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Report warns COVID-19 vaccine mandate for DC students could increase racial inequity 12/09/2021 05:58pm • As D.C. moves closer to requiring students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a report from the Council Office of Racial Equity (CORE), which examines legislation the council considers, found that such a mandate could exacerbate racial inequity for Black schoolchildren. The CORE report on the le United Way of the National Capital Area on the fight against food insecurity 12/09/2021 03:41pm • This content is provided by United Way of the National Capital Area. This season is often filled with images of happy families, festive gatherings and bountiful meals. In truth, the holidays can be the most challenging time of year for our struggling neighbors. When families face extra stra DC expands safety programs amid spike in gun violence 12/09/2021 03:16pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a plan Thursday to expand several safety programs in the District by adding more workers and money. Two programs, the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and the Pathways Program, will receive roughly $14 million, she said. "We know that gun vi FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16 12/09/2021 11:50am • The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine. The U.S. and many other nations already were urging adults to get booster shots to pump up immunity that can wane months after vaccination, calls that intensified with the discovery Md. child care providers say they need higher enrollment and funding to survive 12/09/2021 10:25am • Ruthie Claytor is the owner of a child care center called Grannie Annie’s Child Care and Learning Center in Anne Arundel County. Claytor told the comptroller’s Workgroup of Pandemic Spending how pandemic stimulus funding has helped stabilized her business but asked for more help to sustain it. Shenandoah National Park announces new fees for camping, Old Rag 12/09/2021 06:29am • One of Virginia's busiest outdoor destinations is making changes to some of its recreational fees. Shenandoah National Park will see new fees for established campgrounds, backcountry camping and hiking Old Rag, after a public feedback period during which the National Park Service said it reviewed Montgomery Co. high school COVID-19 outbreak grows 12/08/2021 06:36pm • The COVID-19 outbreak at a Montgomery County, Maryland, high school has grown. Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville reported six additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, according to a letter to parents from the school system. That brings the total number of COVID-19 cases reported at the school Maryland school-readiness rates drop after pandemic-related learning disruptions 12/08/2021 04:07pm • Maryland students appear to have suffered heightened levels of learning loss after nearly two years of pandemic-related disruptions, the state's department of education said Wednesday. A preliminary review of a learning assessment test found an overall decline in student proficiency for English l Washington dealing with multiple key injuries ahead of matchup vs. Cowboys 12/08/2021 02:19pm • WFT dealing with multiple injuries ahead of matchup vs. Cowboys originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team could be without several key players for Sunday's NFC East clash with the Dallas Cowboys in what many believe is Washington's most important home game in years.The A year ago, Taylor Heinicke was an emergency QB in the 'very back' of meetings 12/08/2021 01:19pm • Last year, Heinicke was emergency QB in 'very back' of meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe transaction occurred exactly one year ago, and the tweet from Washington's account couldn't have been any blander in announcing it."We have signed QB Taylor Heinicke to the pract Oriole Park to demo AI-assisted threat detection technology 12/08/2021 11:24am • The security at Camden Yards could be getting a high-tech upgrade. Massachusetts-based Liberty Defense, which focuses on threat-detection technology, has inked a deal with the Maryland Stadium Authority to beta test its Hexwave program at Oriole Park in Baltimore next year. More Baltim Omicron has 'robust ability' to evade vaccines, but there is good news 12/08/2021 06:41am • ▶ Watch Video: Pfizer shot offers partial protection against Omicron variant, study finds Johannesburg — South African scientists who've been testing the current COVID-19 vaccines against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have released some early findings that show the stra Maryland will remove governor from parole process, limit immigration detention 12/08/2021 05:16am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s governors will no longer have a role in parole decisions and counties will be banned from entering into agreements with the fed Prince George's County sees progress in battle against COVID-19 12/08/2021 05:00am • While Maryland's Prince George's County still has what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers a substantial transmission rate for COVID-19, the county is starting to see the numbers decline, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said during a townhall-style telephone c Safety commission: Metro knew about wheel issue that caused derailment since 2017 12/07/2021 05:00pm • The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission on Tuesday expanded on the preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board last week on the Oct. 12 Blue line derailment. Members said the wheel separation issue that caused the derailment was wider spread and went further back th