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Hogan urges all eligible Marylanders to get a booster shot 09/30/2021 05:36pm • Gov. Larry Hogan urged everyone in Maryland who is eligible for a booster shot to get one during a Thursday news conference on the state’s COVID-19 response. He also stressed that the state has an ample supply of vaccines and other coronavirus resources. Hogan touted Maryland’s progress on ta Vaccinated Manassas staffers set to receive $300 bonuses 09/30/2021 04:43pm • 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. A vaccine bonus is on the way for Manassas City, Virginia, employees. On Monday night, the City Council voted to approve a $300 incentiv Quarantine guidelines change in Prince George's County Public Schools 09/30/2021 04:38pm • Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, are updating their COVID-19 quarantine policies at the recommendation of the county health department, the school system announced Thursday. The new policy requires quarantining for anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, displayed symptoms, or is Va. to reopen community vaccination site in Prince William Co. 09/30/2021 02:43pm • The Virginia Department of Health announced Thursday that it will reopen a community vaccination clinic in Prince William County, Virginia. The Gander Mountain location near the Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge will be able to give visitors their booster shot if they are deemed eligible by VDH. Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID 09/30/2021 08:51am • She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daugh Montgomery Co. wants residents to get the flu shot; announces vaccination clinic dates 09/30/2021 08:06am • It's easy to forget in the age of COVID-19, but there's another illness to be wary of: the flu. And Montgomery County, Maryland, is urging its residents to get the flu vaccine. As part of that effort, the county is holding vaccine clinics in October and November. Here are the October dates: Supreme Court gears up for new term filled with contentious disputes 09/30/2021 06:03am • Washington — The Supreme Court is slated to return to the bench for the start of its new term on Monday, with the justices set to take up politically divisive cases involving the Second Amendment, religious liberty and abortion, all while battling bruised public perception of the high court's legi For first time since June, projected US COVID-19 deaths are decreasing 09/30/2021 01:51am • For the first time since June, the rate of new Covid-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the third week in a row, Wednesday's CDC forecast predicted that hospitaliza Benefits to Evaluate During Employee Open Enrollment 09/30/2021 12:00am • Each year, open enrollment gives employees the opportunity to reevaluate their workplace benefits. It's a chance to switch plans, add coverage and shop for voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance. "Employees really need to set time aside to make thoughtful decisions," College Road Trip to Washington, D.C.: Howard University 09/30/2021 12:00am • Kennedy Gerard visited several historically Black universities on a bus tour up the East Coast her senior year of high school. But it wasn't until she was on the campus of Howard University, the last stop, that she found exactly the vibrant culture and diverse community that she was looking for. "T Lawsuit filed against Montgomery County schools over vaccine mandate 09/29/2021 11:33pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, employee has filed a lawsuit against the district's public school system over its vaccine mandate, arguing that receiving the vaccine violates his "sincerely held religious beliefs." The plaintiff, identified under the pseudonym "John Doe" in the lawsuit, is describ Bradley Beal says 'you got to pick up that phone' to compete in the NBA 09/29/2021 06:53pm • Beal on NBA recruiting: 'You got to pick up that phone' to win originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe biggest bump in Bradley Beal's contributions to the Wizards this season may not come from any on-court improvements. After all, there isn't much in his game to improve.  DC Council draft bill could expand virtual learning, require vaccination for students 09/29/2021 06:19pm • Weeks into the school year, D.C. Council members are drafting emergency legislation that could make virtual learning more accessible and require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are eligible to receive them. The council is scheduled to return from its recess for its first legislative meetin Alexandria council votes to increase eviction prevention resources amid COVID-19 09/29/2021 06:09pm • The Alexandria City Council in Virginia unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that increases resources available to people at risk of eviction. The council said in a statement that the one-year plan will fund $457,000 for eviction prevention in response to the housing crisis contributed to by CO Montgomery Co. exec raises specter of 'breakdown' in county services in debate over COVID-19 vaccine mandate 09/29/2021 04:01pm • Amid a debate about a strict COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county workers, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday he has ordered a study of staffing levels in key agencies to see whether such a mandate would "break the system" by hindering critical public safety operations. Marylan