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Cyclists get 'in gear' for Prince George's Co. breast cancer ride 10/10/2022 10:18am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Exercise is one of the best ways to maintain one's health following treatments for breast cancer. That's why 2for2 Boobs, a nonprofit brea How women can reduce their risk of getting breast cancer 10/07/2022 09:02am • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. About one in eight U.S. women (approximately 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, according to BreastCancer.org. Even though it is common, there are steps women can take to help lower their risk The COVID Student Loan Repayment Pause Is Ending: What Borrowers Should Do Now 10/05/2022 08:00pm • Borrowers need to know and do some critical things before the pandemic-related pause on repaying federal student loans ends this year and payments resume in January 2023. Student loan and finance experts advise taking the following steps right away: -- Update your contact information with your stude DC Health, Children's National open 5 childhood vaccination clinics 10/03/2022 10:40am • Five new childhood vaccination clinics have been opened in the District, with the goal of vaccinating students before a series of upcoming deadlines. DC Health said the clinics, which are the result of a partnership with Children's National Hospital, will operate through Nov. 18. EXPLA Air pollution exposure increases risk of COVID hospitalization, study suggests 10/01/2022 07:59am • Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, according to a new study. Published this month in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the peer-reviewed study found that exposure to common air pollutants increased the risk of hospitalization by Masks to be optional in classrooms at Georgetown University 09/27/2022 08:57pm • Starting Wednesday, masks will be optional in classrooms at Georgetown University in D.C. This also includes laboratories, in addition to the other places where they are already optional on the main and Medical Center campuses, such as academic buildings, libraries, dining halls and fitness cente Small Business Grants to Jumpstart Your Plans 09/26/2022 08:00pm • In the early months of the pandemic, Connie Nguyen says sales dropped 70% overnight at Snowbite, a modern Vietnamese eatery in Pharr, Texas. As the restaurant's owner, Nguyen has since faced a nightmarish pivot to curbside pickup, fear for the health of employees and customers and rising operating c Questions doctors wish their patients would ask 09/25/2022 04:00am • A curious patient is a healthy patient. When you go to the doctor it's typically for a specific problem, such as a cold, stomach pain or another issue that you want to get better. But it's also an opportunity to learn what's going on in your body, understand why you're receiving a specific treatm Dozens indicted in COVID-19 nutrition program fraud scheme 09/22/2022 11:22am • Dozens of people have been arrested for defrauding a federal child nutrition program and taking $250 million. Newly released court documents obtained by WCCO confirming a 48th suspect charged in what officials call the largest pandemic fraud in the United States. According to investigators, agents a FDA releases more doses of Moderna's updated COVID-19 boosters amid reports of 'limited' supply 09/21/2022 03:49pm • The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the release of "numerous batches" of Moderna's updated Covid-19 booster amid reports of supply problems in some areas. Updated boosters from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were made available early this month, soon after the FDA authorized them. How Lawsuit between Quantico town, former police chief proceeds 09/21/2022 03:21pm • 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. The town of Quantico claims its former police chief was fired for not following an improvement plan rather than for enforcing state-manda Md. officials: SNAP helped thousands during pandemic, but challenges navigating system remain 09/21/2022 11:22am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Mark Griffin had a good-paying job as an ophthalmological assistant for two decades, earning enough to purchase a $150,000 home in Baltimore Former Va. state employee sentenced for stealing $1.8 million in COVID relief 09/20/2022 10:37am • A former Virginia state employee has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison in connection with a scam that involved ripping off financial programs that were created to help people during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Sadie Mitchell, 30, of Midlothian, was given t Ocean City looking for fireworks pros for July 4 show 09/16/2022 10:28am • Leaders in Ocean City, Maryland, are on the hunt for a company to put on the July Fourth fireworks shows there. There hasn't been one on Independence Day since 2019. The 2020 shows at Northside Park on 125th Street and on the beach at North Division Street were canceled during the coronavirus pan How many students have returned to DC-area schools? 09/16/2022 04:30am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What to know about early enrollment counts at DC-area schools What it is: Are students returning to school in person across the D.C. region? It's a question education offi