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Loudoun Co. approves plan to allow students to carry Narcan at school 10/10/2024 07:20pm • Students in Loudoun County, Virginia, will now be able to carry naloxone in their backpacks, as part of an update to the school district���s student medication policy approved this week. The change will allow students who have received training, and whose parents have signed off, to carry the ove A hidden gem of Salvadoran representation is tucked away in Northern Virginia 10/10/2024 03:39pm • Parts of Northern Virginia's Potomac Yard, Del Ray and Crystal City converge in community where generations of immigrants have set roots to escape the dangers of their home countries and seek out opportunities in hopes of a better future. Along Mount Vernon Avenue, between South and West Glebe ro Va. attorney general joins multi-state lawsuit against nursing home staffing change 10/10/2024 11:03am • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined attorneys general from 19 states in a��lawsuit over a rule change that expands staffing requirements for nursing homes, which the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services��announced earlier this year. Nursing homes are currently required by Congres Presto's Picks: JMU and Maryland play in prime time, fair food steals show from Texas vs. Oklahoma 10/10/2024 09:23am • College football's calendar in 2024 delivers 14 weeks instead of 13 between the Labor Day and Thanksgiving weekends, meaning schools will have two bye weeks instead of one. This week Navy and Virginia Tech ��� who takes its bye before a Thursday night game like NFL teams should ��� are off while How to save for your child's college education 10/09/2024 08:00pm • If you're a new parent or your kids are young, start putting money into a college savings plan. Having a college fund for kids is a surefire way to help transition your children to higher education. And college, as we all know, isn't cheap. According to a U.S. News annual survey, the average t Fairfax Co. students lobby Congress to pass bill aimed at increasing youth voter registration 10/09/2024 03:29pm • Visit��WTOP���s Election 2024��page for our comprehensive coverage.�� Hoping to boost voter registration among their peers, a group of Marshall High School students launched a registration drive at the Northern Virginia school in September 2023. It was a unique setup in a school classroom, wit Prince George���s Co. considers tying minimum wage to inflation 10/09/2024 01:03pm • The Prince George���s County Council is considering tying minimum wage to the rate of inflation, leading to automatic increases in the years to come. The bill was drafted by District 1 Council member Tom Dernoga, and has the backing of a majority of the council already. It passed a committee vote Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida. Here's how it can impact travel 10/09/2024 10:25am • Not one, but two. Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton after already being pummeled by Helene. As The Associated Press reported, Milton continues to churn toward a potentially catastrophic collision with the west coast of the Sunshine State, where some residents insisted they would stay eve 'I belong over here': Nationals' Spanish-language radio team details first season back on-air 10/09/2024 05:25am • In an early May game between the Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue Jays, infielder Luis Garcia Jr. crushed a towering hit to center field for a three-run home run. As the ball flew out of the field, a booming voice began narrating its flight out of the field in Spanish from the right sid Are national politics influencing voters in the Maryland senate race? A new poll suggests it's possible 10/09/2024 05:00am • It���s the most expensive U.S. Senate campaign the state of Maryland has ever seen, but a new poll suggests efforts to flip a seat from Democratic control may come up short. Despite strong favorability ratings and stronger name recognition, Democratic candidate and Prince George���s County Execut 3 Virginia universities with ���some��� viability risks, study finds 10/08/2024 02:13pm • While none of Virginia���s colleges and universities are considered to be a ���high��� viability risk, three institutions ��� the University of Mary Washington, Virginia State University, and Radford University ��� are rated as having ���some��� risks that could threaten their ability to survive and Harris, Kaine ahead in Virginia by comfortable margins, new poll says 10/08/2024 01:56pm • Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, leads Republican Donald Trump by 11 points (52-41%) among Virginia likely voters, according to��a new poll��released Monday by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University. The survey found that 4% of vo Fairfax Co. to use AI for screening nonemergency 911 calls 10/07/2024 04:40pm • Fairfax County is turning to artificial intelligence to help prevent long wait times for nonemergency calls. At a recent county safety and security meeting, Scott Brillman, director for the county's department of public safety communications, detailed plans for the AI system. It will help the dep Cold weather is nothing new. The way the National Weather Service will describe it is 10/07/2024 07:13am • In the midst of gorgeous fall weather, it can be hard to remember that winter isn't far behind. Now, the National Weather Service wants to simplify its messaging about potentially deadly frigid wind chills and subfreezing temperatures. "Cold weather can be deadly ��� people exposed to extreme col Car Review: Subaru BRZ tS is a shot of fun with just two doors in a crossover crazed world 10/07/2024 05:13am • The small fun-to-drive coupes that dotted the automotive landscape in the 1990s and early 2000s are a wishful thing for many builders and buyers alike. However, all is not lost for buyers seeking that different driving experience today. For Subaru, the BRZ is its daring car in a landscape of SUVs an