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Andy Cohen on becoming a parent: 'I think it's changed me in every way' 05/07/2023 09:20am • ▶ Watch Video: "The Daddy Diaries": Andy Cohen on becoming a parent It turns out interviewing your closest friend is not so easy. I met Andy Cohen nearly 30 years ago. He had really long hair then, and was a young producer at CBS News.�� Over the years we've become really close. We vac 'Our girls are not OK': Md.-based nonprofit to host informative event on teenage girls' mental health 05/07/2023 07:46am • An event on Sunday in Maryland aims to give parents and caregivers the tools and resources to help young women deal with stressors that impact their mental health. Maryland-based health care nonprofit CCI Health Services and the Physical and Mental Health Committee of Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapt Prince William Co. changes some elementary school bell times due to bus driver shortage 05/05/2023 10:14pm • Prince William County Schools in Virginia is moving forward with plans for a four-bell school start schedule for elementary schools, in a move that school officials say will help the school system overcome a bus driver shortage. The change, planned for the 2023-24 school year, will result in more Virginia parents can now get state grants for student tutoring 05/05/2023 01:59pm • One-on-one tutoring for students can be downright unaffordable, but Virginia has launched a $30 million grant program that is meant to help families pay for those services. Through the program, families can apply for a $1,500 grant per student that would go toward tutoring in English, math, s Player of the Week: Clarksburg's Genevieve Gleason 05/05/2023 04:00am • 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 Genevieve Gleason of Clarksburg High School in Maryland. Genevieve has excelled on and off the field this year as a senior at Clarksburg. As a softball When should school start? Arlington schools draft framework for future academic calendars 05/04/2023 10:01pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia has unveiled a proposed policy that it would use as a framework to create calendars for each school year. The school board has already passed an academic calendar for the 2023-24 school year, but the policy would be used to codify things such as how many days Montgomery Co. parents facing murder charges, accused of not addressing ���emaciated��� teen���s medical needs 05/04/2023 09:00pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, parents are facing second-degree murder charges for failing to provide their 17-year-old child with necessary medical care and slowly watching the teenager die in the living room of their home, prosecutors argued in court Thursday afternoon. Dominique and Cynthia How the gender pay gap affects women's retirement 05/03/2023 08:00pm • Historically, women have earned less than men on average, and this pattern impacts their retirement funds. The median 401(k) account for women is 65% lower than the balance for men, according to recent research from T. Rowe Price. The study found that women and men tend to have the same access to Virginia High School League approves policy to help guide athletes considering NIL deals 05/03/2023 03:31pm • 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. The Virginia High School League's Executive Committee approved Wednesday a policy it said is designed to only guide student-athletes who Loneliness is a 'huge public health crisis' for seniors. Here's how one DC group is helping 05/03/2023 03:16pm • Seniors in the nation's capital are being reminded of the importance of fighting against social isolation, following a report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that highlighted the numerous health risks associated with loneliness. "Social isolation is a huge public health crisis in this coun Wild car crash caught on Fairfax police dash cam video; officer barely escapes 05/03/2023 06:01am • Being a police officer is a dangerous job, and a crash during a traffic stop Monday in Fairfax County, Virginia, demonstrated just how dangerous the job can be. It began shortly before noon on Monday when a Fairfax County Police Officer pulled a driver over on the Fairfax County Parkway. Accor Maryland teenager's self-portrait will join well-known works of art at US Capitol 05/01/2023 10:30pm • 17-year-old Oliva Ensign, who attends MCPS Visual Arts Center Program at Albert Einstein High School, wins the Eighth District Congressional Art Competition with her self-portrait, ���The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself." Her self-portrait will be hang in the U.S. Capitol's hallway between the House Prince George's Co. Public Schools celebrates 'Decision Day' for Class of 2023 05/01/2023 02:27pm • About 3,000 Prince George���s County, Maryland, Public School graduating seniors spent Monday morning at Prince George���s Stadium in Bowie celebrating what was called ���Decision Day,��� a first-time event held by the county to honor the class of 2023. It was part pep rally and part career fair. Building a more inclusive STEM pipeline with Melwood's Camp Accomplish 05/01/2023 01:08pm • This content is sponsored by Melwood. For anyone who participated in summer camp as a kid, you know it���s one of those formative, memorable experiences. With the opportunity for exploration, activity, connection with nature and lifelong friendships, there are so many things that, as parents, you Melanoma Monday: DC-area dermatologist shares tips on skin cancer prevention, sun safety 05/01/2023 08:24am • Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, but it can often be found early, when it's likely to be cured ��� and doctors say most skin cancers can be prevented. "'Melanoma Monday' is all about awareness and prevention ��� really we're focused on early diagnosis," said Allison Larson, chair