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Act FAST to prevent, treat a stroke 10/29/2021 04:22am • On World Stroke Day, it's a good time to learn the warning signs of a stroke, and a D.C.-area doctor explains how a simple acronym can help save a life. Oct. 29 is known as World Stroke Day, and the American Stroke Association, which is a division of the American Heart Association, wants you to k As Latino communities grow in Maryland, leaders discuss why representation matters 10/28/2021 11:59pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The 2020 census revealed that Latinos grew from 8% of the Maryland population in 2010 to 12% in 2020, making representation in government mo DC Council members call on mayor, feds to up aid for renters facing eviction 10/28/2021 06:34pm • Members of the D.C. Council introduced a resolution Thursday calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser and the U.S. Treasury to boost funding to prevent evictions in the District. The fact that the city's popular rent assistance program is out of federal money and the deadline to file for help was Wednesday Metrorail service to remain limited through at least Nov. 15 10/28/2021 01:19pm • Metrorail will remain in its current, limited state through Nov. 15, Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld told members of the Metro Board Thursday. That means trains will continue to run every 15 to 20 minutes on the Red Line and every 30-40 minutes on all other lines. In addition, Silver Line se Side effects of COVID shot in children ages 5 to 11 'mild,' investigator says 10/28/2021 03:50am • When a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 for children between the ages of 5 and 11, it was based on data gathered during clinical trials conducted around the United States. One of Family mourns sudden death of 5th grader in Rockville classroom 10/27/2021 09:15pm • A Montgomery County family is mourning the death of an 11-year-old boy after a sudden medical emergency at Farmland Elementary School on Monday. A Maryland boy — a fifth grader at the Rockville school — died Monday after falling ill and collapsing in a classroom, according to school officials Daniel Gafford leaves Wizards vs. Celtics with right quad contusion 10/27/2021 08:31pm • Gafford leaves Wizards vs. Celtics game with quad injury originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWizards starting center Daniel Gafford was helped off the floor and into the locker room in the first half against the Celtics on Wednesday night with a right quad contusion. The severity is not yet Why COVID-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses 10/27/2021 07:10pm • The Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine that could soon be authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same schedule as the vaccine for adolescents and adults -- but the doses will be a third of the size. For 5- to 11-year-olds, Pfizer has requested US Food and Drug Admin Prince George's Co. extends indoor mask mandate 10/27/2021 02:38pm • The County Council in Prince George's County, Maryland, has passed a resolution to extend its indoor mask mandate and declaration of emergency. The resolution cites Oct. 12 data that show the county's infection rate is .97, with a positivity rate of 3.1%, and its daily case rate is 10.7 per 100,0 Maryland school officials consider revising mask mandates, quarantine rules 10/27/2021 06:38am • With COVID-19 infections easing off as vaccination rates rise among students, Maryland state education leaders are considering re-evaluating current guidelines on mask mandates and quarantine policies. "Higher vaccination rates mean lower levels of transmission and lower case rates," said Mohamme Metrorail safety commission details ongoing safety investigations 10/26/2021 08:50pm • As the investigation into the Oct. 12 derailment of a Blue Line train near Arlington National Cemetery continues, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is releasing more information on previous incidents it is investigating. During a commission meeting Tuesday, WMSC investigators went into d Metro details plans to return older rail cars to service as derailment investigation continues 10/25/2021 05:36pm • There's still no update on when Metro will restore regular service after the investigation into the Blue Line derailment earlier this month resulted in yanking more than half of Metro's fleet of rail cars out of service. But Metro officials are discussing plans to incrementally put older trains b Hogan says Maryland is ready to deliver boosters to adults and vaccines to children 10/25/2021 04:08pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the state is ready to deliver COVID-19 booster shots to the nearly 1.4 million Marylanders who are eligible for one, and it is preparing Pfizer doses for the 515,000 children who could soon become eligible for their first vaccine. “We have both the supply and capa Howard students continue to protest: 'Demands are not demanding' 10/25/2021 04:56am • Howard University students are nearing their third week of protests at the Blackburn University Center with cold weather and rain approaching the tents that students have transformed into a home. More than 12 days before #BlackburnTakeover began taking root on the Northwest D.C. campus and across Protesters rally to stop DC from closing applications for rent relief program 10/24/2021 04:05pm • D.C.'s pandemic rental assistance program will stop accepting applications on Wednesday. Protestors at a Sunday rally said that's too early. Emily Lockwood, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, gathered with a group of fellow protesters outside the John Wilson building on Penns