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Va. to reopen community vaccination site in Prince William Co. 09/30/2021 02:43pm • The Virginia Department of Health announced Thursday that it will reopen a community vaccination clinic in Prince William County, Virginia. The Gander Mountain location near the Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge will be able to give visitors their booster shot if they are deemed eligible by VDH. Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID 09/30/2021 08:51am • She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daugh Montgomery Co. wants residents to get the flu shot; announces vaccination clinic dates 09/30/2021 08:06am • It's easy to forget in the age of COVID-19, but there's another illness to be wary of: the flu. And Montgomery County, Maryland, is urging its residents to get the flu vaccine. As part of that effort, the county is holding vaccine clinics in October and November. Here are the October dates: Supreme Court gears up for new term filled with contentious disputes 09/30/2021 06:03am • Washington — The Supreme Court is slated to return to the bench for the start of its new term on Monday, with the justices set to take up politically divisive cases involving the Second Amendment, religious liberty and abortion, all while battling bruised public perception of the high court's legi For first time since June, projected US COVID-19 deaths are decreasing 09/30/2021 01:51am • For the first time since June, the rate of new Covid-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the third week in a row, Wednesday's CDC forecast predicted that hospitaliza Lawsuit filed against Montgomery County schools over vaccine mandate 09/29/2021 11:33pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, employee has filed a lawsuit against the district's public school system over its vaccine mandate, arguing that receiving the vaccine violates his "sincerely held religious beliefs." The plaintiff, identified under the pseudonym "John Doe" in the lawsuit, is describ Bradley Beal says 'you got to pick up that phone' to compete in the NBA 09/29/2021 06:53pm • Beal on NBA recruiting: 'You got to pick up that phone' to win originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe biggest bump in Bradley Beal's contributions to the Wizards this season may not come from any on-court improvements. After all, there isn't much in his game to improve.  DC Council draft bill could expand virtual learning, require vaccination for students 09/29/2021 06:19pm • Weeks into the school year, D.C. Council members are drafting emergency legislation that could make virtual learning more accessible and require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are eligible to receive them. The council is scheduled to return from its recess for its first legislative meetin Alexandria council votes to increase eviction prevention resources amid COVID-19 09/29/2021 06:09pm • The Alexandria City Council in Virginia unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that increases resources available to people at risk of eviction. The council said in a statement that the one-year plan will fund $457,000 for eviction prevention in response to the housing crisis contributed to by CO Montgomery Co. exec raises specter of 'breakdown' in county services in debate over COVID-19 vaccine mandate 09/29/2021 04:01pm • Amid a debate about a strict COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county workers, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday he has ordered a study of staffing levels in key agencies to see whether such a mandate would "break the system" by hindering critical public safety operations. Marylan CASA plans rally for eviction protections in Annapolis Friday 09/29/2021 02:38pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Fair housing advocates plan to sleep outside St. Anne’s Episcopal Church after holding a rally in downtown Annapolis Friday night in a bid More than 16,500 Maryland students have quarantined since start of school year 09/29/2021 09:06am • More than 16,500 Maryland students and just under 800 staff have had to quarantine from a close contact with a COVID-19 case since the new academic year began, according to data from state education officials released Tuesday. The Maryland State Board of Education's first report on reopening logi DC Council gets an earful on issues with HVAC systems in city schools 09/29/2021 06:54am • The D.C. Council got an earful in a marathon hearing about air quality and other issues in D.C. Public Schools. In a more than nine-hour hearing Tuesday, most of the concerns expressed by parents, teachers and council members themselves focused on HVAC systems that are not working at all or impro Washington Spirit head coach fired, banned from soccer league 09/29/2021 03:47am • The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has fired a former head coach of the Washington Spirit following a harassment investigation. Former head coach Richie Burke has been officially banned from coaching in the NWSL. This followed an investigation into "serious allegations concerning the co Illinois man dies from rabies after waking up to bat in his room 09/29/2021 03:38am • A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state since 1954, health officials said Tuesday. The man, who was in his 80s, woke up last month and found a bat on his nec