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Health officials offer costume, candy tips for a safer Halloween 10/15/2021 04:12pm • As we put the finishing touches on our pumpkins ahead of Halloween, D.C.-area health officials are offering a word of warning on how to keep the holiday safe. Last year, Halloween went largely uncelebrated, as local governments asked families not to participate in trick-or-treating. Even though i A GW professor on the shift in workforce expectations 10/15/2021 03:39pm • Professor James Bailey finds it fascinating that when he asks a younger person what they do, they often respond with their hobbies rather than their jobs. (Courtesy James Bailey) As companies begin transitioning out of pandemic mode, workers who don't want to return to old ways of doing things a National Zoo lions and tigers on the road to COVID recovery 10/15/2021 03:23pm • It's the cat's meow: Lions and tigers (but not bears, oh my) are recovering from their COVID-19 infections at the National Zoo. The zoo said the animals are "behaving, eating and drinking normally." Zoo officials have also started doling out vaccines to eligible critters. "All seven orangut DC boasts improved COVID vaccine rate for Fire & EMS workers 10/15/2021 02:02pm • D.C. has seen a significant jump in vaccination rates among emergency personnel, according to city officials. City Administrator Kevin Donahue said Friday that, while D.C. Fire and EMS vaccination rates had previously been below 60%, they are now at 85% for fully or partially vaccinated. "We s Adventist leader strives to expand health care options in Prince George's Co. 10/15/2021 07:04am • This content is sponsored by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. Eunmee Shim has an inspirational vision for southern Prince George's County that includes a larger hospital, a robust provider network and a long list of specialty services that are spread more evenly across a regio DC parents frustrated with school-based COVID-19 testing program 10/15/2021 05:20am • Excited at the possibility of having his 4- and 6-year-old kids' return to a classroom after months of virtual classes, parent Mark Histed, of Ward 1 in D.C., decided to have the pair attend school in-person for the 2021-22 school year. School staff and teachers have gone above and beyond, he sai DC allocates additional funding to address COVID-19 mitigation measures in schools 10/14/2021 11:04pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to spend an additional $22 million to support COVID-19 mitigation measures in city schools on Thursday, an initiative that also creates a position in each school for someone to oversee coronavirus-related operations. In a news release, Bowser said the fund Maryland high school marching bands are back to strut their stuff in person 10/14/2021 09:36pm • After a year of rehearsals on Zoom, where members of Maryland high school marching bands struggled to stay in sync over glitchy technology, students are taking the fields again. On Saturday, high school marching bands from across the state will meet up at Arundel High School in Gambrills for the Report probing DC crime lab's missteps coming soon — and it will be public, official says 10/14/2021 06:12pm • D.C. Council member Charles Allen said he is considering rewriting the legislation that formed the District's independent crime lab, and the D.C. Attorney General's Office and federal prosecutors are making plans to launch reviews of past convictions in D.C. Superior Court after a series of serious IG investigation probes whether DC crime lab tried to keep information from defense attorneys 10/14/2021 12:45pm • It started with a ballistics error in a murder case, then spiraled into allegations that managers at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences deliberately concealed conflicting findings to minimize the mistake. Documents reviewed by WTOP indicate a sprawling criminal investigation being carried o Frederick Co. schools loosen quarantine rules, require vaccine or testing for sports 10/14/2021 07:44am • Starting Monday, Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland will have a new policy regarding who has to quarantine in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 and minimize the disruption to students. So far, only about 2% of students who have been required to quarantine have tested positive, How to Find a Financial Advisor if You're Not Rich 10/14/2021 12:00am • Financial advice isn't just for the wealthy. In fact, the right guidance early in your financial life can have the biggest impact on your long-term success. Many financial advisors, however, aren't interested in working with the middle class. Many firms in recent years have stopped paying commission Washington Teachers' Union passes no-confidence resolution over DC school reopening 10/13/2021 06:40pm • Citing frustrations with D.C.'s plans to safely reopen schools, the Washington Teachers' Union passed a resolution of no confidence in city and school leadership on Tuesday night. In a news release, the union also said concerns with building safety and contract negotiations contributed to the res Montgomery Co. waiting for virus transmission levels to drop before ending indoor mask mandate 10/13/2021 03:27pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, has long led the state in terms of the percentage of its population that has been vaccinated, but a county official said the transmission rate of the virus still has to fall a little more before the indoor mask mandate will be reconsidered. The county is currently rep Leesburg approves vaccine mandate despite concerns about cops quitting 10/13/2021 05:59am • The Town of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia, now has a COVID-19 vaccine mandate after the town council voted to approve the measure Tuesday. Under the requirement, town employees will have 90 days to be fully vaccinated in order to keep their jobs. More Loudoun County News More