New law cracks down on dangerous driving in DC - Saturday, October 5, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | October 05, 2024 [Web version](   Good morning from the WTOP Newsroom. There’s good news on the weather front, no pun intended: It’s gonna be [sunny with temps in the 70s]( later on. And now that we’re officially in Spooptober (my niece loves the term “spoop,” so I’m sticking with it), it seems like the right time to make some horror movie recommendations, as I am WTOP’s resident horror movie expert. Today’s recommendation: [George Romero](‘s Dawn of the Dead (not OK for kids.). The 1978 original, not whatever Zack Snyder decided to do in 2004, which somehow slapped a tropical island on the Great Lakes. Speaking of spoops, make sure you check out [all the cool stuff to do in the D.C. area this October](. -Will Vitka, Digital Editor [New law cracks down on dangerous driving in DC]( On Tuesday, the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education and Responsibility (STEER) Act went into effect in D.C. to combat dangerous drivers who don't live in the District. 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[READ MORE](   [Why Howard U. is pushing underserved communities to swim]( "Sixty-five percent of African Americans have limited or no swimming ability, and we drown at three times the rate of our white counterparts,” Howard University's Nick Askew said, referencing a 2023 Consumer Product Safety Commission report on fatal and nonfatal drowning reporting. 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Learn more in this exclusive webinar edition of Ask the CIO, presented by Federal News Network and Johns Hopkins University.   [Recent weather has been a roller coaster for local pumpkin growers]( The weather has been a roller coaster for pumpkin growers. We are getting into pumpkin-picking season, and farms that grow pumpkins have been facing an unpredictable challenge. [READ MORE](   [Mother, 2 children killed in Prince William County following early morning house fire]( Three people are dead after an early morning fire broke out in Prince William County, Virginia, on Friday. 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