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Need to leave kids home alone as the school year gets underway? Here are some tips 08/21/2023 10:10am • As the school year begins for some students in Northern Virginia, some parents may be considering leaving their child home alone before or after school for the first time. In Virginia, there are no specific rules about how old a child should be when they're left alone. But Twana Johnson, Program 'Children are known to spread diseases:' COVID and keeping your family healthy as kids go back to school 08/20/2023 08:24pm • Kids are filing back into classrooms, gymnasiums and cafeterias at public schools across Fairfax and Prince William counties Monday. And with them, students are bringing in and sharing pens, spiral notebooks and ��� yes, unfortunately ��� viruses. "I don't have to tell any parent that their kids A waffle you can drink: Eggo releases sippable version of popular breakfast dish 08/20/2023 03:02am • Ever want to drink your waffles? Now���s your chance ��� but only if you���re 21 and older. Kellogg���s Eggo and Sugarlands Distilling Company partnered to launch a sippable boozy waffle beverage called Eggo Brunch in a Jar Sippin��� Cream, according to a news release Tuesday. Inspired by the Where to find 15 unique playgrounds in the DC area 08/18/2023 03:09pm • The D.C. region can be a perfect backdrop for more than living and working ��� it's perfect for playing as well. With the large variety of playgrounds around the region, kids can discover a whole new world of play options that are often themed, accessible and nearby. WTOP searched for not-so- Two Virginia school districts release lists of 'sexually explicit' library books 08/18/2023 10:28am • Responding to a controversial new state law, two Virginia area school systems have released lists of books containing "sexually explicit" material as defined by state law. The book lists are required so that parents can look at the lists and opt their kids out from reading the books or even check Prince William schools reject transgender policies from state, will not change regulations 08/18/2023 07:46am • Thousands of students across Prince William County, including Colgan High School students pictured here, walked out of class on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, to protest Virginia Department of Education draft guidelines related to trans students. (Courtesy Robin Keller/InsideNova) Prince William Count 'A little bit of peace': Northeast DC dog owners hold vigil for drowned dogs 08/18/2023 12:28am • An emotional vigil was held in Northeast D.C. on Thursday for the 10 dogs lost during Monday���s flooding at the District Dogs day care facility. ���Our community is mourning,��� said event organizer Alyssa Weiner Sandler. Weiner Sandler, who runs the Instagram page Real Dogs of Eckington, sai DC plans to beef up police force, crack down on curfew violators 08/18/2023 12:01am • The Metropolitan Police Department announced Thursday that it would be handing out more money as part of its ongoing effort to beef up the District's police force. Department employees who attract new officers can now receive a referral bonus, according to Pamela Smith, the city's acting police c Incoming students take precautions after recent violence near Howard University's campus 08/17/2023 08:59pm • There���s nothing new about Howard University���s Safety Fair ��� the event is done every year as freshmen move into the campus in Northwest D.C. But this year, the event with music, a drumline and a chance for new students to connect with each other, followed a violent attack on several Howard U Is your kid ready for kindergarten? This study helps parents put the 'PECES' together 08/17/2023 03:54pm • It's an exciting time for a lot of parents around the region as they get ready to send their kids off to kindergarten. But some parents might be a little nervous, since not all kids that enter kindergarten are ready to start school. A new study is giving parents, and future parents, clues about w Alexandria to join Arlington, Fairfax counties with school zone speed cameras 08/16/2023 09:55pm • School zone speed cameras, a longtime fixture on the Maryland landscape, are now popping up in Northern Virginia. The City of Alexandria is joining Fairfax and Arlington counties in activating school zone speed cameras for the upcoming school year. The Alexandria cameras will be installed near DC leaders honor 'amazing' lifeguards for heroism at city pools 08/16/2023 09:00pm • Since Memorial Day, hundreds of thousands of people have walked into one of the many neighborhood pools around the District to take a dip and cool off. A handful of times, those swimmers couldn't make it out of the water themselves, and instead needed help from a lifeguard who was on duty. During Theresa Caputo of TLC's 'Long Island Medium' brings her 'psychic' gift to MGM National Harbor 08/16/2023 01:47pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� You know her as the self-proclaimed psychic medium from the TLC reality series "Long Island Medium." This Friday night, Theresa Caputo performs live at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. "I'll come out on Montgomery Co. offers free computers, Internet discounts for low-income residents 08/16/2023 01:32pm • There's good news for Montgomery County residents without Internet service or access to computers. Montgomery County is offering free computers and up to $45 per month off home or mobile Internet for some low-income residents. The program, offered right before the start of the new school year, Rosie's Gaming Emporium clears final hurdle for ballot initiative to open Manassas Park location 08/16/2023 09:47am • A ballot initiative to bring a Rosie���s Gaming Emporium to Manassas Park cleared its final hurdle Friday. A question asking voters whether they wish to allow pari-mutuel gambling in the city to make way for a new Rosie���s location will appear on the November ballot after Prince William County Cir