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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 Do Millennials Have Their Spending Priorities All Wrong? 08/29/2018 08:00pm • Millennials expect to spend more on their dog over the pet's lifetime than they will on their own lifetime health care costs, according to findings published in a May survey from TD Ameritrade. The survey of 1,519 millennials could indicate the younger generation vastly underestimates the cost of h 2 officials want condoms distributed in all Montgomery Co. high schools 08/29/2018 05:05pm • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County Public Schools will provide condoms on four campuses this year, and two county officials hope that plans to make them available at all district high schools can be accelerated. The pilot program will be rolled out at school wellness centers inside Wheaton, Northwo Threat to shoot DC crossing guard led to 'error' handling 911 call 08/29/2018 05:01pm • WASHINGTON — A call-taker at the District's 911 center failed to dispatch police to an elementary school Monday, after a concerned parent reported witnessing an angry driver threaten to shoot and run over a school crossing guard. The parent of a student at Lafayette Elementary School on Broad B How to use 'one-pot meals' to make inexpensive home cooking easy 08/29/2018 01:00am • Many people turn to ordering expensive takeout or going out to pricey restaurants because the prospect of cooking a meal at home in the evening seems like a tiring proposition. Preparing the meal, then cleaning up all of those dishes sounds like a lot of work. And, if you go to a restaurant, a New Maryland law focused on guns, people in mental health crisis 08/29/2018 12:14am • WASHINGTON — Maryland will be getting a new law on Oct. 1 meant to help reduce gun violence. But, even if that law were already on the books, it may not have stopped David Katz, who killed two people Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida, before taking his own life. The 24-year-old Baltimore video ga What's in Your Kid's Wallet? Prepare Students to Live on Their Own 08/28/2018 08:00pm • If you're the parent of a college student, you've likely spent years concerned about saving enough for your kid's education. But now that your child is officially heading off to college, you're probably worrying about whether he or she can comfortably afford the day-to-day expenses of student livin DC Jewish preschool faces sexual abuse allegations 08/28/2018 12:15pm • WASHINGTON — An employee at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in Northwest D.C. has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of sexual abuse involving one or more children at the Macomb Street Edlavitch-Tyser Early Childhood Center. The abuse is believed to have happened betwe Team sports may hold the key to healthy eating habits in teenagers 08/28/2018 04:53am • WASHINGTON — Many parents of teenagers struggle with how to instill better eating habits in their children and often assume it is simply too late to change their teen's behavior before they leave the nest for college. However, Sally Squires, who writes the Lean Plate Club™Â blog, says rese Fairfax Co. schools return: More security, more recess, more free lunches 08/28/2018 04:21am • WASHINGTON — It's the end of summer for nearly 200,000 school children in Northern Virginia as Fairfax County Public Schools — Virginia's largest school district — heads back into session. From more time on the playground for elementary students to enhanced security upgrades and a new role