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Loudoun County School Board member resigns amid controversy 10/15/2021 04:49pm • A member of Loudoun County, Virginia’s nine-person school board has resigned. Leesburg representative Beth Barts, a first-term board member who has been embroiled in controversy in recent months, announced her resignation Friday on social media. Barts drew heat for being a member in the Face Man gets life sentence for murdering wife with a cobra 10/15/2021 07:04am • An Indian man who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife has been sentenced to life in jail in what prosecutors called the "rarest of rare" cases. Sooraj Kumar set loose a highly venomous Russell's viper snake on his wife Uthra that left her in hospital for almost two months, prosecutors sai DC parents frustrated with school-based COVID-19 testing program 10/15/2021 05:20am • Excited at the possibility of having his 4- and 6-year-old kids' return to a classroom after months of virtual classes, parent Mark Histed, of Ward 1 in D.C., decided to have the pair attend school in-person for the 2021-22 school year. School staff and teachers have gone above and beyond, he sai Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Fran Kranz share intimate clash of grieving parents in 'Mass' 10/15/2021 01:20am • Listen to the full conversation on today's "Beyond the Fame" podcast. One room. Four actors. Two broken pairs of parents unpacking a devastating tragedy. Fran Kranz's directorial debut "Mass" is a powerful drama opening in D.C. theaters Friday. "I remember exactly where I was when Colum DC allocates additional funding to address COVID-19 mitigation measures in schools 10/14/2021 11:04pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to spend an additional $22 million to support COVID-19 mitigation measures in city schools on Thursday, an initiative that also creates a position in each school for someone to oversee coronavirus-related operations. In a news release, Bowser said the fund Frederick Co. schools loosen quarantine rules, require vaccine or testing for sports 10/14/2021 07:44am • Starting Monday, Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland will have a new policy regarding who has to quarantine in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 and minimize the disruption to students. So far, only about 2% of students who have been required to quarantine have tested positive, Student assaulted at Churchill High School, teenager arrested 10/13/2021 08:14pm • A Winston Churchill High School student was injured Wednesday after a student from another high school walked onto campus and allegedly assaulted her, according to police. Montgomery County police said a 17-year-old from Walt Whitman High School entered Churchill High School property at the schoo Washington Teachers' Union passes no-confidence resolution over DC school reopening 10/13/2021 06:40pm • Citing frustrations with D.C.'s plans to safely reopen schools, the Washington Teachers' Union passed a resolution of no confidence in city and school leadership on Tuesday night. In a news release, the union also said concerns with building safety and contract negotiations contributed to the res What fans can expect at the Capitals' home opener 10/13/2021 10:16am • Ovie might be questionable for the Capitals' season opener against the Rangers on Wednesday night, but the team says there's plenty for fans to look forward to at Capital One Arena. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. Here's some of what to expect: Rock the Red Carpet on F Street from 4 p.m. to 6:30 It's time to talk about money with your tweens and teens — here's how 10/13/2021 03:58am • Children are watching -- and it's not just behaviors like kindness and empathy that can make an impression. They also see how their parents handle money, for better or worse. "I wish I was taught how to pay bills, and the importance of paying them on time," said Amiyrah Martin, a mother of thr DC parents press council over student safety measures; Bowser speeds up timeline for road projects 10/12/2021 02:36pm • A bill that the D.C. council is discussing would create a new government office focused on student safety in the District. And several city parents testified before the council Tuesday morning to throw their support behind the legislation. The bill — 24-66: Safe Passage to School Expansion Act 'Dopesick' gives Purdue Pharma and OxyContin a sweeping dramatic treatment 10/12/2021 08:48am • "Dopesick" is a major undertaking, exploring the opioid crisis from multiple angles, including the ground-level carnage inflicted by OxyContin addiction, Purdue Pharma's inner workings and the government personnel seeking to combat it. Scattered in places, in its totality it's an engrossing eight-pa Anne Arundel Co. school board backs funding for bus driver pay increase 10/12/2021 08:09am • Anne Arundel County school bus drivers and attendants are one step closer to a $5 per hour wage increase after the Maryland district's school board approved the budget supplement needed to fund it. The board of education voted Monday in favor of a $7.4 million budget request to provide the school Lego pledges to remove 'gender bias' from its products 10/12/2021 06:49am • Lego has announced plans to remove gender bias from its products, after a study commissioned by the brand found that girls are hindered by "unequal and restrictive" attitudes towards creativity and play. Although the Danish toy maker did not outline specific changes to its products or marketing, Joovy voluntarily recalls some of its jogging strollers after reports of wheel failure 10/12/2021 05:41am • Stroller manufacturer Joovy is recalling over 9,000 of its Zoom 360 Ultralight units after a dozen cases of wheel failure, including one where a child was injured. In a voluntary recall posted Thursday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Joovy said the 26-pound stroller’s front whee