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How Fairfax Co. is responding to a rise in student absenteeism 11/11/2023 04:10am • An increasing number of Fairfax County Public School students are missing 10% or more of the school year, following national trends that depict a rise in chronic absenteeism. At Thursday night's school board meeting, Superintendent Michelle Reid said Virginia's largest school system is closely mo Facing eviction, some low-income DC tenants will receive free lawyer help 11/03/2023 09:08am • Few things can be more disruptive to a family than being evicted — some lower-income tenants in the District of Columbia will soon get legal help while trying to stay in their homes. Starting this month, a coalition of six nonprofits and 19 private law firms, will relaunch a pre-pandemic projec Local health expert tells high-risk people to take advantage of new COVID booster shot 10/25/2023 09:30pm • Have you gotten the latest COVID-19 booster vaccine? If you did, then you're in the minority as 4% of Americans have gotten the vaccine so far. Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, spo How Fairfax Co. is redefining what school lunch looks like 10/20/2023 09:00pm • On Friday afternoon in the Braddock Elementary School cafeteria, Reva Smith looked on as dozens of students swarmed toward the line to get a slice of pizza. Fridays are pizza days on the Annandale, Virginia, campus, but Smith, the cafeteria manager, made sure to motivate students to explore the s Gaithersburg's Novavax COVID booster delayed in EU, approved in UK 10/18/2023 10:44am • Regulators in the United Kingdom have approved full marketing authorization for Gaithersburg-based Novavax's updated, protein-based COVID-19 booster shot, but regulators in the European Union have delayed a decision. The European Medicines Agency was expected to approve the Novavax booster last w Why Montgomery Co. officials are cheering the just-approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccines 10/04/2023 11:03pm • Novavax, a biotech firm based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been granted emergency FDA authorization for its version of a COVID-19 vaccine — and local officials hope it will encourage more people to get boosted against the latest COVID-19 variants. At his weekly briefing with reporters, Montgo Poll: Marylanders split on government performance on COVID-19, masking in schools 10/04/2023 06:49pm • While Marylanders are being reminded to get their flu and RSV vaccines, they are also being reminded that COVID-19 boosters are available. But a new poll found that not everyone is rushing to get the shot. The poll by Gonzales Research and Media Services showed that 52% of respondents said they w Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine wins FDA approval 10/03/2023 03:05pm • The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use approval for Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax’s updated COVID-19 booster shot, nearly three weeks after approving mRNA vaccine updates from Pfizer and Moderna. The Novavax vaccine still must get approval from the Centers for Dis Loudoun County leads Virginia for tourism spending (but it gets to count the airport) 10/03/2023 11:28am • Loudoun County, Virginia, accounted for 13.2% of tourism spending in the Commonwealth in 2022, the most of any Virginia county, largely from Dulles International Airport. Tourism spending includes the transportation category, so Loudoun County's tourism spending includes landing fees and other fe DC to settle suit for not providing special education in jail during pandemic 09/26/2023 08:35am • High school students with disabilities in the D.C. jail reached a settlement with the District on Monday, after a lawsuit claimed they were denied an education while incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic hit, D.C. Public Schools stopped providing in-person education to stud What parents should know about young kids getting the new COVID booster 09/23/2023 05:06am • The new COVID-19 booster shot is safe for young kids and infants, according to Dr. Sarah Combs with the Children's National Hospital in D.C. "We are seeing a lot of children coming through the doors with respiratory illnesses, so I will say top of mind for a lot of parents right now is 'how can I Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them. 09/21/2023 09:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Are expired at-home COVID tests still effective? Here's how to tell. The Biden administration is preparing to resume taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests starting September 25, officials announced Wednesday. The administration is also planning a new infusion of 3.5% of DC-area second quarter home sales sold at a loss 09/18/2023 12:20pm • The vast majority of homeowners who decide to sell typically make out well. But in the second quarter, 3.5% of homes that sold in the D.C. region sold for less than the owner previously paid of it — up from 2.7% of sales at a loss a year earlier. That is not necessarily a reflection of a weaken Alexandria restaurant owner says she's optimistic as sales return to pre-pandemic levels 09/14/2023 03:38pm • WTOP is proud to spotlight the many small businesses that make up the D.C. region as part of our Small Business September coverage. The Small Business September series is brought to you by EagleBank. The pandemic sent shock waves through the restaurant industry, leaving local business owners Why the new COVID booster shot could be costly for some people 09/12/2023 04:46pm • The updated COVID-19 booster shots are expected to be available to the public in the coming days, but for adults without insurance, they will be costly. "This is the first time that COVID vaccines are basically entering the commercial market," said Jennifer Kates, a vaccine policy analyst with KF