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Baltimore company unveils technology to instantly detect COVID-19 01/07/2022 05:29am • Let’s face the facts. Who among us isn’t — at least to some extent — concerned that we may encounter the COVID-19 omicron variant anywhere at any time? Wouldn’t it be nice if you walked into a room and knew — instantaneously — if the virus was present in that environment … or b Fairfax Co. schools unveil plan to work through COVID-related teacher shortages 01/06/2022 07:08pm • In preparation for students' return to Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia on Monday, the school system has announced measures to continue in-person learning as coronavirus caseloads in the D.C. region remain high. In an email sent to staff members and families, Superintendent Scott Brabran With test results submitted, thousands of DC students return to class as COVID-19 surges 01/06/2022 04:23pm • Students gathered outside Excel Academy Public School in Southeast Thursday morning to check in with administrators and get their negative test results cleared. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) Students in D.C. Public Schools returned from winter break Thursday, but before they could re-enter classrooms, th DC mayor, police and fire chiefs praise first responders on Jan. 6 riot anniversary 01/06/2022 02:18pm • One year after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which saw the seat of democracy stormed by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, D.C.'s mayor, police chief and fire chief praised the bravery of the District's first responders. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said during a briefi Despite misgivings, Md. lawmakers approve 'off ramps' from school mask mandate 01/06/2022 07:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to an emergency regulation passed by the State Board of Education that allows Maryland pu Transportation staffing shortage continues for Montgomery County schools 01/05/2022 10:20pm • Families of Montgomery County, Maryland, students will need to make alternate plans again getting kids to and from school, as the school system expects transportation staffing shortage to continue Thursday. On Wednesday, 75 out of 1,228 morning bus routes and 82 routes were affected due previous DC students who don't submit proof of negative coronavirus test to be tested on site Thursday 01/05/2022 08:45pm • D.C. students who haven't submitted proof of a negative COVID-19 test before returning to school Thursday will be tested on site, schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said, a reversal from a previous plan that drew backlash because it would have allowed students to return with a handwritten note affirmi As DC parents pick up students' COVID tests, tech issue delays uploading results 01/05/2022 07:50am • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story, originally published Jan. 4, has been updated to reflect new hours for COVID-19 test kit distribution on Wednesday, Jan. 5. D.C. Public Schools changed those hours Wednesday morning. Days before students are scheduled to return to their classrooms in D.C., parents and t Amid omicron surge, Montgomery Co. extends mask mandate — with new end date 01/04/2022 04:08pm • Montgomery County lawmakers in Maryland voted unanimously Tuesday to keep the county's indoor mask mandate in place at least until the end of the month, as the county sees an astronomical rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant that is leading to soaring hospitalizations and disrupting After big DC snowstorm, forecast fit for sledding: Here's what to know and where to go 01/03/2022 03:39pm • As the snowfall winds down on the first major snowstorm to hit the D.C. area in a few years, the region is blanketed in snow and many roads are still impassable. But what better way to mark a snow day than by digging the toboggan out of the garage and going sledding? The snowstorm provided plenty DC doctor backs FDA's OK of booster shots for 12- to 15-year-olds 01/03/2022 03:02pm • On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Pfizer's COVID booster shot for kids 12 to 15 years old. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel is expected to meet and discuss authorization later this week, as the omicron variant continues its spread and as Can images from Jan. 6 insurrection traumatize your child? 01/03/2022 09:10am • As the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol arrives, some experts say children exposed to those events may react with what doctors call secondary trauma. "If a child has experienced any type of trauma, or remembers the events of Jan. 6, either by witnessing them on TV or hearing a DC students get extra day for COVID testing, winter break 01/03/2022 08:03am • Students in D.C. Public Schools already had Monday off as part of winter break, but the snowstorm has extended their break by a day. Before the winter weather, students needed to get a COVID-19 test by Tuesday afternoon in order to go back to classes. D.C. Mayor Bowser is giving students one m Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge 01/02/2022 08:55am • Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them. Some are planning to vastly ramp up virus testing among students and staff. And a small number of school systems are switching to remote learning — for just a short while, educators hope. With coronavirus infections Delivery rooms in Montgomery Co. announce first births in 2022 01/02/2022 08:13am • Adventist HealthCare's locations in Silver Spring and Rockville, Maryland, announced the first two New Year's babies born in 2022. The two children were a baby boy and a girl. A spokesperson said that the baby boy was born 12 minutes after the ball dropped in Times Square to ring in the new year.