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Virginia-run ABC liquor stores get security upgrades after $80K in thefts 08/15/2024 04:25pm • State-run liquor stores operated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) have been losing tens of thousands of dollars in Northern Virginia due to theft, and they are rolling out security upgrades as a result, police announced Thursday. Locks are being installed to restrict acc 14 proven methods for better sleep 08/13/2024 10:00am • Sleep is essential for biological recovery of your body and brain so they can properly function during the day. When your body does not get enough good quality sleep, your risk of health problems may increase. Poor or disrupted sleep patterns, for instance, can disrupt your natural circadian rhyt Northeast DC community members call for safety upgrades along South Dakota Avenue 08/12/2024 03:47pm • Every time Sara Wilkinson leaves her house to walk somewhere, she said she fears for her life. She lives near the intersection of Taylor Street and South Dakota Avenue in Northeast D.C., and for years, her son attended a school along the busy corridor. It was about a half-mile away, but Wi What police in Greenbelt found on ATMs over the weekend 08/06/2024 04:45am • A bizarre case of tampering was discovered at a pair of ATMs in Greenbelt, Maryland, over the weekend. A piece of metal was found glued over the slit where people withdraw cash from at a pair of drive-through ATMs at two different banks located only a couple of miles apart from each other. The How Fairfax Co. will use a magnetic pouch to prevent cellphones from distracting middle schoolers 08/02/2024 04:55am • Some Fairfax County, Virginia, middle schoolers will have to put their cellphones in special pouches next year as part of a pilot program aimed at cracking down on students' phone use during the school day. In May, the school board in the Northern Virginia district voted to require Superintendent Annapolis library opens new driving simulator 07/24/2024 06:00pm • Usually, libraries offer more than just free books — you can often find free tools and other educational resources. But this Maryland library wants to teach you how to drive without leaving the building. Earlier this month, the Anne Arundel County Public Library unveiled a new driving simul Data Doctors: Tired of websites that automatically play videos? Here's how to block those noisy disruptions 07/19/2024 04:33pm • Q: Is there a way to keep websites from automatically blaring their advertising videos? A: It’s amazing how many websites think that irritating their visitors with an automatically played video is a good idea. Most people searching the web are looking for text; if they sought video, they’d us Following Trump assassination attempt, 'Americans need to start listening, paying attention and waking up' 07/15/2024 03:51pm • The search for answers continues after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Many questions remain unanswered about how the gunman, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, managed to get access to a nearby roof whe Prince William Co. schools to expand restrictions on student cellphone use 07/10/2024 10:08pm • Prince William County Public Schools intends to expand its restrictions on cellphone usage to all middle and high schools next year. The undertaking — an expansion of last year’s pilot program restricting phone usage in county schools — comes as Gov. Glenn Youngkin is making “cellphone-fr What makes these the 100 deadliest days on the road — and what you can do about it 07/03/2024 05:28pm • We are now in the middle of what some road safety advocates refer to as the 100 deadliest days — the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day when millions of Americans hit the road. Whether by car, by bike or on foot, there’s more people traveling, more traffic and more crashes. Just since Me New children's book rewrites the image of talkative Black girls 07/01/2024 04:55am • Former teacher turned children's author Ashley Iman has one message for talkative Black girls: "Find your voice and use it often." Iman's new picture book, "Ruby René Had So Much to Say," follows 8-year-old Ruby, a third grader who enjoys sharing newly learned facts, witty insights and big dream Thousands caught speeding, hundreds more on phones during latest wave of Fairfax Co. Road Shark campaign 06/27/2024 05:14pm • Thousands of drivers received tickets or warnings as part of the third wave of Fairfax County police and Virginia State Police's Road Shark campaign, authorities said in a news release. The initiative, which police said aims to improve safety across county roads, led to over 8,500 tickets and war Loudoun Co. school board passes tighter student cellphone policy, set to start this fall 06/26/2024 10:09am • When public school students return to classes in Loudoun County, Virginia, this fall a new, tighter cellphone policy will be in place, which could also affect how parents communicate with their children during the school day. The Loudoun County School Board approved a new policy Tuesday that deta 'It's going to be a big job': Community, education leaders on priorities for Montgomery County's next superintendent 06/25/2024 05:10am • David Stein, a veteran math teacher at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, is the president-elect of the Montgomery County Education Association and said incoming school superintendent Thomas Taylor has "a big job" ahead of him. Taylor's first task should include tackling a " How your relationship with your car radio will evolve in the future 05/29/2024 01:11pm • As Congress debates a bill that would require new cars to be built with AM radios, we're getting a sense of how new technology will affect the relationship between a commuter and their car radio. Some things won't change, says Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association. "Audio is