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Here's why schools are on alert over new coronavirus variants 05/26/2021 05:49am • As new coronavirus variants pop up around the world, public health experts are looking at one key group of people who might be particularly vulnerable to future outbreaks: School children. There are no indications that any of the new Covid-19 variants causes more serious disease in children and i Dangerous heat isn't just about high temperatures and humidity 05/25/2021 07:56pm • Overdoing it in the heat can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke and even death. And a D.C. emergency medicine doctor warns that extreme conditions  can apply to anyone. "We see exertional heat stroke in everyone, from little kids playing sports to recreational athletes on up to the highest-lev Maryland plans to bolster flood defenses with new federal funding 05/25/2021 05:09pm • Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced it would double funding for state projects that would help prepare for weather-related natural disasters. Maryland hopes the additional resources can combat flooding across the state. The $1 billion in spending through the Federal Emergency Ma DC auditor on Deon Kay killing: Deadly force justified by police, but mistakes made 05/25/2021 10:38am • The use of deadly force was justified in the 2020 D.C. police shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay, but a D.C. auditor's report finds officers "acted recklessly and without a plan." D.C. Auditor Kathy Patterson's use-of-force review said that officers "squandered any opportunity to de-escalate the si 'Is It Normal Yet?': WTOP podcast examines region's rebirth after COVID-19 05/24/2021 04:24pm • COVID-19 touched every part of our lives — but what will the D.C. area look like as the pandemic fades? "Is It Normal Yet?" hosts Luke Garrett and Laura Spitalniak document the region's return to public life after more than a year of isolation. A WTOP reporter joins them each week to talk about 20 careers with the most job security right now 05/24/2021 10:20am • Stable jobs during a time of uncertainty This past year has been a roller coaster for American workers with millions filing for unemployment at least temporarily and others seeing their hours cut. While the tourism and hospitality industries have been hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pand Lifeguarding amid a pandemic: Ocean City lifesavers get ready for 2021 beach season 05/24/2021 03:58am • When Memorial Day weekend begins later this week, a team of close to 200 lifeguards will be back on duty, at 97 lifeguard stands set up along 10 miles of beach in Ocean City, Maryland. “We’re really expecting a boom year for the Town of Ocean City,” said Butch Arbin, who is captain of the O Brood X is almost here: Billions of cicadas are emerging in eastern US 05/23/2021 10:25am • Love is in the air this spring in the eastern United States, where billions of cicadas are appearing in the biggest emergence event since 2004. The insects are part of a group called Brood X — also known as the Great Eastern Brood — which is expected in a geographical range stretching fro New COVID-19 cases in US plummet to lowest levels since last June 05/22/2021 06:00pm • New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus. As cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily dropped this week, pre-pandemic li Migrant kids languishing at Army base for 'alarming' periods of time 05/21/2021 10:51pm • As of last week, nearly 600 migrant children had spent 40 days or longer at a sprawling military base in west Texas that the U.S. government has converted into an emergency site for unaccompanied minors, according to data obtained by CBS News. More than 50 of those children had been housed at the Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute 05/21/2021 10:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors may be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick Van Dyke still says it's “the capper on my career.” The 43rd class also includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and chor Fairfax Co. scientist & rapper drops bars about buzzing cicadas 05/21/2021 01:42pm • In case you haven't gotten enough of the resurgent Brood X cicadas and the kitschy fanfare around them, there's now a rap to accompany this 17-year phenomenon. By day, Andy Lima works at the Disease Carrying Insect Program for Fairfax County, Virginia's health department. But when he's not in Why you shouldn't let your dog eat too many cicadas 05/21/2021 11:28am • Trillions of the red-eyed black cicadas of Brood X are emerging after 17 years underground. (Pat Auckerman/The Journal via AP, File) Many dogs love the taste of cicadas, so dog owners may be tempted to let their animals feast on all the Brood X cicadas that have been emerging from the ground lat Fairfax County Public Schools to hire 50 positions to support ESOL students 05/21/2021 07:59am • As students transition to in-person learning, a major focus for Fairfax County Public Schools is helping families in the Virginia county recover from coronavirus challenges, including non-English speaking students. The Fairfax County School Board approved a $3.4 billion budget with a focus on hel Wine of the Week: French wines, sushi make for fantastic pairing 05/21/2021 06:58am • As cherry blossoms depart and tourists arrive, D.C.’s transition from spring to summer is underway. And with Memorial Day just a week away — and more restaurants emerging from their post-COVID cocoon — there is one thing I am genuinely excited to take full advantage of -- sushi. While I kno