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Md. teen who brought gun to school will remain in jail without bond 02/27/2018 03:46pm • WASHINGTON — A Germantown, Maryland, teen who brought a loaded handgun to Clarksburg High School earlier this month will remain in jail without bond following an emergency hearing Tuesday. Attorneys for Alwin Chen, 18, moved for the emergency hearing last week, claiming that Montgomery County D Va. teens seek help for anxiety after Florida school shooting 02/27/2018 03:37pm • WASHINGTON — The Parkland, Florida school shooting is weighing heavily on the minds of many area children — the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) has seen a significant jump in the number of requests for help. A typical week at CSB might include a dozen or fewer mental h Judge rejects request to move trial in fatal Va. food truck crash 02/27/2018 01:56pm • LEESBURG, Va. — Despite extensive news coverage of the September 2017 crash that killed a Loudoun County mother, a circuit court judge has denied food truck owner Tony Dane's request for a change of venue. Erin Kaplan, 39, of Ashburn, was killed as she drove northbound on Evergreen Mill Road. H Discovery clears Food Network hurdle as it prepares to leave Silver Spring 02/27/2018 09:03am • WASHINGTON — Discovery Communications has received approval from the U.S. Justice Department for its planned $12 billion acquisition of the parent company of Food Network and HGTV. Discovery announced plans to acquire Knoxville, Tennessee-based Scripps Networks Interactive in July 2017. The dea Tooth Fairy couldn’t keep up with the markets last year 02/27/2018 08:42am • WASHINGTON — The tooth fairy got a little less generous in 2017 and, despite a track record of annual gains in tooth fairy gifts, she didn’t keep up with the market’s hot pace last year. Delta Dental has been tracking what the tooth fairy leaves children since 2001, and notes that its Tooth Frazzled parents may get relief from Md. diaper-change bill 02/27/2018 07:30am • WASHINGTON — Parents in Maryland may get government help in performing a sometimes messy, always important task — changing a baby's diaper. State Sen. C. Anthony Muse, D-Prince George's, said his bill came at the suggestion of frazzled constituents who visited his office. "They look for a 10 big ways to boost your budget — without skimping on your daily latte 02/27/2018 05:07am • These budget moves pack a big punch. The idea that your morning coffee -- or avocado toast -- purchase is what's preventing you from becoming a millionaire is a personal finance "truthism" that's existed for decades. And, yes, while opting to brew weekday coffee at home could save you $1,000 per How to Act Generously When You're Broke 02/26/2018 07:00pm • For Jennifer Coulombe, sticking to a budget is important. The New Yorker is in the midst of starting her own business -- a line of socially conscious yoga clothes for kids -- and she's guarding her pocketbook carefully. Sometimes, she says, pursuing her goals requires walking a thin line between be Peacefully Parenting Together After You've Parted 02/26/2018 07:00pm • When couples with children get a divorce, no matter what the circumstances of the breakup are, one fact remains: You will still be parenting together. Learning quickly how to work effectively with one another in your parenting roles will benefit you, and more importantly your children. Divorce adds 10 Colleges Where Graduates Have the Least Debt 02/26/2018 07:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Student who brought gun to Md. high school could be released from jail 02/26/2018 06:53pm • WASHINGTON — The Montgomery County honor student who has been in jail since bringing a loaded gun to Clarksburg High School on Feb. 15 could be released from custody soon. An emergency hearing is scheduled for Tuesday on whether Alwin Chen, 18, should remain in jail without bond. Though he has U.Md. student charged with threatening to shoot campus police officers 02/26/2018 06:00pm • WASHINGTON — A 21-year-old student at the University of Maryland-College Park has been charged with threatening to shoot university police officers. Ryan Sulkowski was arrested Sunday by the Baltimore County police at his parents' home in Baltimore. The University of Maryland police said the Happy tails: Va. General Assembly OKs measure to allow dogs at wineries 02/26/2018 09:15am • WASHINGTON — Regulations preventing dog owners from bringing their canine companions to wineries in Virginia made some puppy parents and business owners barking mad. Now, both houses of the Virginia General Assembly have approved a measure that allows those four-legged friends to join their own Office workers want flex — and free food 02/26/2018 08:53am • WASHINGTON — Pay may be first, but perks are important, and flexible working hours are now the most sought-after perk employers can provide, according to a survey by D.C.-based B2B research firm Clutch. Clutch said more than 40 percent of the full-time U.S. employers it surveyed say flex time i Children's National renovates psychiatry unit, approach to patient care 02/26/2018 04:28am • WASHINGTON — One in five teenagers in the United States will struggle with a mental health issue. As a result, Children's National Health System has revamped its inpatient psychiatry unit. "We've redone all of our other medical units in the new wing of the hospital, and so it was psychiatry's t