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Former Fairfax Co. cop indicted on sex crimes 07/20/2021 08:50pm • A former officer with the Fairfax County, Virginia, police department has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor. During a Tuesday news briefing, Fairfax County Commonwealth���s Attorney Steve Descano said John Grimes is accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor in Bijan Ghaisar's parents ask for former Park Police chief to be removed from task force 07/20/2021 10:00am • Kelly and James Ghaisar protesting on July 20, 2021, outside the U.S. Department of the Interior. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) The mother and father of Bijan Ghaisar protested Tuesday outside the U.S. Interior Department's Northwest D.C. headquarters, asking for former U.S. Park Police Chief Robert MacL DC nonprofit uses donated miles to help connect military families 07/19/2021 12:53pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'bae96a93-01f9-4cfc-ab24-f4a50788e505' }).render("586615368782f961");}); A D.C. nonprofit is helping connect mil Virginia PTA official resigns after speech sparks anger 07/17/2021 05:10pm • FAIRFAX, Va. ��� The Virginia PTA says one of its officials has resigned after she was filmed at a rally saying, ���Let them die,��� during a speech interpreted as a denouncement of opponents of critical race theory. The nonprofit association said in a statement posted online that its executive c Survivors of newspaper shooting, victims' relatives sue 07/17/2021 02:55pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. ��� The families of five Maryland newspaper employees killed in a mass shooting in 2018 and most of the surviving employees who were in the Capital Gazette newsroom during the attack have filed two lawsuits alleging a parent company did not do enough to prevent the attack. The Balt 'The right time to move on' -- Brabrand on his decision to leave Fairfax Co. schools 07/17/2021 09:57am • The 2021-2022 school year will be the last one Superintendent Scott Brabrand spends with Fairfax County Public Schools. He made his decision public in a Thursday message to the community, adding that he will serve through June 30, 2022. "It feels to me the right time to move on after this year Parent or guardian located for young boy found unattended in Montgomery Co. 07/16/2021 10:43am • Police have located the parent or guardian of the young boy who was found unattended in Maryland's Montgomery County Thursday night. Montgomery County Police said a young boy, who is believed to be 3 or 4, was found unattended outside in the 1700 block of January Drive in White Oak, Maryland, at Arlington seeks to reduce inequities in PTA spending across county 07/16/2021 08:07am • Any parent with a child in school knows how important a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) can be in improving the education experience for a youngster. Typically, a PTA will raise money for things outside the school system's budget, such as building or upgrading a school's playground, or buying mo Infectious disease expert warns of more variants emerging without higher vaccination rates 07/15/2021 09:12pm • Parents with young children may be hoping for a complete return to normalcy in the near future, but a pediatric infectious disease expert told WTOP that they should still be exercising caution with their kids. "We're seeing right now the spread of this new variant, the delta variant, and that tha DC Asian Pacific American Film Fest presents original musical at AFI Silver 07/14/2021 12:01am • Since 2000, the��D.C. Asian Pacific American Film Festival has promoted diversity. "I've watched the industry," Festival Director Melissa Bisagni told WTOP. " we're not making films featuring diverse casts because there's not enough people to buy tickets, but the reports show it has nothing t 12 proven strategies to stop overthinking and ease anxiety now 07/13/2021 07:00am • What if? What if I said the wrong thing? How will I ever finish the assignment in time? Why aren't they responding to my text? Thoughts like these make us human, says Julie Pike, a clinical psychologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "That's what the brain is designed to do ��� to think our way ou Alonso bests Mancini, Ohtani for 2nd straight HR Derby title 07/13/2021 12:08am • DENVER (AP) ��� Pete Alonso's words were as bold as his home runs. ���I���m the best power hitter on the planet,��� the New York Mets first baseman proclaimed after winning his second straight Home Run Derby. ���Being able to showcase that and put on a fun display on for the fans is truly a dream What makes Boulder best place to live in US in 2021-22? 07/13/2021 12:00am • There's no denying that Boulder, Colorado, offers a lot of what people are looking for when they consider moving to a new part of the country. College students, recent grads and established professionals in the tech industry alike see Boulder as an ideal spot, and the active atmosphere and easy acce Virginia PTA reinstates ousted members, puts Thomas Jefferson High PTSA on probation 07/12/2021 08:48pm • The Virginia PTA reinstated elected or appointed board members who resigned from or were voted out of the parent teacher student association of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County. After the Thomas Jefferson High School's parent teacher student association (T Thomas Jefferson PTSA president ousted; state group threatens to revoke charter 07/12/2021 07:56pm • 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. After weeks of heated public discourse and bitter allegations, the president of the Parent Teacher Student Association at the Thomas Jeff