Good morning, Washington area — Five stories to keep you informed and get you going:
Super Tuesday could alter, not decide GOP race: Voting across 10 states marks the busiest day of the Republican race for president and is expected to determine whether Mitt Romney solidifies his status as party front-runner or faces further threats from his challengers. http://bit.ly/ws6QIL
Openings scheduled in Virginia Tech trial: Attorneys representing the parents of two Virginia Tech students slain in a campus rampage that left 33 dead will stake out their case for official accountability in an opening statement expected to sharply question the actions of top university officials. http://bit.ly/wGjnOK
Renovations planned for Md.’s I-95 rest stops: The rest areas on Interstate 95 in Maryland are decades old, and Wednesday, the state’s Board of Public Works is set to vote on a contract that would overhaul them. http://bit.ly/wPVJz0
Report lists most dangerous Metro stations: A new Metro report says the Deanwood Metrorail station in Northeast Washington was the most dangerous stop on the transit system last year. http://bit.ly/zCl7oW
A nod to the Oreo on its 100th birthday: It’s hard to imagine life without the cookie, as many weren’t alive before its 1912 debut. That same year, the Titanic sank, the Girl Scouts began and the Maraschino cherry was introduced. http://bit.ly/vZXRtl
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