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Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles? 03/01/2025 10:35am • Measles virus particle, illustration. (Photo by KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Via Getty)(NEW YORK) -- Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a growing outbreak in western Texas.Several people have been hospitalized an Prince George's Co. schools hope to help students address mental health with school health fair 02/28/2025 08:45pm • Springing into better health, especially mental health, is at the heart of Prince George's County Public Schools' health fair on Saturday. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Largo High School, and students in grades six through 12 can get sports physicals and vaccines. But the school system Comedian Sarah Silverman turns autobiography into new musical at DC's Arena Stage 02/28/2025 05:55am • The Bedwetter is Sarah Silverman���s autobiographical musical based on her own 2010 memoir, ���The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee.��� Her friend Adam Schlesinger ��� most famous as the bassist for '90s rock band Fountains of Wayne ��� cowrote the songs for the musical in 2020 Local author hopes to help kids get through anxiety, mental health challenges 02/26/2025 08:45pm • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating��Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. A Laurel, Maryland, woman who already works in the education field decided she wanted to do even more to help kids ��� es Prince William Co. schools failed to address racially hostile environment at Brentsville District High, federal civil rights office finds 02/26/2025 02:08pm • Prince William County Public Schools failed to take steps to eliminate a racially hostile environment for Black students at Brentsville District High School during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years, the federal Department of Education���s Office for Civil Rights found. The civil rights office Working Capital: 'It's just like a family here': How Oxon Hill Boxing stands out among the rest of the region's premier boxing gyms 02/24/2025 04:32am • In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, ���What do you do?��� WTOP���s new series ���Working Capital��� profiles the people doing the work that makes the region so unique.�� Boxing can be a lonely sport, not just for the athletes isolated in the ring, but also for the coaches. In P Vietnam War survivor and 'Meiwah Man' Larry La shares his journey in new memoir 02/22/2025 12:28pm • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King.��Read more of that coverage here.�� For more than three decades, Larry Trung La has been a staple in Washington���s culinary scene, serving authentic Chinese cuisine to the city���s power brokers and everyday dine Montgomery Co. students will see new cellphone rules in new school year, pilot program continues at some schools 02/21/2025 07:19pm • Montgomery County Public Schools will be updating their current cellphone policy by the next school year, but officials are still studying potential changes in a pilot program at 11 schools, including RICA, a special education school with day and residential programs. According to data presented Data Doctors: Deficiencies in Windows Defender and a possible alternative 02/21/2025 05:12pm • Q: What does Trend Micro���s Internet Security do over Windows Defender? A: Cyber threats today aren���t just about viruses. Phishing scams, ransomware attacks and identity theft are all evolving, making basic antivirus protection insufficient. While Windows Defender (now called Microsoft Defende Prince William Co. community split on schools' transgender student policy 02/21/2025 10:38am • Prince William community members clashed at Wednesday night���s school board meeting over questions surrounding the school division���s policy on the treatment of transgender and gender nonconforming students. The discussion was sparked by the announcement of a Department of Education Office of Civ Experts weigh in on how the Trump administration's plans could reshape retirement 02/20/2025 07:00pm • After being sworn in for his second term, President Donald Trump wasted no time issuing executive orders and proposing policy initiatives. For some, the flurry of activity has sparked concern, while others appreciate that the new administration is quickly getting to work. Either way, retirement p Maryland bill would regulate travel operators following deaths of 3 Marylanders 02/20/2025 06:18pm • Maryland State Del. Adrian Boafo wants new regulations for tour operators following the June 2024 deaths of three Bowie residents while on a pilgrimage to Mecca, which was organized through a Silver Spring-based business. Boafo has introduced House Bill 1106, a bill he told a committee in Annapol Prince George's Co. woman sentenced to life for dismembering mother 02/20/2025 02:07pm • Editor's note: The story below contains graphic details. Reader discretion is advised. A Prince George's County, Maryland, woman was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after she murdered and dismembered her 71-year-old mother. Candace Craig, 46, was found guilty last November Grieving parents fight to end opioid deaths, but split on Maryland bill to go after drug dealers 02/19/2025 04:57am • Parents on different sides of a bill to penalize drug dealers involved in overdose deaths in Maryland shared one thing in common: Their grief. During their testimony in Annapolis on Tuesday, there were long pauses, catches in voices and a box of tissues passed back and forth at the witness table Prince George���s Co. executive candidates share ideas on safety and education at Presidents Day forum 02/18/2025 12:41pm • A handful of candidates for the open executive seat in Prince George���s County, Maryland, gathered Monday night to discuss issues from building permit delays to tax increases. But, a large focus for all candidates proved to be education and public safety in the county. ���I did this because I w