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3-year-old hit, killed in Md. bank parking lot 03/26/2019 08:04pm • A car fatally struck a 3-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon in a Rockville, Maryland, parking lot. Montgomery County police are still investigating what led to the accident outside the Sandy Spring Bank location near the intersection of Dodge Street and Rockville Pike. According to a preliminary inve 3 students seriously hurt in crash near Md. high school 03/26/2019 05:55pm • Three teens were seriously injured after a student-involved crash near DuVal High School on Tuesday in Lanham, Maryland. The collision occurred close to the school on Good Luck Road just after 11:50 a.m., Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said at a news conference Tuesday afterno Make travel easier, more enjoyable with these 5 expert tips 03/26/2019 12:50am • Samantha Brown practically lives out of a suitcase. In the last two decades, she has captured the cultures, cuisines and people of more than 60 countries and 250 cities on a number of travel TV shows, including her current PBS series, ���Samantha Brown���s Places to Love.��� And along the way, sh HopSkipDrive, a kid-friendly ride service, comes to Washington 03/25/2019 06:30pm • Los Angeles-based HopSkipDrive��is bringing its youth transportation car service to Washington and said it will make life easier for busy Beltway parents. The service uses highly-vetted drivers, called ���CareDrivers,��� who pass a 15-point certification process that includes fingerprinting, back Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids' access to sugary drinks 03/25/2019 04:15am • Physicians' groups have long taken a stand against high consumption of sugary drinks in the United States -- and now they are calling for several policies to limit access to sugar-sweetened beverages among children and teens. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association r Fairfax Co. gymnastics coach arrested for sexual relationship with teen 03/23/2019 05:25pm • A gymnastics coach in Fairfax County, Virginia, was arrested on Friday and faces several charges related to what police call an "inappropriate sexual relationship" with a teenage girl. Capital Gymnastics National Training Center coach Aryan Mazloum-Yazdi, 28, was charged with five counts of takin Today in History: March 23 03/23/2019 12:34am • Today is Saturday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On March 23, 1942, the first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California. On this date: In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an addres A child's plea: 'Please, please be careful with how you drive' 03/22/2019 04:14pm • After a series of serious and deadly crashes along Maryland Route 210/Indian Head Highway in Oxon Hill, Maryland, county leaders are trying something different: launching a safety campaign that targets the younger generation. "We're calling it 'Driving It Home' because we're really focused on dri Va. among 21 states failing to keep lead out of school water; DC, Md. improve 03/22/2019 08:50am • Lead in drinking water isn't only a problem in Flint, Michigan. This week, a new report has given Virginia and 21 other states a failing grade for their efforts in keeping lead out of the water used to drink and cook at schools. The Environment America Research and Policy Center and U.S. Public I Karaoke-singing assistant principal turns heads, lifts moods at Va. middle school 03/22/2019 04:14am • (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: '196bc61d-9cf8-49d8-9cca-80806160cb79' }).render("97161535f2e7f6e0");}); Ask any parent:��Middle school can be tou Movie Review: Jordan Peele's 'Us' is twisted, creative, but pales to 'Get Out' 03/22/2019 01:18am • Few directorial debuts were as shattering as Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning horror flick "Get Out" (2017), which not only won Best Original Screenplay, but should have won Best Picture (Rewriting Oscar History). It stands as a masterpiece of cultural significance and cinematic artistry, repaying o Found an abandoned baby animal this spring? Police say don't touch it 03/21/2019 04:09am • Spring has arrived and that means lots of wild, baby animals being born. But, if you come across one that appears to be hurt or abandoned, Fairfax County police ask that you keep something in mind. While it's hard to resist stepping in when an adorable baby bunny or tiny squirrel appears to be DC region braces for closure of Shoppers stores 03/20/2019 06:27pm • Shopping centers across the D.C. area are bracing for the impending closure of most of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores as the chain���s parent company gets out of the retail business. Some of the Shoppers stores have already been taken over by Giant, and some others are expected to sell to ot PHOTOS: Baby wallaby at National Zoo peeks out of pouch 03/20/2019 03:05pm • Several months after it was born, a baby wallaby has finally stuck its head out of mom's pouch and taken a look at the world. Zookeepers at the Smithsonian National Zoo observed the joey kicking around in the mother's pouch for several weeks but the pup didn't actually peek out until March 11 Is edible marijuana safe for pregnant women? 03/20/2019 01:24pm • Legal in 33 states and the District, marijuana is quickly becoming more acceptable and available in more forms, including edibles. The popularity of edible marijuana raises some questions, especially when it comes to pregnant women. Research shows that more pregnant women are using marijuana in s