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Virginia Beach leads nation for Gen-Z homebuyers 04/21/2023 12:30pm • Fewer adults under 25 are homeowners, but Virginia Beach, Virginia, leads the nation for the share of homeowners who are. Redfin ranks Virginia Beach No. 1 for Gen-Z homebuyers last year. Those under 25 years old bought roughly 9% of primary homes that sold there last year, a bigger share than an 'Troubling:' Montgomery Co. school security officer faces sex abuse charges 04/21/2023 11:48am • The principal of a Montgomery County, Maryland, middle school said that the allegations that a school security officer showed a student pornography inside the school are "troubling." In a letter to parents, Earle B. Wood Middle School Principal Heidi Slatcoff  added that the alleged actions of V Virginia public high school athletes on verge of profiting from NIL deals 04/21/2023 10:42am • 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 is moving toward allowing high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness. In J Player of the Week: Clarke County's Christopher LeBlanc 04/21/2023 05:05am • Each week, WTOP picks 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 senior Christopher LeBlanc of Clarke County High School in Berryville, Virginia. Chris has earned six varsity letters in two sports during his time at Clark Details emerge on why Loudoun Co. schools spokesman was charged with lying under oath 04/20/2023 10:39pm • Before a Loudoun County Public Schools spokesman is set to go to trial in June, WTOP has learned what he said to a grand jury that led to perjury charges. Wayde Byard was indicted on charges of lying under oath on Aug. 2, 2021, when testifying to a grand jury. It's one of the many facets of the s Parents urged to have open dialogue after TikTok 'Benadryl challenge' turns deadly 04/20/2023 07:00pm • There's a new warning for families about dangerous TikTok challenges after a teenager in Ohio died after doing the so-called "Benadryl challenge," in which people overdose on the allergy medication in an effort to experience hallucinations, similar to the effects of taking psychedelics. Jacob Ste 'It's really scary out there': Parents gather at Alexandria City High School to discuss drug use in kids 04/20/2023 11:06am • Parents gathered at Alexandria City High School in Virginia Wednesday night to discuss drug use and overdoses in kids, which is a problem in communities across the nation. Jen Sweeder, a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, told parents that almost 300 people die everyday from drug over How to create and maintain a family budget 04/19/2023 08:30am • Your money shouldn't be a mystery, but it is to many people. In fact, 65% of Americans don't know what they spent last month, according to a 2020 survey conducted by budgeting app Mint. "People are always more optimistic about their finances than they should be," says Howard Dvorkin, a certified Loudoun Co. schools reviewing how SROs handle sexual assaults 04/18/2023 05:32pm • A joint committee made up of Loudoun County School Board members and County Board of Supervisors is offering recommendations for the Virginia school system’s school resource officers on how they handle sexual assault cases. It comes in the wake of the recent announcement of a federal Title IX i Surprise delivery: Amazon hands out $40K scholarships to Prince George's Co. high school seniors 04/18/2023 12:39pm • Seven Prince George’s County high school seniors gathered inside a room at Eleanor Roosevelt High School for what they were told would be a STEM-related conference. But they walked outside and saw cameras, microphones and their parents all gathered together. Even then, they didn’t truly k 3 Montgomery Co. elementary students hospitalized after taking 'controlled substance'  04/18/2023 06:45am • Three young students at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school felt sick after ingesting what they thought was candy but instead may have turned out to be a controlled substance. Police arrived at College Gardens Elementary in Rockville after the 7-year-old students became sick on Monda Md. teenager collects books for kids fighting cancer 04/17/2023 05:07pm • A Gaithersburg, Maryland, teenager has now collected some 15,000 books for local children who have been diagnosed with cancer. She is now looking for more donations to continue her mission. Emily Bhatnagar, 19, began her organization For Love and Buttercups in July 2021, after her father received Arlington to allow students to carry naloxone in schools as part of opioid prevention efforts 04/17/2023 02:53pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is moving forward with a plan that will enable students to carry naloxone — the generic form of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan — in school by the end of May. At Thursday's board meeting, Superintendent Francisco Duran said the county is aiming for stud Are students following Fairfax County's new cellphone policy? 04/14/2023 05:15pm • A new report from the Fairfax County, Virginia, school system, reveals 459 students were written up for cellphone violations during the first semester of the current school year. The report comes several months after Fairfax County Public Schools updated its Student Rights and Responsibilities ha Review: Owen Wilson's 'Paint' is a bizarre Bob Ross spoof with disappointing brush strokes 04/14/2023 05:13pm • "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" returns for its final season Friday on Amazon Prime Video, while "Barry" is back for its last season Sunday night on HBO, but what if you need something else to watch on Saturday afternoon? It's time to break down Owen Wilson's quirky new Bob Ross parody "Paint," i