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After Hayfield allegations, Fairfax Co. schools work to address ���training gaps��� 02/03/2025 08:02pm • Months after Hayfield Secondary School���s football team withdrew from the playoffs, Fairfax County Public Schools is crafting a plan that it hopes will improve its athletic processes and transparency ahead of the next school year. Last spring, Hayfield was accused of violating recruiting rules, Md. pastor of church pantry: Community members 'are scared to come get the food' due to immigration crackdown 02/03/2025 06:15pm • Immigrants in the D.C. area who rely on local food pantries to get by are apparently not showing up as often these days. ���They are scared to come get the food, so it���s kind of disturbing,��� said Pastor Abdul K. Sesay, of City of Light Church in Silver Spring, Maryland. 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New players who take advantage o O���Malley���s bid for DNC chair falls well short; Ken Martin new chair 02/02/2025 08:09am • Former Gov. Martin O���Malley���s Facebook page lists his former job ���at state of Maryland��� and more recently as head of the Social Security Administration. The next entry will not be Democratic National Committee chair. O���Malley, who became one of the first to throw his hat in the ring Air traffic controller���s union says staffing levels are critically low 02/02/2025 08:05am • The actions of air traffic controllers are being looked at in the aftermath of the deadly midair crash near Reagan National Airport and the head of their union is warning the entire air traffic control (ATC) system is still significantly understaffed. In an appearance on CNN, National Air Traffic Maryland mortician board members resign under pressure 02/02/2025 08:02am • Three members of the state panel that oversees much of Maryland���s funeral industry resigned under pressure from the governor���s office. The abrupt departures come a week after the Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors ordered the closure of a troubled Charles County cremator DraftKings Promo Code: Start February With $200 Instant Bonus 02/01/2025 02:58pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Saturday is all about the hardwood and this DraftKings promo code offer can raise the stakes for the NBA or college basketball. New use Rat populations spike in cities due to warming temperatures, study says 02/01/2025 10:21am • ��� Watch Video: New York takes cues from Chicago in fight to control rat population Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities ��� and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations have spik What���s up in the sky? February 2025 lineup of planets, eye-catching alignments 02/01/2025 04:33am • Each month, WTOP is showcasing the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars. Space-related events in the D.C. region will be included as well. CLICK TO ENLARGE: 2021 pair up of the young crescent moon ��� showing earthshine ��� and Venus. On Feb. 1, 2025, Venus 'It has a harmful effect': The one word these DC-area teens hope never gets said again 01/31/2025 08:50pm • Kids can say some pretty mean things; but so can grownups. And sometimes, they can say things without intending to be mean or knowing what they're saying is as insulting as it is. A group of D.C. area teenagers who launched "We Are Artistic," a group that aims to be inclusive in allowing teens to How community support becomes key to DC-area residents in wake of Potomac River crash 01/31/2025 04:50pm • With the impact of the American Airlines crash reverberating across the D.C. region, residents are being called on to lend support to one another and seek community in their time of grief in the days and weeks to come. Northern Virginia school communities are working to support students after lea