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Reasons for optimism, and caution, in DC’s annual HIV report 02/08/2022 07:45am • D.C. continues to show steady improvement in the battle against HIV, with the number of new cases in 2020 continuing a yearslong decline going back more than a decade. While most of the statistics in the D.C. Health Department's newly-released 2020 data — long delayed due to the coronavirus pan Northern Virginia ice cream shop employs people with disabilities 02/08/2022 04:05am • Employees of Jake's Ice Cream in Northern Virginia pose for a photo. (Courtesy Robin Rinearson) On a cold November day, at least five employees were working behind the counter at Jake’s Ice Cream in Northern Virginia. November is not the high season for ice cream; two or three staff members Va. Supreme Court dismisses Chesapeake parents' lawsuit over Youngkin mask mandate ban 02/08/2022 12:30am • The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a group of Chesapeake parents fighting Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ban on mask mandates in schools. The court ruled that the parents group had no grounds for its suit, because it challenged Youngkin’s executive order, issued on his first day in off National Cathedral bell-ringing to pay tribute to 900K COVID-19 deaths 02/07/2022 09:30pm • The Washington National Cathedral paid tribute to the more than 900,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. Monday evening. The cathedral said in a statement that it would toll its funeral bell 900 times, beginning at 5 p.m. More D.C. News It took more than an hour to News you can booze: Montgomery Co. alcohol stores resume normal hours 02/07/2022 02:38pm • Booze stores in Montgomery County, Maryland, are back to normal hours after reducing them in January due to COVID-19-related staffing shortages. Starting Monday, Alcohol Beverage Services stores will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. There are 26 retail stores throughout Montgomery Cou 1 in 3 bus riders doesn't pay required fare, Metro says 02/07/2022 02:07pm • A report released by Metro shows one-third of bus riders don't pay the required fare. In its quarterly fare evasion update to the Metro Board, the agency said: "The Metrobus fare evasion rate has grown significantly over time." Through the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, "Metrobus incidents t Employees want an end to Prince William schools vaccine-or-test mandate 02/07/2022 02:03pm • 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 group of employees is calling on the school board to end its vaccine-or-test requirements for Prince William County Schools, and at lea Arlington National Cemetery brings back fees for parking garage 02/07/2022 08:44am • Arlington National Cemetery is reintroducing fees at its main parking garage that had been waived since the start of the pandemic. In a news release, the cemetery in Virginia said visitors using its garage, located near the welcome center on Memorial Avenue, will again have to pay for parking aft As hotel occupancy rises, report shows road to recovery remains volatile  02/06/2022 03:22pm • More travelers means more hotel occupancy. But it’ll be years before room revenues reach pre-pandemic levels, according to one trade association. In the D.C. region, hotel room revenue took a hit of nearly $3 billion over the past two years. And almost 9,000 hotel and travel jobs were lost i American Univ. says school distributed KN95 masks that 'did not meet' standards 02/05/2022 08:06pm • American University has said that the KN95 masks distributed to its D.C. campus community did not meet the standards the distributor promised them. Similar mask issues have popped up across the region during the pandemic as fake or inauthentic masks flood the market. More Washington, D Judge rules for 7 Va. school boards, temporarily halts Youngkin mask mandate ban 02/04/2022 11:59pm • A judge has granted seven Virginia school districts a restraining order against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ban on mask mandates. Judge Louise DiMatteo, of the Arlington County Circuit Court, issued a temporary restraining order against Youngkin’s ban, which went into effect Jan. 24 and has been th CDC to ramp up wastewater monitoring program to track COVID-19 02/04/2022 08:55pm • ▶ Watch Video: Wastewater testing helps spot COVID-19 outbreaks on campus Hundreds of wastewater treatment sites across the country will start submitting water samples to laboratories to detect the presence of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Don’t mistake COVID-19 for kids' common stomach bugs that circulate in winter 02/04/2022 04:57pm • A D.C.-area infectious diseases specialist wants children to get tested for the coronavirus if they have gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, since COVID-19 can start with a loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. “GI symptoms can precede the fever, cough and respiratory symptoms th Loudoun Co. to close COVID-19 vaccination site at Dulles Town Center 02/04/2022 08:39am • Virginia's Loudoun County will permanently close its COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Dulles Town Center on Saturday, Feb. 26. The county said that when the Dulles Town Center location closes, a new smaller vaccination site will open, but details have yet to be released. More Loudou Turkish Coffee Lady brings caffeine and culture to Old Town Alexandria 02/04/2022 08:00am • Coffee isn’t just about caffeine — it’s about culture, said Gizem Salcigil White, who has been working to introduce Americans to the ancient art of Turkish coffee for the last decade. Area residents can now get a taste of those efforts at her newly opened coffee house in Old Town Alexandria