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4 states, including Va., receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund 06/07/2022 07:21am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than half a billion dollars in federal funding is now available to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Louis DC urges parents to vaccinate kids before school starts in the fall 06/06/2022 03:53pm • D.C. families looking forward to their kids' summer vacation are being given one homework assignment to complete before the next school year begins: Get up to date with vaccinations. On Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined officials from DC Health and others at a news conference at the Children's N Novavax stock tumbles after FDA brief on its COVID vaccine 06/03/2022 01:15pm • Novavax stock lost a quarter of its value Friday after a Food and Drug Administration brief ahead of its COVID-19 vaccine’s review next week raised concerns. “Data from passive surveillance during post-authorization use in other countries indicate a higher-than-expected rate of myocarditis an Reagan National gate, terminal changes begin Saturday 06/03/2022 05:48am • Major changes are coming to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, this weekend  that may initially confuse frequent flyers. All gate numbers will be getting a letter in front of them starting Saturday. More Travel News More Local News For example, Gates 1 through Why boosted Americans seem to be getting more COVID infections 06/02/2022 02:40pm • ▶ Watch Video: Immunology professor on why data shows more COVID infections among boosted Americans As COVID-19 cases began to accelerate again this spring, federal data suggests the rate of breakthrough COVID infections in April was worse in boosted Americans compared to unboosted Ame Air Canada brings back BWI to Montreal flight ($148 each way) 06/02/2022 11:17am • Air Canada resumed its nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to Montreal on June 1, two weeks after resuming its nonstop flights from BWI to Toronto. Both routes were suspended in March 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on travel demand. Air Canada operates two daily flights Enrollment decline: Community college leaders, students discuss how to boost campus enrollment 06/02/2022 06:58am • For students, there are a lot of things that go into choosing community college, from a desire to pay less in tuition to the need to have more flexibility when balancing work, family and school. But during COVID-19 students have found themselves with a lot more on their plates. Enrollm Montgomery Co. sees COVID cases plateau, but new subvariants raise concern 06/01/2022 05:00pm • After months of COVID-19 case rates steadily increasing in Montgomery County, Maryland, it appears that trend could finally be starting to plateau. The latest data shows that there have been over 405 cases for every 100,000 residents over the last seven days. And during the county’s weekly pand Watch Shanghai residents race to get out after months of lockdown 06/01/2022 04:35am • The skyscrapers lit up, roads filled with traffic, and young people drank and danced in the streets as fireworks boomed overhead. Shanghai celebrated Wednesday with a long-awaited burst of life, as the government lifted its city-wide lockdown. But the process of reopening is likely to be slow and App Exclusive: WTOP's Fuel Your Summer FREE Gas Giveaway 06/01/2022 12:02am • Open this contest in the WTOP 103.5FM App, register within the app and enter our Fuel Your Summer Sweepstakes for the chance to win $100 each weekday in gas gift cards and the Grand Prize of FREE gas for a year up to $6,000 from WTOP and Astound Broadband powered by RCN. 1) Download or open the W Enrollment decline: A struggle for DC-area community colleges 05/31/2022 05:04am • The number of students enrolling in community colleges nationwide, including in the D.C. region, continues to decline, and it is leaving these institutions struggling to boost student numbers. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, which monitors college enrollment numbers, communit California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 05/29/2022 10:02am • California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested positive for Covid-19 and is taking antiviral medication, his office announced Saturday. "This morning, the governor tested positive for Covid-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms. The governor will continue to work remotely," the Democrat's office said in a s Summer not your favorite time of the year? You're not alone 05/29/2022 08:17am • Yes, the summer begins now. It's not me saying so. It's the American people. Survey after survey has found that more Americans believe Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer than any other occasion (e.g., the beginning of baseball season or when pools open). So as the calendar turns fr Lawsuit alleges town fired Quantico police chief for enforcing COVID restrictions 05/28/2022 11:05am • 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 jury is set to determine if Quantico’s former police chief was illegally fired for enforcing state-mandated COVID-19 safety measu Indoor masking recommended in Anne Arundel Co. as COVID cases trend up 05/28/2022 10:07am • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been classified as a place with "high" levels of COVID-19 community transmission, prompting county officials to recommend indoor masking in certain settings once again. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone wear a mask while in pu