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DC nonprofit uses horses to teach kids in Southeast 05/06/2022 02:28pm • Out in a barn in Accokeek, Maryland, three horses wait patiently for a bus load of girls making their way out of the district. Spanning six acres of land, there���s also plenty of space for yoga and meditation, an unexpected getaway from the streets of Southeast. More D.C. News More Olivia, Liam top list of most popular baby names ��� again 05/06/2022 12:11pm • The baby names topping the popularity charts in 2021 are no strangers to the list. Olivia, the most popular girl name, has topped the Social Security Administration list for three years. Liam, the most popular boy name, has topped the list for five years in a row. New to the club is Theodor Prince William Education Association advances collective bargaining efforts, will submit supporting signatures to School Board 05/06/2022 07:57am • 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. The Prince William Education Association and the Virginia Education Association, the local group���s statewide parent organization, h How family ties, work in Montgomery Co. shape goals for Frederick County's new superintendent 05/06/2022 07:07am • After a 15-year-old student was shot and injured in a bathroom at Magruder High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, Cheryl Dyson reached out to the school's principal. Dyson, the associate superintendent for Maryland's largest school system, was still on leave after her mom's death at the time Anne Arundel Co. reaches $2.5M settlement with family of teen who died after eating glove 05/05/2022 04:47pm • The parents of an autistic 17-year-old who choked on a glove at school have reached a $2.5 million dollar settlement with the school system in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Bowen Levy's parents filed a federal suit against the school system last year, saying its negligence is responsible for the What might appear to be abandoned wildlife babies may not need to be rescued 05/05/2022 04:49am • The Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia wants people to know that it's fawning season, and it's not unusual for newborn deer to be discovered on lawns, in flower beds and gardens, or in areas of tall grass near homes. What should people do should they discover one? The department said it sh 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Hercules' star leads 'Disney Princess' concert at Kennedy Center 05/05/2022 01:34am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyJThcHRws Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� Disney fans of all ages are about to have a ball this weekend here in the nation's capital. The Kennedy Center hosts the NSO's "Disney Princess" concert on Friday and Saturday as Where DC, Maryland and Virginia abortion laws stand amid Roe v. Wade SCOTUS draft 05/04/2022 08:54pm • Local abortion laws have come back into focus after a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggested it could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. Currently, 23 states have either laws limiting abortion that predate the original Roe v. Wade or "trigge Fairfax Co. chief on police reform and the crime that ���scares me the most��� 05/04/2022 04:45pm • When Kevin Davis was a rookie cop 30 years ago, every work day began the same way. ���My sergeant would end roll call by telling us not to let any other police officer beat us to a call for service in our patrol beat," he told WTOP. More Fairfax County News More Local News How to celebrate 'Star Wars Day' in DC area 05/04/2022 12:02am • Don't be surprised if someone greets you today saying, "May the Fourth be with you!" May 4 has recently become an annual holiday for "Star Wars" fans, and if you live here in the D.C. area, there are plenty of ways to celebrate your fandom on Wednesday, May 4. Here's a chronological look a DC launches 'Hate Stops with Us' campaign to mark AAPI Heritage Month 05/03/2022 04:15pm • May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as D.C.'s launch of the anti-Asian violence prevention program that includes the "Hate Stops with Us" campaign. The director of the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, Ben de Guzman, said one element of the pr Va. appeals court overturns belt discipline conviction, saying 'parental privilege' usurped 05/03/2022 01:23pm • Virginia's Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a mother found guilty of assault and battery for disciplining her 12-year-old twins with a belt, after the panel said the trial judge overstepped her authority in suggesting she should have chosen a different punishment. "Virginia, like US prepares 19,000 beds for potential migrant children influx 05/03/2022 08:25am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. border arrests hit 22-year high in March The U.S. is preparing for a potential spike in migrant children crossing the southern border without their parents, and has identified 19,000 beds at shelters and housing sites to prevent these minors from languishing in Bord Mystery liver disease kills 3 more children after 'significant increase' in cases 05/03/2022 07:01am • ▶ Watch Video: CDC issues alert over hepatitis outbreak in kids Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease, the country's health ministry said, raising to at least four the global death toll of a fatal ailment puzzling doctors from the U.S. to Asia. This s Comedian Lewis Black ready to rant that we've gone 'Off the Rails' at Warner Theatre 05/03/2022 12:31am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� His comedy rants are perfectly suited to help us all vent about the past few years. Lewis Black explodes with hilarious anger at Warner Theatre on Friday and Saturday. "I was in solitary confinement for almost 12 weeks and