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Lawsuit alleges town fired Quantico police chief for enforcing COVID restrictions 05/28/2022 11:05am • 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. A jury is set to determine if Quantico’s former police chief was illegally fired for enforcing state-mandated COVID-19 safety measu Indoor masking recommended in Anne Arundel Co. as COVID cases trend up 05/28/2022 10:07am • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been classified as a place with "high" levels of COVID-19 community transmission, prompting county officials to recommend indoor masking in certain settings once again. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone wear a mask while in pu Pandemic has lingering toll on smaller National Spelling Bee 05/28/2022 09:18am • Dev Shah's dream of returning to the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in a soccer stadium, of all places. On a cool, windy February day with occasional rain showers, Dev spent five miserable hours spelling outdoors at Exploria Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer's Orlando City club, ultim Questions to Ask Your Doctor About the COVID-19 Vaccine 05/26/2022 08:00pm • The COVID-19 vaccine has been publicly available in the U.S. since December 2020. Since then, vaccination has eased the pandemic by preventing infections, reducing severe disease and saving lives. More is known about vaccine effectiveness, safety and side effects, which tend to be mild for most peop WTOP wins 3 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards 05/25/2022 03:28pm • WTOP has been honored with three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including one for best newscast for the station's coverage following the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. WTOP.com was also honored for its digital coverage, and WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green was Hall of Fame inventor 'thrilled' to play role in pandemic-era video, audio chats 05/25/2022 07:19am • Marian Croak can clearly picture sharing her family's landline phone when she was growing up. "I definitely remember the days where we all used to have a telephone that was hard-wired to the wall, so we had to stay still," Croak said. "We graduated to having jacks, where we could actually pick up How to Pay for College Using These Overlooked Strategies 05/24/2022 08:00pm • Paying for college is no small feat: Annual tuition and fees at ranked four-year colleges for 2021-2022 ranged from about $10,300 for in-state public schools to about $38,200 for private institutions, according to U.S. News data. One of the first steps experts recommend to families concerned about h Stroke in Young Adults 05/24/2022 08:00pm • May is stroke awareness month. It's important that people of all ages know the signs and symptoms of stroke. This can be remembered with the acronym BE FAST: -- Balance.-- Eyes.-- Face.-- Arm weakness.-- Speech difficulty.-- Time to call 911.Young Stroke Patients on the RiseAn important fact about s 'Long COVID' symptoms affect 1 in 4 seniors after infection, study finds 05/24/2022 03:51pm • ▶ Watch Video: Senator Tim Kaine on his experience with long COVID, federal aid he is seeking to help others As many as one in four seniors and one in five adults under 65 experienced "long COVID" or "post-COVID" symptoms after surviving a coronavirus infection, a new study from the Ce COVID-19 may be triggering dramatic hair loss in some people 05/23/2022 06:38pm • Pandemic-related stress may be causing people to lose their hair, and a Maryland doctor wants to reassure people that it's not permanent. "COVID-19 infection can lead to a type of hair loss called telogen effluvium," said Dr. Jamie Goldberg, a dermatologist at Kaiser Permanente's South Baltimore Ergatta vs. Other Rowers 05/22/2022 08:00pm • Over the past decade or two, rowing machines -- which once were relegated to dimly lit boat houses for the winter training by crew teams -- have come out into the sunlight and into many people's homes. As people have begun recognizing the superior full-body workout that can be achieved with a rowing DC Health responds to probe from council members on COVID-19 data 05/20/2022 01:54pm • The District's health director has responded to calls from the D.C. council to investigate why the health department didn’t report its COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control for almost two weeks. Six members of the D.C. Council last week wrote a letter calling for an investigation aft School Zone: The state of COVID-19 in DC-area schools 05/20/2022 04:06am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP's weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. The state of COVID-19 in DC-area schools What it is: In the weeks leading up to Winter Break, many D.C.-area schools transitioned to virtual learning due to a rise in coronavir DC doctor urges COVID-19 vaccination, boosters for eligible young children 05/19/2022 10:37pm • Acknowledging significant hesitancy around vaccinating children against COVID-19, a D.C. pediatrician urges parents to reflect upon potentially bad consequences of leaving them unprotected. Parents of kids 5 to 11 years old are being urged to get them vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, now Burgers, bikes and juice coming to Amazon's HQ2 05/19/2022 09:54am • Amazon has a lot of retail space to fill at its HQ2 campuses in National Landing and it has pledged to fill as much of it as possible with local businesses. The latest leases fulfill that pledge and will bring a fitness center, burgers, a juice bar and a bike shop to Metropolitan Park, the first