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Maryland Poison Center: Just a tiny piece of a marijuana edible can send a toddler to the hospital 08/28/2023 05:23pm • As recreational marijuana has become legal in more places over the years, the idea of toddlers getting into stashes of marijuana edibles has become a greater concern for families and medical experts. "Specifically with children, what we've seen is a significant increase in the number of exposures Thousands of DC-area students return back to school for new year 08/28/2023 11:00am • Virginia's Arlington County, the District and nearby Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Charles County, Maryland, students are packing their bags and settling into a new school year brimming with changes. Just one week after thousands of D.C.-area students returned to Northern Virginia Police seek suspect after teenager shot and killed in Southeast DC 08/26/2023 03:51pm • A teenager is dead after a Friday evening shooting in Southeast, D.C. police say. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Friday evening near the intersection of Naylor and Minnesota Streets, D.C. police said on Saturday. Sixth District officers responded at 7:08 p.m. to emergency calls reporting Gas tax could be come a relic as Md. commission eyes new revenue streams 08/26/2023 04:43am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s gas tax may one day become a relic if substitutes being considered by a new state transportation commission get traction. Fairfax Co. to give eligible families monthly payments with new program 08/25/2023 11:11pm • Fairfax County will launch its Economic Mobility Pilot next month, which will provide 180 families with monthly payments of $750 for 15 months. In addition to the payments, families will have access to “optional financial coaching and the opportunity to increase their social networks through vi Review: Script aside, 'Heart of Stone' proves Gal Gadot doesn't need 'Wonder Woman' to kick butt 08/25/2023 03:27pm • Gal Gadot (left) and Jing Lusi (right) appear in the new Netflix action movie "Heart of Stone." (Robert Viglasky/Netflix) After bursting on the scene in "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016), Gal Gadot made movie history when "Wonder Woman" (2017) became the top-grossing female-led s Should I get a COVID shot? CDC warns most should wait for September 08/25/2023 02:18pm • ▶ Watch Video: Amid rise in COVID hospitalizations, health experts reveal new details about updated boosters Despite signs of a weekslong increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now warning most vaccinated Americans against s Is a division-wide cell phone ban on the way in Prince William County schools? 08/25/2023 01:49pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. As school divisions across Virginia debut more stringent cell phone policies aimed at limiting student distractions in class, Prince Wi No injuries reported after seaplane crashes into Maryland cornfield 08/25/2023 08:07am • Two men survived after a small seaplane they were flying in crashed into a cornfield in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on Thursday afternoon. The Cessna 185 reportedly suffered engine failure and stalled while in flight around 5:30 p.m. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field o COVID numbers are rising: What doctors say you can do to stay healthy 08/24/2023 06:23pm • COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising across much of the country, leading many to worry that there's another COVID surge on the horizon. This is all happening as kids go back to school, too. In pockets of the country, some buildings have already had to close down. A school in Kentucky cl Are Prince George's Co. landlords ignoring 3% cap on rent hikes? 08/24/2023 04:45pm • Last spring, the Prince George's County Council passed emergency legislation capping rent hikes at 3%, in part moved by complaints from seniors and other residents that some apartment complexes were increasing rents by hundreds of dollars per month. In some cases, the rent hikes were increasing f Navigating the SMB landscape — resources, staffing, artificial intelligence and more — across the DMV 08/24/2023 04:29pm • What’s the current landscape look like for small businesses in our region? What’s positive? And what’s perhaps not so positive? WTOP Business Reporter Jeff Clabaugh finds out in his discussion with Jack McDougle, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Alex Austin, p George Washington University begins process of arming some campus police officers amid controversy 08/23/2023 12:39pm • George Washington University in D.C. will officially move forward with the process of arming campus police officers, the school announced Monday. According to a university news release, GW Police Department executive supervisory officers Chief James Tate and Captain Gabe Mullinax will be armed i Arlington Co. police step up back-to-school traffic enforcement 08/23/2023 04:25am • Students in Arlington County, Virginia, will be returning to their classrooms Monday for the start of the 2023-24 school year, and county police say they will be out in strong numbers to enforce the traffic safety laws around school zones and bus stops. The county's approximately 28,000 public sc Fare evasion is down 70% at Metro stations with new, higher fare gates 08/22/2023 08:44pm • The new higher fare gates at Metro stations are actually curbing fare evasion, according to the transit agency's newest data. A month after Metro rolled out new, higher fare gates at six stations, it said Tuesday that fare evasion has decreased by more than 70% at those stations. The new fare