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Lifting the lid: Virginia health department rolls out COVID data tied to what you flush 05/19/2023 09:45am • At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia Department of Health began pushing to use wastewater to track the spread of coronavirus. Now that data is available to the public. The dashboard, now available where the state's coronavirus dashboard is located, uses wastewater from 36 treatmen Racist email sent to Fairfax Co. cheer coach prompts investigation 05/17/2023 07:04am • Fairfax County Public Schools says it plans to launch a third-party investigation after a high school cheerleading coach received an anonymous email with racist and hate-filled language in March. The email, obtained by WTOP, was sent to Oakton High School cheerleading coach Jillian Domenech at th 'Grateful to see people's smiles again': DC-area residents living life differently in post-COVID world 05/12/2023 08:21am • The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency. But in a post-pandemic world, many D.C. area residents are living life in different ways. WTOP spoke to people in the D.C. region to see their level of concern is surrounding COVID-19 and to see what precautions� Title 42 is ending. Here's what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing 05/11/2023 04:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that h What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid 05/10/2023 08:26pm • Medicaid recipients are being put on notice, as the end of the federal declaration of a public health emergency due to COVID-19 means changes that could lead to the loss of their benefits. The emergency declarations that went into effect in 2020 enhanced federal funding and meant participants did DC-area advocates express concerns over ending of Title 42 migrant policy 05/10/2023 04:28pm • As the nation braces for an influx of migrants, advocates in the D.C. area are expressing concern about a lack of resources. The D.C. Office of Migrant Services recently said it didn't have any more room available to house families. According to the agency, hotels used for housing were filled Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends 05/10/2023 04:28am • At-home COVID-19 tests. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) For many people, spring is the time of year to go through homes, removing anything old and outdated. And with the COVID-19 public health emergency coming to an official end Thursday, it is also a good time to check the status of pandemic supplies. Th Gaithersburg's Novavax to cut 25% of its workforce 05/09/2023 01:13pm • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax, whose COVID-19 vaccine was late in getting into the market, announced a series of cost reductions, including eliminating 25% of its workforce, but also announced positive results for its experimental combination COVID-influenza vaccine. Investors rallied What the end of the COVID public health emergency could mean for you 05/08/2023 10:27am • The U.S. will no longer consider COVID-19 a public health emergency, beginning Thursday. Here's what that means for how you can get vaccinated or tested for the virus in the future. The emergency declaration has been in place since 2020, and as it comes to an end on May 11, the biggest change you Diaper bank nonprofit founder reflects on decade of service in DC region 05/08/2023 05:33am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. A mother founded a D.C.-area nonprofit to give a helping hand to other caregivers throughout the area, providing diapers and other suppli With COVID benefits ending, low-income Marylanders worry about food 05/06/2023 01:43pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With the federal health emergency nearing its end in mid-May, low-income Marylanders are still struggling with food insecurity and the cos When should school start? Arlington schools draft framework for future academic calendars 05/04/2023 10:01pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia has unveiled a proposed policy that it would use as a framework to create calendars for each school year. The school board has already passed an academic calendar for the 2023-24 school year, but the policy would be used to codify things such as how many days Maryland health department moves away from daily COVID reports; what does that signal for the pandemic? 05/03/2023 08:11am • 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 Department of Health has reduced the frequency that the agency will publish statewide COVID data to its public dashboard ju DC mayor calls plan to nix K Street project a 'downtown killer' 05/01/2023 05:37pm • A battle is brewing in D.C. over how to pay for free Metrobus service in the nation’s capital. This comes after a proposal last week by Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen, which calls for “pausing” the K Street Transitway project in downtown D.C. and using that money to cover bus fares. � COVID-19 hospitalization dashboard set to end 04/28/2023 01:06am • 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. The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association will discontinue its COVID-19 dashboard on Thursday. The dashboard was first made