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5 Underserved Populations Med School Hopefuls Can Work With 02/28/2023 07:00pm • Although health care disparities in the U.S. have existed for centuries, increased research on underserved populations since the early 2000s has made knowledge about disparities more apparent. Research before the COVID-19 pandemic indicated that people of color fared worse than their white counterpa DC 'Cherry Blossom Bus' continues tour with NYC stop 02/27/2023 07:40am • D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Bus is scheduled to pull into New York City Monday. The bus and its team of promoters spent Sunday in snowy Boston, where they encouraged people to visit the nation's capital this spring. Read More: 5-city bus tour to promote DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival  Mo Va. lawmakers pass energy bill, 'skinny' budget as session ends 02/27/2023 05:37am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The politically divided Virginia General Assembly worked through dozens of pieces of legislation, including a major energy bill and stop-gap budget bill, on Saturday as lawmakers reached the end of their regularly scheduled session without a deal on the entire state spending p Baltimore COVID testing site to close this week, cites declining hospitalizations 02/23/2023 07:41am • The State Center Vaccination, Testing and Treatment site in Baltimore, Maryland, is set to close Saturday after over a year of providing free COVID-19 services to residents. The site opened in November 2021 and offered free vaccinations and boosters, on-site testing services, at-home tests and KN Restaurants, jobs asked for proof of COVID vaccine. So did it increase DC’s vaccine rates? 02/22/2023 08:51am • When the COVID-19 vaccines started becoming readily available, several cities around the country, including D.C., rolled out indoor vaccination mandates. These required restaurants to check for a customer's proof of vaccination before seating them inside, and they required some people to get a va DC schools requires COVID test to return from February break 02/19/2023 08:34am • Weeks after President Joe Biden announced plans to end coronavirus pandemic emergencies on May 11, students and staff across D.C. Public Schools will be taking a COVID-19 test to return from their extended break. COVID-19 rapid tests were distributed to students just before Presidents Day weekend Amid rise in carjackings, 7 teens charged with auto theft in Montgomery Co. 02/17/2023 02:35pm • Seven teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 have been charged with auto theft in Montgomery County, Maryland, according to police. Officers were called to Livingston Street in the Glenmont Forest neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday for the report of suspicious activity. Police said detectiv Miami Housing Market Forecast 02/15/2023 07:00pm • One of the true international cities in the U.S., Miami is considered the gateway to Latin America -- and not just culturally. It's a meeting place for significant amounts of international business, and those who frequent Miami commonly opt to purchase real estate in the metro area as well, whether Maryland-based Novavax to sell more COVID vaccines to US government 02/13/2023 10:50am • The U.S. government will stop buying COVID-19 vaccines from manufacturers later this year, but Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax has secured a new deal to sell the government another 1.5 million doses of its protein-based vaccine ahead of vaccine privatization. Novavax did not disclose fin Is a Condo a Good Investment? 02/12/2023 07:00pm • For years, the rule of thumb has generally been that buying a home is a smarter financial decision versus renting, especially if you plan to own the property for more than five years. This has been the case because you can deduct mortgage payments and taxes from your income tax, and home price value Fairfax Co. counselor: Students still struggle with social, emotional skills 3 years after start of pandemic 02/10/2023 09:37pm • Students are still lagging behind in certain areas, three years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Fairfax County, Virginia, school counselor Shari Winston. She's worked with kids for a long time, recently switching from high school counselor to working with elementary U.Md. no longer requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination 02/10/2023 06:14pm • Students and the campus community at the University of Maryland will no longer need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, effective Thursday. Widely available vaccines and other treatments, as well as a population that has reached a "sufficient level of immunity," have reduced the impact of the Fairfax Co. to end COVID emergency declaration on March 1 02/08/2023 04:51am • The local emergency declaration that has been in place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Fairfax County, Virginia, will end in March. The declaration, which allowed the county to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, has been in place since March 2020. The Fairfax County Board of Supervi Trevor Noah on preparing to host the Grammy Awards: 'A crazy journey' 02/04/2023 06:33am • ▶ Watch Video: Trevor Noah previews music's biggest night Trevor Noah is used to performing at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. But as he prepares to host the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday, he said he's thinking ahead and preparing for whatever the night brings. " Sponsor: Virginia bill to legalize, tax 'skill game' machines dead 02/03/2023 02:56pm • A senior Virginia Republican lawmaker said this week that his legislation that aimed to legalize and tax a certain type of electronic betting machine that has proliferated in gas stations, bars and other locations around the state is dead, but the broader fight isn't over. "It's dead through the