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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 Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin urges social media companies, WMATA to address deadly 'subway surfing' 09/09/2023 08:23pm • Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is asking social media companies and WMATA for help in controlling the "subway surfing" trend that led to the death of a teenager in D.C. in June. "This online trend has deadly consequences," wrote Rep. Raskin to Meta and TikTok. "This summer, my constituent, Jay How parents can discern between real numbers and anecdotal stories of COVID in classrooms 09/09/2023 04:49am • Kids are back in the classroom ��� but across the D.C. region, some classrooms are already seeing empty desks due to students with COVID-19. But for all the stories you might hear from parents and teachers, the true numbers are harder to track than they used to be. That's because the dashboard 5 teens charged with robbery, assault following Montgomery Co. football game brawl 09/08/2023 01:30pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have arrested and charged five teens with assault and robbery following a post-football game brawl outside of the Bethesda Metro station last week. The incident took place after the Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson football game on Sept. 1. The teens Player of the Week: Hayfield Secondary School's Ethan Osburn 09/08/2023 07:04am • 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 Ethan Osburn of Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Virginia. Osburn is a two-way player for the Hawks varsity football team, playing as a defen Solo trips or 'gramping?' How older adults travel is changing 09/08/2023 06:17am • Many tour companies are creating experiences for the solo traveler. (Courtesy Road Scholar/Alyssa Bichunsky) This summer, WTOP took you on a tour and explored how adults 50 and older are spending their travels. This fall, Sally Matts is going to Spain. Since her retirement as a human resource Capital One opens Dulles Airport lounge 09/07/2023 12:28pm • Tysons, Virginia-based Capital One Financial has opened an airport lounge at Dulles Airport, one of only two Capital One lounges currently open in the nation. The first opened at Dallas/Fort Worth in 2021. Another will open at Denver's airport later this year. Unlike exclusive airline airport How Montgomery County plans to end child hunger 09/07/2023 07:31am • Every day, children come to school in Montgomery County, Maryland, hungry. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, who used to teach in the county���s school system, said he���s still "haunted" by an incident at the school where he used to teach. One day, one of his elementary school students Classroom masking clarified: Montgomery Co. officials emphasize that requirements are limited 09/07/2023 04:34am • The medical officer for Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools, Dr. Patricia Kapunan, said in a letter to parents on Wednesday that ���classroom outbreaks��� of COVID-19 have been reported ���in a few schools across the county.��� Kapunan explained that when three or more students or staff m Review: 'The Afterparty' reveals killer in Season 2 finale on Apple TV+ 09/06/2023 12:56pm • If Kenneth Branagh's remake of "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) failed to galvanize a new generation, Rian Johnson's "Knives Out" (2019) undoubtedly revived the comedic whodunnit for a "Glass Onion" sequel. Streaming platforms followed suit, including Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building Greenbelt school aims to keep the memory of slain teacher Madame Sylla alive 09/06/2023 08:42am • Members of the Prince George's County, Maryland, school community say they're still in shock, but trying to preserve the legacy of a slain teacher. "Her compassion for youth, her willingness to assist them in and out of the classroom; these are things that won't be forgotten," said James Spence, Class required to wear masks after COVID outbreak in Montgomery Co. school 09/06/2023 05:33am • Students and staff in one class at a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, are being told that they must wear masks for the next 10 days after three ���or more��� people tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter sent home to parents on Tuesday, Rosemary Hills Elementary School principal R Police, schools continue investigation into student fights after football game in Bethesda 09/05/2023 05:56pm • Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight told WTOP that there are two investigations following the fights that broke out after a football game between two Bethesda high schools. One is being conducted by the school system, and the other by Montgomery County Police, who are Narcan, lifesaving opioid overdose medication, now available over the counter 09/05/2023 03:41pm • Beginning this week, Americans will be able buy lifesaving Narcan online and over the counter at most pharmacy chains without a prescription. One Northern Virginia group encourages anyone who can afford it to keep some on hand. Naloxone, branded as Narcan, is a medication that can rapidly reverse 'Abbott Elementary' star returns home to Bethesda Theater, urging 'Let's get this strike settled' 09/05/2023 02:24pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� ABC's "Abbott Elementary" was supposed to return for a third season this month, but was delayed by the ongoing Hollywood writers and actors' strikes. In the meantime, one of that show's stars, Lisa Ann Walter, return