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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 Va. Tech releases 1st list of youth football helmet ratings 03/20/2019 05:51am • Have a kid out on the football field? For the first time ever, parents and coaches have access to data that ranks the helmets best suited to protect young football players from concussions and other head injuries. The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released a list of helmet ratings specifically for Petition calls on Georgetown to rescind degrees, admittance of students involved admissions scandal 03/20/2019 04:41am • An online petition that calls on Georgetown University to rescind the degrees or admittance of students and alumni implicated in the nationwide admissions scandal has gathered over 15,000 signatures. It is only a few hundred signatures away from its goal of 16,000. The petition was started by alu 1 year after deadly shooting, Great Mills High focuses on recovery 03/19/2019 08:59pm • Wednesday marks one year since a deadly school shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland's St. Mary's County, and school leaders are taking numerous steps to help students and employees cope. "We purposefully use the phrase 'one-year mark' as we are referencing a tragic time in our school's Ashburn just got a glossy magazine 03/19/2019 01:00pm • The first issue of Ashburn Magazine has been published this week. InsideNova, the company that runs several Northern Virginia news websites, has launched the full-color, glossy Ashburn Magazine with 48 pages in its premiere edition. Copies of the free magazine are being mailed to thousands of Arlington County board amends zoning regulations in bid to make childcare more affordable 03/19/2019 10:10am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. The Arlington County Board has approved zoning rules they hope will help parents afford rising childcare costs by increasing local childcare options. The Board voted unanimously during its Saturday Metrorail safety oversight handed back to local leaders 03/18/2019 06:17pm • Local leaders took back control of Metrorail safety oversight Tuesday, marking a long-awaited milestone and freeing up millions in federal funding for the region. The Metrorail Safety Commission is a new local body certified by the Federal Transit Administration. The transfer of authority from th There's new advice to prevent food allergies in children 03/18/2019 04:16am • Giving a baby a new food to try is fun, and it should be. The only concerns parents should have: finding their phones fast enough to document the funny faces and cleaning up the mess that might follow. Yet in recent years, scientific evidence has accumulated quickly on what foods to introduce when a Today in History: March 18 03/18/2019 12:10am • Today is Monday, March 18, the 77th day of 2019. There are 288 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 18, 1965, the first spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule, secured by a tether. On this date: In 1766, Britai 'Front row seat to the greatest show on earth’: Outgoing Montgomery Co. police chief reflects on career 03/18/2019 12:00am • (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: 'dfbb8da0-d291-4afe-a4fe-a6ea0d574aee' }).render("57761536b309f063");}); After 42 years in law enforcement, Mont Worried about your child's ID being stolen? Here's what to know 03/15/2019 06:02pm • Q: I’ve heard the horror stories of a child’s identity being stolen, so what should I be doing to protect my children’s identities? It’s easy to think that identity theft is only a problem for adults, but statistics from last year reveal that it’s twice as likely that a child’s ID is