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Mustard beer? Starting next month, it’s a thing 07/29/2020 11:34am • French’s Mustard and Oskar Blues Brewery will come out with Mustard Beer Aug. 1. (Courtesy Oskar Blues) French’s Mustard, the ubiquitous yellow mustard, has partnered with North Carolina brewer Oskar Blues Brewery for a Mustard Beer. It comes out Aug. 1 -- National Mustard Day. Hunt Va Northam orders new COVID-19 limits for Hampton Roads area 07/29/2020 02:49am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday issued an executive order cutting back on gatherings and indoor dining and drinking in the Hampton Roads area after a surge in COVID-19 cases there. The order will go into effect at midnight Thursday night. Northam said at a briefing on Tuesday that the prov Frederick County school board to discuss reopening plan Wednesday 07/28/2020 11:03pm • The Frederick County, Maryland, Board of Education will meet Wednesday to decide how it will reopen schools for the 2020-2021 academic year. At a meeting before the Maryland State Board of Education, Frederick County School Superintendent Dr. Theresa Alban said a recent survey of teachers and par 'I don't want to go to school and get COVID': Some kids scared as adults debate reopening risks 07/28/2020 04:24am • Teachers and parents who are currently weighing their options when it comes to school reopenings in the middle of a deadly pandemic may have one additional challenge ahead: children who are fearful of returning to school. Like the rest of us, children in this country hav Fall at the pediatrician left Frederick 15-month-old minutes from death 07/27/2020 08:28am • What seemed like a simple tumble turned into a near-death experience for a Frederick, Maryland, 15-month old. Earlier this month, Alec Penafiel was at the pediatrician’s office getting a checkup and routine shots. As they were wrapping up the visit, his mother, Atheia, turned away to pick up he Boys may be hiding their feelings less amid the coronavirus pandemic 07/27/2020 04:45am • School had been challenging for Kimmi Berlin's 7-year-old son. Already at his age, he felt pressure to conform: to play more physically with other boys, to emote less and subvert his own happiness or pain, said Berlin, co-founder of Build Up Boys. The nonprofit group's mission is to teach pre-K t Parent urges Anne Arundel County schools to resume in-person learning for students with disabilities 07/25/2020 09:47am • Anne Arundel County schools have transitioned to online learning and will continue virtual classes in the fall, but some parents whose children have disabilities say it's time for face-to-face instruction to resume. Adam Wyndham is the parents of a little girl with Rett Syndrome and he has starte 2 bald eagle siblings released together after rehabbing in Virginia 07/24/2020 11:33pm • It's not unusual for the staff and volunteers at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Virginia to release an animal into the wild after caring for it. But on Friday morning, the center in Boyce had a twofer: two young bald eagles were released together. Dr. Jennifer Riley, the director of veterinary 'I feel like it's the best decision': Montgomery County student leader on all-virtual start 07/24/2020 04:05pm • SMOB: Outgoing MCPS Student member of the board of education Nate Tinbite, left, with incoming SMOB Nick Asante. (Courtesy Nick Asante) Just weeks ago, 17-year-old Nick Asante had posed next to the sign with his name on it in the Montgomery County School Board of Education parking lot. Now, A With more school systems opting for distance learning, experts weigh in 07/24/2020 02:20pm • As more school systems shift to a virtual start to the school year, many parents are asking if online learning can be as good as in-person instruction. The answer is not so clear. Christine Greenhow, associate professor of educational technology at Michigan State University, points to evidence th Fairfax Co. student leader asks fellow students to share concerns 07/24/2020 11:23am • As the student representative on the Fairfax County School Board in Northern Virginia, Nathan Onibudo has been receiving emails from frustrated parents and teachers who are worried about what the new school year will look like during the coronavirus pandemic. But Onibudo said one thing he has not How getting a simple cheek swab might help save a 4-year-old dying of leukemia 07/24/2020 05:30am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '00fc794b-c4c5-4ec5-9356-4873888b4cbc' }).render("14961534ec0c9045");}); "Please God, make me feel better," is the Harry and Meghan sue over photo of son at California home 07/23/2020 08:28pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued Thursday to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy. The royal couple gives a detailed account in the lawsuit of Former MCPS superintendent understands choice with all-virtual start 07/23/2020 06:20pm • Like parents all over the D.C. region where schools have decided to continue virtual learning, Dr. Joshua Starr said he was disappointed to hear that two of his three children will not be back at their schools starting in August. But unlike most parents, Starr knows what it's like to make decisio Why Loudoun Co. decided to begin the school year with virtual learning 07/23/2020 04:09am • In a letter to parents Wednesday, the superintendent of Loudoun County, Virginia, schools explained the decision to pivot to full-time virtual learning to begin the year, citing the delayed time it takes to receive COVID-19 test results and the surge in cases across the country. The school board vo