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Caddies in Bethesda changes Moscow Mules, White Russians to Ukraine-themed cocktails 03/01/2022 11:15am • Editor's note: This story has been edited for clarity.  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been inspiring Ukrainians to stand their ground to defend their country, as the world watches Russia's invasion unfold. In Bethesda, Maryland, Caddies on Cordell is changing its drink menu to suppor Va. House passes bill regulating explicit content in schools 03/01/2022 10:39am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The House of Delegates has passed legislation on a party-line vote that requires schools to notify parents if their children are assigned books with sexually explicit content. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant, has already passed the Senate. It now go DC United's KingCJ0 hopes to set the standards for future Black gamers 03/01/2022 05:06am • After a day of attending college classes and studying for his finance degree, Mohamed Alioune Diop returns to his apartment to begin his training session. Armed with video of his last game, the 21-year old reviews all the plays, discusses new strategies with his coaches and heads to practice to prep DC-area schools revise classroom, bus mask policies 02/28/2022 11:55pm • Following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shift focus on positive test results and more on what's happening at hospitals, D.C.-area schools are revising their mask policies in classrooms and buses. This list will be updated as more schools update their poli Make it healthy: Legislation on kids' meals in Montgomery County up for a vote 02/28/2022 09:00pm • The members of the Montgomery County Council are expected to vote on legislation that would require restaurants that offer kids' meals in the Maryland county to offer a healthy alternative. Under the proposed legislation, the "healthy alternative" menu would have to consist of a number of items, Virginia mothers have mixed reaction to rollback of mask mandates in schools 02/28/2022 07:34pm • ▶ Watch Video: Parents discuss kids wearing masks in school As more students began returning for in-person learning, schools became battlegrounds over mask mandates. But as COVID-19 cases decline, state and local authorities across the U.S. have started to roll back mask policies. S Plans to renovate DC's Fort Dupont Ice Arena hit a freeze 02/28/2022 02:18pm • D.C.'s public skating rink, the Fort Dupont Ice Arena, was supposed to close for renovations after this weekend — but then operators found out how much the revamp was going to cost. According to a release from the Friends of the Fort Dupont Ice Arena, two weeks ago the group received notice tha How to help children cope with concerns related to Ukraine 02/28/2022 02:15pm • Ukraine might be far away, but after the Russian invasion, a Northern Virginia psychiatrist said she's hearing from parents of elementary school kids who are worried about safety. "Parents have been emailing me saying, 'Hey, what do I tell my elementary-age kid about safety at home, when the issu 'We have got to get into our children's business': Prince George's Co. targets rise in youth crime 02/28/2022 01:05pm • With violent crime on the rise again, and more kids committing those crimes, leaders in Prince George's County admit the solution isn't just more government. But a new program that county leaders announced Monday hopes to harness the ability of government — along with local community groups alr 'I feel like I should be there': Ukrainians, locals pray for peace at Maryland vigil 02/27/2022 06:50pm • There were a lot of tears, prayers and hugs at a local community service for Ukraine on Sunday afternoon. Many were sharing their stories as the group came together at a Ukrainian Cathedral in Maryland. "Truthfully, I feel like I should be there," said Ivanna Ivaniv. She arrived in Marylan The life of a CIA shadow warrior 02/27/2022 09:42am • ▶ Watch Video: "Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior" At a training facility in Saint Augustine, Florida, you can watch Ric Prado at work. The bullets are real. He's retired from the CIA, but still trains local SWAT teams. "You're a dangerous man," said CBS News national secu COVID-19 rules are relaxing around the DC region. Here's what you need to know. 02/26/2022 07:45pm • Several COVID-19 rules and regulations will be lifted or amended across D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Most of these changes follow a national shift toward an "endemic phase" in the pandemic, changing case rates across jurisdictions, expected coronavirus-related protests and continued vaccine hesit Fairfax daycare provider arrested after 8-month-old 'significantly' bruised 02/26/2022 07:14am • After a baby sustained "significant bruising," a 67-year-old daycare provider was arrested and charged with child abuse and neglect in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Thursday evening, police say. Shaista Laiq, of Fairfax, operated an in-home daycare at 10858 Santa Clara Drive. That daycare is being Maryland local school boards will get say on mask policies 02/25/2022 09:30pm • Maryland lawmakers voted in favor of a plan that returns control over mask policies in schools to local boards of education. The General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR), voted 17-1 to approve Tuesday's decision by the State Board of Education Fairfax Co. schools announces plans to make masks optional March 1 02/25/2022 06:54pm • The superintendent of Virginia's largest school system said in a message to families Friday that parents and guardians can choose for their children to go maskless in schools and on buses beginning March 1. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand wrote that there wouldn't be a