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Report: More background, reference checks after Fairfax Co. school counselor dismissal 09/27/2022 11:59pm • After a Fairfax County, Virginia, counselor managed to stay on the job for 20 months after his first sex crime arrest and conviction, the county's school system ordered an independent look into what went wrong and how to prevent a similar siltation in the future. Some of the report's results and rec Maryland Black Caucus will have new leadership with resignations of Dels. Barnes, Brooks 09/27/2022 08:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland will have new leadership when the 2023 General Assembly session begins in January. Two of its lo Stratford Univ. students in Alexandria demand answers and a plan as school prepares to close 09/26/2022 08:37pm • About 800 students are in limbo as Stratford University prepares to close all Northern Virginia campuses by the end of the week. (InsideNova/Jared Foretek) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email Report: Md. children and youth continue to experience mental health challenges 09/26/2022 11:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Irene Diane is excited for her senior year at Bowie High School, serving as president of the school’s student government association and f New bill could end lengthy wait time for check deposits 09/25/2022 02:35pm • Have you ever deposited a check online or received money through services and have to wait days to see that transaction show up in your bank account? A new bill in the U.S. Congress might end that frustration. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced the Payments Modernization Act on Thursday. Prince George’s Co. cuts ribbon on new, high-demand affordable housing 09/22/2022 03:28pm • The new Gateway at Peerless. (WTOP/John Domen) Prince George's County leaders helped cut the ribbon on the Gateway at Peerless, a new development aimed at boosting the stock of high-demand affordable housing in the region. The project brings more than 60 apartments to a plot of land off U.S. What rising interest rates mean for you 09/21/2022 03:35pm • In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put upward pressure on other in Wes Unseld Jr. believes Wizards have laid good defensive foundation 09/21/2022 11:05am • Unseld Jr. believes Wizards have laid good defensive foundation originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- It's highly likely no one talked more about the Wizards' defensive shortcomings last season than head coach Wes Unseld Jr. After each game and practice, he addressed the media an DC legend Maury Wills, base-stealing shortstop for Dodgers, dies at 89 09/20/2022 04:08pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89. Wills died Monday night at home in Sedona, Arizona, the team said Tuesday after being informed by fam Deadline approaching for longtime public service workers to see student debt waived 09/20/2022 04:51am • A career in public service could pay off for some federal student loan borrowers — a program with an upcoming deadline could help some D.C.-area workers apply to have their debt waived. Borrowers who have worked in public service for a decade could have their entire student loan debt waived, ac 'Shopping cart killer' suspect indicted in 2 deaths; new charge added 09/19/2022 07:23pm • A grand jury has indicted "shopping cart killer" suspect Anthony Eugene Robinson on five felony counts, including a new charge in connection with the 2021 deaths of two women in the Harrisonburg, Virginia, area. On Monday, Robinson appeared by video from jail after the Rockingham County grand jur The different ways checking and savings accounts can help you meet your financial goals 09/19/2022 02:48pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. No matter how you choose to spend your money, it’s good to make sure that you’re enjoying some of the big-picture benefits that come with checking and savings accounts with your financial goals in mind. Overall, t VCU makes changes to Greek life after settlement over deadly hazing incident 09/17/2022 03:21pm • Virginia Commonwealth University is reforming the campus's Greek life following an agreement with the family of a student who died during a 2021 hazing incident. Headlining those changes include requiring students to complete 12 credit hours at VCU before rushing a fraternity or sorority, changin On This Day: Sugarhill Gang released the first Top 40 rap radio hit 'Rapper's Delight' 09/16/2022 12:27am • On this day in 1979, The Sugarhill Gang released the first-ever Top 40 rap radio hit. WTOP caught up with the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture to discuss the legacy of the groundbreaking song "Rapper's Delight." "It made a major impact on not only America Prince George's Co. educators vote to ratify a new 3-year-deal 09/15/2022 04:23pm • Teachers, paraprofessionals, school nurses and counselors in Maryland's Prince George’s County have voted to accept a new three-year-contract with the public school system. The deal includes increased pay and more planning time for teachers. The Prince George’s County Educators’ Association