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Annapolis Symphony launches free youth orchestra for 60th season 05/20/2021 11:12am • The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 60th anniversary next season. In September, it launches a free youth group called the Orion Youth Orchestra. "The youth orchestra we are launching is really aimed at those kids who value their music lessons," Concert Master Netanel Draibl 'Right thing for us:' Maryland family can't wait until all of them are vaccinated 05/20/2021 08:30am • Young adolescents becoming eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine could not come soon enough for one Maryland 12-year-old. ���I was just waiting for it to be approved and then I told my parents I wanted it as soon as possible,��� said Joseph Vega, of Upper Marlboro. ���For social studies, a lot, Updated list of new, used cars for teens puts safety first 05/20/2021 12:44am • The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Consumer Reports is out with an updated list of new and used cars recommend for teenagers. "This is a really good starting list for any parent who is considering purchasing a vehicle for their teen, or purchasing a vehicle for their family, thinking DC high school sports governing body gives official OK to resume all athletics 05/19/2021 08:16pm • Following this week's announcement from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about loosening more pandemic restrictions, the D.C. State Athletic Association is officially permitting all high school sports to resume on May 21. It's essentially a rubber stamp on the Mayor's order that now allows for high-conta Md. stadium capacity limits are easing, but don���t expect big crowds right away 05/19/2021 03:08pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. If your idea of a perfect evening is to take in a ballgame with a large crowd of hometown fans, last week���s headlines brought a wave of go Prince George's Co. schools to disconnect recalled hot spots over fire risk 05/18/2021 05:25pm • Prince George's County Public Schools says next month it will disconnect�� mobile internet hot spots that have kept thousands of students connected to distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic after the devices were recalled as a fire risk. The school system is asking parents to return th Mother of missing DC infant no longer faces murder charge 05/18/2021 01:01pm • Prosecutors are dropping the charge of felony murder against the mother of a missing 2-month-old baby who is presumed dead. Prosecutors suggest in the documents charging LaDonia Boggs that her son Kyon Jones could have died unintentionally and amended the charges against Boggs by dropping felony FCPS opens COVID-19 vaccine registration at some high schools for students 12-18 05/18/2021 09:53am • Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia will open up COVID-19 vaccine appointments for students between 12 and 18 at several high schools. In partnership with the Fairfax County Health Department, FCPS vaccine events will be held: Tuesday, May 25, Bryant High School,��2709 Popkins Lane, Al Virginia 2021 primary: House of Delegates races to watch 05/18/2021 04:09am • Editor's note: This story has been updated with more information about fundraising totals in the 50th District. Beyond the high-profile primary contests for Virginia governor and other statewide offices, candidates seeking their party's nod for Virginia���s House of Delegates seats are also on t COVID-19 cases are down, vaccines up as Maryland nears 70% adult vaccinations 05/18/2021 04:00am • Maryland is on track to have 70% of its adult population vaccinated against COVID-19 by Memorial Day. But the state's health secretary vows not to stop there. Around 66% of Marylanders, age 18 and over, had been vaccinated as of Monday evening. Ten thousand to 12,000 vaccinations per day over the What to do about 'astronomical' weight gain in children during pandemic 05/17/2021 09:10pm • The pandemic created a perfect storm for an ���astronomical��� increase in childhood obesity, according to a Children���s National Hospital pediatrician. ���In children, BMI is measured as percentiles. We���re seeing kids jumping from the 30-40th percentile going to the 80-90-95th percentile ��� Charles Co. prioritizes kids at upcoming COVID-vaccination events 05/17/2021 01:00pm • Charles County Public Schools and the county health department will host COVID-vaccination events inside a few of the district���s high schools, as the region���s effort to get older children vaccinated ramps up. Kids 12 and older will be given priority registration at the following events. A pandemic pause on swimming may lead to skills regression for children 05/16/2021 10:59pm • With warmer weather here, swimming experts are out with a warning for parents ��� don���t assume your young child knows how to swim. (Courtesy Goldfish Swim School) With warmer weather, many families are making plans for beach getaways or even trips to the local pool. With these warm weather act Study: Md. public schools will need to spend $818 million to cool classrooms by 2025 05/16/2021 12:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. As climate change leads to hotter days across the country, the cost of cooling public school buildings grows higher. New research estimates Kobe Bryant among Class of 2020 officially inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame 05/16/2021 12:45am • Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. "I wish my husband was here to accept this incredible award," Bryant's wife, Vanessa Bryant, said at the ceremony, as she was joined ons