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Protesters rally to stop DC from closing applications for rent relief program 10/24/2021 04:05pm • D.C.'s pandemic rental assistance program will stop accepting applications on Wednesday. Protestors at a Sunday rally said that's too early. Emily Lockwood, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, gathered with a group of fellow protesters outside the John Wilson building on Penns Montgomery Co. mask mandate could soon be lifted as COVID-19 case rate drops 10/23/2021 10:12am • For the first time since the indoor mask mandate was reinstated in early August, Montgomery County, Maryland's, coronavirus case rate has dropped from "substantial" to "moderate" transmission. In Montgomery County, the indoor mask mandate automatically ends when there have been seven days in a r Fairfax Co. school board votes to increase substitute teacher pay 10/22/2021 10:57pm • Citing a shortage of substitute teachers, the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia on Thursday night voted unanimously to increase pay as much as $3 per hour for substitutes starting next month. The plan, which Superintendent Scott Brabrand said he supports, would increase hourly wages for sho Alexandria schools launch on-site COVID-19 testing program 10/22/2021 02:43pm • Alexandria, Virginia, launched an on-site COVID-19 testing program in its public schools this week, with plans to expand the program to all schools in the city by next week. The goal is to test 30% of the student population every week. The program is voluntary. Parents are asked to complete a Colder months, lack of funding raise concerns about how restaurant industry will fare this winter 10/22/2021 12:46pm • The pandemic has created major challenges for the restaurant industry, with the delta variant slowing indoor dining by 78%, according to the National Restaurant Association. Outdoor service has served as a lifeline for many businesses, but there are concerns that the colder months will pose a ser Prince William hiring tutors, math coaches to help offset learning loss caused by pandemic 10/22/2021 12:40pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County Public Schools are hiring tutors and math coaches as part of their effort to address the drop in test scores and le Frederick OKs bonuses for COVID-19 vaccinations 10/22/2021 08:43am • In Maryland, Frederick city workers who show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination will get a financial bonus, although how the city will pay for it is undecided. The move comes after the Board of Aldermen passed the incentive Thursday by a 3-2 vote, but not without disagreement. Some board members Prince William County schools to pay staff who put in overtime 10/21/2021 10:35pm • School bus driver shortages in Prince William County, Virginia, have forced teachers and staff to put in overtime without pay as they wait for buses. But they've just received some good news: Superintendent Latanya McDade said employees will now be paid for that time spent waiting. Mor When will Montgomery Co.'s indoor mask mandate end? 10/21/2021 07:29am • Soon you may not have to wear a mask in indoor public settings in Montgomery County, Maryland, because the daily coronavirus case count is dropping. In Montgomery County, the indoor mask mandate automatically ends when there have been seven days in a row with the county in moderate transmission. Swift vaccine rollout for children 5-11 in Montgomery Co. a 'game-changer' for less disruption to schools 10/20/2021 06:23pm • If all goes according to plan and federal health authorities authorize the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 by early next month, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they will be able to hit the ground running with administering thousands of shots the first week. Md. congressman who's prescribed ivermectin in medical practice can't find pharmacy to fill it 10/19/2021 07:31pm • Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican from Maryland, is also a practicing anesthesiologist and said he has prescribed ivermectin, which is used to treat parasites in humans and livestock, as a treatment for COVID-19. He added that he's had trouble finding a pharmacy that will fill it. During a discussio 'Unnecessary risk?' Debate over Montgomery Co. vaccine mandate continues 10/19/2021 04:42pm • Several police officers and local union officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, testified before the County Council Tuesday in stark opposition to a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county employees, arguing the proposal violates their personal rights and could lead to staffing shortages. Montgomery Co. to consider grants for businesses that subsidize child care 10/19/2021 05:06am • The Montgomery County Council will consider legislation that would establish a matching grant program for small businesses that subsidize child care costs for their employees in the Maryland county. Montgomery County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz said he and his co-sponsor, County Council Prince George's Co. to help residents at large apartment complex apply for rental assistance 10/18/2021 11:12pm • Hundreds of residents of the largest apartment complex in the region — and one of the largest on the East Coast — are going to get extra help from Prince George's County, Maryland, this week to keep from being evicted. The immigrant advocacy organization CASA gathered approximately dozen acti How Fairfax Co. students celebrated homecoming after 2 years of cancellations 10/18/2021 07:13pm • Justice High School principal Tiffany Narcisse and her daughter, senior Dori Bob, get ready to dance on the track field during the school’s Oct. 9 Homecoming dance. (Courtesy Fairfax County Public Schools) Goodbye dusty school gym. Hello toasty fire pit. Schools in Fairfax County, Virginia,