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Anne Arundel Co. libraries to offer something more lifesaving than a book ��� gun locks 04/13/2023 08:35pm • Politicians have made gun safety a major issue, and now, a county in Maryland is taking a novel approach to improve firearm safety inside the home. Anne Arundel County is giving away free gun locks inside its libraries, something that's never been done before in Maryland. The county's 4,5 New safety measures at Montgomery Co. high schools: Vape detectors, ID badges 04/13/2023 02:41pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are planning to install "vape detectors" in school restrooms, and will require students to wear ID badges on campus to quickly identify potential trespassers as part of two new security measures being rolled out at some high schools. Both measures are pil What���s behind the rise in child abuse cases? 04/13/2023 12:50pm • Prosecutors in Prince George���s County, Maryland, held a news conference Thursday to highlight their efforts at combating child abuse during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It���s a crime that���s being reported with more frequency lately, though that doesn���t mean incidents of abuse are Pauly Shore reflects on career from 'Encino Man' to 'Bio-Dome' en route to gigs at DC Comedy Loft 04/13/2023 04:12am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� When Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan both won Academy Awards last month for "The Whale" and "Everything Everywhere All At Once," respectively, their "Encino Man" colleague Pauly Shore was ecstatic to see his old pals persevere to Advocates for stronger revenge porn laws highlight penalty disparities in DC area 04/12/2023 06:33pm • Two advocates who know all too well the difficulties of prosecuting someone who posts revenge porn are pushing for stronger laws during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Even in the D.C. region, penalties for unlawful disclosure vary for those found guilty; and once an image is on the internet, the A tail-wagging reunion after a terrier taken during a car theft in Prince George's Co. is found safe 04/12/2023 04:50am • Gianni, a Boston terrier, was missing for weeks after Cary and Roxanne Zamilskis' car was stolen with Gianni inside in March. To the Zamilskis immense pleasure, Prince George's police located Gianni and reunited the pooch with the couple on Tuesday. Just over two weeks ago, a stop to fill up on Couple in their 70s assaulted while on Easter Sunday stroll in Montgomery Co. 04/11/2023 09:58pm • A couple taking an Easter Sunday afternoon stroll on a sleepy Montgomery County, Maryland, trail was assaulted, and their daughter said the attacker took something more than her parents' belongings. "While materially he left only with her cellphone, he really robbed my parents of their safety A look at bills passed in the Maryland General Assembly 04/11/2023 06:22am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 90-day legislative session at midnight Monday. Here's a look at some of the legislation that lawmakers passed: ABORTION Lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment that will go on the ballot next year to enshrine the rig Police arrest Oxon Hill day care employee for recording child abuse 04/08/2023 01:00pm • A day care employee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, was arrested Saturday after police said she recorded herself abusing kids. Prince George's County police said that they charged 23-year-old Kayla Greenwell with multiple counts of child abuse and assault. A video recorded Wednesday appeared to show G Senate approves gun bill, but not without heated late debate 04/08/2023 10:23am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. After some procedural maneuvering and heated debate, the Senate gave final approval on an expansive gun bill about 30 minutes before midni Prince George's Co. students create fentanyl PSA to help save lives 04/07/2023 04:50pm • As more students are exposed to the deadly risks of fentanyl, more of their peers are speaking out. A group of high schoolers in Prince George's County, Maryland, are hoping to spread awareness and save lives with a new public service announcement. Students at Charles Herbert Flowers High Sch Player of the Week: Frederick Douglass High's Cordell Cozay Brown 04/07/2023 08:23am • 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 senior Cordell Cozay Brown of Frederick Douglass High School in Maryland. Brown loves football and has been playing since he was 4 years old. A team What's making some DC-area puppies sick? Increase in deadly parvovirus spotted in region 04/07/2023 01:30am • An increase in the number of a highly contagious canine parvovirus is being reported by veterinarian offices in the D.C. region. Veterinarian Ashly Smith, D.C.-area regional medical director for Bond Vet, said over the last month, her organization has seen more animals coming in with the illness. Loudoun Co. community members share different priorities for school district's next superintendent 04/06/2023 12:57pm • As the search for a new superintendent in Loudoun County, Virginia, continues, a new survey is revealing differing priorities among school leaders and community members when it comes to critical issues across the district. The Loudoun County school district brought on GR Recruiting Associates to 5 students at DC elementary school in hospital after ingesting gummies 04/05/2023 07:02pm • A D.C. elementary school student shared gummies suspected of containing a controlled substance, leading to several students feeling unwell and five being hospitalized. It happened Wednesday afternoon at Northwest D.C.'s Key Elementary School. In a letter to the school community, Assistant Princip