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Some 'side hustles' become 'full-time gigs': Looking at labor on Labor Day 09/02/2018 08:36am • WEST FRIENDSHIP, Md. and WASHINGTON — Go on social media, and you can find people promoting their "side hustles." But there’s nothing new about supplementing your income with a second job. From Maryland’s exurbs to downtown D.C., people find ways to put their skills to work. Sometimes the side What Montgomery Co. can learn from DC about condom distribution 09/02/2018 06:05am • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County’s Board of Education is weighing a plan to make condoms accessible to all of its high school students. The proposal comes after an effort to distribute condoms in four of the county schools' wellness centers is about to go into effect. In D.C., however, condo Prince George's Co. schools rolls out bus-tracking app in time for new school year 09/01/2018 05:39pm • WASHINGTON — Just in time for the new school year, Prince George’s County Public Schools is using a new tool to track the arrivals and departures of its school buses. It's called Here Comes the Bus, and PGCPS is encouraging parents to download it before school starts on Tuesday. Schools sp Montgomery Co. bus driver charged with rape sexually abused 3 other students, school says 08/31/2018 03:27pm • WASHINGTON — A Montgomery County school bus driver charged earlier this summer with raping a special-needs student on his bus route has now been charged with sexually abusing three other students, school officials said. Montgomery County Public Schools announced the additional victims in a mess Md. man arrested for threatening DC crossing guard, using anti-Hispanic language 08/30/2018 10:11pm • WASHINGTON — A Bethesda, Maryland, man who is accused of threatening to harm a D.C. crossing guard and using anti-Hispanic language earlier this week was arrested Thursday, police said. Lionel Kevin Hyater, 55, was charged with felony threats and stalking, D.C. police said, in an incident not f What Clues Suggest You're More Likely to Suffer From Anxiety? 08/30/2018 08:00pm • To paraphrase the "Wall Street" movie character Gordon Gekko, anxiety is good. Gekko, of course, was talking about greed and how it powers economic growth, though he failed to see its destructive downside. In a similar way, anxiety is good. A certain amount of anxiety keeps us from taking dangerous Are You a Nagging Parent? 08/30/2018 08:00pm • The school year is in full swing and, of course, you want to make sure your child completes homework, spends less time on screens, keeps a clean bedroom and get to sleep on time. As usual, your child's agenda doesn't exactly align with yours, so in an attempt to wrangle your child into submission y Is it OK for children to be left at home alone? Here's what to ask first 08/30/2018 05:51pm • WASHINGTON — Is it OK to leave your child at home unsupervised, or should you get a baby sitter or after-school care? Parents trying to decide can consult guidelines put together by regional social service departments. Advice developed with the help of Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Vi Ex-boyfriend charged in death of Fairfax Co. teenager 08/30/2018 05:44pm • WASHINGTON — The ex-boyfriend of a Fairfax County teenager whose body was discovered in a park in January has been charged with murder, prosecutors confirmed. Nebiyu Ebrahim, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jholie Moussa, 16, who went missing on Jan. 12. Her body w Letter from donors supports U.Md. football coach Durkin 08/30/2018 12:26pm • WASHINGTON — Ever since he was placed on leave pending an investigation into the football program, Maryland coach DJ Durkin hasn’t said a peep in public. Likewise, while some players and parents have been supportive of Durkin, the investigation into whether a toxic culture exists at Maryland has Report finds no systemic failure in Loudoun Co.'s restraint, seclusion of special needs students 08/30/2018 11:04am • WASHINGTON — After allegations that Loudoun County public schools were isolating children with special needs in makeshift cells and improperly restraining them, Virginia's Department of Education's investigation has found isolated mistakes, but "no evidence of systemic failure." In March, nine Surveillance video released in search for driver who threatened crossing guard 08/30/2018 07:08am • WASHINGTON — D.C. police have released surveillance video in the search for a driver who hurled anti-Hispanic slurs against an elementary school crossing guard, before threatening to shoot and run him over. The incident occurred Monday afternoon, near Lafayette Elementary School on Broad Branch Lawyer maps out defense for former Fairfax Co. officer indicted in baby's death 08/30/2018 02:42am • WASHINGTON — A former Fairfax County, Virginia police officer was recently indicted as the person responsible for his baby's death last year. Though the case has led to his firing, his attorney plans to point out the case's complicated details make it far from a cut and dried conclusion for a jury Adolescents Suffer With Allergies More Than Others 08/29/2018 08:00pm • It's estimated that close to 25 percent of adolescents ages 12 to 15 have allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever. And experts say the number is growing. Do adolescents suffer differently than adults with hay fever with or without eye allergies? Teens suffer more, according to research colle Is Early Cancer Detection on the Horizon? 08/29/2018 08:00pm • When I was a kid, one of my aunts was quite fond of reminding me that "a stitch in time saves nine." But when you're 10, it's much more enticing to race around with your friends than diligently do your homework so it doesn't keep piling up on your desk. The idea is simple: The sooner you can addres