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5 summertime tips for a pet-safe season 08/16/2022 07:58am • This content was written by Dr. Janet Weistock, a veterinarian at Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. As the weather gets hotter, why not take the opportunity to get your pets (and yourself) outside. More activity is great for your furry friend, but there are some precautions and things to be aware of dur Baby swings, rockers recalled after infant dies from asphyxiation 08/16/2022 07:12am • More than 2 million infant rockers and swings have been recalled after a 10-month-old died from asphyxiation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Thorley Industries, LLC, 4moms, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are announcing the recall of about 2 million MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaR What DC region parents are most concerned about as kids go back to school 08/15/2022 03:42pm • As D.C.-area parents and children get ready to start school and settle in to their new routines this fall, a recent survey found that parents are worried about their kids' mental health, and a local doctor has advice to help allay their concerns. The MedStar Health back-to-school survey, conducte Parents protesting more books at Prince William school libraries 08/15/2022 02:08pm • 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. While Virginia Beach Public Schools is removing several books from school libraries after objections over sexual content from some parent Prince George's Co. native to debut independent film made during pandemic 08/15/2022 05:03am • 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. During the pandemic, Prince George���s County, Maryland, native Shawn Cosby said she was tired of watching TV and didn't want to "stan Backpack giveaway gets DC kids ready for school while honoring an old friend 08/14/2022 06:57pm • On Saturday, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation hosted a back-to-school backpack giveaway at Brentwood Recreation Center in Northeast. They also honored a departed leader and friend from their ranks. At the Ricardo Duren Backpack Giveaway, District parents found a financial salve to ease t How to make sure your private messages stay private 08/14/2022 08:44am • Last year, Facebook-parent Meta effectively pushed back its timetable for rolling out end-to-end encryption by default across its various social platforms, with an executive saying the privacy-enhancing change would not happen until sometime in 2023. The delay came under a new spotlight this week Florida students return to schools reshaped by DeSantis' anti-'woke' education agenda 08/13/2022 09:02am • After 15 years teaching second and third grade at Burney Elementary, a 350-student school 30 minutes outside Tampa, Emily Lee set up her classroom this month to welcome three- and four-year-olds for pre-K. It's a change she has embraced, she said, a chance to get kids on the right path in their educ Is there a teacher shortage? It's complicated 08/13/2022 08:00am • With summer almost over and students preparing to return to the classroom, there have been more than a few stories about school districts struggling to staff up. Here's a good example in The Washington Post, which looked at two rural districts in Texas that may only provide instruction four days New effort to boost literacy in Prince George's Co. 08/12/2022 07:16pm • In an effort to get books into the hands of the earliest learners, the Prince George's County Memorial Library System has teamed up with the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center to mail young kids free books. Families who give birth at the hospital can immediately enroll their new Summer of celebration at Woolly Mammoth Theatre after 'A Strange Loop' Tony glory 08/12/2022 01:32pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrpwCzjumQ4 It's a summer of celebration at��Woolly Mammoth Theatre��after cultivating a show in D.C. that eventually��took Broadway by storm. "A Strange Loop" earned 11 Tony nominations, including two wins for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the Jun What do we know about consumer habits during back-to-school shopping season? 08/12/2022 04:09am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP���s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. School supplies. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) What to know about back-to-school shopping trends What it is: The first day of school is quickly approaching in the D.C. region, with WTOP cousin Jake Fraley plays in MLB's 'Field of Dreams' game Thursday night 08/11/2022 02:03pm • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� Last summer, Kevin Costner magically returned to the cornfield baseball diamond that he made famous in his classic movie "Field of Dreams" (1989). On Thursday night, Major League Baseball hosts its second annual "Field of Dre Tips to help young athletes stay healthy during extreme summer heat 08/10/2022 05:05pm • As the school year begins and young athletes get back into action, a D.C. sports medicine doctor explains what parents should be doing to keep their kids safe from heatstroke. Dr. Korin Hudson is an attending physician with MedStar Health, an associate professor at Georgetown University and team School buses in Anne Arundel Co. get cameras to record illegal passing 08/10/2022 04:05pm • Hundreds of school buses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, are being outfitted with high-tech cameras that can automatically detect cars that illegally pass stopped buses ��� and snap pictures of their license plates. County officials Wednesday announced the effort to crack down on drivers who fa