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DC area joins nationwide trend of first-time gun ownership 09/22/2020 04:11am • Cedric Barnes, owner of Barnes 1st Step Firearms Training in Southeast D.C., teaches student Teia Hill how to control a gun’s recoil by adjusting her stance and grip. (WTOP/Matthew Delaney) The sounds of gunfire ringing through her Southeast D.C. neighborhood had always kept Neta Vaught away f Rodent infestation, portables in lots impel 2nd look at Montgomery Co. school budget priority 09/21/2020 08:56pm • South Lake Elementary School in Montgomery County, Maryland, was built for just under 700 students. More than 890 students are currently enrolled. The large student body has resulted in "portables" in the parking lot — temporary classrooms that dot the school property and force staff to find ot Microsoft to acquire Bethesda Softworks for $7.5 billion in cash 09/21/2020 09:48am • Microsoft is expanding its position in the gaming industry with a blockbuster deal to acquire Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash. Rockville, Maryland-based ZeniMax Media is one of the largest, privately held game developers and publishers in the world. Its be DC company determined to help travelers keep germs at bay 09/20/2020 04:13pm • Travel agent Robbie Stanfield had been running her travel firm New Luggage -- centered on group travel for women of color -- for a few years when the coronavirus pandemic became widespread throughout the U.S. and all travel came to a screeching halt. A lot of her clients' travel plans were cancel As coronavirus skyrocketed in the US, so did stress and depression 09/20/2020 03:51am • As the Covid-19 pandemic got worse in the United States, so, too, did levels of stress and depression, according to a new report. Since the virus broke out in the US more than six months ago, cases have climbed to more than 6.7 million and 199,259 people have died, accor How a Hong Kong teenager's death became a magnet for conspiracies 09/19/2020 07:45pm • The crowd recoiled as tear gas canisters rained down on them and riot police advanced up the street, carrying shields and batons. It was August 10, 2019. Protesters had gathered outside a police station on Nathan Road, a busy shopping street in Hong Kong that had become the latest battleground in DC youth center helps at-risk teens turn their lives around 09/19/2020 07:38pm • A faith-based, nonprofit youth center is changing the lives of at-risk teenagers in the D.C. neighborhood of Anacostia. For more than 20 years, The House DC's staff has been working to help young people find the path to a successful future. The youth center occupies 3 buildings on 17th Street Parents want to know: What happens to my kid's TikTok on Sunday? 09/18/2020 04:30pm • If your teenager uses the popular TikTok app, they've heard it may be banned because of security concerns about the Chinese-based app -- they may not have heard the Trump administration Friday said it's barring it from the U.S. as of Sunday. Anticipating the angst of young video-makers and watche MCPS offering SATs Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 09/18/2020 06:02am • EDITOR'S NOTE (Sept. 22, 2020, 9:45 p.m.): Some SAT testing centers have since canceled specific dates. SAT exams in Montgomery County will be administered to registered students on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 3 at select Montgomery County Public Schools test centers. For students no As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of COVID-19, study finds 09/18/2020 01:02am • School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could make those decisions more difficult. Between 42% and 51% of all school employees in the US met the Centers for Disease Contr Pandemic prompts surge in pet adoptions in Montgomery Co. 09/17/2020 09:42pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's, Office of Animal Services has been undergoing major transition — in the middle of a pandemic. The office's executive director, Tom Koenig, told council members that he never would have believed it, "But that's what we're doing!" The OAS had formerly operated un Bond denied for man in Va. arson, stalking case; new charge due 09/17/2020 01:20pm • Kashif Bashir, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting of an Alexandria, Virginia, police officer, has been denied bond in Prince William County, where he will stand trial for arson and stalking. Bashir will also face at least one federal gun charge, according to prose WTOP Top Kid: Great Falls teen writes play during pandemic 09/17/2020 09:44am • There are thousands of amazing kids in the D.C. area, and 15-year-old Great Falls, Virginia, resident Tess Rowan is one of them. She is making a difference through her passion for theater. She has turned the change and challenge experienced during the pandemic into an opportunity to create — an Pr. George's Co. lets indoor pools, banquet halls reopen and some youth sports resume 09/17/2020 05:55am • Indoor pools, meeting rooms, tanning salons and vape shops can reopen with capacity limits, and some youth sports can begin in small groups as Maryland's Prince George's County announces additional Phase Two coronavirus reopening guidelines. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks sa Maryland officials warn of lengthy timeline on coronavirus vaccine 09/16/2020 03:29pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Leading Maryland health officials and lawmakers are preparing for at least six to eight months before a coronavirus vaccine can be distributed in a best-case scenario. The legislature's panel on COVID-19 met Wednesday for an update on preparations for distributing a vaccin