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Lawyers for Loudoun Co. suspended teacher file brief with Va. Supreme Court 07/01/2021 04:05am • The case of an elementary school teacher receiving a suspension for comments made on a proposed rule on using a student's preferred pronouns during a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting heads to the state's Supreme Court. Lawyers representing Byron Tanner Cross filed a brief with Virgi M3 Rock Festival marks return of summer concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion 06/30/2021 01:14pm • Merriweather Post Pavilion is open for business again in Columbia, Maryland, and its summer concerts kick off with the M3 Rock Festival this Friday through Sunday. "Glad to be doing concerts again," Director of Operations Brad Canfield told WTOP, noting that this will be the first concert hel DC AG orders child care program to change business practices 06/29/2021 04:48pm • KCE Champions, a before and after school child care program in D.C., will have to change its business practices —­or face a $250,000 bill. An investigation into the program found that the company deceived parents about late fees, auto-disenrolled children from its programs, and engaged in unfa New FCC-funded program aims to connect more students, libraries to the internet 06/29/2021 01:25pm • A new $7 billion federal program that aims to get more students hooked up with a quality internet connection was rolled out to the public Tuesday by the Federal Communication Commission. The Emergency Connectivity program is open to eligible schools and libraries, with registration starting Tuesd Delta variant forcing officials to rethink COVID measures, even for the vaccinated 06/29/2021 06:46am • The more dangerous and more transmissible Delta variant has spread to nearly every state in the US, feeding health experts' concern over potential Covid-19 spikes in the fall. The variant was first identified in India and is now considered a variant of concern by the US Centers for Disease Contro Quick thinking by local mom helps find missing Hyattsville boy with autism 06/28/2021 11:36pm • A 14-year-old boy with autism who went missing after he left his home in Hyattsville, Maryland, has been found safe thanks to a woman whose son also has autism. Sandra Juarez was walking into the gym with her son in Northwest D.C. when she saw the missing boy, Adrien Pleas, walking out of a Targe Opening interchange promises to speed up travel along Route 7 in Northern Virginia 06/28/2021 08:34pm • The brand new Battlefield Parkway interchange is open for business in Loudoun County, and it’s creation is expected to result in big drops in travel times for the almost 100 thousand cars that use Route 7 on a daily basis. (Mike Murillo/WTOP) The brand new Battlefield Parkway interchange is op Spanking can worsen a child's behavior and do real harm, study finds 06/28/2021 06:34pm • Physical punishment does not appear to improve a child's positive behavior or social competence over time, according to a review of 69 studies from the US, Canada, China, Colombia, Greece, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The review, published Monday in the journal Lancet, found From death penalty to releasing balloons: Virginia laws that go into effect July 1 06/28/2021 12:00pm • On Thursday, July 1, several new laws go into effect in Virginia, reflecting the priorities of Democratic lawmakers — in particular a House of Delegates that  flipped in 2019 — as well as Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam. The Free Lance-Star laid out some of the most contentious bills that will Prince George’s Co. to break ground on 6 schools this week 06/28/2021 11:02am • Officials and students broke ground on a new Walker Mill Middle School on Monday, one of six school projects that will begin construction this week in Prince George's County, Maryland. The new Walker Mill is the first of six new schools intended to address aging buildings, growing enrollment and DC's giant panda cub a 'quick learner'; begins husbandry training 06/26/2021 08:33am • ï»¿ The National Zoo's panda cub is hard at work undergoing husbandry training and his trainers said he's getting good grades. "At this point, he is starting to get the hang of target training! We present him with a target — a ball on the end of a dowel — and he instinctively sniffs to inv DC Soccer Club: New name, same respected youth soccer program 06/25/2021 10:48am • This content is sponsored by DC Soccer Club. DC Stoddert Soccer has been a well-respected name in D.C. youth soccer for more than 40 years; and now the soccer club synonymous with positivity, fun, sportsmanship and community building is getting a new name: DC Soccer Club. The name change is an Arlington County becomes 2nd school district in region to remove SROs from schools 06/25/2021 06:07am • The Arlington County School Board voted unanimously Thursday to remove school resource officers from its hallways, making the Virginia county the second in the region to do so. The 5-0 vote is in line with recommendations made by both Superintendent Francisco Durán and a work group that spent the l WTOP App Rewards Sweepstakes - Official Rules 06/24/2021 05:19pm • WTOP App Rewards Sweepstakes Official Rules NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.   Eligibility: The WTOP App Rewards Sweepstake Silver Diner opening soon in Ashburn 06/24/2021 09:10am • Rockville, Maryland-based Silver Diner will open its first Loudoun County restaurant on June 30. The new Ashburn, Virginia, location will be the diner chain’s 19th in the D.C. region. The Ashburn Silver Diner is at the Commonwealth Center, at the intersection of Loudoun County Parkway and Russe