens of thousands lace up their running shoes for Saturday's Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, WTOP staffers will Sleep In for the Cure.

Tags: Sleep In , Race for the Cure , Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation , breast cancer , Mike Moss , Bruce Alan , Adam Tuss , Colleen Kelleher , charity

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New York Ave. to remain closed for afternoon rush

A water main break has outbound New York Avenue in Northeast blocked at Montana Avenue.

Tags: New York Avenue , Montana Avenue , Bladensburg Road , D.C. Water and Sewer Authority , Water main break ,

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Is your vehicle ready for a road trip?

Here's some great advice on making sure your car is ready for the long Memorial Day weekend.

Tags: auto maintenance , Memorial Day , car repairs , Rubber Manufacturers Association , VDOT

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Killer pothole damages lots of cars

Heads up. There's a huge pothole on Virginia's Inner Loop, right after the exit for Telegraph Road.

Tags: pothole , Capital Beltway , Telegraph Road , Inner Loop , flat tire , Colleen Kelleher

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Fire hydrant work complicates Georgetown commute

Drivers who use Canal Road will find just two of the road's four lanes open near the Whitehurst Freeway and Key Bridge.

Tags: Canal Road , M Street , Georgetown , WASA , D.C. Water and Sewer Authority , Whitehurst Freeway , Colleen Kelleher

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Frost severely damages Loudoun grape crop

Recent frost nearly ruined all of the grapes of one Loudoun County winery and seriously damaged the crops of two others.

Tags: wine , grapes , tourism , Leesburg , Fabbioli Cellars , Tarara Winery , Big Springs Vineyards , Loudoun County Rural Economic Development Council , Colleen Kelleher

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