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Vigil held as search for missing Greenbelt teacher continues 08/05/2023 08:40pm • Still holding out hope that a missing Maryland teacher might be found, the Greenbelt, Maryland, community gathered Friday night to rally around each other in honor of 60-year-old Mariame Toure. Toure, who also goes by the name of Mariame Sylla ��� or "Madame Sylla" as she's known by students A Positive Tune: Bike accident didn���t deter North Stafford graduate 08/05/2023 11:33am • 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. Karl Rice. (Courtesy Doug Stroud/InsideNova.com) North Stafford High School graduate Karl Rice will always remember his high scho Va. families file complaint with AG alleging disabled students' rights were violated 08/04/2023 03:38pm • Families of children with disabilities have filed a complaint with the Virginia attorney general's office, calling for an investigation into state education authorities and the Fairfax County School Board for allegedly violating the rights of students with disabilities. In the complaint filed las 'TMNT: Mutant Mayhem' continues lasting legacy of 'Turtle Power' 08/04/2023 04:14am • "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have blockbuster competition at the box office this weekend as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" hopes to bring families to movie theaters like "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Directed by Jeff Rowe ("The Mitchells vs. The Machines"), the computer-animated Breaking down the Blueprint: Board approves updates to statewide reform plan, offers feedback to local school systems 08/03/2023 05:55pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. The Blueprint for Maryland���s Future Accountability and Implementation Board has approved updates to the statewide comprehensive educat Super streaming week for Chris Pratt fans as 'Guardians 3' hits Disney+, 'Mario' hits Peacock 08/02/2023 02:51pm • "Barbie" is now the third-highest grossing movie of the year in global box office. It's now chasing two mega blockbusters that finally drop on streaming this week. Wouldn't you know it? They both star Chris Pratt with Star Lord vs. Super Mario! Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3" dr Muslim parents in Montgomery Co. opposing LGBTQ curriculum in schools point to principals' concerns 08/02/2023 03:45am • Muslim residents in Montgomery County, Maryland, who seek to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ inclusive literary curriculum are pointing to a memo from elementary school principals to support their argument. Muslim civil and religious rights groups held a news conference Tuesday to make a memo fr From Pink to Beyonc��: DC entertainment guide for August 08/01/2023 05:55am • The summer is heating up with plenty to do around the nation's capital. Time for your August Entertainment Guide of fun events around town: August Entertainment Guide Aug. 1: Snoop Dogg at Jiffy Lube Live Aug. 1-11: "Nate the Great" at Imagination Stage Aug. 1-13: "The Play That G 'I was running around for help': Restaurant owner speaks out after screwdriver attack in Northeast DC 07/31/2023 10:00pm • Every weekday at 4 a.m., Charles Oguh can be seen unloading supplies for his restaurant Brookland Grill in Northeast D.C. It���s a restaurant he���s owned for more than 20 years, and every morning starts like all others, even last Wednesday. As he unloaded a rental car that morning, a group of Prince George's Co. middle school receives new look before school year begins 07/31/2023 07:56pm • Drew-Freeman Middle School in Prince George's County, Maryland, looks a lot different these days: Students will have a new attitude when they see the new building this fall. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Prince George's County Public Schools Superintendent Millard House II toured the new NLADA empowers 'equal justice community' by forming a captive insurance company in DC 07/31/2023 11:16am • The National Legal Aid & Defender Association, America���s oldest and largest nonprofit devoted to delivering legal services to those who can���t afford counsel, has given new and improved powers to the equal justice community by establishing a captive insurance company in Washington, D.C. As ���captive insurance��� leader, DC empowers companies and saves them money 07/31/2023 09:46am • The nation's capital has become a leader in the ���captive insurance��� industry, giving companies more control over their insurance programs and helping them save money. It was in 2001 that the District licensed its first ever captive insurer. Since then, the city has earned a reputation Georgetown researchers examine how Black girls are treated in the classroom 07/31/2023 08:00am • This is part of WTOP���s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant.��Read more of that coverage. It's the summer of Barbie where "Girl Power" reigns supreme. But, if you are the parent of a girl of color heading back to school in the Severe storm warnings in effect for DC area amid ongoing heat wave 07/28/2023 10:29pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates��on the 8s on WTOP.�� Dangerous heat lingering over the District is impacting everything from Metro cars to walks in the park Friday, as a heat wave drives temperatures ever closer to 100 degrees. However, as the day ends, severe storms are starting to r Northern Va. volunteers are helping to bake birthday cakes for kids they'll never meet 07/28/2023 09:38pm • A few years ago, as her kids got older, Mary Campbell and her family settled in Northern Virginia. They're a military family, but once they arrived, there was no longer the need for her to unpack, prepare for a new move or help her kids get settled in a new community. On a website about what pare