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Boys' basketball on hold at Paint Branch High after over a dozen COVID-19 cases 12/07/2021 08:55pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland, involving more than a dozen students that has temporarily put the boys' basketball team's season on hold. Since Friday, there have been 14 positive COVID-1 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 After flub, Montgomery Co. Board of Education revotes on adding 3 half-days to school calendar 12/07/2021 12:08pm • After a procedural flub last week during a vote to add three early-release days to the current school calendar, the Montgomery County Board of Education met Tuesday to revote on the measure and affirm the change. The vote Tuesday was 6-1, with only board member Lynne Harris voting no. That's the DC’s United Bank completes 33rd acquisition 12/07/2021 08:30am • Google street view of a United Bank location. United Bankshares, Inc., with dual headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia, and D.C., has completed its $303 million acquisition of Richmond, Virginia-based Community Bankers Trust, the parent company of Essex Bank. It is United Bank’s 33rd ba DC-area maternity hospitals among the best in US News rankings 12/07/2021 12:33am • Finding the right maternity ward can be stressful for expecting parents, but a new list ranks the best hospitals for "uncomplicated" pregnancies. Using nationwide health data, U.S. News & World Report said it expanded its list of best hospitals to include rankings of best hospitals for matern DC to debut new coronavirus testing program for pre-K students in January 12/06/2021 08:31pm • After months of parents and D.C. council members expressing frustration with the city's saliva-based coronavirus testing program, officials are evaluating alternative testing options for prekindergarten students. Since the start of the school year, parents and lawmakers have maintained that the c Senate votes to override Hogan’s veto of parole reform bill, more than a dozen other measures 12/06/2021 04:26pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate voted to override Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a bill that removes the governor’s office from par Amid uptick in cases, Montgomery Co. gets largest shipment yet of vaccine doses for kids 12/06/2021 03:44pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, but officials are hoping the county's high rate of vaccinations and a swift effort to get shots in the arms of young children will keep the uptick in check. This week, the county received its largest shipment yet of pediatric doses Judge warns against threats in Loudoun County school board recall hearing 12/06/2021 02:57pm • The Loudoun County, Virginia, judge overseeing an advocacy group’s effort to recall School Board Chair Brenda Sheridan has preemptively said she expects the politically charged civil action will not devolve into threats. In October, Leesburg representative Beth Barts resigned from the board dur DC expands vaccine access, at-home vaccinations for families 12/06/2021 06:50am • The District is making significant changes to city-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites effective Monday, expanding vaccine availability and ease-of-access for families. Starting Monday, parents and their children can get vaccinated together instead of seeking appointments at separate clinics. Acc DC native Eva Cassidy's 'Live at Blues Alley' gets 25th anniversary release 12/06/2021 04:11am • In 1996, D.C. native Eva Cassidy performed live at historic Blues Alley in Georgetown. It would tragically be one of her last, succumbing to melanoma later that year at age 33. Now, her hit album "Live at Blues Alley" gets a remastered release for the holidays. "People like anniversaries," First African American Poet Laureate for Prince William County discusses her work 12/06/2021 02:39am • She's the first African American Poet Laureate for Prince William County, Virginia. But what is a Poet Laureate? Kim B. Miller said they are poet ambassadors. When she began writing she said she realized, "This is really something that can touch people in a special way that they don't even expect Loudoun Co. schools ask for parent input on 2022-2023 school calendar 12/04/2021 09:12am • Loudoun County Public Schools is asking for parents to review the proposed calendars for the next school year from 2022 to 2023. Parents interested in submitting feedback on the calendar are asked to complete a form on the LCPS website by the deadline of Monday, Dec. 13. The school system says Kids may be still doing school work on some snowy days in Prince William Co. 12/03/2021 11:30pm • Because the pandemic set some students back, there may be fewer snow days this winter in Prince William County, Virginia. "We must maximize the time available to provide instruction for our students," Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent LaTanya McDade said in a letter to parents. Md. school superintendents leaving the job at an accelerated rate 12/03/2021 09:30pm • During the course of the coronavirus pandemic, five Maryland school superintendents said they were stepping down when their contracts expired. This week, the head of the Anne Arundel school system said he will be leaving, too. One school administrator said it's part of a worrisome national trend.