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Sen. Tim Kaine proposes measure to prevent suicide, burnout among health care workers 12/14/2020 10:23pm • Even before the pandemic, the rate of suicide among nurses and doctors was twice that of the general public. Now, due to the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, 50% report feeling burned out. As a result, one Virginia lawmaker is proposing a way to provide long-term help. "It's not easy to pro US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic 12/12/2020 09:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming day U.Md. to rule if students will face discipline over lack of COVID-19 tests 11/27/2020 06:30pm • FILE — A University of Maryland senior is tested for COVID-19 on the concourse of Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Some 150 students at the University of Maryland's College AP source: Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead Treasury 11/23/2020 04:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies at a perilous time, according to a person familiar with the transition plans. Yellen, who Disabled veterans get help with finances thanks to nonprofit's grants 11/10/2020 08:19pm • Disabled American veterans who've lost jobs because of the pandemic can fill out an application with an advocacy group that has grants available to help them pay their bills. "We have already provided almost $2 million dollars in grants to over 7,000 disabled veterans who lost employment," said E Pandemic highlights importance of in-home advanced illness and hospice care 10/29/2020 10:31am • November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, drawing attention to the vital industry that provides compassionate support to people in the advanced stage of an illness. Many services provided to such patients can be delivered directly into their home, something that has Specific coronavirus vaccine plan needed for Md. schools, superintendents say 10/22/2020 06:06am • School superintendents from Montgomery and Prince George's counties called for more guidance from Maryland education officials on how to handle a coronavirus vaccine once one is available. They made the comments during a hearing held Wednesday by the Maryland Senate Education, Health and Environm Fisher House Foundation adds six new locations 10/12/2020 08:47am • The Fisher House Foundation operates all over the world and opened its first home in  the D.C. area 20 years ago. (Courtesy Fisher House Foundation) The Maryland-based Fisher House Foundation, which offers free, hotel-like housing facilities for the families of military members and veterans rec Poll shows Marylanders on board with police reform 10/12/2020 05:21am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As Maryland legislative committees craft comprehensive police reform packages for the 2021 General Assembly session, they appear to have s Virginia is preparing for an unprecedented vaccination campaign 10/11/2020 07:51pm • 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. Three million dollars for public outreach. Nearly $2.5 million for refrigerators and thermometers. And more than $71 million for mass Montgomery County renters report illegal increases during pandemic 09/24/2020 11:42pm • Some Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are complaining of illegal rent increases during the pandemic, despite a 2.6% cap on rent hikes approved by the county council in April. The Montgomery County Renters Alliance said residents of The Enclave Silver Spring on Oak Leaf Drive in White Oak ha DC area joins nationwide trend of first-time gun ownership 09/22/2020 04:11am • Cedric Barnes, owner of Barnes 1st Step Firearms Training in Southeast D.C., teaches student Teia Hill how to control a gun’s recoil by adjusting her stance and grip. (WTOP/Matthew Delaney) The sounds of gunfire ringing through her Southeast D.C. neighborhood had always kept Neta Vaught away f As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of COVID-19, study finds 09/18/2020 01:02am • School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could make those decisions more difficult. Between 42% and 51% of all school employees in the US met the Centers for Disease Contr DC Council committee hears stories of struggle for unemployment benefits 09/16/2020 06:19pm • D.C. residents detailed their hardships in fighting to get their unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic to a council committee Wednesday. Their stories were part of a public oversight hearing held by At-Large Council member Elissa Silverman, who chairs the Committee on Labor and Workf Strategy shows promise in preventing military suicides 09/15/2020 05:27pm • People who serve in the military are about 21% more likely to die by suicide than civilians, but a leading national expert says one prevention strategy is showing particular promise. "Thus far, the most promising results come from a treatment called brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide