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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 Arlington schools to give parents more control over when students use school-issued devices 04/04/2023 06:41pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is rolling out a new content filter that will give parents more control over when students use their county-issued devices. At Thursday's school board meeting, Superintendent Francisco Dur��n said the new tool, called Lightspeed, would replace Global Protect, $12M revamp will replace Kennedy-era escalators at one of Maryland's busiest MVA offices 04/03/2023 08:35pm • A major remodel of Maryland's Motor Vehicles Administration facility in Glen Burnie will include $12 million worth of renovations ��� and the removal of some ancient escalators. As part of the revamp, which got underway Monday, crews were starting to remove the building's original escalators ��� 'Full circle': Prince George's Co. native will dance with premier troupe at DC's Kennedy Center 04/02/2023 05:05am • 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. A Prince George's County native says he has always been goal oriented, and one of his goals was to dance at the Kennedy Center in D.C. No DC's love for New Balance sneakers highlighted in new documentary 04/01/2023 01:36pm • A new documentary dives into the love affair between D.C. residents and New Balance sneakers that elevated the functional shoe into a local fashion icon. While other cities adopted Air Force Ones, Timberlands and Chuck Taylors, the District's streetwear scene in the '80s became obsessed with the National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Cherokee tribes 03/31/2023 11:23am • Through Sunday, the National Museum of the American Indian in D.C. is celebrating the contributions of Cherokee tribes across the U.S. with Cherokee Days, which celebrates and highlights Cherokee culture. Chuck Hoskin Jr. is the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. He said that he hopes people Player of the Week: Edmund Burke School's Margaret Hutt 03/31/2023 08:31am • This week���s WTOP Player of the Week is senior Margaret Hutt of Edmund Burke School in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Margaret Hutt) 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 Margaret Hutt of Investigation into Fairfax Co. schools' National Merit delays unveils miscues, lack of standard protocol 03/30/2023 07:51am • Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid on March 29, 2023. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) An investigation into why some Fairfax County, Virginia, high school students didn't learn of their National Merit Scholar recognitions last fall unveiled a series of miscues and lack of a countywid Maryland lawmaker proposes teaching swim lessons in public schools 03/29/2023 09:12pm • A Maryland delegate never learned to swim, but she wants future generations to have the chance to learn the skill in school. Del. Karen Toles represents Prince George's County, and is one of the sponsors of a bill that would require the state's Department of Education to develop a curriculum that Giraffe named 'Willow' dies at Maryland Zoo after short illness 03/29/2023 12:22pm • A 6-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has died. The giraffe, named Willow, had started to show a large decline in her appetite Friday. The zoo was treating her and keeping a close eye on her health, the zoo said in a news release. A female reticulated giraffe named Clean Virginia offers endorsements, plans 8-figure spend 03/29/2023 09:00am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Clean Virginia, the advocacy group formed to counter the influence of Dominion Energy at the state Capitol, rolled out 52 legislative endorsements Tuesday and announced plans to boost its spending by nearly $700,000, with more to come, to help those mostly Democratic candidate Chris Kirkpatrick of NSYNC ready for 'Y2K Pink Party' at Westfield Montgomery 03/29/2023 06:16am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� Your favorite boy bands are gathering in Bethesda, Maryland, to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Members of *NSYNC, LFO, O-Town and 98 Degrees will visit Westfield Montgomery for the "Y2K Pink Party" Saturday fr Fairfax Co. parents turn out at community meeting to learn about the threat of fentanyl 03/29/2023 03:58am • Concerned that the deadly drug fentanyl is in schools and neighborhoods, parents gathered at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, Tuesday night to learn what they can do to protect their kids. More than 100 residents heard from a panel of experts, including school leaders, police an