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May 8, 2024
Safety concerns generate community discussion at Montgomery County’s Kennedy High School
Concerns about safety and reports of drug use on campus at Kennedy High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, have led to a community meeting to discuss ways the school system and county officials can do more to keep the school safe.
May 8, 2024
Residential tax rate increasing as part of approved Fairfax Co. budget
Homeowners in Fairfax County, Virginia, will see their yearly tax bill increase as part of the fiscal 2025 budget leaders approved Tuesday.
May 8, 2024
K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant
The witnesses scheduled to testify before a House Education and Workforce subcommittee represent New York City Public Schools, the Berkeley Unified School District in California and the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.
May 8, 2024
Today on the Hill: The latest developments on Capitol Hill
The latest developments in Congress and on the Hill, covered by WTOP's Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.
May 8, 2024
Boil water advisory issued for several Northwest DC neighborhoods
Residents of a wide swath of upper Northwest D.C. are under a boil water advisory until at least Friday after a water main break on Wednesday afternoon.
May 8, 2024
Meet the Democratic Senate candidates not named Trone or Alsobrooks
If you're not interested in voting for Maryland Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, you have other options this upcoming election.
May 8, 2024
TV star Damon Gupton guest conducts Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for ‘Blockbuster Film Classics’
This week, Damon Gupton will guest conduct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for "Blockbuster Film Classics" at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland on Thursday night, followed by Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday.
May 8, 2024
Agreement reached in Arab Student Union’s suit against DC, high school principal
The Arab Student Union at Jackson-Reed High School in Northwest D.C. has withdrawn its request for a federal court to take emergency action in a lawsuit that claimed the school suppressed the student club's right to free speech.
May 8, 2024
How many millionaires are there in DC? Nowhere near as many as NYC
The number of individual millionaires in the D.C. metro has grown by 75% in the last decade, but it ranks nowhere near the top for wealthiest cities in the world, based on millionaires.
May 8, 2024
Man dead after car hits pedestrian in Rockville
A man is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle in the area of Norbeck Road and Georgia Avenue in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning, police said.
May 8, 2024
PHOTOS: See the GW University pro-Palestinian protest evolve
May 8, 2024
DC police clear out GWU pro-Palestinian encampment, 33 protesters arrested
D.C. police have begun taking down the encampment site at George Washington University early Wednesday morning, where protests against the Israel-Hamas war have taken place for the last two weeks.
May 8, 2024
Prince George’s Co. off-duty police officer arrested at his home after striking deputy, officials say
A Prince George's County police officer is suspended with pay after officials say he called authorities for help and then struck a responding sheriff's deputy at his home in Charles County, Maryland.
May 8, 2024
Police: 1 woman dead after 4-vehicle collision in Prince George’s Co.
A woman is dead after a crash involving four vehicles on Monday in Laurel, Maryland, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
May 8, 2024
U.Va. president, police chief explain why 27 were arrested in campus Gaza protest
The University of Virginia's president and police chief have explained why they decided to break up an encampment on campus Saturday, which led police to arrest 27 people protesting against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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