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'An executive order is not an indictment:' Former AG on Miyares investigation of Loudoun Co. schools 02/22/2022 03:59pm • On the day he was sworn in as Virginia's attorney general, Jason Miyares tweeted a news release that he was opening up an investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools, because, in his words, the school system "covered up a sexual assault on school grounds for political gain, leading to an additi Grammy winner Rick Springfield ready to rock Hollywood Casino in Charles Town 02/22/2022 11:13am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� He won a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal with his 1981 breakthrough hit "Jessie's Girl." On Friday, Rick Springfield��hits Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. "It's a very intimate, audience-interactive Britney Spears reportedly signs $15 million book deal 02/22/2022 09:50am • ▶ Watch Video: Britney Spears writing tell-all memoir in multi-million dollar deal, reports say Britney Spears is writing a tell-all book based on her rise to fame, her career and her family. Simon & Schuster (a division of CBS News' parent company, Paramount) is said to be paying Masks now optional in Prince William Co. schools; Fairfax, Arlington mandates end March 1 02/22/2022 06:53am • Students in Virginia's Prince William County Public Schools now have the option of whether to wear a mask, as of Tuesday morning. In a letter to the community last week, Superintendent LaTanya McDade said masks would no longer be required for students effective Feb. 22. More Prince Wil Va. bill aims to block public access to past police cases 02/21/2022 05:54pm • A bill going through Virginia's General Assembly aims to limit who can see the documents from past police cases. The legislation is getting strong pushback from organizations that say access to the investigations -- which are funded by taxpayers -- also hold the police accountable. Legislation Poll: Youngkin's job approval mixed; policy proposals unpopular 02/21/2022 04:01pm • A month into his term, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s job approval is mixed, while support for his signature policy proposals is low. Those are the findings of the annual State of the Commonwealth Poll, conducted by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University. You Tears for Fears returns with new album 'The Tipping Point' 02/20/2022 09:28am • ▶ Watch Video: The return of Tears for Fears Feel free to sing along: Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you�� Acting on your best behavior Turn your back on Mother Nature Everybody wants to rule the world In 1985, this song, "Ev New Virginia law makes masking in schools optional, but still required on school buses 02/19/2022 10:17pm • According to a new state law, all Virginia students will soon have the option to not wear a mask in school, but they will still be required when riding a school bus. A federal mask requirement for public transportation is still in place, which means all children and adults still have to mask up. Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Washington revise mask policy 02/18/2022 09:33pm • Starting Monday in jurisdictions where it is possible, masks will be optional and voluntary at catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington. In a letter to its school community, Secretary for Catholic Schools and Superintendent Kelly Branaman said the archdiocese's approach "balances the des Prince William Co. schools to end student mask requirement next week 02/18/2022 07:37pm • Students in Prince William County, Virginia, will be able to choose whether to wear masks in class beginning next week. In a letter to the community, Superintendent LaTanya McDade said masks will no longer be required for students effective Feb. 22. The announcement comes days after Gov. Glenn Arlington schools move to pause virtual learning program 02/18/2022 05:40pm • Arlington County, Virginia, will pause its virtual learning program to allow the school board to create a comprehensive plan for how to operate moving forward. Members speaking for the school board said the current program does not meet the academic or "social-emotional" needs of students. The House leaders unveil package to slash sales taxes, expand federal work opportunity tax credit 02/18/2022 03:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Top House leaders said Friday they will focus on bringing a $300 million tax relief package that would slash taxes on hygiene products and m Fairfax Co. schools to keep mask mandate for now 02/18/2022 03:13pm • The superintendent of the Fairfax County, Virginia, public schools said the school mask mandate will be lifted March 1 in accordance with a new law, but remains in place for now. Scott Brabrand said in a letter to families and staff that ���We recognize our legal obligations��� under SB739, the b Acquittal, mistrial for former Fairfax Co. teacher accused of sex crimes with teen student 02/18/2022 12:10pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, jury acquitted a former middle school teacher on one count of having an illegal sexual relationship with a teen, and a judge declared a mistrial on two remaining counts. Matthew Snell, who taught at Thoreau Middle School in Vienna, was charged in 2019 with sex crimes i 'Flattered and humbled': Fairfax Co. school social worker earns national recognition 02/18/2022 04:48am • When an apartment complex fire in Fairfax County, Virginia, displaced families whose children attend Lynbrook Elementary in Springfield, school social worker Claudia McDowell sprung into action. The fire, one of three in nearby neighborhoods in McDowell's time at Lynbrook, had the biggest impact.