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1st child death from COVID-related syndrome reported in Va. 11/26/2021 01:33pm • After 111 cases of multi-inflammatory syndrome were recorded in Virginia, the state's Health Department on Friday reported the first child death from the COVID-19-related syndrome in the commonwealth. Few details about the victim were provided, but the department said the child was between 10 and Hypothermia alert issued for Montgomery Co. as Black Friday temps dip in DC area 11/26/2021 12:03am • Meteorologists said that Thanksgiving Day would see temperatures fall into the 40s in the D.C. area, and those sliding temperatures led to a hypothermia alert in Maryland hours before any in-person Black Friday shopping could begin. Here's what you need to know. Officials with Montgomery County E 'People are still hungry' -- Maryland lawmakers call for more efforts to address hunger 11/25/2021 04:11pm • Two Maryland lawmakers and a local county executive are saying the state needs to do more to address a rise in hunger caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. "People are still hungry," Sen. Katie Fry Hester told WTOP. "When I go by our local food bank or the Miller Branch Library on Saturdays, there's a Dozens displaced after Thanksgiving apartment fire in Prince George's Co. 11/25/2021 04:10pm • At least 45 people were displaced by a fire in an apartment building in Langley Park, Maryland, on Thanksgiving Day. Prince George's County Fire officials said the blaze began in a kitchen in a four-story apartment building shortly before noon in the 2220 block of University Boulevard. Crews w Presto's Picks: College Football's Playoff would be great with 8 11/25/2021 06:45am • Like “Last Christmas” by Wham! hitting the airwaves Friday right after Thanksgiving, we transition from what I feel is the best regular season in sports to the worst-handled postseason this weekend, with the final college football games of the 2021 schedule on the docket. Michigan-Ohio State, Council finds COVID worsened food insecurity in Md., recommends improvements 11/24/2021 11:51pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As grocery stores and restaurants shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of food-insecure Marylanders nearly doubled to more tha DC extends time period allowed to bring cases to trial until spring 2022 11/24/2021 03:17pm • A D.C. Superior Court judge has again extended the period for bringing criminal cases to trial. Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring first extended the time period on March 15, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In D.C., defendants must normally be indicted within 90 days of the issuance of an Player of the Week: St. John's QB Wyatt Hagan 11/24/2021 04:47am • The St. John’s roster is loaded with top college prospects sifting through their scholarship offers. But one of the Cadets’ most important players has yet to receive one scholarship offer. Coach Pat Ward calls quarterback Wyatt Hagan “the most underrated player in the DMV.” While coll DC law requires paid leave for employees who get COVID shots 11/23/2021 07:35pm • Private-sector employees in the District now have to be offered two hours of paid leave to get a COVID-19 shot — both for themselves and for their children. An emergency law signed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser last week also requires up to eight hours of paid leave for recovery time. The law Hogan outlines crime plan after Baltimore City reaches 300 killings 11/23/2021 05:38pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is calling on state lawmakers to pass emergency legislation dealing with crime as Baltimore has seen the number of homicides pass 300 for the seventh year in a row. In a news conference in the Maryland State House Tuesday, Hogan told reporters, "The people of Baltimore a As Thanksgiving travel returns, Dulles passengers say they're comfortable but cautious 11/23/2021 09:08am • More people are expected at the nation's airports this Thanksgiving, with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots and an improving economy setting the stage for a busy holiday travel season. But that doesn't mean early birds checking in for flights at Dulles International Arlington Co. limits school snow days, updates weather code system 11/23/2021 06:00am • Unexpected winter weather won’t always stop Arlington County students from attending classes this year. The Northern Virginia school district said the maximum number of days students will miss for bad weather will be six. Beginning on the seventh day, classes will transition to virtual learning Burgundy & Gold Grab Bag: Playoff path goes through Panthers 11/23/2021 04:09am • Well, I guess now my 8-7-2 preseason prediction doesn't look so ridiculous — I was thinking about 7-5-5 for a second, but wiser heads prevailed. Washington's 27-21 win over Carolina puts the team on the fringe of contention (just one game out of the sixth seed in the NFC) with a sinking Seattle Debate over Montgomery Co. vaccine mandate focuses on low public safety staff levels 11/22/2021 06:43pm • The debate continues over a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of Montgomery County, Maryland. Members of two Montgomery County Council committees quizzed county officials Monday about whether the mandate — with no option to provide weekly test results instead — would lead to att US added to list of 'backsliding' democracies for 1st time 11/22/2021 06:09am • ▶ Watch Video: Andrew Sullivan says America's democracy is at risk because citizens can’t compromise Stockholm — The United States has joined an annual list of "backsliding" democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on Monday, pointing to a "visible de