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DC Council members urge Bowser to drop COVID testing option for school workers 08/25/2021 10:53am • Several D.C. Council members want Mayor Muriel Bowser to remove the COVID-testing option for government employees who don't get a COVID-19 vaccination -- including anyone who has regular contact with kids in a school setting. Earlier this month, Bowser said all D.C. government employees -- includ Montgomery Co. extends program that allows outdoor dining in public spaces; concerns for COVID-19 variants cited 08/25/2021 09:23am • The Montgomery County, Maryland, Shared Streets program, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be extended to Nov. 28, County Executive Marc Elrich said Tuesday. The extension of the program — which allows public spaces to be used for outdoor dining, retail activity, biking and wal New urgent care facility at BWI will offer COVID-19 tests, vaccines 08/25/2021 04:57am • A full-service urgent care facility offering COVID-19 tests and vaccines is set to open Thursday at BWI Marshall Airport, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was on hand Tuesday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “This new state-of-the-art urgent care facility at BWI is a shining example of how Marylan MACo sends notice to conference attendees after Hogan aides test positive for COVID 08/25/2021 01:40am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Several people who attended the Maryland Association of Counties conference in Ocean City last week have since tested positive for COVID-19, Parents worry of COVID-19 risks during indoor school lunches, when masks come off 08/24/2021 09:54pm • Welcoming in-person public comments for the first time in 18 months, the Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday night heard from parents and unvaccinated elementary school students concerned about the COVID-19 risk of indoor lunches. "I think that we should eat outside instead of eating DC-area food bank still seeing record level of need 08/24/2021 07:41pm • The data may suggest a rosier picture, but a D.C.-area food bank continues to see an influx of people who are experiencing food insecurity brought on by the pandemic. "We have heard over and over from people saying, 'I never imagined I'd be here,'" Capital Area Food Bank spokeswoman Hilary Salmon Mystics playoff push will come without Emma Meesseman returning 08/24/2021 06:36pm • Mystics playoff push will come without Emma Meesseman returning originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- Emma Meeseman will not be returning to the Washington Mystics for the 2021 season, according to head coach Mike Thibault. "The whole summer I thought and believed I would jo Md. education board may require masks, sidestepping Hogan and school districts 08/24/2021 05:19pm • Maryland's Board of Education may require students to wear masks inside the classroom — a move that would sidestep the governor and many local school districts. "I've been very clear: All school systems should start the school year with masking," state Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury told the Lawsuits allege 'disgraceful' negligence before fatal 2019 fire, seek $300M from landlord, DC 08/24/2021 05:03pm • The families of two people killed in an August 2019 row house fire in Northwest D.C. have filed wrongful death lawsuits totaling $300 million against the landlord and D.C. authorities, alleging a stunning pattern of negligence in the months leading up to the fire. The two lawsuits were filed by a Anne Arundel Co. exec urges more people to get COVID vaccine 08/24/2021 01:07pm • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Executive Steuart Pittman urged residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 during a briefing Tuesday. County employees have until Sept. 13 to get vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated will need to provide their supervisors with a negative test on a weekly basis Strathmore will require COVID vaccination or testing for indoor shows 08/24/2021 01:01pm • If you have a ticket to a show at Strathmore for Sept. 7 or later, you’ll need a few other things to get seated: a photo ID and proof of either a COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test. The performance venue in North Bethesda, Maryland, announced the new rule for indoor events on Monday ‘The best day ever’: Thousands of students return to Alexandria classrooms 08/24/2021 09:50am • Thousands of students in Alexandria, Virginia, are heading back to school Tuesday — for many students, it's the first time back in classrooms since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. ”This is like the best day ever,” enthused Gregory Hutchings, superintendent of Alexan As COVID cases rise, Hogan tells Biden 'not the time for bureaucratic delays' 08/24/2021 06:16am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is urging the Biden administration to pursue what he says are critical actions necessary to stem the spread of new, more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus. In a letter sent Tuesday to President Biden, the Republican governor implored the White House to hasten its McAuliffe urges employers to require coronavirus vaccine 08/24/2021 04:58am • RICHMOND, Va. — Democrat Terry McAuliffe urged all Virginia employers on Monday to require the coronavirus vaccine for their workers who are eligible, sharpening a policy debate in the closely watched governor’s race over how best to deal with the pandemic. McAuliffe’s call followed a decis Back-to-school plans in DC, Maryland and Virginia: Where masks are required 08/23/2021 07:50pm • As the region's schools prepare to start classes, many were hoping for a more normal school year after the pandemic disrupted a significant amount of in-person learning in 2020 and spring 2021. With the arrival of the delta variant and rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, many schools in the region