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'We know nothing': Md. lawmakers to probe attack that took down health agency���s computers 12/14/2021 10:42pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Two legislative committees that oversee the Maryland Department of Health plan to grill top state officials about an attack that disabled th Virginia Department of Health won���t mandate COVID-19 vaccines in schools 12/07/2021 12:53pm • 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. A��petition to mandate COVID-19 vaccines��for school employees and all eligible students failed this week when the Virginia Department of Md. House votes to enact USM collective bargaining bill, Senate procurement bills 12/07/2021 05:10am • The full Maryland House of Delegates convened in one chamber on Monday for the first time since 2020. House lawmakers voted on a series of veto overrides and moved forward on a proposed congressional redistricting plan. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished Maryland legislature prepares to override Hogan's vetoes during special session 12/06/2021 05:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. As the General Assembly prepares to battle Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) over redistricting during the special session that begins Monday Citing Howard protest, DC Council member urges city to keep up with mold inspections 11/30/2021 06:45pm • One D.C. department has housing violation authority but claims it does not have expertise to conduct mold inspections. Another agency has the expertise but no enforcement authority. So, a member of the District's council now wants to know how this is being reconciled amid ongoing issues at Howard Montgomery hires state house vet to coordinate ambitious White Flint proposal 11/26/2021 12:14pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Montgomery County failed in its bid lure Amazon, the e-commerce giant that opted to build its second headquarters in Arlington, Va. But t Vets: Burn pits on bases abroad causing more breast cancer at home 11/11/2021 07:31am • An alarming rise in breast cancer among military veterans is reigniting concern about burn pits on overseas military bases. Women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan say they face a higher risk of cancer from exposure to the pits' toxic fumes. Some studies show the rates of breast cancer among Veterans Day 2021: What���s open, what���s closed 11/11/2021 04:30am • Veterans Day falls on a Thursday this year, bringing closings and service disruptions to the D.C. region that residents should be aware of. Held every Nov. 11 on the anniversary of World War I's formal end, it was originally called Armistice Day ��� until a 1954 act rededicated it for veterans of Military Outdoors Coalition promotes healing through outside adventure 11/10/2021 11:10pm • Sierra Club Military Outdoors (SCMO) volunteer Hazel Diaz participates on a rafting trip. (Courtesy Rob Vessels) The Military Outdoors Coalition, a new organization dedicated to the mental well-being of veterans, officially launches on Veterans Day. Its mission is to expand access to the outdoor High gas prices unlikely to hurt Thanksgiving travel, AAA says 11/09/2021 08:24am • Gas prices are $1.38 a gallon higher than last year, but that's unlikely to deter pent-up desire to drive on Thanksgiving trips, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Currently, the average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.61 ��� 20 cents more than last month, according to a news release. Research arm of Veterans Affairs Department funds little-known, life-saving work 11/08/2021 08:40pm • People familiar with the phrase "your tax dollars at work" ��� which is often used derisively ��� might be surprised by the life-changing research that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs funds. "We've been doing research since about 1925," said Dr. Molly Klote, who is an Army veteran and the The military is still catching up to #MeToo ���How one nonprofit is creating a safe space for survivors 11/02/2021 01:30pm • This content is sponsored by Melwood. In the aftermath of what happened to Spc. Vanessa Guillen, a U.S. Army soldier who was killed by another enlisted person in 2020, military sexual trauma (MST) is finally starting to receive long overdue attention in the public sphere. A U.S. Army investigatio Congressional Women's Softball Game raises record amount for breast cancer awareness 10/28/2021 09:51am • The Congressional Women's Softball Game is celebrating its 13th year. (WTOP/Shayna Estulin) Lawmakers promising to crush the other side isn���t anything new, but it was a little different Wednesday night as they came together to play during the Congressional Women's Softball Game. It was wome Health and Human Services headquarters in DC evacuated after bomb threat 10/27/2021 11:04am • The headquarters for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was evacuated Wednesday morning "out of an abundance of caution" after a bomb threat. The building, located at 200 Independence Avenue SW near the Capitol, was evacuated as authorities investigated. "This morning there was a Howard U. president: Blackburn Center protest ���must end��� 10/26/2021 01:40pm • Howard University���s president said in a letter to the community on Tuesday that the student occupation of the Blackburn Center ���must end.��� Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick acknowledged the tradition of protest at Howard, saying that ���Protest has been a perennial part of our institutional culture.