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More than 20% of students in Montgomery Co. schools are 'chronically absent' 11/14/2023 05:25am • The number of Montgomery County students who are categorized as 'chronically absent' has dropped from last year's high of 26%, but remains above 20%, according to data shared with county council members on Monday. According to information from the Montgomery County Public Schools system, the perc DC filmmaker Aviva Kempner chronicles how mother, uncle survived Holocaust in film at Avalon Theatre 11/14/2023 04:04am • She directed "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" (1998) about the first major Jewish star in Major League Baseball, followed by "The Spy Behind Home Plate" (2019) about enigmatic Jewish catcher Moe Berg who secretly became a U.S. spy investigating the Nazis' atomic bomb program. Now, filmmaker More than 900 children, teens reported missing in Montgomery Co. so far this year 11/13/2023 08:20pm • The trendline for cases of missing children and teens is ticking upward in Montgomery County, Maryland, where, as of Friday, 936 had been reported missing this year. Of those cases, 15 remain open, according to police. Of those 15, nine are related to children who have been missing for less than Bowser declares public emergencies over spike in youth crime, opioid overdoses 11/13/2023 06:48pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency over two issues facing the nation’s capital. The first is a dramatic spike in juvenile crime and the second addresses the evolving opioid crisis. Bowser said the emergency declaration is designed to help the government spend money quicker Mother of late Malik Gant honors athlete's memory with mental health foundation 11/12/2023 10:40pm • Malik Gant, the late defensive back for the New England Patriots, made it to the pros in 2019. But his mom, Sirraya, said that success came with mental struggles that affected him deeply. In May, police in Miami, Florida, discovered the D.C. native unresponsive on the beach, just days before his Maryland lawmakers assess whether juvenile services are effective, how law enforcement could help 11/11/2023 09:13pm • As reforms continue to take effect in Maryland, lawmakers in Annapolis this week debated how to best support the state's juvenile justice system. The House Judiciary Committee held a more than three-hour briefing on juvenile justice on Wednesday. Almost 90 minutes of the discussion focused on Why are dozens of principals leaving Fairfax Co. schools? 11/10/2023 05:55am • Dozens of Fairfax County Public School principals have left the district in the last few years, according to data obtained by WTOP. Since the 2020-21 school year, 53 principals have retired or resigned from Virginia's largest school system, according to data obtained by WTOP through a Freedom of What's a pupusa? Here's why it's being celebrated this weekend in DC 11/10/2023 05:54am • An El Salvadoran staple is being celebrated this Sunday on National Pupusa Day — and a D.C. restaurant owner who's planning to serve up thousands of pupusas in the coming days hopes customers can dig into the culture too. For starters, what is a pupusa? "It's almost like a corn tortilla Player of the Week: Dominion's Keira Van Voorhis 11/10/2023 04:49am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week's WTOP Player of the Week is Keira Van Voorhis of Dominion High School in Sterling, Virginia. Currently a sophomore at Dominion, Van Voorhis picked up three varsity letters during Craig Ferguson reflects on 'Late Late Show' en route to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races 11/10/2023 04:41am • It's been nearly a decade since he signed off from CBS' "The Late Late Show" in 2014, but Craig Ferguson still loves making us laugh. The former late-night comedian brings his "Fancy Rascal" standup comedy tour to the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia this Saturday night. Stafford High student airlifted to hospital after fight in gym 11/09/2023 02:10pm • A student was airlifted to the hospital after a fight at a Stafford County, Virginia, high school, Wednesday morning. In an update Thursday, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said the fight broke out in the gym of Stafford High School shortly before 9:30 a.m. It began as a verbal argument betw Job for a Day: How a Loudoun Co. program helps students explore careers in medicine 11/08/2023 03:25pm • When Loudoun County, Virginia, senior Katie Hudson first saw information about a program allowing students to shadow local doctors online, she considered it the perfect opportunity to confirm her interest in pursuing a career in medicine. After discussing it with her parents, she signed up. Now, 'Never been a shipment of this magnitude': National Zoo's giant pandas take off for long journey to China 11/08/2023 02:45pm • Just a little before 1 p.m., a 777 FedEx plane designated as the "Panda Express" went wheels up at Dulles International Airport Wednesday. Aboard — the Smithsonian National Zoo's beloved giant pandas heading back to China. It is the day panda-lovers in the D.C. area have been dreading. T Parents fight to keep Bowie school open, but is it too late? 11/08/2023 01:35am • In recent years, Pointer Ridge Elementary School has hovered around 50% capacity, with the most recent numbers from September of 2022 showing it was at 53% capacity, tied for the lowest school population in all of Prince George's County. It was one of a handful of schools the county was ready to 'Traumedy' comedian heals trauma with comedy at 'Funny Arabs' show at Busboys and Poets 11/07/2023 04:13pm • You've seen her around town producing "Funny Arabs" and "Traumedy: A Dark Comedy Show" at the D.C. Improv, D.C. Comedy Loft, Miracle Theatre and Kennedy Center. This Thursday, Rola Z hosts "Funny Arabs: The Traumedy Edition" at Busboys and Poets on 14th Street in Northwest D.C. "I'm trying to