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Roanoke County seeks proposals to expand broadband access 06/22/2020 11:53am • ROANOKE, Va. ��� Officials in Roanoke County, Virginia, are seeking proposals to expand broadband access to unserved residents and businesses. The Roanoke Times reported Sunday that about 20% of the county does not have broadband access. Internet providers have until July 16 to present their p Spotting fake home appraisal pictures 06/22/2020 09:01am • Some unscrupulous home sellers may be tempted to substitute online photos that are not actually their kitchen, living room or bath in order to boost appraisal value, but it is pretty hard to fake it. (Getty/Stockphoto/Andrey Popov) In-home inspections by appraisers for home sellers or refinancin Prince William Schools: Up to $42.5 million needed in fall for COVID-19 06/17/2020 07:20am • 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. Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef asked the board of county supervisors to dedicate $42.5 million to help the school DC documentary tradition AFI Docs Film Festival goes virtual this week 06/17/2020 12:26am • An image from the acclaimed documentary "Boys State." (Courtesy Apple) The nation's top documentary festival is going to a look a bit different this year. For the first time ever, AFI Docs is��being presented virtually from��June 17-21. "Canceling was not an option," festival director Data Doctors: Is my MacBook upgradeable? 06/05/2020 04:48pm • Q: I just found out that my MacBook Pro���s hard drive can���t be upgraded because it���s soldered in! When did this change happen on Macs? A: A couple of things everyone buying a new computer should always consider is both the upgradeability and reparability of the unit. I recently wrote abou Anne Arundel Co. schools work on options for new year during pandemic 06/04/2020 10:06am • Like school systems across the U.S., Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland is developing options for students in the fall during the coronavirus pandemic. Three plans were put on the table for consideration during a livestreamed school board meeting Wednesday: reopen schools for all stud DC metro April unemployment rate jumped to 9.9% 06/04/2020 08:41am • Fewer people sought jobless aid last week in 47 states and in D.C., while the number rose in just California, Florida and Mississippi. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the unemployment rate in the D.C. metro region in April tripled from March to 9.9%. Nearly 1.9 mi Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis 05/30/2020 02:33am • DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread p Data Doctors: The truth about the FixMeStick 05/29/2020 05:10pm • Q: Is a FixMeStick any good for removing malware and viruses? There is no one-size-fits-all approach to removing malicious code from your computer. The best way to deal with malware and viruses changes based on a number of variables. This includes the specific type of malware, the state of the Md. survey shows distance learning disparities, but hardest-hit school districts aren't revealed 05/29/2020 08:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. 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Eligibility: To enter t How to help children with ADHD thrive in a virtual schoolhouse 05/23/2020 06:00am • When schools shut down because of the coronavirus, some parents of children with ADHD found themselves in a stressful predicament. Homeschooling is hard for any parent who's never done so before, but parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder face special challenges. It Virginia 4-H helps keep feelings of 'community and connection' 05/22/2020 10:30pm • They haven���t quite figured out yet how to give kids a virtual campfire, but Virginia 4-H is moving ahead with plans for summer camp. ���We���ve had to create a way in which we can reach the 230,000 4-H members across the Commonwealth while we are currently at home,��� Assistant Director and Sta Arlington County gets $20.6M federal grant for coronavirus response 05/20/2020 09:20am • Health care workers wait to swab for samples at a drive-thru coronavirus collection site in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 19, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The Arlington County Board accepted a $20.66 million federal grant Monday to bolster the county's coronavirus response programs.