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Child's 'hot car' death in Fairfax Co. is painful reminder for all parents 08/11/2021 11:48am • The death of a 5-year-old boy in Fairfax County, Virginia, Tuesday served as a painful reminder of the dangers of hot vehicles as temperatures continue to soar above 90 degrees this week. Investigators said a parent had brought the child to his home in Springfield along with other siblings. Fo DC schools chancellor offers student distancing, quarantining guidelines 08/10/2021 06:42pm • The D.C. schools chancellor is offering parents a better idea of what to expect when it comes to social distancing and quarantining when class starts Aug. 30. As D.C. makes a push to get kids ages 12 and older vaccinated with incentives, such as scholarship money and prizes, the head of D.C. Publ Two dozen school-based child care programs in Prince William won���t open on time 08/10/2021 02:55pm • 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. Before- and after-school child care programs at about two dozen Prince William County schools won���t open when the school year begins Au Howard Co. urges parents to get eligible kids vaccinated, cautions of potential delta disruption 08/10/2021 01:46pm • Officials in Howard County, Maryland, are encouraging parents to get eligible school-age children vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the school year starting later this month, saying vaccines provide the best protection even against the more infectious delta strain of the virus. In the words of Mask it up! Popular Va. ska festival set to skank, seeks to extend reach 08/10/2021 12:38pm • ��� A perennially popular Virginia-based music festival is attempting to expand its reach, as the recent surge in coronavirus cases threatens the just-reopened live music industry. "The Supernova International Ska Festival is dedicated to the music of ska, which is a precursor to reggae, which Delaware governor orders masks in public and private schools 08/10/2021 11:35am • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� Democratic Gov. John Carney is imposing a mask mandate for all public and private school students and staff in Delaware effective next Monday. The indoor mask mandate announced Tuesday applies to everyone kindergarten age or older, regardless of vaccination status. The man 2 DC-region teams square off in quest to make Little League World Series 08/10/2021 04:10am • Two D.C.-area teams are playing in a regional tournament this week, hoping to make it to the Little League World Series later this month. One team is from D.C., and they're called Capitol City Little League. The other team is from Montgomery County, Maryland, and they are called the Montgomery Co Maryland launches vaccination campaign for kids 08/09/2021 03:46pm • Maryland health officials are launching a campaign to encourage parents and guardians to get kids their routine vaccinations before school starts. April 2020 saw a 46% decline in vaccinations for children between birth and age 18 over the previous year���s numbers, Gov. Larry Hogan���s office sai 'It's more emotional for us' -- kindergarten parents on 1st day of school in Stafford County 08/09/2021 12:45pm • John and Najae take video as their daughter enters Widewater Elementary School, in Stafford, Virginia, for her first day of kindergarten. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) The first day of kindergarten brings a jumble of emotions for parents in any year. In 2021, all the feels are intensified. Monday, J 'Christmas in August' ��� kids return to class in an Alexandria elementary school 08/09/2021 10:18am • There was no shortage of excitement at Samuel Tucker Elementary School, in Alexandria, Virginia, Monday morning ��� on the faces of the kids coming off the buses and of the teachers and administrators there to greet them. It may be just a week into the month of August, but school is back at Samue Pediatricians 'absolutely concerned' as COVID-19 cases nearly double among kids 08/09/2021 09:54am • The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics isn't happy with vaccination rates among youngsters and said doctors are ���absolutely concerned��� about rising cases of COVID-19 among adolescents. Speaking during a webinar hosted Aug. 4 by the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project, D LGBTQ teens face added stress from discrimination, study finds 08/09/2021 09:38am • Decades of research have shown that discrimination wears on the mental health of young LGBTQ people over time, but a pre-pandemic study conducted by an American University professor indicates the damage can be more immediate. Ethan Mereish, an associate professor of health studies at American Uni Heart's Ann Wilson reflects on career as she gears up to rock The Birchmere 08/09/2021 01:27am • Listen to our full conversation on WTOP���s ���Beyond the Fame��� podcast. Her powerhouse vocals propelled Heart all the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This week, Ann Wilson rocks The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday night. "I really did ; I was climbing the wall What will education look like this fall as coronavirus cases rise? Local experts weigh-in 08/08/2021 03:47pm • As students return to school this fall, things are going to look a lot different. Experts from Johns Hopkins say you should know your school's academic plan ahead of time. The university recently held a seminar titled "How COVID changed education: What we need to know now and in coming years." Sunday marks last day for tax-free shopping in Va., 1st day for Md.'s tax-free week 08/08/2021 07:40am • Sunday is the last day for shoppers to take advantage of Virginia's three-day, tax-free holiday; it's also the same day Maryland kicks off its tax-free shopping week. Every August, shoppers in Virginia and Maryland get a break from paying sales tax on certain purchases related to the new school y