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Anxiety robbing your sleep? A weighted blanket may help 01/27/2021 03:33am • After my sister gave me a weighted blanket for Christmas, it became the gift that I didn't know I needed. It's one of the best things ever to happen to me. As someone with anxiety, I've struggled with restful sleep: Falling asleep can take up to two hours, or I wake up at least twice during the n January is pandemic's deadliest month with nearly 80,000 Americans dead so far 01/27/2021 03:14am • January has already become the worst month for US Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As of Tuesday, there have been more than 79,000 coronavirus fatalities, topping the previous record set in December by more than a thousand, according to data from Johns Ho Montgomery County parents locked in debate over reopening classrooms 01/26/2021 08:56am • A fierce debate is underway in Montgomery County over when to restore in-person learning in public schools. While some parents are cheering Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's call for all school districts to offer some in-person learning by March, other parents want to wait. A coalition of parents and e Md. education officials study ways to help students who fell behind during online learning 01/26/2021 05:30am • Maryland state education officials are trying to determine the best ways for school districts to help students who may have fallen behind during online learning. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pivot to online learning last spring has forced some students to try to catch up. “Alth Fairfax Co. parent group unsure if schools will commit to latest reopening plan 01/25/2021 04:43am • Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand revealed his reopening timeline for the school system at the school board's meeting Thursday night. (Courtesy: Fairfax County Public Schools) The proposed reopening plan for Fairfax County schools in Virginia has been released, but it's Arlington Co. parent groups conflicted on when to bring students back to classrooms 01/24/2021 08:17pm • Some parents in Arlington County, Virginia, say it's past time to bring students back to classrooms, while others say it's too risky. It has been more than 300 days since schools went virtual, and the group Arlington Parents for Education said it's time to get children back in classrooms. It h Infectious disease scientist with 4 kids in public schools calls for classroom reopening 01/23/2021 03:22pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, infectious disease scientist and mother with four children in the public schools says it's time to reopen school buildings to in-person learning. Dr. Margery Smelkinson, an immunologist, has been fighting to restore in-classroom instruction and she was part of a coa Montgomery Co. officials discuss 'Vision Zero' roadway safety plan 01/23/2021 02:18pm • In 2020, 18 pedestrians in Montgomery County were killed, while 501 others were injured out on the roads. On Saturday, the "Vision Zero Virtual Conference" invited residents to discuss plans to reach zero traffic fatalities by 2030. Councilmember Evan Glass and Congressman Anthony Brown organi Montgomery Co. parent says bodycams show police abuse, threaten child inside school 01/23/2021 09:21am • The parent of a Montgomery County Public Schools student is suing both the school system and the county police department following an incident in 2020 involving her Maryland child. Parent Shanta Grant, who filed the lawsuit, said her son was able to walk away from East Silver Spring Elementary l Arlington Co. superintendent seeks vaccine progress before setting school return dates 01/22/2021 08:53am • The superintendent of Arlington County Public Schools in Virginia said the start of COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers is "exciting," but he wants to see more shots administered before setting new dates for students and teachers to return to in-person learning. Superintendent Francisco Duran hear DC leaders express confidence in plan to get kids back in classroom 01/22/2021 06:15am • The D.C. Public Schools system is moving closer to getting students back in the classroom, with plans to have thousands of students return for in-person learning at the start of the third grading quarter. But after an hourslong hearing in front of the D.C. Council, and testimony from a long list Hogan: All Md. school systems should work to be in hybrid learning by March 1 01/22/2021 02:37am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said his administration is urging all school districts to begin preparing for a return to hybrid learning by no later than March 1. The governor said that virtual learning models for schooling had disproportionately impacted low-income students and students of color duri Get to know Kamala Harris's family 01/20/2021 10:21am • ▶ Watch Video: Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff on breaking new ground Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's history-making vice presidential pick in the 2020 election, comes from a family of immigrants whose roots and political views shaped her. Harris, who served four years as a U.S. senator fr VRBO is double-vetting DC area guests 01/19/2021 09:03am • During inauguration week following last week’s Capitol Hill violence, vacation rental site VRBO is requiring guests booking a property in and around the D.C. area to reconfirm their identities with copies of valid, government-issued photo IDs to re-vet those reservations. It also applies to guests Police: Man in custody in Virginia after Florida kidnapping 01/18/2021 08:02am • PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Police say a man wanted in the weekend kidnapping of a South Florida family is now in custody in Alexandria, Virginia. Pemboke Pines police said in a social media post that 37-year-old Jaddier T. Sanchez, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was taken into custody early Mond