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School Zone: What do we know about students' mental wellness? 07/29/2022 05:38am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What's known about students' mental wellness? What it is: Over one-third of high school students said they had poor mental health during the pandemic, a Centers for Disease C 37 Prince William schools to receive free meals this school year 07/28/2022 12:44pm • 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. Prince William County Schools has announced that universally free school meals division-wide are over after two years, but that more than Montgomery Co. reopens COVID-19 rent relief program 07/28/2022 11:06am • Montgomery County, Maryland, has relaunched its COVID-19 rent relief program, which aims to help people who are behind on rent and struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The program stopped taking applications June 30, but county leaders have decided to reopen the applica Leesburg town council votes to make outdoor dining a long-term option 07/27/2022 11:40pm • The town council in Leesburg, Virginia, voted Tuesday to give restaurant owners the option for long-term outdoor dining, extending a temporary provision that became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote passed 6-0-1, with one council member not present. More Local News More Still fighting COVID-19, Montgomery Co. now positions itself to fend off monkeypox 07/27/2022 08:30pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are focusing on getting more people vaccinated against COVID-19 at the same time a new virus, monkeypox, has been on the rise in the region. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said in a briefing Wednesday that along with efforts to get more people va DC schools 'have every intention of enforcing' student vaccination requirements 07/27/2022 03:34pm • Citing low vaccine compliancy rates, D.C. is urging parents to get their school-age children all the shots required for returning to school next month. According to DC Health, a 95% compliance rate of routine pediatric immunizations is required to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, su Montgomery Co. recommends masks amid surge in COVID cases 07/27/2022 06:51am • Health care workers in Maryland's Montgomery County are sending residents a recommendation: Go back to masks. In the last week, the county health department reported a spike in new COVID-19 cases and a surge in local hospitalization rates. The combination has caused the county to move from a “m Veteran nurse named interim health director as DC tackles coronavirus, monkeypox 07/26/2022 11:01pm • Veteran health official Sharon Lewis has been named interim director of D.C. Health, following the recent resignation of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt. Lewis, a registered nurse who holds a doctorate in health care administration, was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to lead the agency while the city con Prince George's Co. Public Schools ends mask mandate 07/26/2022 12:32pm • Prince George's County Public Schools — the last system in the D.C. area that required students and staff to wear masks — lifted that mandate in early July. WTOP has obtained a short email, dated July 1, that PGCPS sent to teachers and staff. It states the system was lifting its mask mandate Rep. Ruppersberger tests positive for COVID-19 07/25/2022 08:01pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger has tested positive for COVID-19. The Maryland Democrat's office announced that Ruppersberger tested positive for the virus on Sunday evening. The congressman’s office says his symptoms are mild and he is working from home while isolating XFL to return to Washington, D.C. for 2023 relaunch 07/25/2022 06:29pm • XFL to return to Washington, D.C. for 2023 relaunch originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The XFL is returning to the nation's capital. Washington, D.C. was announced as one of eight cities that will have an XFL team when the spring football league relaunches in February 2 Winners of the 2022 RAMMY Awards 07/25/2022 04:42am • The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington finished up its celebration of the 40th annual RAMMYS on Sunday night. For the first time since 2019, the association hosted its award show akin to those before the coronavirus pandemic began. Thousands convened for the black tie event at the Wa Hogan says fight for the soul of the Republican Party is 'long from being over' 07/24/2022 11:14am • Despite a Trump-backed election denier winning the GOP gubernatorial primary in Maryland, the state's moderate Republican governor said Sunday he's still fighting for the heart and soul of his party. "There's no question that we lost a battle, and we're losing a few battles, but the fight is ... The unsung heroes of public health 07/24/2022 09:26am • Monkeypox is now spreading around the world, and is putting the U.S. public health system once again on the front lines in a battle to keep the country safe. When asked if monkeypox represents another pandemic like COVID-19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control a China says Xi Jinping given domestic COVID vaccines amid public concern over safety 07/24/2022 09:10am • Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in the country have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, the ruling Communist party said in a rare disclosure aimed at stimulating China's booster program. Deputy head of the National Health Commission (NHC) Zeng Yixin said on Saturday that "all Ch