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Presto's Picks: Tricks or treats for Maryland, Navy, U.Va. and VT? 10/24/2024 03:02pm • Even though Halloween doesn't arrive until next Thursday, this weekend serves as a chance to throw parties and dress up as everything from the trendy (Barbie and Ken being replaced by Beetlejuice characters) to the topical (if you bought a Donald Trump costume in 2016 it's actually paid for itself) Investigator: Technician told Va. homeowner to allow propane to leak before deadly house explosion 10/24/2024 10:05am • Unsealed court records show a former propane worker suggested a homeowner let a leaking propane tank continue to release the hazardous material before the February house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, that killed a volunteer firefighter and injured 11 others. Earlier this week, the former e Fairfax Co.���s Woodson High officially gets new name 10/24/2024 06:53am • As dozens of people gathered in the Woodson High School auditorium on Wednesday night, longtime basketball coach Paul ���Red��� Jenkins reflected on his relationship with the school���s original namesake. The longtime superintendent, Wilbert Tucker Woodson, didn���t want to put his name on the Fa With election nearly here, dozens of ANC seats in DC still have no candidate 10/23/2024 08:20pm • Election Day is just about here, but a notable number of Advisory Neighborhood Commission seats have no candidate running on the ballot, raising questions about political engagement and local representation in D.C. ANC members, called Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, represent small, neighbor AP bureau chief speaks on how the organization is covering election season 10/23/2024 07:32pm • The presidential candidates are speaking with anyone who will listen to try and get their vote. Millions of people are voting early, and it's all leading to Nov. 5 and that one major question: Who won? The Associated Press is the news organization we here at WTOP, and hundreds of other newsrooms Md. education board approves plan to hold back third graders who fall short on reading 10/23/2024 05:43pm • The Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval Tuesday to a controversial literacy policy that calls for holding back third grade students who aren���t meeting reading standards, if parents give their consent. Under the plan, parents can insist that their children be allowed to advance U.Md. School of Social Work expands in-state tuition to master's applicants from DC 10/23/2024 09:59am • The University of Maryland School of Social Work is offering in-state tuition to D.C. residents enrolled in its Master of Social Work program, as part of a push to help address a shortage of social workers in the region. The change, effective this fall, offers in-state credit prices to D.C. resid 'It's too hard to read': Washington College leaves cursive logo behind 10/23/2024 06:00am • Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, one of the oldest colleges in the country, is trying to get with the times ��� first, with a change to its logo. After the school was chartered in 1782, making it the first college to do so after the United States became independent, the nation's f Md. schools have to do more to share student criminal records after emergency rule change 10/23/2024 04:15am • The Maryland State Board of Education unanimously passed an emergency rule change Tuesday that requires school systems to notify other systems around the state about criminal incidents involving students, even if those incidents occur outside of school properties and events. "Today's actions only Principal of prestigious Fairfax Co. high school leaves for central office job 10/22/2024 07:40pm • Fairfax County Public Schools is launching a nationwide search for a new principal of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, after the current principal announced plans to accept another role in the school division. Ann Bonitatibus, who has been the principal of Former propane worker charged in Sterling home explosion that killed firefighter 10/22/2024 06:00pm • A former propane tank worker has been charged in the February house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, that killed a firefighter and left 11 others injured, the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System said Tuesday. A Loudoun County Circuit Court grand jury returned an indictment against Roge What DC's plan to buy, renovate Capital One Arena could mean for Chinatown 10/22/2024 01:27pm • D.C.'s proposed plan to buy and help fund renovations at Capital One Arena could help revitalize the surrounding Chinatown and Gallery Place neighborhoods, according to Michael Faulkender, dean's professor of finance at the University of Maryland. On Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser detailed a pla Unions rally to support a casino that could go up in Fairfax County 10/22/2024 11:47am • Members of several unions united Tuesday morning to urge the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to support a referendum that would allow voters to choose whether a casino and entertainment district is approved for Tysons, Virginia. Dozens of union workers and supporters rallied outside the Fairf DC voter guide: What you need to know about the 2024 election 10/22/2024 06:42am • Visit��WTOP's Election 2024 page��for comprehensive coverage. Voters in D.C. are gearing up to decide their choice for president come Election Day on Nov. 5, but there are also a number of closely watched local issues on the ballot, including seats on the D.C. Council and an initiative that could Is a firefighter shortage in Arlington County impacting your safety? 10/21/2024 12:49pm • A fire station in Arlington County, Virginia, is dealing with repeated brownouts, and these aren't the kind caused by the power company. In this case, a brownout means there aren't enough firefighters available to run an engine or fire station. It���s been happening in Ballston. "For two weeke