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A true toy story at DC's Children's National Hospital 12/24/2024 09:32am • Plenty of emotions can be felt throughout the hallways at Children's National Hospital in Northwest D.C., and at this time of year, those emotions are magnified to unspoken levels. "My child will probably be here anywhere from 29-32 weeks a year and it's never easy to take turns visiting my s DC rec center honors teen with special needs who died in city's care decades ago 12/23/2024 08:55pm • Although it took just a few minutes for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center on Monday,��it took a decades-long struggle to get there. Joy Evans was just 18 years old when she died in the care of the former Forest Haven Asy Thousands line up at Toys for Tots giveaway in Prince George���s Co. 12/22/2024 07:02am • You may be surprised that people would camp out in front of the Prince George���s County Police Department Community Service Complex on the Friday before Christmas. But that's what happened on Friday morning at 7 a.m., 23 hours before the start of the annual Toy for Tots distribution event in Landov Alexandria City Public Schools to launch new safety measures after fights leave students, staff injured 12/21/2024 07:33am • Virginia's Alexandria City Public Schools will implement new safety and security measures at Alexandria City High School after winter break. The announcement comes in the wake of a series of fights at the school's King Street campus around noon Tuesday that kept students held up in classrooms and Growing number of parents get vaccine exemptions for their kids 12/21/2024 05:04am • If you compare the 2019-20 to the 2022-2023 school year, you would see that the national kindergarten coverage with state-required vaccinations dropped from 95% to approximately 93%. Exemptions increased in 41 jurisdictions, with 14 reporting that more than 5% of kindergarten-aged children had an How Fairfax Co.���s middle school cellphone pilot program is working 12/20/2024 04:00pm • Since September, students at Mark Twain Middle School in Rose Hill, Virginia, have entered the building with a gray Yondr pouch intended for their cellphone. When they walk in, they use one of the magnets that���s mounted to the wall to unlock it. They slide their cellphone in, close it, and DC health roundtable discusses how to improve care for moms and babies 12/19/2024 06:07pm • Local and federal health leaders gathered Thursday to talk about ways to give new moms in D.C. and their babies a better start. The roundtable at the Community of Hope's Conway Health and Resource Center in Southwest D.C. marked a yearlong nationwide "Enhancing Maternal Health" initiative tour by WTOP���s Neal Augenstein honored for his contributions to the DC area 12/19/2024 05:10pm • As journalists, we don���t usually make ourselves the feature of a story, but today, WTOP is shining a spotlight on one of our colleagues, Neal Augenstein, who has been selected as one of Washingtonian Magazine���s ���Washingtonians of the Year.��� Augenstein, and nine other locals, are being Alexandria City High School cancels in-person instruction after fights leave students, staff injured 12/19/2024 02:51pm • A Virginia high school canceled in-person classes for the rest of the week after multiple "student conflicts" left staff and students injured, and led police to arrest and charge two students, officials said. According to Alexandria police, two students have been charged with assault and battery. You Oughta Know: Spirit of '90s women-focused Lilith Fair festival returns to DC this weekend 12/19/2024 09:31am • Cathy DiToro missed out on Lilith Fair when musician Sarah McLachlan launched the woman-focused festival in 1997. "I was 12 when it first came out, and I had pretty strict parents," said DiToro, who performs in popular tribute bands The Legwarmers and So Fetch. "I knew about it, because I was obs A pediatrician's tips for choosing holiday gifts for young children 12/19/2024 05:44am • It���s the gift giving season and if there are young people on your gift lists, pediatricians urge you to use some caution when going shopping. Dr. Omar Jaber, a pediatrician with Children's National Primary Care in D.C., said the concerns range from choking hazards for infants to tech privacy fo Politics, not technology, would be hardest part of potential TikTok ban 12/19/2024 05:28am • The battle over TikTok's future might be drawn out through legal maneuvering or political posturing, but if the Chinese-owned social media app loses those battles, the technological battle for its life will be over fast. Faced with a looming deadline to sell or be blocked from U.S. servers, the U Trial lawyer remembers DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond after his death 12/18/2024 09:05pm • In 1989, William ���Billy��� Murphy Jr. represented Rayful Edmond III, the man who ran one of the largest drug empires in the nation, here in D.C. Edmond, who died at 60 on Tuesday, was known as the ���King of Cocaine��� for a reason, as his operation helped fueled D.C.'s crack cocaine crisis in Va. Gov. Youngkin unveils ambitious budget proposal for his final year as governor 12/18/2024 02:46pm • On the cusp of his last full year in office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping budget proposal that he hopes will define his legacy as Virginia���s 74th governor. Focused on tax cuts, infrastructure, education, and public health, the plan sets the stage for what could be a high-st From military to making money: Boot camp aims to aid veterans in transition to entrepreneurship 12/18/2024 02:01pm • The skills many acquire during military service can be a valuable asset for veterans and service members making the transition to scaling and growing their own businesses. A boot camp run by the Disabled American Veterans aims to provide guidance and support to make it happen. "Veterans have g