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FBI, Md. authorities take on MS-13 with new nationwide tip line 12/03/2019 01:19pm • U.S. Attorney for Maryland Robert Hur announces the nationwide tip line to combat MS-13. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) Law enforcement officials in Maryland have teamed up with the FBI as part of a nationwide effort to combat MS-13 that includes a new tip line aimed at gathering information about the vi New plaque at Washington National Cathedral to honor Matthew Shepard 12/03/2019 04:50am • A plaque will be placed in Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday to mark the final resting place of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student whose murder in 1998 led to national attention on anti-LGBT hate crimes. The new bronze plaque is modeled on another at the cathedral pointing visitors to Data breach exposed personal info of nearly 6,000 Montgomery County student accounts 12/03/2019 02:11am • Nearly 6,000 accounts containing the personal information of students in Montgomery County, Maryland, were exposed due to data breaches that went as far back as September. The school system and Montgomery County police determined that a total of 5,962 Naviance accounts were affected across six sc ZooLights brings glowing animal lanterns, virtual reality experience to the National Zoo 11/30/2019 01:05am • ZooLights returned to the Smithsonian National Zoo this Friday, bringing animal-themed holiday cheer to the region. The decorations will be up from Nov. 29 until Jan. 1, excluding Dec. 24, 25 and 31. Thousands of visitors will trek through the zoo after dark to watch the spectacle sponsored by Pepco Green Friday: Relishing tradition, families cut fresh Christmas trees 11/29/2019 02:18pm • A freshly cut Christmas tree is on its way home. The day after Thanksgiving is popular for tree hunters. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) While many in our area spend the day after Thanksgiving sniffing for Black Friday deals, others would rather inhale clean, country air. "Black Friday is very busy fo Toy safety: If you buy your kid a bike, complete the gift with a helmet 11/29/2019 10:55am • A lot of new toys will be wrapped in the coming weeks as parents get ready to spoil their kids. Riding toys are always a hit at this time of year; every kid wants a new bike or scooter, and even skates and skateboards are popular. Just make sure your kid can enjoy them safely. “Last year the Party like a spy: Spookstock is intel world’s hush-hush bash 11/29/2019 09:45am • In this image provided by Mark Kelton, Lenny Kravitz, the headliner at this years Spookstock concert poses with Army Gen. Tony Thomas, former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the annual Spookstock event, While many Washington insiders haven’t heard of it, the annual charitable eve Ratings show DC Public Schools improve despite disparities 11/29/2019 06:44am • D.C. Public Schools has released STAR ratings that show how the city's schools performed during the 2018-2019 school year and most of them are graded higher than last year. The STAR ratings reflect overall school performance, ranking each school from one to five stars. Although disparities persis Movie Review: Sterling K. Brown fathers family drama in 'Waves' 11/28/2019 09:56pm • Some movies you watch to be entertained. Others, you watch to learn a piece of history. But the special few teach us something transcendent about everyday life. That's the case with the unforgettable indie "Waves," which is making waves this award season with comparisons to "Moonlight." While Texas family celebrates at NIH after daughter's transplant, chance for cure 11/28/2019 08:52pm • (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: '1474cf95-f995-4ce7-a50b-3929c49b11c0' }).render("20861535ef3ab922");}); A Texas family spending time at the Natio Thanksgiving feasts offer relief from medical challenges in DC 11/28/2019 10:09am • (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: '8a834db8-ba2c-4731-a99e-24abf9a18b8c' }).render("852615365e98c077");}); The food on the table is sumptuous, but Swastika found on desk in Montgomery County middle school 11/27/2019 06:45pm • A swastika was found inside a Montgomery County, Maryland, middle school, parents have been told. Silver Creek Middle School principal Traci Townsend wrote Tuesday on the school's website that the pencil drawing was found on a desk. "While the size of the drawing was small, the meaning of the With kids coming home for Thanksgiving, parents need to know the danger signs for suicide risk 11/27/2019 04:06am • While it’s a myth that the suicide rate goes up during the holiday season, suicide among young people is up over the past decade or so, and the Thanksgiving holiday is the first time many parents have seen their kids since dropping them off at college months ago. According to a local psychother Charles Co. Public School principal and vice principal reassigned following sexual assault allegations at school 11/27/2019 02:57am • A young suspect has been charged with sexual assault at an elementary school in Charles County, Maryland. NBC Washington reported a 10-year-old boy was taken into custody while the principal and vice principal of Gale-Bailey Elementary in Marbury have been reassigned to other schools. Parents Parents, students protest school boundary change in Montgomery County 11/26/2019 10:35pm • (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: 'f89fa6c4-b055-4fea-8a70-577f43c27811' }).render("6061536ca7aab69");}); Parents and children, many from Clarksburg