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School safety drills: What's the impact on kids? 02/13/2019 09:29pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Along with fire drills, school children routinely practice active shooter drills. Since the Columbine shooting in 1999, students and educators from elementary to high school have learned to lock doors and hunker down in classrooms, or follow a protocol that urges them to take o 'The bulletproof vest without the vest': Ex-cons, former gang members forge peace in DC neighborhoods 02/12/2019 04:14pm • WASHINGTON — Walking some of D.C.'s most dangerous streets, a yellow T-shirt-clad team of ex-convicts and former gang members are being paid to root out and mediate problems in neighborhoods before they escalate. These so-called "violence interrupters" are part of a budding program out of Attor Best Presidents Day sales to shop in 2019 02/11/2019 07:00pm • If you have a big-ticket item on your shopping list, this year's crop of Presidents Day sales is worth checking out. There are plenty of deals this year on mattresses, tech, furniture and more pricey items. Plus, you'll find discounts on clothing and other smaller buys as well. Presidents Day fal Law enforcement agencies to hold training exercises inside Kennedy Center 02/11/2019 05:29pm • WASHINGTON — Several law enforcement agencies based in the D.C. region will be running training drills inside the Kennedy Center on Tuesday, and the public could see an unusual amount of police activity in the area as a result. Eileen Anderson, vice president of public relations for the Kennedy Children's book checked out in 1946 finally returned to Silver Spring library 02/11/2019 04:30pm • WASHINGTON — The story of a how a children's book found its way back home to the Silver Spring library — 73 years overdue — begins hundreds of miles away, in Toronto, with an early round of spring cleaning. Mora Gregg was dusting books inside her apartment last month when she came across on Differences Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes 02/10/2019 07:00pm • How much do you know about diabetes? It's one condition, but there are several distinct types of the disease. Each has its own causes and risk factors. Diabetes is one of the more common diseases in the U.S. -- more than 30 million in the country have it as of 2015, according to the 2017 National Di Summer camp 101: Tips, resources, costs and questions 02/07/2019 01:22am • WASHINGTON — Summer is still months away, but when it comes to camp, the time is now. Registration for most camps in the D.C. area is open, and in some cases, even closed for programs that are already full. If you’re interested in exposing your child to the summer camp experience, or are c 9 Great Raw Materials Stocks to Buy for Income 02/06/2019 07:00pm • Materials stocks can pay well.When investors think about stock they want to buy, they often think of an innovative company with dynamic leadership or cutting-edge products. That's natural, given the past successes of stocks like Apple (ticker: AAPL), but it's also setting a perhaps unrealistic bar f Day trips, staycations, all-inclusive fun: Ideas for a family spring break 02/06/2019 12:21am • WASHINGTON — If this brief stint of springlike weather has you yearning for patio dining, evening walks and warm weekend escapes, you’re not alone. True, it won’t be long before chilly temps return — an unwelcome reminder that it is still winter, and will be for several weeks — but you 4 Strategies for Lowering Your Internet Bill 02/04/2019 07:00pm • For many people, high-speed home internet service is a significant monthly expense. Availability and price vary widely between locations, but many people pay as much as $100 or more a month for high-speed internet and $200 or more a month for a bundled internet, phone and television service. Further 10 Top All-Inclusive Resorts in the USA 02/04/2019 07:00pm • Enjoy hassle-free travel at these all-inclusive getaways. Though all-inclusive properties aren't as common in the U.S. as they are in vacation hot spots like Mexico or the Caribbean, there are still plenty of luxurious American resorts perfect for guests on the hunt for a hassle-free vacation. These The Caribbean Comeback: 12 New and Renovated Caribbean Hotels to Visit 02/04/2019 07:00pm • Expect excellent amenities, beautiful beachfront locations and upgraded accommodations at these resorts.The 2017 hurricane season took a major toll on the Caribbean islands, causing widespread destruction and hardship for the region. And while some hotels are still recovering from the damage, the Ca Warning: Your Activity Tracker May Be Bad for Your Health 01/31/2019 07:00pm • Mike Collins was an avid runner. After completing five half-marathons, he decided to buy a running watch, thinking that being able to track heart rate, pace and distance would help him break the 1-hour-50-minute mark in his next race. But the watch actually had the opposite effect. "Suddenly, I was Undrafted from Maryland, JC Jackson now a Super Bowl starter 01/31/2019 01:47am • ATLANTA — About a week into New England Patriots training camp last summer, 10-year pro Jason McCourty had a question for rookie cornerback J.C. Jackson. “How did you not get drafted?” It was a mystery Jackson had likely given plenty of thought to during the months since the NFL Draft, w Democrats’ progressive agenda to focus on lifting Md.’s middle class 01/30/2019 07:14am • 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 Democrats are standing with the state’s middle class this legislative session, leaders said Tuesday morning as they unve