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2.5 million households briefly disappeared during the pandemic 2.5 million households briefly disappeared during the pandemic 08/01/2022 10:31am • There were many stories during the first few months of the pandemic about the financial hardships that had forced young adults to move back home with family. Census data shows it was an historic shift in the number of U.S. households. "By mid-summer of 2020, there were 2 and a half million fewer Md. woman turns crisis into opportunity to build coffee company Md. woman turns crisis into opportunity to build coffee company 08/01/2022 05:53am • This is part of WTOPâs continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. When Savannah Mitchell was a child, her favorite thing to do was to have tea parties with her dolls. Mitchell recalls coordinating DC public schools prepping learners with pre-K family toolkit DC public schools prepping learners with pre-K family toolkit 07/31/2022 07:39am • To help families prepare their young ones for the start of the school year, D.C. Public Schools has come out with a new guide. The guide contains information, activities and resources for the District's youngest learners and their families. More DC News More Local News More Educ How to give new life to Legos How to give new life to Legos 07/31/2022 04:06am • If your children have lots of Legos â or maybe they've outgrown them â did you know you can send them back to the company, and Lego will get them into the hands of children who might not otherwise have the building bricks? Lego has a platform called Lego Replay where donations of Legos get ne Alexandria church gives computer tablets to help students prepare for school Alexandria church gives computer tablets to help students prepare for school 07/30/2022 04:24pm • On Saturday, a church in Alexandria, Virginia, gave away thousands of computer tablets to help young students in need prepare for the upcoming school year. It's the 20th anniversary of the âœBrotherâs Keeper Outreach Projectâ at the Alfred Street Baptist Church. This year, they commemorated Rockville police say group of boys killed 'beloved' neighborhood goose; $1K reward offered Rockville police say group of boys killed 'beloved' neighborhood goose; $1K reward offered 07/30/2022 07:41am • Neighbors are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction after police say a group of boys killed a Canada goose in Rockville, Maryland, on Sunday night. Rockville police said they found the dead bird on the bank of Lake New Mark around 8 p.m. The lake is a part o Bail denied for Md. woman accused of shooting husband over molestation allegations Bail denied for Md. woman accused of shooting husband over molestation allegations 07/29/2022 01:55pm • The Maryland woman who police say shot her husband in a D.C. hotel last week over allegations he molested children at her day care will remain behind bars. D.C. Superior Judge Sherry Trafford denied a bail request from Shanteari Weems. More Crime News More DC News More Baltimore What's your sign? How astrology aims to help you understand yourself and others What's your sign? How astrology aims to help you understand yourself and others 07/29/2022 07:11am • In the D.C. area, "What do you do?" is a typical question that's asked upon first meeting someone. But to those who believe in astrology, it's often, "When, where and what time were you born?" At least two times a year, Pauline Anson-Dross goes to astrologer Misty Kuceris. The Fairfax, Virginia, School Zone: What do we know about students' mental wellness? School Zone: What do we know about students' mental wellness? 07/29/2022 05:38am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOPâs weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What's known about students' mental wellness? What it is: Over one-third of high school students said they had poor mental health during the pandemic, a Centers for Disease C Band names new album after WTOP's Glass Enclosed Nerve Center, tours newsroom Band names new album after WTOP's Glass Enclosed Nerve Center, tours newsroom 07/29/2022 05:14am • You can usually tell a lot about a band’s sound and musical influences by what they listened to on the radio when they were younger. But not always. “I didn’t really grow up listening to music at all, and my parents didn’t really listen to music â ever,” said Francis DC expert on helping children with gender, sexual identity transitions DC expert on helping children with gender, sexual identity transitions 07/28/2022 11:20pm • Parents with a child who is thinking about or questioning their gender or sexual identity might not understand or know how to respond. One D.C. area clinical psychologist has some advice to help. Approach the topic with unconditional and nonjudgemental love. "Empathy, absolute empathy," advise 37 Prince William schools to receive free meals this school year 37 Prince William schools to receive free meals this school year 07/28/2022 12:44pm • This article was written by WTOPâs news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.comâs free email subscription today. Prince William County Schools has announced that universally free school meals division-wide are over after two years, but that more than Newborn dies, DC 911 sent crews to wrong address Newborn dies, DC 911 sent crews to wrong address 07/28/2022 07:44am • A day-old baby girl died earlier this month, after D.C. 911 dispatched emergency crews to the wrong address for a newborn in cardiac distress. Safety advocate Dave Statter, on his Statter911 website, said the parents of the newborn woke up, on July 3, to find their daughter not breathing and call DC schools 'have every intention of enforcing' student vaccination requirements DC schools 'have every intention of enforcing' student vaccination requirements 07/27/2022 03:34pm • Citing low vaccine compliancy rates, D.C. is urging parents to get their school-age children all the shots required for returning to school next month. According to DC Health, a 95% compliance rate of routine pediatric immunizations is required to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, su Anne Arundel Co.'s executive asks schools to delay shift in start times Anne Arundel Co.'s executive asks schools to delay shift in start times 07/27/2022 06:31am • Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman says a change in school start times that's about to take effect for the upcoming academic year should be delayed. According to the change set to take effect Aug. 29, elementary schools will shift their bell schedule to begin between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.;
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