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Alexandria teacher confiscates loaded gun from elementary school student’s backpack 03/03/2024 03:04pm • A loaded handgun was confiscated Friday from a student at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, a K-5 public school located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, police said. The elementary school student voluntarily informed their teacher about the weapon in their backpack, Alexandria police said in a n What’s the best approach to school disruptions? Virginia Democrats and Republicans disagree. 03/02/2024 10:32pm • Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly have continued to clash this session over how to handle disruptive student behavior. While Democrats are poised to pass legislation to minimize suspensions and expulsions in an effort to keep more students in the classroom and out of the school-t Virginia school board member arrested on Jan. 6 charges 03/01/2024 10:50am • More than three years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a Virginia school board member is facing several charges after federal prosecutors say he was caught on video entering the building and taking part in the disorder.  Miles Adkins, 40, was arrested Tuesday and faces four charges, including ente Maryland Senate grants preliminary approval to juvenile justice measure, paving way for final approval 03/01/2024 09:57am • One day after the Maryland House of Delegates granted preliminary approval to a juvenile justice reform bill, the Senate did the same on Thursday. Senate Bill 744 contains 12 amendments adopted by the Judicial Proceedings Committee earlier this week, with many matching the House version. One a DC Housing Authority police officer shot in Navy Yard 02/29/2024 10:41am • Two people have been arrested after a D.C. Housing Authority police officer was shot in the Navy Yard area of Southeast D.C. Thursday morning. D.C. Housing Authority police chief Michael Reese said during a news conference that police responded just before 6 a.m. to reports of "unwanted guests" a DC mom takes matters into her own hands to keep kids crossing the street safe 02/28/2024 04:27pm • In the fall of 2022, Allison McGill started spending time along the streets near Tyler Elementary School in Southeast D.C. She's not a paid crossing guard, but she has a vest to make sure drivers can see her as she helps kids walking to school cross the street. She's been dedicating about 30 minu Concern over student mental health and drug use draws attendance to Montgomery Co. school forum 02/24/2024 05:06pm • There typically isn't much action at Springbrook High School on Saturdays, but this weekend was an exception, as parents and students flocked to the school to learn more about the challenges kids face involving mental health and substance use. "This is a family forum that's been opened up to the Loudoun Co. student gives back to middle school that sparked her interest in writing music 02/23/2024 11:00pm • Bored of the music she was working with, Addison Miller started learning how to write her own as a student at Blue Ridge Middle School in Loudoun County, Virginia. She played the cello, and started recording herself playing different melodies. For fun, she recorded multitrack song covers. Sometim Black-owned businesses were hammered by the pandemic. How did this one grow? 02/23/2024 11:00pm • 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. The pandemic was crushing for many Black-owned businesses around the country, and the years since 2020 have been especially h Jury awards $13 million to family of man killed in 2018 DC fire truck crash 02/23/2024 02:59pm • A jury has awarded more than $13.5 million to the family of a man killed in a 2018 crash involving a speeding D.C. fire truck. The award, to be paid to the widow of DeAngelo Green and his six children, came after a jury found that the District was "grossly negligent" in the March 9, 2018 crash. After pandemic child care shortage, Loudoun Co. seeks input from parents, providers 02/23/2024 08:46am • After the COVID pandemic sparked a national and local child care crisis, Loudoun County, Virginia is trying to make sure parents can find affordable, high-quality care. The county has launched its first Child Care Needs Assessment Survey, which will be open through March 14. In addition, focus gr After losing his son to suicide, a Maryland father turns his grief into something good 02/23/2024 07:00am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. The night before Brandon DeAundrea Britton took his own life, his father Anthony Britton says his son asked him, "Dad, do you think I'm b Rebel Just for Kicks: Portugal. The Man rocks The Anthem, 'one of the raddest venues in the country' 02/23/2024 04:21am • Do you consider yourself a rebel just for kicks? Did you ever feel that way? Or do you feel it still? The Grammy-winning band Portugal. The Man performs live at The Anthem in D.C. on Saturday night. "It's kind of one of the raddest venues in the country, honestly," founder and frontman John Go Montgomery Co. virtual classes narrowly missed the chopping block 02/22/2024 06:17pm • When the Montgomery County Board of Education hammered out the details of a new budget plan, it took  a closer look at whether virtual classes should be cut. The "Montgomery Virtual Academy" is a virtual learning program that largely came about due to the pandemic, with parents and teachers conc Kennedy Center hosts REACH to FOREST festival 02/22/2024 04:18pm • What do the arts and nature have in common? They are both blossoming with wonders of creation. The two-week festival "REACH to FOREST" captivates the Kennedy Center through March 3. "We have a 10-year plan to address arts in environment," Curator Gilda Almeida told WTOP. Last year's event addr