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Report: Va. mental hospitals reported uptick in deaths during pandemic 06/11/2021 09:41am • A report from the nonprofit watchdog group Disability Law Center of Virginia shows the number of reported deaths rose slightly at state-run mental hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. "While it is true that the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for a number of these deaths, the vast majorit DC lifts the last of its coronavirus restrictions 06/11/2021 05:06am • The pandemic is far from over in D.C., but as COVID-19 positivity and transmission rates decline and more people get vaccinated, the city is lifting the last of its coronavirus restrictions. Starting Friday, bars and nightclubs can open at full capacity again, meaning you can hit the dance floor Countries Need Better Collaboration to Prevent Future Pandemics 06/11/2021 12:00am • Countries need to better collaborate to prevent future pandemics and health crises on the scale of COVID-19, especially as health experts warn of a coming global shortage of doctors and nurses, global leaders say. The discussions and warnings come as U.S. President Joe Biden is in Europe to discuss Montgomery County schools detail fall plans; 2022 operating budget adopted 06/10/2021 08:18pm • Preparations continue for Montgomery County, Maryland, schools as they gear up for learning in the fall, which, for many students, will be a blast from the pre-pandemic past. “We’re excited and ready to welcome all of our students and staff back in the fall,” Diane Morris, associate superin DC announces COVID-19 vaccine outreach workforce 06/10/2021 04:19pm • At a ribbon-cutting event to open a new mobile vaccination pod on Thursday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine outreach workforce. "Going forward, we need an all hands on deck approach to ensure every eligible person in our community claims their free COVID-19 v In allergy season, should vaccinated people worry their symptoms are COVID-19? 06/10/2021 03:51pm • Recent bouts of warmer weather are leading to a pollen spike, and that means allergies. But allergies share some symptoms with COVID-19, and a D.C. doctor has advice on what people vaccinated against the coronavirus need to look for. "If you've been in a high-risk situation, and something in the DC woman gets 3 months in prison for threatening member of Asian community 06/10/2021 09:24am • A D.C. woman will spend time in prison for a hate crime targeting a member of the District's Asian community earlier this spring. Carolyn Heard, 64, was sentenced on June 1 to three months in behind bars. maximum penalty of 270 days behind bars, suspending all but 90 days of incarceration, for on Northern Va. honors 2,300 lives lost to COVID-19 06/10/2021 01:43am • A Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Color Guard snapped to attention. Prayers were offered and a bagpiper played as elected leaders from across Northern Virginia gathered Wednesday evening at the Fairfax County Government Center for a solemn ceremony to remember the lives lost to COVID-19. Maryland COVID-19 numbers hit new lows 06/09/2021 10:41pm • Fewer than 1% of Maryland’s COVID-19 tests in the past week have come back positive, Gov. Larry Hogan’s office said Wednesday. Montgomery County led the way, at 0.45%, while Prince George’s County, which once had one of the highest positivity rates, was at 1.22% — still above the average, What's in the Montgomery County virtual learning plan? 06/09/2021 09:50pm • As the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education prepares to meet Thursday, parents and community advocates have questions about the plan for a permanent virtual learning academy. The school system's website includes basic information about the plan for full-time virtual learning starting i Parents get chance to ask questions about Prince George's County fall school plans 06/09/2021 09:02pm • More than 20,000 people dialed in Wednesday to ask Prince George's County, Maryland, schools CEO Monica Goldson about fall school plans — especially about the limited virtual learning option. Seven hundred virtual learning slots for middle and high school students are available in the fall. App DC-area hospitals to require employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines 06/09/2021 04:58pm • Hospitals in the D.C. region said Wednesday that their employees will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. The District of Columbia Hospital Association, or DCHA, said around 70% of hospital employees in D.C. have been vaccinated to date. Around 50% of How to help pets with separation anxiety when it's time to return to the office 06/09/2021 03:41pm • As many Americans return to work, their pets may be faced with being home alone for much of the day. A veterinarian offers her advice on how to reduce their anxiety while transitioning back to work. Katy Nelson, senior veterinarian at Chewy, told WTOP that there are ways to soften the blow of ret Amid COVID-19 decline, welcome to 'slightly relaxed life' in Montgomery Co. 06/09/2021 03:26pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say their extremely cautious approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to speed vaccinations have paid off, and that residents of Maryland's largest county are now enjoying a "slightly relaxed life" with less worry about contracting the virus. Virginia 2021 House of Delegates primary: Some incumbents cruise to victory, others toppled 06/09/2021 01:40pm • As votes are being counted in more than a dozen contested House of Delegates primary races Tuesday night, many officeholders cruised to victory, but a trio of incumbents in Northern Virginia found themselves locked in tight races and, in some cases, heading for defeat. In the 45th District, chall