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Leesburg town council votes to make outdoor dining a long-term option 07/27/2022 11:40pm • The town council in Leesburg, Virginia, voted Tuesday to give restaurant owners the option for long-term outdoor dining, extending a temporary provision that became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote passed 6-0-1, with one council member not present. More Local News More Still fighting COVID-19, Montgomery Co. now positions itself to fend off monkeypox 07/27/2022 08:30pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are focusing on getting more people vaccinated against COVID-19 at the same time a new virus, monkeypox, has been on the rise in the region. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said in a briefing Wednesday that along with efforts to get more people va What Is GDP and How Does it Measure a Recession? 07/27/2022 08:00pm • When it comes to measuring the strength of the economy, one of the most important metrics to watch is the gross domestic product, or GDP. This week, the Commerce Department announced the U.S. had experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth -- meeting a common definition of a recessio DC schools 'have every intention of enforcing' student vaccination requirements 07/27/2022 03:34pm • Citing low vaccine compliancy rates, D.C. is urging parents to get their school-age children all the shots required for returning to school next month. According to DC Health, a 95% compliance rate of routine pediatric immunizations is required to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, su Montgomery Co. recommends masks amid surge in COVID cases 07/27/2022 06:51am • Health care workers in Maryland's Montgomery County are sending residents a recommendation: Go back to masks. In the last week, the county health department reported a spike in new COVID-19 cases and a surge in local hospitalization rates. The combination has caused the county to move from a “m Veteran nurse named interim health director as DC tackles coronavirus, monkeypox 07/26/2022 11:01pm • Veteran health official Sharon Lewis has been named interim director of D.C. Health, following the recent resignation of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt. Lewis, a registered nurse who holds a doctorate in health care administration, was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to lead the agency while the city con Prince George's Co. Public Schools ends mask mandate 07/26/2022 12:32pm • Prince George's County Public Schools — the last system in the D.C. area that required students and staff to wear masks — lifted that mandate in early July. WTOP has obtained a short email, dated July 1, that PGCPS sent to teachers and staff. It states the system was lifting its mask mandate Rep. Ruppersberger tests positive for COVID-19 07/25/2022 08:01pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger has tested positive for COVID-19. The Maryland Democrat's office announced that Ruppersberger tested positive for the virus on Sunday evening. The congressman’s office says his symptoms are mild and he is working from home while isolating XFL to return to Washington, D.C. for 2023 relaunch 07/25/2022 06:29pm • XFL to return to Washington, D.C. for 2023 relaunch originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The XFL is returning to the nation's capital. Washington, D.C. was announced as one of eight cities that will have an XFL team when the spring football league relaunches in February 2 Winners of the 2022 RAMMY Awards 07/25/2022 04:42am • The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington finished up its celebration of the 40th annual RAMMYS on Sunday night. For the first time since 2019, the association hosted its award show akin to those before the coronavirus pandemic began. Thousands convened for the black tie event at the Wa D.C.-area restaurant industry celebrates, looks forward. Here are the 2022 RAMMY winners. 07/24/2022 11:14pm • Greater Washington's restaurant industry partied Sunday evening like it was 2019. An estimated 2,500 people registered to attend the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's 2022 RAMMY awards, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Many turned out dressed in black-tie and ballg 8 Health Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide 07/24/2022 08:00pm • Many of us remember having hydrogen peroxide around the house as a kid, with an adult applying it to our cuts. Hydrogen peroxide actually has several uses for health and beauty, yet it may not be the first-line response for those cuts and skin wounds as once was thought. Hydrogen peroxide is a liqui Hogan says fight for the soul of the Republican Party is 'long from being over' 07/24/2022 11:14am • Despite a Trump-backed election denier winning the GOP gubernatorial primary in Maryland, the state's moderate Republican governor said Sunday he's still fighting for the heart and soul of his party. "There's no question that we lost a battle, and we're losing a few battles, but the fight is ... The unsung heroes of public health 07/24/2022 09:26am • Monkeypox is now spreading around the world, and is putting the U.S. public health system once again on the front lines in a battle to keep the country safe. When asked if monkeypox represents another pandemic like COVID-19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control a China says Xi Jinping given domestic COVID vaccines amid public concern over safety 07/24/2022 09:10am • Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in the country have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, the ruling Communist party said in a rare disclosure aimed at stimulating China's booster program. Deputy head of the National Health Commission (NHC) Zeng Yixin said on Saturday that "all Ch