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Fairfax Co. jury recommends 78 years for woman in 2018 shooting, killing of two daughters 03/27/2023 02:15pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, jury on Monday recommended a sentence of 78 years in prison, for the woman convicted of shooting and killing of her two daughters at their McLean home in 2018. Veronica Youngblood was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, and two counts of felony firearm use No more PJs? Changes may be coming to Fairfax Co. schools dress code 03/27/2023 04:10am • Changes may be coming to Fairfax County Public Schools' dress code, including one that would prohibit students from wearing pajamas or sleepwear to class. As part of proposed changes to its Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook, students also wouldn't be allowed to wear jackets with hoods Grime, dirt, stink and funk: Tween boys are skin care's hottest market 03/26/2023 08:56am • Check the aisles at Walmart, Target or your neighborhood drug store and you'll find them chock full of scented, lathering, moisturizing, bubbling -- even glittering -- face and body cleansers for kids and adults. But, until recently, there's been a glaring shortage of products targeting the skin- Don't say 'no' to Narcan: Montgomery Co. parents and students get lesson on how to prevent overdose 03/25/2023 06:07pm • After five students died from opioid and fentanyl overdoses this school year, Montgomery County, Maryland Public School parents and students gathered Saturday to learn how to use lifesaving drugs – most notably, Narcan. Though none of the overdose deaths have come on school property, Paint Bran George Mason University students petition against Youngkin as commencement speaker 03/25/2023 09:06am • George Mason University students are petitioning against the college's decision to host Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as the graduation commencement speaker in May. Senior Alaina Ruffin started the petition Thursday, one day after university president Gregory Washington announced that the Republic Montgomery Co. high school cracks down on off-campus lunch policy due to 'safety concerns' 03/24/2023 11:57pm • Days after a Quince Orchard High School student was found suffering an apparent overdose inside the bathroom of a McDonald's near the school, the school's principal announced stricter enforcement of the off-campus lunch policy. In a tweet, Quince Orchard Principal Elizabeth Thomas wrote that Pedal-powered party boats expand to The Wharf, Navy Yard 03/24/2023 12:50pm • Potomac Paddle Club launches from Navy Yard and The Wharf this month, with its boats powered by passenger pedal power. (Courtesy Sea Suite Cruises) Potomac Paddle Club launches from Navy Yard and The Wharf in March, with its boats powered by passenger pedal power. Parent company Sea Suite Cru Player of the Week: Wootton High's Aidan Wang 03/24/2023 08:48am • This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is senior Aidan Wang of Thomas S. Wootton High School in Maryland. 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 Aidan Wang of Thomas S. Wootton Hig 'A step ahead': DC students graduate from special Trinity Washington University program 03/24/2023 06:46am • Families gathered at Trinity Washington University in Northeast D.C. on Thursday to celebrate Coolidge Senior High School students graduating from a new, innovative program. The Trinity-Coolidge High School Early College Program is one the initiatives the college created in partnership with D How a Fairfax Co. elementary school is teaching parents to support their students 03/24/2023 12:28am • Parents at Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School in Virginia take a class that teaches them how to connect with their children and their education. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) On a large screen in the front of the library at Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia, an instructor Montgomery Co. schools continue efforts to combat fentanyl use 03/23/2023 04:10pm • There's a concerning shift in how young people in Montgomery County, Maryland, are coming into contact with fentanyl, according to school officials. New information from health officials suggests that rather than accidental exposure to fentanyl, students are seeking out the drug themselves. "W 9-year-old wins Prince William Co. spelling bee with 'gallivat' 03/23/2023 09:17am • 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. "Gallivat" is not a word you hear everyday. Merriam-Webster defines it as "an East Indian ship propelled by sails and oars and often Annapolis Film Festival brings powerful slate with 'Chevalier,' 'The Grotto' and 'Judy Blume Forever' 03/22/2023 02:25pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7525NAGtJU   The 11th annual Annapolis Film Festival returns to Annapolis, Maryland, this Thursday through Sunday. Over 70 films will screen at Maryland Hall on Chase Street, as well as Annapolis Elementary School, Asbury United Methodist Church and Prince George’s Co. will offer rebates for surveillance cameras 03/22/2023 01:21pm • A bill that would offer rebates to Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents who buy surveillance cameras has passed unanimously, after the council heard from the parents of a teen shot last year whose killer is still on the loose. The bill was named after 13-year-old Jayz Agnew, who was shot Tenn. official to fill Virginia chief schools officer post 03/22/2023 12:39pm • Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has hired a Tennessee education official to serve as Virginia's chief schools officer after the previous employee in the role resigned for reasons the administration has declined to explain. Tennessee Chief Academic Officer Lisa Coons will take over the role of Virg