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PHOTOS: 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll 04/18/2022 12:05pm • Undaunted by soggy skies, President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, kicked off the first White House Easter Egg Roll since before the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, welcoming some 30,000 kids and adults for the all-day event. See photos below. Loudoun Co. seeks flexibility in return of commuter bus service amid COVID recovery 04/18/2022 09:52am • Ridership on commuter buses took a big hit regionally at the start of COVID-19 — and officials in Loudoun County, Virginia, say they may want to retain flexibility in determining the number and destination of routes for the time being. Tuesday, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will consi Some DC-area schools require negative COVID-19 test before returning from spring break 04/18/2022 04:45am • Some school systems across Maryland and D.C. are requiring students to provide a negative COVID-19 test before they can return to class after spring break. The decisions follow a steady increase in reported positive cases among some schools and continued concern over the BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 var Suit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate 04/16/2022 06:04pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia's renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday in an effort to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections. The lawsuit, filed in Commonwealth Co Vaccine mandate prompts Virginia officials to eye nursing home sale 04/16/2022 03:49pm • BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — Local officials are citing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers among reasons for selling a county-owned nursing home in southwestern Virginia. The Bedford County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a special meeting to consider selling the nursing home. Rise in COVID cases sparks concern, but expert urges calm amid latest surge 04/15/2022 06:04pm • COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in the D.C. area and across the Northeastern U.S., driven by a subvariant of omicron, and now the world is facing the possibility of even newer mutations of the virus. But one expert says we shouldn’t be alarmed by this latest surge, just yet. “Over the Low COVID-19 levels prompt Fairfax Co. schools to drop optional screenings, drive-thru tests 04/15/2022 11:10am • Fairfax County Public Schools is trimming some of its COVID-19 testing strategies in light of the virus' low transmission in the county. On April 22, Virginia's largest school system said it will no longer have optional weekly screenings for all schools or drive-thru testing at its Gatehouse Admi White House Easter Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus 04/15/2022 07:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll returns on Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden expect to welcome some 30,000 kids and their adult chaperones for the egg roll, a Proof of negative COVID test required for DCPS students after spring break 04/15/2022 07:45am • D.C. Public Schools students will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before coming back to class after spring break. All students and staff will receive rapid antigen test kits from their school by April 18, the system said. More D.C. News More Education News Yo Federal judge rejects Mosby’s motion to dismiss charges against her 04/15/2022 06:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The attorney representing Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby argued in federal court on Thursday that high-profile fraud charges a Montgomery Co. executive hails COVID resilience, cites new goals in annual address 04/15/2022 05:20am • Last year, Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich offered a state of the county address in an online video presentation. This year, Elrich held his annual assessment of the county's outlook in person at the Silver Spring Civic Building. More Montgomery County News COVID cases in DC tip over into 'medium' levels 04/14/2022 05:47pm • Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases that includes the mayor and other political VIPs, the number of new coronavirus cases in D.C. tipped over the line into "medium" territory this week for the first time since late January, according to District data. But for now, D.C.'s COVID guidance — modeled o Howard University moves some classes online as COVID-19 cases rise 04/14/2022 10:05am • D.C.'s Howard University is moving some classes online as the semester comes to a close and COVID-19 cases on campus and in the District tick up. "Over the past week, the positivity rate at the University increased from 2% to approximately 5%," the school said in an update, noting that the rise i Montgomery Co. to keep close eye on COVID-19 levels after spring break 04/13/2022 04:43pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's COVID-19 community levels remain in the low range, but there are concerns over how things could look in the weeks following spring break. County Executive Marc Elrich said that there is worry because as families travel during school holidays, "this has produced bumps No pandemic restrictions for Montgomery Co. high school graduations 04/13/2022 08:39am • Montgomery County's high school graduation and eighth-grade promotion ceremonies will be held without pandemic restrictions for the first time in over two years in the Maryland county. Chris Cram, spokesman for Montgomery County Public Schools, said all high school commencement events would retur