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Fairfax Co. expands cellphone storage pilot program to include 9 high schools 08/09/2024 06:12pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. A week after Fairfax County Public Schools unve Data Doctors: How to prepare your child's technology before college 08/09/2024 04:40pm • Q: What security tips do you have for a first-time college student who will be living on campus? A: The transition from being a high school student to living on a college campus will expose your child to many new cybersecurity risks. The overriding issue is that they will be fully responsible How this Howard U. alum's nonprofit is making transitions into college smoother for students in need 08/09/2024 02:57pm • It���s the time of year where kids are going off to college, and in most cases, those new students will have a parent to help them move in, make sure they have what they need in their dorms, and then send a few other things to help them get by as the school year begins. But what if you grew up bo Debby cleanup: Tree topples into house in Montgomery Co.; heavy rain leads to major flooding in Annapolis 08/09/2024 12:30pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The remnants of Debby have wound down and cleanup efforts are underway in the D.C. area, after the storm brought major flooding and several downed trees. Severe weather spurred by Debby knocked down trees, including one that sm From Simone Biles to Noah Lyles, 2 Netflix docuseries paint inspiring Olympic backstories 08/09/2024 11:38am • Are you bummed that we're heading into the last weekend of the Summer Olympics in Paris? Don't worry, you can still get your fix by streaming a pair of Olympic docuseries on Netflix. "Simone Biles: Rising" is currently a two-episode documentary chronicling American gymnast icon Simone Bile Northern Va. girl sings Taylor Swift songs in Austria city center with 'humongous' crowd after foiled concert attack 08/09/2024 09:55am • A 12-year-old girl from Northern Virginia was among a booming crowd of Taylor Swift fans who sang in the streets of Austria after the pop star canceled her three Vienna shows in response to threats of a terrorist attack. Among disappointment and fear following the unprecedented cancellations, How to protect your child's privacy ahead of the new school year 08/08/2024 06:37pm • Yard signs that celebrate milestones of children who've graduated from high school, or will be heading to a specific school or university this fall, may feel great for the family, but Takoma Park police say those feel-good messages may draw attention from people you wouldn't want having personal inf Montgomery Co. schools set to achieve hiring goals for new year, superintendent says 08/08/2024 11:20am • Montgomery County's recently appointed school Superintendent Thomas Taylor is excited about the coming school year. At the weekly briefing held by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Taylor declared, "This is going to be a great school year!" Taylor said the school system's goal has been Virginia is 'Closer to Fine' as Indigo Girls ride the 'Barbie' wave all the way to Wolf Trap 08/07/2024 02:21pm • Margot Robbie cruised to their music last summer in the box-office blockbuster "Barbie." Now, the folk-rock duo Indigo Girls plays Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, sharing a bill with Melissa Etheridge by swapping who will open and close each night. "It's a true co- Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar rocks out with Catholic University alum on drums 08/06/2024 02:55pm •   You've seen Keanu Reeves play action movie heroes in "Speed," "The Matrix" and "John Wick." This Friday, Reeves will play the bass guitar as his alternative-rock trio Dogstar performs live at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. WTOP caught up with drummer Rob Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik's Paris Olympics success sparks interest at Prince William Co. gym 08/06/2024 06:16am • For years, Olympic men's gymnastics have sweat in the shadows of women's Olympic performances ��� but that may be changing. And it could all be thanks to a glasses-wearing, Rubik's Cube-solving gymnast who also rules the pommel horse. Helena Thorpe, one of the owners of the Youth Sports Gymnas 'Giving up is not an option': After helping raise over 20 kids, Va. woman receives Foster Parent of the Year award 08/05/2024 04:43am • Linda Cheeks makes sure her foster children learn many lessons before leaving her care. The most important one is "giving up is not an option," she told WTOP. "It's OK to fail. Just get back up," said Cheeks. "Don't stay down. That's the most important thing." That goes for the 66-year-old How Fairfax Co. will use a magnetic pouch to prevent cellphones from distracting middle schoolers 08/02/2024 04:55am • Some Fairfax County, Virginia, middle schoolers will have to put their cellphones in special pouches next year as part of a pilot program aimed at cracking down on students' phone use during the school day. In May, the school board in the Northern Virginia district voted to require Superintendent Fairfax students' award-winning scam detection site uses AI to tell you what's 'too good to be true' 07/31/2024 04:37pm • Advik Atyam never expected to be scammed, but he too became a victim while reselling computer parts during the pandemic. He was in eighth grade at the time, and was talking to someone who wanted to buy his keyboard. Atyam named his price and they agreed to make the deal over PayPal. While the Comedian Tom Papa cracks up Maryland Hall in Annapolis just in time for your family vacation 07/31/2024 01:40pm • Are you tired of Bay Bridge traffic? Need a few laughs along the Chesapeake? Comedian Tom Papa cracks up Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday! "My act is kind of this special place where I spend a lot of time making sure that you're gonna laugh every 10 seconds for an hour and a