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Montgomery Co. schools stiffen cellphone policy for students 05/10/2025 04:24am • Starting next school year, students in Montgomery County, Maryland, will have stricter rules regarding their cellphone use during class. New guidelines released by Montgomery County Public Schools will require students of all grade levels to keep their mobile devices turned off and out of sight w Alexandria's Waterfront Park to temporarily close for flood mitigation project 05/09/2025 07:59pm • The City of Alexandria is installing a new stormwater system and pump station in an attempt to safeguard its cherished waterfront against persistent flooding issues. The ambitious project will involve installing large pipes beneath several downtown streets to channel water from flood-prone zones Report: DC region���s economy came out of COVID-19 well. What���s in store for the future? 05/09/2025 06:25pm • Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the D.C. region was doing better economically, according to the most recent State of the Capital Region report. But one of the authors says that with recent decisions being made by President Donald Trump's administration, its future now remains unclear. The re Fairfax Co. plans 6% raise for teachers, cuts in other areas 05/09/2025 05:42pm • Fairfax County teachers are slated to get a 6% raise next year, and the county plans to pay for it by making cuts in other areas. During a presentation to the school board on Thursday night, Superintendent Michelle Reid called the pay bump for members of the teachers union "a positive reflection How to see a doomed Soviet-era satellite reentering Earth's atmosphere 05/09/2025 04:56pm • Friday night or Saturday morning, a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft is due to re-enter Earth���s atmosphere. As I explained in my May ���What���s Up In The Sky��� feature, the heat-resistant Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 launched on March 31, 1972, bound for Venus. After a successful launch into a tem Mother���s Day comes early for DC and Maryland women looking for fresh start 05/09/2025 06:21am • Nearly 200 women from D.C. and Maryland danced the day away on Thursday at a community center in Prince George���s County. For them, Mother���s Day came early this year thanks to Anew Inspired Change, a nonprofit based in Maryland that hosted its 15th annual pamper party for women struggling Car Review: This Toyota Camry is ready for all seasons 05/09/2025 04:45am • WTOP/John Aaron For people who still want a sedan, it often comes down to two excellent options: the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. One difference-maker Toyota is leaning into is bad weather traction, as in the case of this Camry XSE with all-wheel drive. This sporty XSE has a four-cylinder hybr How one DC-area organization helps foster kids nationwide, one backpack at a time 05/08/2025 04:06pm • Sixteen years ago, Rob Scheer and his husband Reese showed up to pick up two foster kids they wanted to adopt, and one of the first things they noticed was what the children had with them. ���Sitting next to them, both had a trash bag,��� Scheer said. The sight hit home for Scheer, who himself Virginia High School League ratifies transgender student participation policy 05/08/2025 03:26pm • The Virginia High School League ratified its transgender student participation policy Wednesday as its executive committee meeting. The league's executive committee voted Feb. 10 to change the policy in compliance with President Donald Trump's executive order to keep transgender women from playin Va. AG launches investigation into Loudoun schools after ���uncomfortable��� boys��� locker room incident 05/08/2025 05:26am • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday that the state will investigate Loudoun County Public Schools following a media report that the school division launched a Title IX investigation after three high school boys said they felt ���uncomfortable��� when a biologically female st 'I'm going to fight for it': Fairfax Co. supervisors fund middle school after-school programs in approved budget 05/07/2025 10:17pm • Ever since they learned that Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill's budget proposal didn't include funding for after-school programming at middle schools, Yug Mehta and his friends at Rachel Carson Middle School started planning for contingencies. 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