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Kids recovering from COVID-19 not eating? Food may smell like rotting trash 01/25/2022 05:48pm • Some people who lose their sense of smell with COVID-19 can get a rude surprise as it begins to return. Kids who are recovering from the virus who interpret some smells as disgusting, rancid or like rotting garbage may not want to eat, a D.C. pediatrician told WTOP. "I have certainly seen a fa 'Slap in the face' -- DC substitute teachers seek benefits, pay increase 01/25/2022 02:49pm • Several D.C. educators rallied outside of the John A. Wilson building Monday morning, seeking higher pay and benefits for the city's substitute teachers. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) Several D.C. educators rallied outside of the John A. Wilson Building on Monday morning, seeking higher pay and benefits f Montgomery Co. Council extends mask mandate, shelves COVID-19 vaccine requirement for customers 01/25/2022 01:38pm • Council members in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Tuesday voted to extend the county's indoor mask mandate through most of February. At the same time, they put off a vote on a measure that would have required restaurants, bars and fitness centers to check customers' COVID-19 vaccine cards before By the numbers: Virus variant continues to slow in DC area 01/25/2022 01:12pm • The spread of the omicron variant is continuing to slow in the D.C. area, an encouraging sign for a region weary of the pandemic entering its third year. The number of weekly COVID cases is down in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, after spiking earlier in the month. Check out the latest number Fairfax Co. school officials say students without masks to be excluded from in-person learning 01/25/2022 12:48am • As Fairfax County public school students return to classes Tuesday following an extra-long weekend, school officials have outlined a plan to enforce the policy of mask-wearing in schools. Despite Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order giving parents the right to decide whether their stude US News ranks 2022 best online programs 01/25/2022 12:00am • As variants of the coronavirus continue to bring uncertainty to the higher education landscape, online and blended learning options have become popular at colleges and universities to help reduce learning disruptions. But the pandemic was not the catalyst for online learning at all schools. Some Council says many unanswered questions linger over Montgomery Co. vaccine passport proposal 01/24/2022 09:13pm • Montgomery County's proposed vaccine passport, which would require people entering businesses such as restaurants and bars, leaves too many questions unanswered, according to the Maryland county's council president. Gabe Albornoz and other members of the council are still wondering about the logi 'I'm a parent too' — Va. Democrats, parents blast Youngkin’s order lifting mask mandates 01/24/2022 04:49pm • Using words such as “illegal” and “authoritarian,” a group of Virginia Democrats and parents of schoolchildren gathered in Richmond on Monday to criticize Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order dropping mask mandates in the commonwealth’s schools, and saying it would disrupt the very retu Prince George's Co. announces pickup locations for COVID-19 tests 01/24/2022 03:17pm • The Prince George’s County, Maryland, Health Department on Monday announced locations for residents to pick up at-home COVID-19 testing kits this week. The department said in a statement that the kits, each of which has two tests, are free. You need to show proof of country residency, which can How parents can help kids cope with transitions, adjustments 01/24/2022 03:03pm • Whether it's extended school breaks or the COVID-related back-and-forth between virtual and in-person learning, some families have experienced a lot of adjustments recently. And while it can be tough on children, one Northern Virginia psychiatrist has tips to help everyone cope. "What parents Masks off for some Loudoun Co. students 01/24/2022 02:58pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order allowing parents to choose whether students wear masks in school went into effect Monday. Loudoun County school rules say students must still wear masks, but that didn’t stop dozens of students at a high school in Purcellville from walking to cl 'We stopped the spread of COVID': Prince George's schools CEO says unpopular decisions paying off 01/24/2022 02:00pm • When Prince George’s County, Maryland, Public Schools leaders suddenly announced that the week leading up to winter break, and the two weeks after, would feature virtual learning, they acknowledge it wasn’t a popular decision. But schools CEO Monica Goldson said the only thing school leaders Virginia school systems sue to stop Youngkin’s mask-optional order 01/24/2022 09:54am • Seven Virginia school districts have filed suit against Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order leaving masking decisions to parents. The school boards of Alexandria, Arlington County, the City of Richmond, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Hampton and Prince William County filed the suit on Monday. 'It's a balance': Va. health commissioner on new COVID-19 guidance for schools 01/24/2022 09:21am • While the future of Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin's Executive Order lifting a mask mandate in schools will be argued in court, school districts are now operating under new guidance from the state's Department of Health and Department of Education. The 14-page "Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Md. evictions lower than pre-pandemic levels but could climb this year, judge says 01/24/2022 05:08am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Failure to pay rent eviction filings remain lower than pre-pandemic levels, District Court of Maryland Chief Judge John P. Morrissey told