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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 Inova Health System to require COVID-19 vaccines for employees 06/22/2021 01:58pm • Inova Health System is requiring all employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, making the Falls Church-based nonprofit the latest in the region to employ such a mandate. Inova, which counts 18,000 employees across the organization, notified staff last week of the requirement, which goes into effec Nearly 150 Va. pharmacies to expand hours for COVID-19 vaccinations 06/22/2021 11:15am • Nearly 150 pharmacies in Virginia will expand hours through July 4 aiming to give out more COVID-19 vaccines. The Virginia Department of Health said in a statement Monday that Albertsons, CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens pharmacies, as well as independent pharmacies, will have expanded hours on certai Stafford's restaurant meal card program contributes $742,000 in economic aid 06/22/2021 05:15am • 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. Stafford County Economic Development and Tourism Department in partnership with the Stafford County Social Services Department recent Infectious disease expert clears up 'doom-based' messaging surrounding coronavirus delta variant 06/21/2021 08:18pm • Maryland and Virginia hit positive milestones in the battle against COVID-19, but a highly infectious variant is causing some concerns across the country. An infectious disease expert hopes to clear up some of the messaging regarding the coronavirus delta variant. The kind of "doom-based mess Summer Passport registration now open to kids in Prince George's Co. 06/21/2021 06:36pm • Children 12 to 18 years old in Prince George's County can now register for a variety of safe and fun activities this summer. The Alsobrooks Summer Passport Experience offers programs that are centered on what the county calls the "3 E's:  Education, Experience/Entertainment and Entrepreneurship. Volunteers 'Stand Up and Deliver' free meals in Prince George's Co. 06/21/2021 04:45pm • Free meals are handed out to those in need in Prince George's County as part of the Stand Up and Deliver program. One year in, the program has distributed 4.5 million pounds of food. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) On a scorching afternoon with temperatures above 90 degrees, though it felt much hotter, volu As Md., Va. mark new milestones, latest COVID variant raises concern 06/21/2021 03:55pm • First, the good news: Maryland and Virginia celebrated some new COVID-19 milestones on Monday. In the commonwealth, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that 70% of adults 18 years and older have received at least one vaccine dose. And Maryland has recorded its second day in a row with fewer than 50 new Public gets chance to weigh in on police bodycam transparency bill in Montgomery Co. 06/21/2021 03:20pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are outlining the next steps in a body-camera transparency bill sparked by the treatment of a 5-year-old boy who was briefly handcuffed and berated by county police officers last year. Members of the public are set to weigh in Tuesday afternoon on a bill DC tourists and conventions are returning, but international visitors are holding off 06/21/2021 08:43am • The District of Columbia thrives on tourism, conventions and business travel -- a local industry that has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism is recovering, and Destination DC, the city’s tourism arm, says D.C. is seeing demand for meetings and convention bookings for future ye Wolf Trap presents series of 'Thank You Community Concerts' this weekend 06/21/2021 01:18am • Wolf Trap is officially back open for in-person shows after a year of pandemic closures. So what better way to celebrate than a series of "Thank You Community Concerts," saluting frontline workers, education workers and health care workers? "If we're going to take our first steps out of a Huge local COVID-19 milestones: No new deaths in Md., 70% partially vaccinated in Va. 06/20/2021 03:02pm • Maryland has reported no new deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since 2020 and Virginia has officially hit 70% of adults with at least one vaccine dose, marking major steps in the states' fights to control the virus. Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement Sunday morning that it's the first t How mRNA technology is altering vaccine treatments 06/20/2021 09:10am • Back in January, just one month after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for emergency use, fears about a contagious variant strain began to grip the nation – and scientists at Moderna immediately realized this could be a threat. "We didn't think we had time to wait," said Dr. Stephe US triples vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak 06/19/2021 10:19pm • The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing to take China's homegrown inoculations. Washington has shipped 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taipei, the US State Department spokesperson N Brazilians say Bolsonaro's rule 'worse threat than coronavirus' as nation passes 500,000 deaths 06/19/2021 06:15pm • There is barely a person in Brazil today who hasn't lost a loved one to Covid-19, say local scientists, as the country reached the grim milestone of half a million deaths. The South American nation, which holds half the continent's population, is being decimated by the virus. On June 18 alone Bra