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Washington Improv Theater stages feature-length spontaneous shows at Studio Theatre 09/27/2022 12:02am • When you hear the phrase "improv theater," you most likely think of the short-form games that you would see on TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Now imagine if the audience threw out a suggestion and the actors had to spontaneously stage a feature-length musical? That's the idea behind Washingt Report: Md. children and youth continue to experience mental health challenges 09/26/2022 11:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Irene Diane is excited for her senior year at Bowie High School, serving as president of the school���s student government association and f Hollywood favorite Fatburger brings its 'everything on it' burgers (and wings) to Manassas 09/26/2022 11:02am • Beverly Hills, California-based Fatburger, known for its celebrity clientele and its ���everything on it��� burgers, has opened a co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo Express restaurant in Manassas, Virginia. It's the burger chain's first restaurant in the D.C. area. The chain's motto is The Last Questions doctors wish their patients would ask 09/25/2022 04:00am • A curious patient is a healthy patient. When you go to the doctor it's typically for a specific problem, such as a cold, stomach pain or another issue that you want to get better. But it's also an opportunity to learn what's going on in your body, understand why you're receiving a specific treatm Prince George's Co. sees new school year, old truancy problem 09/24/2022 09:18pm • With the new school year underway, truancy programs are in high gear throughout the area. Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy, said that she'll be focusing on the problem of truancy, along with other matters, over the next few weeks. "A lot of young people are not in school. Af Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place revealed in new Windsor Castle photograph 09/24/2022 01:09pm • The final resting place of Queen Elizabeth II is shown at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace has released a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place within St. George's Chapel following her interment in Windsor on Monday. An engraved ledger s This police chief's reforms could be a model for other communities 09/24/2022 10:08am • Police encounters with people dealing with mental health issues can go very wrong, very quickly. Often, the presence of a law enforcement officer can escalate the situation. "A lot of people with special needs may not react very well to a police in uniform, but they may just react very well if a DC nonprofit SADD launches campaign to save lives 09/23/2022 09:13pm • September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and the D.C. nonprofit SADD, Students Against Destructive Decisions, launched a new campaign to support teenagers while providing resources for parents. The organization began focusing on educating teens about suicide in 1997 and has si Md. families unable to access funds from college savings program following audit ���issue��� 09/23/2022 08:41am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Silver Spring resident Brian Savoie began setting aside money for his son���s college tuition nearly 20 years ago, when his first-born, Cale Parents call on MCPS to improve its crisis communications 09/23/2022 04:42am • Parents from two different Montgomery County Public Schools -- one that experienced a shooting inside a classroom and another that experienced a lockdown after a report of a student with a gun that turned out to be false -- told school board members in the Maryland county that communication with par 89% of Virginia schools earn accreditation for 2022-23 09/22/2022 10:42pm • Eighty-nine percent of Virginia schools received full accreditation for the 2022-23 school year, according to data released from the state's Department of Education on Thursday. The last time accreditation data was released, in 2019-20, 92% of schools ��� 1,682 of 1,825 ��� were fully accredited. Fairfax Co. schools, Virginia education officials hit with class action suit over disability hearings 09/22/2022 01:59pm • Fairfax County Public Schools and the Virginia Department of Education have been hit with a federal class-action lawsuit claiming families of disabled children who challenge schools' decisions about specialized education plans don't get a fair shake. The lawsuit, filed by Trevor and Vivian Chapli Flip Circus presents extravaganza outside Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda 09/22/2022 12:31am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euDlW_FPJKo If you visit Westfield Montgomery Mall, don't be surprised to see a circus tent outside! Flip Circus brings its touring extravaganza to Bethesda, Maryland, in the parking lot at the corner of Westlake Drive and Westlake Terrance from Sept. 23 to Prince George's Co. schools will bring doctors to kids virtually 09/21/2022 03:42pm • Not every child sees a doctor on a regular basis, even when they might need it. That's because not all parents can easily get their kids to the doctor's office, if they even have a doctor. But starting next month in Prince George's County, Maryland, the school system is teaming up with a tele Fairfax Co. teaching assistant charged with assaulting special needs student 09/21/2022 10:42am • An instructional assistant at a Fairfax County, Virginia, elementary school has been charged with assaulting a special needs student, police said Wednesday. The alleged assault took place Sept. 16 at Dogwood Elementary School in Reston, Virginia. Fairfax County police said two teachers went in