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Evidence suggests COVID-19 has longer-term effect on survivors' hearts 09/18/2020 03:45am • Doctors learning about COVID-19’s effects on the body are seeing signs of lasting damage in the heart that does not appear to be impacting overall wellness. A study published in JAMA Cardiology found inflammation on the hearts of coronavirus survivors detectable many weeks after apparent full r DC reveals more insight to contact tracing, considers hybrid return to schools in November 09/18/2020 02:37am • A D.C. health official urged more residents who tested positive for coronavirus to better help contact tracers complete necessary interviews within three days. "We know that we are better able to get to people who need to be quarantined if we can complete interviews for new positive cases within Anne Arundel County steps up legal aid for tenants facing eviction 09/18/2020 01:04am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As advocates warn that tenants will still need to head to court to avoid eviction under a new federal moratorium, officials in Anne Arunde As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of COVID-19, study finds 09/18/2020 01:02am • School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could make those decisions more difficult. Between 42% and 51% of all school employees in the US met the Centers for Disease Contr Pandemic prompts surge in pet adoptions in Montgomery Co. 09/17/2020 09:42pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's, Office of Animal Services has been undergoing major transition — in the middle of a pandemic. The office's executive director, Tom Koenig, told council members that he never would have believed it, "But that's what we're doing!" The OAS had formerly operated un Baltimore County makes limited back-to-class plans 09/17/2020 09:34pm • TOWSON, Md. (AP) — School officials in Baltimore County announced plans to bring small groups of students back for in-person learning beginning in November. The announcement Thursday drew disparate reactions from state and local political leaders _ Republican Gov. Larry Hogan praised the school Fauci on Trump-CDC vaccine dispute: 'They were both right' 09/17/2020 06:26pm • Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, has weighed in on a public disagreement between President Donald Trump and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about when a coronavirus vaccine could be widely available. CDC chief Dr. Robert Redfield, w Let the music play: Montgomery Co. will allow outdoor live performances; audience limited to 50 09/17/2020 05:46pm • After being shuttered for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, music halls, theater companies and other venues in Montgomery County are being given the go-ahead to stage concerts and other live performances provided that they follow new guidelines issued by the county. Among the new ground 'We get it for each other': Northern Virginia leaders promote flu shots 09/17/2020 01:36pm • Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall gets a flu shot at a Fairfax County government event on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (Courtesy Fairfax County Board of Supervisors) As the coronavirus pandemic continues, leaders from across Northern Virginia came together in Fairfax to urge Poll finds majority of holiday shoppers plan to buy most gifts online this year 09/17/2020 12:25pm • Online shopping has become more popular in recent years, but with the coronavirus pandemic, a recent poll finds a majority of shoppers are planning on buying most, if not all, of their holiday gifts online. A new CreditCards.com survey shows more than two out of three of holiday shoppers — 71% UVA discovers cluster of coronavirus cases at residence hall 09/17/2020 11:45am • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia says its increasing testing of students after it identified a cluster of coronavirus cases in a residence hall. The Daily Progress reports that the school in Charlottesville reported five cases on Wednesday that were identified through wastewate WTOP Top Kid: Great Falls teen writes play during pandemic 09/17/2020 09:44am • There are thousands of amazing kids in the D.C. area, and 15-year-old Great Falls, Virginia, resident Tess Rowan is one of them. She is making a difference through her passion for theater. She has turned the change and challenge experienced during the pandemic into an opportunity to create — an Pr. George's Co. lets indoor pools, banquet halls reopen and some youth sports resume 09/17/2020 05:55am • Indoor pools, meeting rooms, tanning salons and vape shops can reopen with capacity limits, and some youth sports can begin in small groups as Maryland's Prince George's County announces additional Phase Two coronavirus reopening guidelines. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks sa Sick leave bill for COVID-19 killed in Virginia Senate panel 09/17/2020 05:15am • A Virginia Senate committee has killed legislation that would have required employers to provide up to two weeks of paid sick leave for workers who have to quarantine because of COVID-19. The bill proposed by Prince William County Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, a Democrat, said people who contracted National Portrait Gallery reopens Friday with 2 new exhibits 09/17/2020 12:19am • toggle audio on and off change volume