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Parents of slain Bowie State student lobby for change to Maryland hate-crime laws 02/11/2020 05:05pm • (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: 'cb09a035-e3c7-4564-9870-cb32451e7f84' }).render("607615369b46568a");}); The parents of a Bowie State University s Leesburg teen dies days after being diagnosed with the flu 02/10/2020 09:11pm • Days after turning 16 and being diagnosed with the flu, a Loudoun County, Virginia, girl has died, leaving her family in shock. Katie Giovanniello, a sophomore at Heritage High School in Leesburg, died last Friday. "This morning, we received some extremely sad news concerning a student at Heri Montgomery County sees uptick in online threats against schools, students 02/10/2020 07:08pm • More threats are coming into the school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, than ever before; and while most of them are empty, police say they are not harmless. "We're seeing more and more social media threats to schools and to students as the years go on. As new media is adopted, we're seein Throwing a baby shower on a budget 02/10/2020 07:00pm • Throwing a baby shower is a wonderful way to celebrate mom- and dad-to-be while helping prepare them for their little one's arrival. But as with any party, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of planning and rack up expenses that go well beyond your budget. "The money you'd spend on an e 'Parasite' makes Oscar history as first foreign-language Best Picture 02/10/2020 12:26am •   A historic roar erupted Sunday night at the��92nd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles as a century of international filmmakers finally breathed a sigh of relief. South Korean master Bong Joon-ho did what the Bergmans, Fellinis and Truffauts couldn't, as the thriller "Parasite" beca Sleepwalking explained: Here are the possible causes 02/06/2020 07:00pm • Sleepwalking is challenging. When a child is seemingly safely tucked in, it's a peaceful moment for parents. However, watching that child walk downstairs within an hour or so -- eyes open but fast asleep -- is unnerving. As an adult, settling down for a deep sleep is inviting -- until you end up How Montgomery County Public Schools is tackling student vaping, hate on campus 02/06/2020 05:15pm • Montgomery County Public School's superintendent discussed a number of issues the school system currently faces, such as student vaping, hate incidents and pedestrian safety. Dr. Jack Smith said the school system has developed a series of steps to deal with incidents of hate, and called vaping a Montgomery Co. schools developing an LGBTQ history class 02/06/2020 09:22am • Maryland's largest school system is developing a unique class for high school students that will focus on LGBTQ history, officials revealed during a School Board committee meeting this week. It would be the first such class in Montgomery County Public Schools, and would be rolled out as a pilot c Anne Arundel teacher accused of having sexual encounters with teen student 02/06/2020 04:55am • A former high school teacher in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, was arrested and��accused of having multiple sexual encounters with a teenage student. Meredith Martin, 37, was a science teacher at South River High School until last month, when she was reassigned so she would no longer have contact Welcome back: Berry returns to Browns as NFL's youngest GM 02/05/2020 04:47pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) ��� As Andrew Berry waited to be welcomed back as Cleveland's new general manager, his baby son, Kairo, let out a couple of cranky cries before settling down for a nap. Later, his 2-year-old son, Zion, asked Berry if he could wear a helmet. The Browns have turned to youth in t Montgomery County school bus driver caught on camera yelling at parent 02/05/2020 02:08pm • It was quite a scene for a busload of middle school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, as a bus driver screamed at a parent who entered his bus. With Westland Middle School students on board, the cellphone video, shared with WTOP news partner NBC Washington, shows the driver confronting a p Montgomery County resolution pushes back on Trump immigration rule 02/05/2020 01:45am • Several Montgomery County, Maryland, leaders have denounced a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing immigration officials to deny green cards to legal immigrants over their use of public benefits. ���We are here on behalf of so many families that are under attack,��� Democratic Council member Gabe Grandmaster Flash poised to school fans on hip-hop history at U Street Music Hall 02/05/2020 01:12am • Grandmaster Flash recently performed in D.C. at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. (Courtesy Smithsonian Institution) He was the first hip-hop artist ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Now, he's revealing his music-making secrets. On Saturday, Grandmaster Flash will hit Holocaust survivor seeks teens to bear witness for future 02/04/2020 04:09am • DRANCY, France (AP) ��� The girls and boys in the room were just a little older than Victor Perahia was when he was finally freed in 1945, his body wracked with tuberculosis and typhus, his mind anguished by the suffering and death he had seen. After 40 years of self-imposed silence, he now returns 6 cited for selling vaping products to underage customers in Loudoun County sting 02/04/2020 12:05am • Deputies in Loudoun County, Virginia, issued citations to several store clerks for selling vaping products to underage customers. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office conducted a vaping operation on Friday, issuing tickets to six people who sold Juul pods to customers under the age of 21, a news r