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Parents try to save Montgomery County school amid coronavirus uncertainty 04/24/2020 08:45pm • While the D.C. region has no shortage of expensive, exclusive private schools, parents say the Seneca Academy in Darnestown, Maryland, isn’t one of them. But they love it, and have a passion for it just the same. “It’s not one of your chic, high-end private schools where everybody drives fa Georgetown's popular French Market goes virtual this year 04/24/2020 06:40pm • Shoppers look at products at the 2019 Georgetown French Market. (Courtesy Georgetown BID)       Georgetown’s annual French Market, an open-air market staged each year between P Street and Reservoir Road on Wisconsin Avenue in the Book Hill corridor of D.C., will instead Vienna-based Hair Cuttery parent files for Chapter 11, gets outside investment 04/24/2020 10:26am • Creative Hairdressers Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 and is selling substantially all its assets assets, including the majority of its salon locations, to HC Salon Holdings Inc. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Estradaanton) Vienna, Virginia-based Creative Hairdressers Inc., whose salons include Hair Cu 'We will be here to support you': DC psychologists offer assurance 04/24/2020 04:20am • The coronavirus has increased fear, isolation and grief and is leading to a decline in mental health and an increase in substance abuse. Nonetheless, D.C.-area psychologists want you to feel supported and empowered and said they’re committed to helping you cope better and build resilience and s Coronavirus updates: Several Va. measures extended; free meals to be distributed in Md. 04/24/2020 03:27am • Medical personnel from Montgomery County, Md., check patients arriving for a COVID-19 drive-in testing in Silver Spring, Md., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Maryland has dramatically boosted its testing capacity for the new coronavirus with a shipment of 500,000 tests from a South Korean company. (AP Pho Review: Michael Jordan documentary 'The Last Dance' is full court press of nostalgia 04/24/2020 01:23am • Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan, left, holds the Most Valuable Player trophy as coach Phil Jackson holds the NBA Championship trophy after the Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 87-86 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City, Sunday, June 14, 1998. (AP Photo/Jack Smith) A darkness falls over th Md. educators tell Van Hollen: Digital divide doesn’t just impact distance learning 04/23/2020 05:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The COVID-19 pandemic has left over 800,000 Maryland children to learn from a distance but, when it comes to distance learning, it has also Fairfax County schools top technology official steps down amid distance learning woes 04/22/2020 11:05pm • The head of information technology for Fairfax County, Virginia, public schools has resigned as the school system continues to experience technical issues with online learning. WTOP has confirmed that Maribeth Luftglass, who has been the assistant superintendent of the Department of Information T Amber Alert canceled for 3 Roanoke children now found 04/22/2020 05:11pm • Three young children who were believed to have been abducted in the Roanoke, Virginia, area have been found, police said Wednesday afternoon. The Amber Alert that was issued for them has been canceled. According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the three young kids were "safely located How to help kids understand the importance of wearing masks in public 04/22/2020 04:00am • In areas where social distancing might be difficult to maintain, doctors recommend everyone older than two years wear face masks, so a D.C.-area pediatrician has advice for parents taking that coronavirus-related precaution with children. How do you convince kids to wear masks and get comfortable Filmfest DC goes virtual for your free quarantine enjoyment 04/22/2020 12:22am • Filmfest D.C. pivots to a virtual festival this year in light of the coronavirus quarantine. (Courtesy Filmfest DC) The longest-running film festival in the nation's capital faced a tough decision this month. Filmfest DC was supposed to hold its 34th annual event this week at E Street Cin Schools scramble in pandemic to get kids computers, Wi-Fi 04/21/2020 03:41pm • School systems, teachers, students and their parents have had to adapt to virtual classrooms at an unprecedented pace because of the coronavirus pandemic. The changes can be challenging, even for students who are well-equipped with laptops and high-speed internet. But thousands of students don't Now is a great time to get help for depression. Here are 8 reasons why 04/21/2020 02:45pm • This content is sponsored by Greenbrook TMS. While we are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be thinking now is not the time to explore options for treatment-resistant depression. But we believe you deserve to feel better, and we have eight reasons why you shouldn’t wait to get the help Fairfax County high school takes top spot nationally in latest US News ranking 04/21/2020 02:31am • A Fairfax County, Virginia, high school has claimed the top spot among the nation's best on an annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report. What's more, two D.C. schools made the top 100. Not only does Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, or TJHSST, in the Alexandria sectio Coronavirus updates: Md. secures half a million COVID-19 tests; coronavirus cases top 25,000 04/20/2020 11:55pm • The shipment of 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea arriving at BWI Airport April 18, 2020. (Courtesy Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan) The latest The state of Maryland has acquired 500,000 new COVID-19 tests from a South Korean health care company, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. Virginia is wor