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DC-area leaders look for more cooperation, funding to deal with migrant surge 07/22/2022 05:39pm • Nearly every day, buses bearing asylum-seeking migrants arrive at D.C.'s Union Station from Texas and Arizona. The Washington Metro Council of Governments met on Friday to discuss ways to increase cooperation and expand resources to handle the surge. D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau said more t DC is prepared to help residents beat the heat 07/22/2022 04:41pm • When it's this hot, nothing beats a dip in a cool pool or splashing in a spray park. D.C. has them scattered throughout the city. Ten D.C. pools have extended their hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday. "We also have 11 additional outdoor pools and nine indoor pools which will be open t Manassas Park to give stipends to first responders 07/22/2022 04:28pm • 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. Manassas Park is turning money from its red light and speed cameras into stipends for police and fire workers in hopes of convincing more Mini PCNL: A minimally invasive solution for large kidney stones 07/22/2022 09:00am • This content is provided by MedStar Washington Hospital Center Kidney stones send more than 500,000 people to the emergency room each year, according to The National Kidney Foundation, and it is estimated that one in 10 people will have a kidney stone at some time in their lives. This common ailm DC extends some outdoor pool hours this weekend 07/22/2022 08:12am • The heat wave has D.C. opening some of its outdoor pools for longer hours  through Sunday. The following pools will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Ward 1 Banneker Pool, 2500 Georgia Ave., NW Ward 2 Volta Park Pool, 1555 34th St., NW Ward 3 Hearst Pool, 3701 37th St., NW Ward 4 U Prince William Co. announces funding, location for mental health crisis center 07/21/2022 09:00pm • Prince William County leaders announced $2.5 million in additional funding for a new crisis center in a move meant to prioritize mental health. The new Crisis Receiving Center will increase local access to general mental health resources while providing more community-based services and inpatient Mail-in ballot counting starts in Maryland. What does that mean? 07/21/2022 08:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Campaigns across the state will be watching closely Thursday as local election boards start counting tens of thousands of mail ballots. I Heat index tops 100 again, scattered storms roll through DC region 07/21/2022 04:12pm • Some in the D.C. region will hear rumbles of thunder Thursday afternoon, but the main story for most will be the dangerous heat and humidity that'll linger over the region into next week. Much of the Mid-Atlantic baked in the low to mid 90s again on Thursday afternoon: Reagan Airport recorded a h How to keep the car 'road ready' during extremely hot temperatures 07/21/2022 12:45pm • With extreme temperatures expected to reach between 100 to 105 on the heat index, auto club AAA Mid-Atlantic is reminding drivers to plan ahead before hitting the road. “While we think about cold temperatures and the impact that cold weather has on our vehicles, particularly our batteries, it's Arlington to limit ICE interactions, end COVID-19 emergency declaration 07/21/2022 05:03am • One year after releasing details on its framework for interacting with immigrants living in the country without legal permission, Arlington County, Virginia, board members and County Manager Mark Schwartz passed a trust policy meant to limit interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Black Restaurant Week kicks off in DC area 07/21/2022 12:17am • It's Black Restaurant Week, and it is hoping to highlight the Black-owned businesses in the D.C. area. "Restaurants are pretty much the backbone of small business America," said Derek Robinson, one of three co-founders of Black Restaurant Week. More Local News More Food & Resta Montgomery Co. will offer monkeypox vaccine to at-risk residents 07/20/2022 05:41pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will distribute a limited amount of monkeypox vaccine to those considered most at-risk. In a statement Wednesday, the county’s Department of Health and Human Services said that residents who have had a sexual partner in the last 14 days who has been diagnosed with m Heading off heat illness during heat wave 07/20/2022 03:38pm • Yuck, it's hot out. And the heat isn't just uncomfortable. It can be dangerous. "The danger is most people don't recognize that they're in trouble until it's a little too late," said Dr. Greg Marchand, an emergency room doctor for MedStar Washington Hospital Center. How to avoid hea Juan Soto's All-Star Game travels cause a stir in Nationals' contract talks 07/20/2022 01:56pm • Soto's travels to ASG causes a stir in contract talks originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAll-Star weekend did little to help contract negotiations between Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals.The 23-year-old All-Star reportedly flew commercial from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Sunday ni Scott Boras says Nationals’ Juan Soto offer wasn't in ‘range of consideration’ 07/20/2022 12:22pm • Boras says Nats’ Soto offer wasn't in ‘range of consideration’ originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Nationals attempted to lock up their homegrown superstar Juan Soto earlier this month by offering him a 15-year, $440 million contract extension. He declined, sending