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DC-area health officials to White House staff: Come get a COVID-19 test 10/08/2020 10:54am • Health officials across nearly the entire D.C. area are calling on people who work at the White House or anyone who attended the recent Supreme Court nomination announcement in the Rose Garden to contact their local health departments and get tested for COVID-19. "Given the growing numbers of pos Counterfeit masks, unapproved COVID-19 meds seized in Baltimore 10/08/2020 08:00am • Nearly 59,000 counterfeit face masks were seized across the Mid-Atlantic region. (Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection) U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has seized counterfeit or unapproved COVID-19 medications and test kits, and nearly 59,000 counterfeit face masks from 11 diff Judge tosses suit claiming Prince William Co. supervisors held secret meeting after George Floyd protests 10/07/2020 08:59pm • A Prince William County, Virginia, Circuit Court judge has thrown out a lawsuit claiming Democratic members of the Board of Supervisors violated the state's open meeting laws by meeting in secret without inviting the board's three GOP supervisors the day after riots in the wake of George Floyd’s d DC extends state of emergency during pandemic through end of year 10/07/2020 07:23pm • D.C. and Maryland have reaffirmed the states of emergency each jurisdiction declared earlier this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. D.C. extended its state of emergency through the end of year, and Maryland renewed its declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency and catastrophic health emerg Montgomery County aims to make in-person voting coronavirus-proof 10/07/2020 04:20pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are ready for voters to cast their ballots in person and have rolled out a number of changes and coronavirus-related safety measures designed to keep them safe. "We've been preparing for this for months," said Dr. Earl Stoddard, director of the c What could complicate the quick arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine to protect kids 10/06/2020 09:47pm • Work to produce COVID-19 vaccines is moving ahead at warp speed for adults, but it's unclear when manufacturers will turn their attention to kids. "Some vaccine manufacturers have committed to doing the testing in children, but not really that timeline yet," Children's National Hospital pediatric DC police union suit alleges unpaid overtime during pandemic 10/06/2020 08:20pm • The union representing D.C. police officers is accusing the District and the police department of not fully compensating them for work done during the pandemic. The D.C. Police Union names Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and the department in a federal lawsuit filed in D.C. As 39,000 eviction filings loom, DC extends renter protections 10/06/2020 06:23pm • D.C. lawmakers say some 39,000 evictions are in line to be filed in District Superior Court as soon as the state of emergency's moratorium lifts. Expecting a wave of potential homelessness, D.C. Council members unanimously passed a bill that extends renter protections. Council member Charles A How to prepare for a health care emergency 10/06/2020 01:49pm • This content is provided by JSSA. As cold and flu season looms while COVID-19 lingers, it’s more important than ever to make sure your health care wishes are known if you have an illness or emergency and can’t speak for yourself. Given the overlap of COVID-19 and influenza, what better time Office leasing in DC falls to lowest level since Great Recession 10/05/2020 09:17am • The pandemic’s effect on commercial real estate leasing demand has been noticeable in Washington, D.C., with leasing activity falling to its lowest level since the 2008 Great Recession last quarter. Commercial real estate firm CBRE said that among private-sector tenants, leasing volume last qua COVID-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December, researchers say 10/05/2020 07:01am • The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending. A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October. Fast-forward 102 years, and the U.S. is on track for another devastating fall and winter. By the College Football Corner: Wins for Virginia and Virginia Tech, another long year for the Longhorns 10/04/2020 04:44pm • Say what you will about Virginia and Virginia Tech competing in a "football light” league, the ACC's alpha dogs don't often stumble. And when a Florida State goes into program decline, Clemson is there to emerge as the bully on the block. Not so in a Big 12 which is down to just one unbeaten After Rockville coyote attack, what you need to know about rabies 10/04/2020 10:59am • A coyote that attacked three people in Rockville, Maryland, on Thursday was confirmed to have been infected with the deadly rabies virus, raising fears about the disease among D.C. region residents. What can you expect when seeking treatment after being bitten by a suspected rabid animal? "Any New coronavirus cases are on the decline in only three US states 10/04/2020 03:13am • Only three US states are reporting a decline in new Covid-19 cases compared to last week. As of Saturday night, new cases were down in Texas, Missouri and South Carolina, while 21 states reported a rise in cases and a little more than half held steady compared with the w Suspicious backpack at Walter Reed Medical Center removed, deemed safe 10/03/2020 10:10pm • An abandoned backpack found near Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, caused police to investigate it as a suspicious package Saturday night. Montgomery County Police said the backpack was found near the roadway leading up to the main entrance to the medical center