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Teen killed in shooting in Fairfax County as police continue search for shooter 03/21/2024 12:01am • A teenage boy was killed in a shooting in the McNair area of Fairfax County, prompting the lockdown of a nearby elementary school and a search for the shooter, who police say knew the victim. The shooting happened on Coppermine Road near Sunrise Valley Drive just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Heavil Social media's effect on kids is 'deeply concerning,' says local policy expert 03/20/2024 07:30am • Maryland lawmakers are considering a number of bills dealing with the addictive nature of social media, especially as it relates to children. House and Senate panels heard from parents of children who took their own lives after being relentlessly bullied online or children who died after taking p Online protection bills for kids pass in Maryland House, Senate — but Big Tech companies continue their fight 03/19/2024 08:05pm • Bills that would limit how much data can be harvested from kids online passed overwhelmingly in their respective chambers in Annapolis, Maryland, but there are signs that opponents aren't finished objecting to the measures. House and Senate bills would bar tech companies from using data to push p She stood between a dangerous drug and a generation of American babies 03/19/2024 05:15am • As part of Women’s History Month, WTOP explores the story of one Food and Drug Administration medical officer who persisted in asking questions and prevented more mothers from taking a drug that could harm their babies. When she asked why she did not have any hands, the answer Leslie Mink, Two Marylanders battle on Team Reba on 'The Voice' 03/19/2024 03:57am • The state of Maryland has a double reason to cheer this month on Season 25 of NBC's "The Voice." Two Baltimore-area natives are battling it out on Reba McEntire's team, as 35-year-old L. Rodgers just advanced on Monday night, while 20-year-old Elyscia Jefferson will compete again next Tuesday Details of hazing claims that prompted suspension of U.Md. fraternities, sororities 03/18/2024 05:33pm • Maryland's Attorney General has detailed allegations of hazing that prompted the University of Maryland to temporarily suspend fraternities and sororities. The claims were made public in the state's response to a federal lawsuit filed early last week by a group representing several fraternities, Loudoun Co. schools offer free parent coaching on mental health discussions 03/17/2024 04:16pm • Talking about mental health can be a daunting task, especially with your kid. School officials in Loudoun County, Virginia, are trying to make it easier by equipping parents with resources to help initiate conversations about wellness. Loudoun County Public Schools is partnering with ParentGuidan 'It gives us hope': DC high schoolers impress attorneys at 25th annual Youth Law Fair 03/16/2024 04:58pm • High school students at the D.C. Superior Court on Saturday got to see the court system in a different, more positive way during the 25th annual Youth Law Fair. By participating as jurors, witnesses, attorneys, defendants and even the judge in mock trials, the students could see what it is actual $1.3 million goes to Monifa McKnight in split with Montgomery Co. schools 03/16/2024 10:40am • The former superintendent of public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, is receiving $1.3 million as part of her separation agreement with the school board. Monifa McKnight also agreed not to sue the school board over anything that occurred before she signed the deal. Last month, McKnight Some Loudoun Co. parents concerned by earlier elementary school start times, board member says 03/15/2024 07:20pm • As some parents express lingering concerns about school start times, the school board in Loudoun County is expected to be briefed on the school division's bell schedule next month. School board member Lauren Shernoff has been seeking parents' feedback on the impact a change in start times is havi Senate intel chair to TikTok users: 'We don't want to take away the experience' 03/15/2024 01:33pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that he's encouraged by new efforts from U.S. investors to purchase social media platform T Polygamous family with 17 children recovering from Dale City house fire 03/13/2024 10:16pm • A unique family that includes a husband and two wives and 17 children among them lost almost everything in a March 8 fire at their Dale City, Virginia, home. Husband and father Mykal Coles said Tuesday the family is making do with two suites at an extended-stay hotel in Woodbridge – and trying to Sylvester Stallone, Martha Stewart, Elon Musk to receive RBG Awards next month in DC 03/13/2024 09:00am • EDITOR’S NOTE: This event is not affiliated with the Library of Congress. It is being held there as a private event. This story has been corrected and updated.  We now know the newest recipients of the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Awards, which will be presented by the Dwight D. Oppe After 5 principals in 12 years, parents at this Fairfax Co. school want to be included in the hiring process 03/13/2024 05:11am • Some Fairfax County parents and teachers are urging Virginia's largest school district to include more of their voices in its search for the next principal of Justice High School. Tiffany Narcisse, the current principal of the Falls Church school, is leaving for an opportunity abroad at the end o Fetus discovered in pond in Leesburg, police say 03/12/2024 02:31pm • The body of what authorities call a late-term fetus was discovered in a pond in Leesburg, Virginia, Monday. "The investigation is being treated with the utmost seriousness and sensitivity," Leesburg police said in a news release. Police said the fetus was discovered by a community member in a