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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 DC woman grapples with dog's drowning death: 'This could have all been prevented' 08/16/2023 04:44am • For D.C. resident Jocelyn Lobos-Segura, Monday's severe weather in the Rhode Island Avenue area of Northeast took an unimaginably tragic toll. Her one-year-old Labrador-Border Collie, Mona, was one of 10 dogs who died when a pet day care facility flooded. "I didn't know anything was going on unti 2 Virginia school systems diverge on model policies for treatment of transgender students 08/15/2023 04:30pm • Two Virginia school systems have different responses to transgender policies laid out by the state's education department. The state's largest school system Fairfax County Public Schools announced plans to stick with its current transgender policies instead of following those laid out by the Virg Sen. Chris Van Hollen endorses Angela Alsobrooks in open-seat Democratic primary for U.S. Senate 08/15/2023 03:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters�����free email subscription��today. Maryland���s current junior senator, Chris Van Hollen, was in Silver Spring on Tuesday morning to endorse Prince George���s County Executi Prince William County schools preparing for new security systems 08/15/2023 11:25am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com��and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription��today. Entering Prince William County���s middle and high schools will look different for most of the upcoming school year, as the school div Eye doctors say August is time to get kids' eyes checked 08/14/2023 10:48pm • School bells will soon be ringing and that's why August has been named National Children's Vision and Learning Month. Ophthalmologists want parents to consider the health of their children's eyes as kids get ready to return to class. "Our kids are going back to school and good vision is so key wi Md. mom shares mission and message with new potty-training underwear 08/14/2023 11:14am • Eunique Jones Gibson remembers the day in October 2019 that she decided to create potty-training underwear for her three-year-old daughter. ���She was sleeping in training pants and the one I pulled out of the package was Cinderella,��� Jones Gibson said. ���It just didn���t resonate with me beca Summit in Southeast DC calls on young people to help remedy juvenile crime 08/13/2023 09:10pm • As juvenile crime in the District continues to rise, the Ward 8 community in Southeast held a summit to engage young people in finding solutions on Sunday afternoon. Held at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) on Mississippi Avenue, community leaders at the event spoke directl Stress in college students: What to know 08/13/2023 08:00pm • From paying for school and taking exams to filling out internship applications, college students can face overwhelming pressure and demands. Some stress can be healthy and even motivating under the proper circumstances, but often stress is overwhelming and can lead to other issues. "Stress is the Maryland religion literacy course an eyeopener for educators 08/12/2023 11:24pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters�����free email subscription��today. Maryland���s nearly 900,000 public school students will soon be heading back to school. Over the summer, teachers in every jurisdiction ha Parental access and college records: What parents need to know 08/11/2023 06:41am • Parents who���ve been involved in monitoring their children���s academic progress from kindergarten through high school may be surprised to know that they may not get the same access to their child���s grades and school-related information once their child turns 18. The Federal Educational Rights 'Time is of the essence': Police make another plea for information about missing Md. teacher 08/10/2023 11:58am • Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers holds a news conference Aug. 10, 2023, on the disappearance of Mariame Toure Sylla. (WTOP/John Domen) The concern surrounding a missing teacher from Greenbelt, Maryland, is only growing nearly two weeks since she was last seen. The last time anyone saw 59 Lego Discovery Center opens at Springfield Town Center 08/10/2023 11:45am • LEGO's newest Discovery Center officially opens to the public August 14 at Springfield Town Center in Virginia after an official ribbon-cutting and preview on August 9. The LEGO Discovery Center will also be open August 10 through August 13 for a First Play Days preview. The 32,000-square-foot New school year means new free SmarTrip cards for DC students 08/10/2023 11:38am • The District is once again making getting to school a little easier, and free, for local students. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging parents to plan ahead for the new school year and how students get to school every day, encouraging them to take advantage of the Kids Ride Free program.