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DC's MET Fest aims to help connect kids with careers in gaming 05/29/2024 07:35am • This Saturday, an event taking place at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Southeast D.C. hopes to not only entertain young gamers but also show them how they can make a career out of their passion. It's called MET FEST 2024, and this year���s event will be hosted by radio and TV personality Ja Blues icon Keb' Mo' joins WTOP en route to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races 05/29/2024 04:06am • Blues music is a uniquely American tradition ��� and if any one knows its history, it's Keb' Mo'. WTOP caught up with the five-time Grammy winner on his way to perform at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Saturday. "Blues is the technology of the soul," Keb' Mo' to Fairfax Co. students create mobile bed to help student with disabilities return to school 05/28/2024 03:58pm • At Chantilly Academy on Tuesday afternoon, senior Sebastian Nowicki held a measuring stick against a mobile medical bed situated in the back of the classroom. He highlighted newly installed storage containers underneath the main frame as a few of his peers watched on. A few minutes later, the The grass isn't always greener: The rise in the 'boomerang' employee 05/28/2024 12:55pm • During the pandemic, there was a surge in professionals who changed jobs in what became known as the "Great Resignation." Now some regret it. A new survey of professionals who have recently changed jobs found 48% would consider returning to their former employee ��� up 8% from a similar survey la No reported bird flu cases in Maryland so far; CDC preps for potential higher human risk 05/28/2024 11:35am • No cases of avian flu have been reported in Maryland this year, but recent reports of two incidents of cattle-to-human transmission of the disease have health and agriculture officials in the state on alert. ���It goes back to prevention. The goal is to not have this infection in Maryland,��� sai How are Montgomery Co. students breaking down barriers to mental health care in the AAPI community? 05/28/2024 06:52am • All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have some of the lowest rates of using me Montgomery Co. schools reach $300,000 settlement in lawsuit against former principal, lawyer says 05/28/2024 04:39am • Montgomery County Public Schools has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Joel Beidleman, former principal of Farquhar Middle School, who was at the center of multiple sexual harassment and bullying investigations by the Office of the Inspector General and the school system. Jerry Hyatt, an Body pulled from Potomac River believed to be swimmer missing since Friday 05/27/2024 03:30pm • A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday is believed to be a young man who went missing last Friday while attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer told WTOP two swimmers near Great Falls tried to cross from Virginia into Mary WTOP Book Report: In 'My Name Was Eden' one twin vanished in the womb, while the other remained ��� until now 05/26/2024 10:00pm • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King.��Read more of that coverage. In her riveting debut novel, My Name Was Eden (HarperCollins), UK-based author Eleanor Barker-White channels the profundity of life into art by telling the tale of a mother named Va. Attorney General Miyares challenging heavy truck emissions rule and other federal proposals 05/25/2024 11:48pm • Joining 23 conservative-led states��� efforts, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has signed on to legal challenges to new federal rules designed to advance emission reductions and address what scientists say is causing extreme weather events. Miyares has challenged several rules, including Cameras near some Prince William Co. schools catching hundreds of speeders 05/25/2024 03:30am • New speed cameras installed in some Prince William County, Virginia, school zones caught hundreds of speeders in the first weeks they were active, according to county data obtained by WTOP. In January, the county announced plans to install speed cameras in some school zones as part of an automate Gov. Moore vetoes four bills, lets audiologist bill become law without his signature 05/25/2024 01:17am • A bill that would have curbed some public notice advertising revenue for newspapers in Maryland has been vetoed by Gov. Wes Moore (D). House Bill 1258 was one of four from the 2024 legislative session vetoed by Moore. Two others ��� identical House and Senate bills expanding the scope of work aud Data Doctors: Do you know how to find and manage files on your smartphone? 05/24/2024 03:02pm • Q: I need help finding something that I downloaded to my smartphone a long time ago. A: Your smartphone stores and organizes files much like your computer does, so it���s just a matter of using the ���Files��� app for either Android or iOS devices. Understanding how these utilities work is a g 10 Loudoun County elementary schools to start later next school year 05/24/2024 03:30am • Ten Loudoun County elementary schools will start the school day 15 minutes later next year as the Virginia district works to address parents��� concerns about early starts and bus pickup times. During a county finance and operations committee meeting Tuesday, Director of Transportation Scott Davi Georgetown Boys and Girls Club claims DC mayor defunded program in proposed budget 05/24/2024 12:01am • A local chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of America says it's at risk of stopping the work it does to help D.C. kids after funding it has received from the city for decades has been struck from Mayor Muriel Bowser���s proposed 2025 budget. ���We need the funds to support 1,500+ kids a day. This