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Snapchat's new features will let parents see who their kids are talking to 08/10/2022 08:27am • Snapchat has unveiled a plan to make its disappearing photo app safer for children and teens. The new features, which include allowing parents to see who their children are talking to on the app, are part of the app's Family Center, which will roll out through the fall months. "Today, Snapcha Former NFL player turned chef opens restaurant in Prince George's County 08/09/2022 09:29pm • The Huncho House will feature Prince George���s County's first chef���s table, where diners can watch and get served by the chefs. (Courtesy Huncho House) A former NFL football player turned chef is coming to Maryland to open his first restaurant, which will be located just a few minutes away fr On 10th anniversary of abduction, Washington Post unfurls 'Bring Austin Home' banner 08/09/2022 03:37pm • Sunday will mark 10 years since Austin Tice, a freelance journalist who worked for multiple outlets including The Washington Post, was abducted in Syria. Now, Tice's family ��� and the Post ��� are sending a message to those in power that they want him brought home. More Local News Some Arlington 4th, 5th graders fell behind in literacy last school year 08/09/2022 04:12am • More fourth and fifth grade students in Arlington needed literacy help at the end of the last school year than at the beginning, according to data from the Virginia school system. About 15% of fourth and fifth grade students needed intensive support at the beginning of the year, according to resu Watchdog files lawsuit requesting records related to Va. teacher tip line 08/09/2022 04:05am • When Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin assumed office in January, he issued an executive order banning the teaching of "inherently divisive concepts" and created an email tip line for parents to report if those were being discussed in their child's school. Now, a watchdog organization wants to know ho Black Reel Awards founder Tim Gordon is back with third annual Lakefront Film Festival 08/09/2022 12:26am • The founder of the��Black Reel Awards and president of the Washington Area Film Critics Association never sleeps because he's also carefully curating a D.C. area film festival! The third annual Lakefront Film Festival returns for a hybrid event of virtual screenings and in-person events as it Insufficient sleep affects brains of elementary-age children 08/08/2022 08:45pm • Regularly sleeping fewer than nine hours a night can affect the brains of elementary school-age children ��� including regions responsible for memory, intelligence and well-being. That's according to researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine evaluating data from��the largest lo Hyattsville man guilty of sexually abusing stepdaughter 08/08/2022 03:24pm • It took a jury just over 30 minutes to convict a Hyattsville man on all charges related to the sexual abuse of his stepdaughter. Quinton Perry Sr., 62, was found guilty Wednesday of sexually abusing a minor and of other related charges -- including second-, third- and fourth-degree sex offenses. Loudoun Co. School Board considers new discipline consequences for students 08/08/2022 09:04am • Loudoun County, Virginia's school board will soon vote on a new student discipline policy that would give the school system more latitude to keep students accused of serious offenses out of the general population, rather than being moved to a different school. On Tuesday, the school board will co Car Review: With style that will get you noticed, the new Polestar 2 is the electric future of the new Volvo brand 08/08/2022 03:31am • Polestar might not be a household name because it���s a new brand from Volvo that pushes its electric vehicle future with a Swedish touch. This is the second year for the Polestar 2, and new for this year is a less costly single-motor version. You save about $3,500 over the dual-motor version and ga Jon Lovitz reflects on 'SNL,' 'The Critic' en route to Hollywood Casino in West Virginia 08/08/2022 02:07am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� You know him from "Saturday Night Live," "The Critic" and "A League of Their Own." Comedian Jon Lovitz performs at��Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Friday. "The show is smart, silly and immature, which is basi DC-area kids among those facing nationwide 'mental health crisis,' new research shows 08/08/2022 12:01am • An annual study of the well-being of children across the country shows a dramatic jump in the number of children and teenagers facing "a mental health crisis." The 2022 Kids Count Data Book shows Maryland in the "middle of the pack," ranked 19th on a variety of data points. The data book is devel Study: Children with headache disorders report worse symptoms, mood during pandemic 08/07/2022 11:23am • A new study has found children who suffer from headache disorders have been experiencing more frequent pain and worse anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The small study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Child Neurology, points to elevated stress ��� from disruptions to their daily liv Potomac sisters who died in NY fire to be remembered at Monday service 08/07/2022 10:58am • Funeral services are set for Monday for the Potomac, Maryland, sisters killed during a fire in a Long Island vacation home. Jillian Rose Wiener, 21, and Lindsay Eliza Wiener, 19, will be remembered at an 11 a.m. service at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in the District. More Local Schools in Prince William Co. will be short staffed at start of school year 08/07/2022 08:53am • Families will see the effects of short staffing as students in Prince William County Public Schools head back to classes on Aug. 22. In a letter to parents, Superintendent LaTanya McDade on Friday said the growing school system is facing shortages in both instructional staff and bus drivers.