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Why Jaret Patterson’s emergence has been a source of optimism for Washington 01/02/2022 07:56pm • Why Patterson’s emergence is a source of optimism for WFT originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThere wasn't much good that came out of the Washington Football Team’s 20-16 loss to the Eagles on Sunday. There hasn’t been much good to come out of anything regarding the Burgund Virginia state police urge motorists to delay travel during storm 01/02/2022 11:39am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say they’re preparing for the winter weather that’s poised to affect much of the state. And they say Virginia’s drivers should be too. State police said Sunday that Virginians should plan ahead and avoid traveling during the upcoming storm that w New law bans most surprise medical bills 01/01/2022 06:00pm • One of the many constants of American medical care in the past few years has been the unexpected: Surprise medical bills. Around one in every six times someone checks into the hospital, or is taken to an emergency room, the treatment is followed by a surprise medical bill, a 2019 study found. Bu 3 fires in Georgetown New Year's morning under investigation by DC fire officials 01/01/2022 04:24pm • Three separates fires took place within a mile of one another in Georgetown early New Year’s morning, including one that led to the brief evacuation of a boutique hotel. No injuries have been reported and D.C. fire officials say they are investigating whether the three fires are related. D. State has new coronavirus drugs that may guard against death 01/01/2022 10:33am • BALTIMORE — State officials in Maryland say they’ve gotten the first load of two new antiviral medicines that may guard people with Covid-19 from becoming seriously ill or dying. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the drugs are called Paxlovid and Molnupiravir. The Maryland Department of Montgomery Co. schools offer staff weekly mask supply 01/01/2022 12:21am • Montgomery County Public Schools staff can expect to receive access to new KN95 face masks every week starting on Monday. Maryland's largest public school system told WTOP that all 24,589 staff members will be offered one of the masks. This included administrators, teachers, bus drivers and custo U. Md. hospitals serving Prince George's Co. move to 'crisis standards of care' 12/31/2021 11:22pm • Additional hospitals in the University of Maryland health system are shifting to "crisis standards of care," citing depletion of available resources due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The University of Maryland Capital Region Health, or UM Capital, said Friday that its medical centers are "dec Frederick Co. brings mask mandate back 12/31/2021 10:46am • Frederick County, Maryland, is the latest municipality to bring back its mask mandate amid exploding COVID-19 cases. Everyone 5 and up in the county is required to mask up in public indoor spaces starting Friday at 5 p.m. Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner called for an emergency health me U.Va. hospitals in Manassas, Haymarket and Culpeper restrict patient visitation 12/31/2021 10:42am • 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. With COVID-19 cases surging, UVA Health late Thursday announced visitors will not be permitted in inpatient units, emergency departme Another Md. hospital shifts to crisis standards of care citing COVID surge 12/30/2021 07:40pm • University of Maryland's Charles Regional Medical Center implemented crisis standards-of-care protocols due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Noel Cervino, the President and CEO of UM Charles Regional, said that the decision was based on a doubling of COVID-19 patients over 10 da Alexandria church delivers hundreds of hot meals to first responders 12/30/2021 03:01pm • A local church in Alexandria, Virginia, gave out nearly 600 hot meals to first responders and law enforcement across the city as a thank you for keeping residents safe during the pandemic. The first stop was Fire Station 204 on Second Street. There, Reverend Zina Jacque from Alfred Street Baptist Anne Arundel Co. enacts indoor mask mandate amid COVID surge 12/30/2021 03:00pm • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is enacting its indoor mask mandate starting Friday at noon as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. County Executive Steuart Pittman announced that he signed Executive Order #56 on Twitter: "I hoped we were done with government mandates in our response to COVID, but the Latest COVID-19 surge brings hospitalizations up in Montgomery Co., but not yet at capacity 12/30/2021 02:56pm • Courtesy Montgomery County Health Hospitals in Montgomery County, Maryland, are seeing more COVID-19 patients, but they haven't been as overwhelmed as the rising case numbers would suggest. Sean O'Donnell, the county's public health emergency preparedness manager, said Wednesday that 362 of M High demand at Inova’s drive-up COVID testing site in Falls Church 12/30/2021 01:52pm • Due to high demand, Inova's drive-up COVID-19 testing site in Falls Church, Virginia, booked all of its 400 daily appointments early in its first day of operation. The testing, provided through Inova Health System, is available for any member of the community that is experiencing COVID-19 symptom Virginia health officials urging people with mild COVID cases to avoid emergency room 12/30/2021 12:42pm • If you're slightly under the weather and have COVID-19, you don't need to go to the emergency room, you need to go home and get better. That's the message Virginia's Department of Health and its hospital leaders are telling the influx of residents who are showing up to ERs with mild or asymptomat