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Ian Mahinmi on his involvement with NBA Africa, time with Wizards 03/17/2023 01:00am • Ian Mahinmi on NBA Africa, his time with Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFew NBA careers have ended under more unusual circumstances than Ian Mahinmi's. His last game was on Feb. 2020 and weeks later the entire league shut down due to the coronavirus. He did not play in the NBA's Popular DC Jazz Jam returns after COVID shutdowns, moves to Mt. Pleasant 03/16/2023 01:40pm • A popular, free-flowing and free to the public musical get-together has weathered three years of the pandemic, and is trying to regain its momentum. "The DC Jazz Jam was a weekly jam session on U Street, that we ran for a little more than 10 years, before the COVID shutdown," said organizer Will Birth, School, Work, delaying Death: The Godfathers' Peter Coyne snuffs lifelong smoking addiction 03/16/2023 05:45am • Great moments in live rock ’n’ roll shows that have been burned into music fans' minds can often become distorted over time, yet Peter Coyne, the singer of The Godfathers, recently confirmed one of my great 9:30 Club memories. It was March 1988, weeks after the British band released their Montgomery Co. council asks Md. governor to help fend off 'massive wave of evictions' 03/08/2023 05:30am • Some 17,000 Maryland families are at risk of being evicted from their homes, and the Montgomery County Council is asking for funding to help keep that from happening. “Higher housing costs and the looming end of assistance payments to renters could lead to a new eviction crisis,” Council Pres Fairfax Co. schools to offer free virtual mental health services to high schoolers 03/08/2023 05:01am • Virginia's largest school system will be offering free virtual mental health services to all high school students. Fairfax County Public Schools has partnered with Hazel Health, giving some 61,000 students access to the service, according to the county's contract with the group. WTOP obtained the Duo of 81-year-old women plan to see the world — in 80 days 03/04/2023 08:45am • ▶ Watch Video: Two 81-year-old women are whizzing around the world in 80 days Two longtime friends are proving it's never too late to get out and see the world. Eighty-one year olds Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby, inspired by Jules Verne's novel, "Around the World in 80 Days," are on Anne Arundel Co. health officer stepping down for public health post with state 03/03/2023 02:24pm • Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, who led the Maryland county through the COVID-19 pandemic, is stepping down from his post to take a top public health role with the state. Kalyanaraman's last day with the county will be March 21, before he becomes the deputy secretary f Student loan payments are coming back since the pandemic. Here's how to prepare 03/01/2023 06:22pm • During the coronavirus pandemic, student loan payments were halted as part of the U.S. response. As the country recovers, payments are expected to resume at some point this year. If you have student loans, here's what you need to know. More Local News More Education News More Bus Novavax value sinks on warning about its future 03/01/2023 01:00pm • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax, whose protein-based COVID-19 vaccine was a latecomer to the market, lost as much as a quarter of its value Wednesday, after the company warned of substantial doubt about its ability to stay in business. Novavax estimates it has sufficient capital available to Maryland graduation rate remains high but middle school students struggling 03/01/2023 09:32am • Maryland is still graduating a high number of students years into the COVID-19 pandemic, but younger students through that same stretch of time are struggling, particularly those that are now in middle school. That's according to a new report from Maryland State Department of Education. State DC 'Cherry Blossom Bus' continues tour with NYC stop 02/27/2023 07:40am • D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Bus is scheduled to pull into New York City Monday. The bus and its team of promoters spent Sunday in snowy Boston, where they encouraged people to visit the nation's capital this spring. Read More: 5-city bus tour to promote DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival  Mo Va. lawmakers pass energy bill, 'skinny' budget as session ends 02/27/2023 05:37am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The politically divided Virginia General Assembly worked through dozens of pieces of legislation, including a major energy bill and stop-gap budget bill, on Saturday as lawmakers reached the end of their regularly scheduled session without a deal on the entire state spending p Baltimore COVID testing site to close this week, cites declining hospitalizations 02/23/2023 07:41am • The State Center Vaccination, Testing and Treatment site in Baltimore, Maryland, is set to close Saturday after over a year of providing free COVID-19 services to residents. The site opened in November 2021 and offered free vaccinations and boosters, on-site testing services, at-home tests and KN Restaurants, jobs asked for proof of COVID vaccine. So did it increase DC’s vaccine rates? 02/22/2023 08:51am • When the COVID-19 vaccines started becoming readily available, several cities around the country, including D.C., rolled out indoor vaccination mandates. These required restaurants to check for a customer's proof of vaccination before seating them inside, and they required some people to get a va DC schools requires COVID test to return from February break 02/19/2023 08:34am • Weeks after President Joe Biden announced plans to end coronavirus pandemic emergencies on May 11, students and staff across D.C. Public Schools will be taking a COVID-19 test to return from their extended break. COVID-19 rapid tests were distributed to students just before Presidents Day weekend