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DC reveals new monkeypox vaccines strategy in order to increase available doses 08/20/2022 09:06am • The District is modifying how it administers the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to stretch its limited supply. DC Health said Friday that it will begin delivering the vaccine via an intradermal injection — or between layers of skin — rather than beneath the skin. More D.C. News Highway delivery: Fauquier Co. deputies help woman give birth to baby girl 08/19/2022 10:11pm • Two Fauquier County deputies traveling down James Madison Highway in Warrenton, Virginia, helped a mother in labor deliver her baby, wishing the child a happy belated birthday. In a statement, the sheriff's office said deputy Zachary Lawrence was running a radar on Aug. 13 when a vehicle pulled o DC families on gov't assistance to get $1,000 grant 08/19/2022 07:07am • Outside of the Frederick Douglass Community Center in Southeast, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a $1,000 grant for families who received government assistance from the District to ease back-to-school costs. Roughly 15,000 participating families in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families p Antonio Gibson is handling his special teams reps in an 'admirable' way 08/18/2022 02:45pm • Gibson is handling special teams reps in an 'admirable' way originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAntonio Gibson's been through a lot since last Saturday, and not much of it is all that cheery.First, the Commanders running back fumbled in the preseason opener versus the Carolina Pant Maryland Association of Counties first day involves ethics advice, deep dives into tech 08/17/2022 11:18pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The party scene in Ocean City is so relentless during the week of the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference that it’s easy Montgomery Co. requests more monkeypox vaccine; COVID-19 metrics 'low' 08/17/2022 06:20pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, have requested more monkeypox vaccine as the number of cases statewide has increased. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 335 cases in Maryland. The state’s Department of Health does not break down t Rust on Silver Line tracks in Loudoun County delays Metro emergency drill 08/17/2022 02:31pm • A Metro emergency drill designed to provide first responders from Loudoun and Fairfax counties the chance to practice skills they'd use during a rail system emergency was delayed by a real-world situation -- rust on the soon-to-open Silver Line tracks at the Ashburn station. The drill was schedul How Anne Arundel County Food Bank and volunteers adapted to challenging times 08/17/2022 04:04am • Volunteers getting ready to distribute food at Heritage Baptist Church in Annapolis, Md. They are one of 80+ member agencies who receive food from AACFB. (AACFB) Even before COVID-19 first impacted Maryland in 2020, the Anne Arundel County Food Bank was changing how it distributed food to the co DC, Maryland AGs join multistate effort against laws restricting emergency abortion care 08/16/2022 09:37pm • In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to an abortion, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joined 19 attorneys general who filed briefs supporting federal efforts to protect the right to emergency aborti What parents of toddlers should know about hand, foot and mouth disease 08/16/2022 04:57pm • Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease are popping up this year. It's a viral infection usually seen in the summer and early fall, and it's typically common in children younger than 5 years old. "We are certainly seeing a number of cases of hand, foot and mouth especially in younger children," sai Miyares on armed officers in schools: 'The more we have, the better' 08/16/2022 03:25pm • As Virginia's elementary, middle and high school students begin the 2022-2023 year, Attorney General Jason Miyares said safety and security are at the top of his -- and parents' -- list of priorities. "You're entrusting that school, when you drop that child off, to keep the most precious thing in Abandoned puppy that was near death in DC is now on the road to recovery 08/16/2022 02:21pm • A puppy on the brink of death was rescued Friday evening in Northwest D.C., and now the Humane Rescue Alliance is asking for the public’s help in finding those who abandoned him. The 4-month-old pup, now known as Darwin, was found around 6 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of K Street Northwest near CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield strives for better health outcomes through public health 08/16/2022 01:59pm • This content is sponsored by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Public health jumped to the forefront of our minds after the coronavirus pandemic emerged and upended all of our lives, but that isn't the only reason that CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has decided to prioritize the iss 'Unprecedented:' Frederick Dems juggle numerous unknowns following court ruling 08/16/2022 10:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Nearly a month after the primary, Frederick County Democrats who live in County Council District 3 still don’t know who their nominee fo 300 uniformed Howard County officers now wearing body cameras 08/15/2022 11:50pm • It's been several years in the works, but starting this week most police officers in Maryland's Howard County are now equipped with body worn cameras. Following a test program four years ago, all the pieces are finally in place — all the equipment has been obtained, officers have been trained a