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DC wants to give out more rent money; considers added incentives to get teens vaccinated 06/25/2021 02:54pm • D.C. can't seem to get money out the door quickly enough to help everyone who has asked for assistance with rent. Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio said during a D.C. Council conference call Friday that the city has made a number of improvements to StayDC, the District's rent and utility assistance pr July 4 road closure already in place in DC 06/25/2021 11:14am • The Fourth of July is still more than a week away, but road closures are already starting to take effect in the nation's capital. While widespread closures of main roads such as Constitution and Independence avenues won't happen until July 4 itself, Ohio Drive has been shut down as part of the pr Laid-off DC restaurant worker renews effort to increase minimum wage for tipped employees 06/25/2021 04:39am • A waiter wears a mask and gloves as he takes customers' orders at a restaurant in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, DC on May 29, 2020. Friday was the first day of the city's "Phase One" re-opening following restrictive measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Get Library of Congress set to reopen to public with timed-entry passes 06/24/2021 05:45pm • The Library of Congress will reopen the doors of the Thomas Jefferson Building to the public with timed entry passes beginning on July 15, the library announced Thursday. The free passes will be available three days a week, and will only be good for a limited window of time. Guests will be able t Montgomery Co.'s Germantown COVID-19 vaccine site to suspend operations July 2 06/24/2021 02:38pm • Montgomery County will suspend vaccinations at the Montgomery County College site in Germantown, Maryland, on July 2, county officials said Wednesday. County Executive Marc Elrich announced the change during the county's weekly COVID-19 briefing, citing greater access to vaccines at other sites a Montgomery Co. won't host July 4 bash 06/24/2021 01:57pm • Maryland's Montgomery County won't be hosting a July 4 celebration this year. In a release, the county said the coronavirus pandemic created uncertainty and it "could not guarantee the Germantown Glory and Mid-County Sparkles celebrations would take place and did not establish a contract for the Fairfax officials, housing advocates worry about evictions once moratorium ends 06/24/2021 01:37pm • 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. Mozell Ingram is a month behind on her rent and although she is receiving emergency rental assistance through Fairfax County, the mother Game-changing 'Feed the Fridge' program expands into Prince George's Co. 06/24/2021 11:27am • A unique and growing effort to combat food insecurity in the D.C. region expanded Thursday as the program added another location in Prince George's County, Maryland. "'Feed the Fridge' is a disruptive approach to solving hunger," said Mark Bucher, founder of the program. Bucher co-owns the loc Pandemic blamed for largest drop in US life expectancy since World War II 06/24/2021 08:00am • The coronavirus pandemic led to the largest drop in U.S. life expectancy since World War II, disproportionately affecting people of color, according to a new analysis involving researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University. In data released Wednesday in The BMJ, a peer-reviewed journal publis In some DC neighborhoods, COVID-19 vaccination rates among teens lag behind 06/23/2021 11:22pm • COVID-19 vaccination rates among teenagers vary across D.C.'s eight wards, a disparity that has some officials concerned about this fall's return to schools and the possibility of outbreaks, as the more easily transmissible delta variant spreads. Data from the city's Office of the Deputy Mayor fo Va. Gov. Northam calls on General Assembly to return Aug. 2 06/23/2021 05:58pm • Virginia lawmakers are set to meet in Richmond at the beginning of August for a special session focused on allocating more than $4.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding. Gov. Ralph Northam issued a proclamation Wednesday summoning the General Assembly to return Aug. 2. Lawmakers will al 'DC is open': Bowser holds rally to encourage tourists to explore the city 06/23/2021 03:06pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'd2688fa2-2ed2-467f-a8fa-1c604870d316' }).render("41661536a682c59b");}); D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants tourists Maryland education board reviews plan to spend $2B in stimulus funds, bids farewell to Salmon 06/23/2021 07:45am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland State Board of Education reviewed the state’s 100-page plan for spending nearly $2 billion in coronavirus emergency funding DC DMV walk-in service will resume in July 06/22/2021 09:04pm • Walk-in service will resume next month at D.C.'s Department of Motor Vehicles. In-person service will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at Adjudication Services starting July 19, and at all DMV Service Centers starting July 20. DMV locations at 95 M St. SW and the Inspection Sta Play ball: National Mall athletic fields to reopen July 8 06/22/2021 04:42pm • The outdoor athletic fields around the National Mall in D.C. will reopen on July 8, the National Park Service announced Tuesday. To use one of the 12 mixed-use or 12 softball fields when they reopen, a reservation must be made on the new online system at Recreation.gov. The portal opens on June 2