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Charles County expands mobile meal bus service for students 01/05/2021 10:44pm • Charles County, Maryland, has expanded its mobile meal bus service for students to more locations. Starting Wednesday, school buses will deliver meals to additional locations Monday through Friday. And more sites may be added as they are finalized, a Charles County Public Schools news release sai Democrat Candi King wins 2nd House District special election 01/05/2021 08:48pm • 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. Democrats held on to the 2nd District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates as Candi King won a narrow victory in Tuesday's special Loudoun County School Board discusses path forward as virus surges 01/04/2021 10:00pm • The Loudoun County School Board in Virginia opened the new year Monday night the same way it closed the last one: grappling over distance learning in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting Monday, the board heard from frustrated parents who want in-person learning to resume and Pizza Hut rolls out a new stuffed crust — minus the pizza 01/04/2021 12:36am • Pizza Hut is doubling down on one of its classic innovations as the pandemic-era pizza wars rage. In a nod to the 25th anniversary of stuffed crust's debut, Pizza Hut is offering a pizza-less ring of cheese-stuffed dough. The name? "Nothing But Stuffed Crust," of course. The cheesy promotio Best diets to prevent and manage diabetes 01/04/2021 12:00am • Diet or diabetes: You decide. An estimated 34 million people in the U.S. -- or just over 1 in 10 -- have diabetes. Diet is a crucial tool for managing the disease, and weight loss can help people who are overweight prevent Type 2 diabetes. Prevention is particularly important when you consider th New year, new lives: DC-area hospitals announce first babies of 2021 01/01/2021 08:45pm • Michele Vicino-Coleman and her husband, Ricardo Coleman, welcomed a boy, Jordan Blaine, at 12:30 a.m. on New Year's Day at Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland. (Courtesy Michele Vicino-Coleman) As the world rang in a new year, the D.C. area also welcomed the first babies of 2021. Counselor offers tips to parents on helping teens weather pandemic 01/01/2021 07:00pm • From long stretches of distance learning to not being able to see friends and family for almost a year, these have been trying times for teenagers. For some young people, the drastic change to their everyday lives has led to a decline in their mental health. "It’s very, very hard for them to Maryland congressman announces death of 25-year-old son 12/31/2020 10:51pm • Thomas Raskin, Sarah Bloom Raskin and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) listen as a group of Maryland residents, calling themselves the 'Pandemic Comforters,' sing to them in the front yard of their home on May 4, 2020 in Takoma Park, Maryland.  (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The son of Maryl No charges for police in shooting death of Maryland man during 'no-knock' raid 12/31/2020 05:00pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland prosecutors on Thursday ruled out criminal charges against a police officer who fatally shot a man during a tactical team's predawn, no-knock raid on his family's home, a killing that galvanized a loose network of anti-government extremists this year. Duncan So Prepping for colonoscopy? New option makes it easier 12/30/2020 11:31am • The world was shocked in August when the popular actor Chadwick Boseman died after a battle with colon cancer. It was a tragic situation not only because the "Black Panther" star was beloved by so many, but because deaths like his are preventable as long as the cancer is caught early enough t Jeff Monken's run at Army still going strong 12/30/2020 08:00am • WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — When Army came calling at Jeff Monken's door, departing for the north was not on his mind. He was content as head coach at Georgia Southern, fresh from pulling off one of the biggest college football upsets in recent memory — 26-20 over the Florida Gators in “The Swamp. Falls Church City Schools plan to have all students back in classrooms in January 12/29/2020 07:14pm • Students in Falls Church, Virginia, are slated to begin returning to classrooms on Jan. 5, the school said in an update on Tuesday. The school system paused all in-person instruction in late November due to rising coronavirus case counts in Northern Virginia. The goal is now to have all of the For whom should TC Williams, Maury schools be renamed? 12/29/2020 04:34pm • The school board in Alexandria, Virginia, voted last month to change the names of two schools in the city — the city’s only high school, T.C. Williams High, named after a superintendent who worked against integration of the schools, and Matthew Maury Elementary in Del Ray, named after a Conf DC releases results from parent surveys on virtual learning 12/28/2020 08:06am • D.C. public schools has released parent survey results on how virtual learning is going, and how they feel about returning to schools next year. More than 10,500 parents with students in pre-K through 5th grades, and 4,000 parents with students in 6th through 12th grades, responded to surveys abo How young drivers can steer clear of costly car insurance 12/28/2020 07:00am • Insurance costs for drivers in their early 20s can be staggering — after teenagers, young adults have some of the highest car insurance rates in the country. In fact, the average car insurance rate for drivers 20 to 25 years old is about $2,200 a year for full coverage, according to a 2020 Nerd