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Updates on DC, Md. and Va. schools' learning plans, free meals for students and graduations during coronavirus closures 05/07/2020 07:03am • With D.C., Maryland and Virginia schools closing for the rest of the school year due to the coronavirus outbreak, many are providing students with lessons to keep their skills sharp as well as free meals to keep them fed. D.C.  D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Friday, April 17, that pu Coronavirus: What to do if your kids stay home 05/05/2020 01:41pm • This content is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. In many parts of the U.S. and around the world, children are staying home from school to help reduce the spread of the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes. While this is a critical way to practice social distancing, it can be California man sentenced to 4 years in prison for Comet Ping Pong arson, assaulting an officer 05/03/2020 03:21pm • A California man who started a fire in the Northwest D.C. restaurant Comet Ping Pong has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after he plead guilty to both that crime and assaulting a police officer. Ryan Jaselskis, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of arson and one count of assaulting a Maryland to survey school districts to assess attendance, engagement during closure 05/01/2020 06:04pm • Maryland's school districts will be surveyed by the state department of education to "assess and report student engagement" across the state. That includes trying to track attendance. The issue came up during the April 28, meeting of the board when board member David Steiner asked State Superinte Wine of the Week: Wine podcasts worth a listen 05/01/2020 10:43am • So maybe you’re going a bit stir-crazy at home and starting to suffer a bit from quarantine fatigue. I get it. I really do. I’ve binge-watched everything on my list and I’ve fallen asleep with more books in my lap than I care to admit. But physical distancing is still the current reality and f Data Doctors: Return of the 'sextortion' scam 05/01/2020 09:25am • Q: I just got an email from someone showing me one of my passwords and saying that they have been inside my computer for months. They are demanding money or they said they will expose my activities to my contacts. Is this for real? A: As expected during the lockdown, scammers are stepping up thei Another 119K new unemployment claims in DC, Maryland and Virginia 04/30/2020 10:36am • First time unemployment claims in D.C., Maryland and Virginia totaled 118,672 last week (Getty Images/iStockphoto/glegorly) The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits nationally for the week ending April 25 totaled nearly 3.84 million, down for the fifth consecutive week, but it b Having trouble connecting to the internet? Help around the DC area 04/29/2020 07:35am • With many of the normal avenues for internet connectivity shut down during the ongoing pandemic, several counties in the D.C. region have announced plans to help connect their residents to the internet. As students scramble to finish out the semester online, many may not have access to the web at 'Shark Tank' judge Daymond John dishes on new book, quarantine entrepreneurship 04/29/2020 12:24am • Daymond John attends the opening night ceremony of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP) He founded the clothing empire FUBU before becoming an investor on TV's "Shark Tank. The future of the workforce is telework. Is the government ready? 04/27/2020 12:36pm • This content is provided by Duo Security. When you are on a long journey, it’s sometimes interesting to turn around and get a good look at how far you’ve come and take stock of the steps that got you here. It’s hard to imagine a time before the internet and before the smartphone, but it rea Senior season suspended, George Mason lacrosse player turns attention to sewing protective masks 04/27/2020 04:02am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '9e069405-5129-4926-a6d2-32cf0c214f28' }).render("789615366ca2c163");}); On or off the field, George Mason Univers Tips for training your new dog while you're stuck at home 04/26/2020 03:01am • Caroline Gresham and her family have been thinking about adding a new member to their family for a couple of years. So her family, like many others, decided that now might be the chance since they are spending more time at home. "Zachary (Dad) spent an hour one day pretending to be a dog for t Interested in a college campus tour? No road trip required 04/24/2020 08:27pm • Students having to make road trips to explore colleges they may want to attend is a thing of the past. All you need now, in many cases, is an internet connection. "Welcome to the University of Maryland," the virtual tour guide states from the university's website, before making helpful suggestion Va. governor's office shoots down rumors of Northam visiting Outer Banks 04/23/2020 09:01am • 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. Social media rumors accusing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam of recently visiting the Outer Banks, despite stay-at-home orders in his home st Md. educators tell Van Hollen: Digital divide doesn’t just impact distance learning 04/23/2020 05:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The COVID-19 pandemic has left over 800,000 Maryland children to learn from a distance but, when it comes to distance learning, it has also