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Young people honored at DC award ceremony for overcoming adversity 09/14/2023 10:32am • In the Old Council Chambers at Judiciary Square, friends and loved ones cheered each award recipient as they stepped forward ��� honored by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb who presided at the eighth annual Right Direction Awards. Thirty young people were saluted for overcoming significant cha When will all Prince George's Co. high schools have metal detectors in place? 09/14/2023 03:54am • In Prince George's County, Maryland, work has been underway to enhance security at all high schools ��� and that includes the addition of metal detectors. This week, the devices were installed at DuVal High School in Lanham after the killing of 16-year-old student Jayda Medrano-Moore not far fro Warring motions before fired Loudoun Co. superintendent���s trial: Prosecutor says claims of misconduct ���frivolous��� 09/13/2023 05:10pm • The lawyer for fired Loudoun County School Superintendent Scott Ziegler claims prosecutors in Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares' office resorted to "extensive abuse of the special grand jury process," and will ask a judge next week to dismiss Ziegler's three misdemeanor indictments. In a mo Why coin and button batteries can be so dangerous in the hands of your kids 09/13/2023 01:03pm • Doctors are warning parents about how dangerous certain batteries can be for your kids. It comes as new standards and regulations go into effect in the U.S. ���It is round, it is shiny, it is nice and slick in their hands and can easily slip into the mouth,��� Dr. Sarah Combs described the typica Norfolk State U. plans vigil for Prince George's Co. student who was shot and killed near campus 09/13/2023 05:41am • Norfolk State University student Jahari George, who was from Accokeek in Prince George���s County, Maryland, was shot and killed near campus earlier this month. (Courtesy Norfolk State University) A vigil is planned for Wednesday at Norfolk State University after a 20-year-old student was shot a How a new Fairfax Co. police unit is working to keep guns out of the hands of people experiencing a crisis 09/12/2023 05:00pm • In Virginia, a new Fairfax County police unit will specialize in investigating bomb threats, active violence threats and red flag cases, police Chief Kevin Davis said at a news conference Tuesday. The group, called the Threat Assessment and Management Unit, which launched on Aug. 28, was formed a Washington Spirit���s Paige Metayer's journey from undrafted rookie to pro starter 09/12/2023 11:24am • Paige Metayer recalls her professional soccer debut as ���certainly surreal.��� In late March, with over 11,000 spectators at D.C.'s Audi Field, the 22-year-old midfielder walked out on the field as a starter for the Washington Spirit in its season opener against OL Reign. Looking at the oppos Is it time to revisit and bolster a decades-old law aimed at managing pest control in Maryland schools? 09/12/2023 07:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters�����free email subscription��today. Amid fretting and high hopes that their children will succeed in the academic year, concerns that students could be exposed to toxic pesti Michelle Branch kicks off Annapolis Songwriters Fest with Blondie, K. Michelle, LeAnn Rimes, Patty Griffin 09/12/2023 03:57am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� The Annapolis Songwriters Festival returns to the Maryland capital this Thursday through Sunday. The festival kicks off with Michelle Branch live at Maryland Hall in Annapolis on Thursday, followed by Blondie at Anna Building a love of vegetables in kids ��� one kale chip at a time: Inova Health in partnership with Truist 09/11/2023 03:55pm • This content is sponsored by Truist. Kale. People tend to love it or hate it. Surprisingly, baked chips made from the curly greens are perhaps the most popular recipe with kids who take part in the Inova Healthy Plate Club. That���s right, kids love kale chips. It���s by far the most beloved r Could addressing attendance in Prince George's Co. schools solve bigger problems, too? 09/11/2023 01:58pm • Ever since the pandemic began to ebb, law enforcement have had to contend with an increase in crimes committed by kids. Despite a constant drumbeat for help from parents and the community, the stories stay the same: Every few months, carjackings and violent robberies spike, and more and more teenage Gov. Youngkin pardons sexual assault victim's father after Loudoun Co. school board meeting arrest 09/11/2023 09:55am • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin granted a pardon Sunday to a father arrested at a Loudoun County School Board meeting in 2021 after his daughter was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom. The man's daughter was raped at Stone Bridge High School ��� leading to the father���s arrest for disrupting a Beyond the boardwalk ��� How a Bethany Beach woman aims to help others through fashion 09/11/2023 05:35am • WTOP is proud to spotlight the many small businesses that make up the D.C. region as part of our Small Business September coverage.��The Small Business September series is brought to you by EagleBank. Would you want to work a job nearby your parent, siblings and romantic partner? That's a rea Everything is 'wonderful' as Everclear rocks The Fillmore in Silver Spring 09/11/2023 04:07am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� They defined '90s rock with "Santa Monica," "Father of Mine," "I Will Buy You a New Life" and "Wonderful." This Wednesday night, Everclear rocks The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland, sharing a bill with The At Repurposed pay phone entertains kids and grownups with jokes in DC 09/09/2023 09:30pm • Coin-operated pay telephones, once ubiquitous, in places ranging from gas stations to drug stores to street corners, have vanished from the landscape. But someone has figured a way to repurpose an old pay phone to dial up some smiles. Near Lafayette Elementary School in D.C.'s Chevy Chase neighbo