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Alexandria parents urged to ensure kids observe health protocols outside class 09/20/2021 07:23pm • Parents of Alexandria, Virginia, students are being asked to limit their children's activities and ensure safe practices on and off school grounds to help communities still struggling with the pandemic. During a virtual town hall on Monday, Alexandria City Public Schools' superintendent said keep Montgomery Co. outlines plans for vaccinating children younger than 12 against COVID-19 09/20/2021 04:45pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are working to make sure the county can begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 12 as soon as the Food and Drug Administration approves their use. Dr. James Bridgers, the county's acting chief health officer, told members of All DC public, private school staff must be vaccinated, Bowser says 09/20/2021 03:33pm • All D.C. schools workers will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by November, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday, removing the option to submit to regular testing. The requirement includes public and private schools, as well as day care staff, bus drivers, security staff and coaches. T Prince William County, Manassas school bus struggles continue 09/20/2021 01:06pm • 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. Kids seated on the school bus floor on their way to a Prince William County middle school because of overcrowding. A confused driver in M Doc involved in Pfizer trials confident vaccine will be approved for younger children 09/20/2021 11:16am • Anxiety levels are high in some households where children are back in classrooms. In some areas of the country, COVID-19 infections among children have spiked. Pfizer's announcement that its vaccine works well with children between 5 and 11 years old, and the company's plan to seek authorization 1 in 5 parents says their kids eat more fast food during the pandemic, poll finds 09/20/2021 09:37am • For some families, the pandemic has thrown a wrench in healthy eating plans due to stress from remote work, e-learning, money problems, sickness and more. While half of surveyed parents reported their family has eaten home-cooked meals more often since the pandemic started, 20% of parents said th Maryland native, DC high school coach works to improve Black health 09/20/2021 04:20am • Getting the right health information to African American males, who are more likely to die prematurely, can be challenging in the age of disinformation. Forty-two-year-old Milton Yates is the current coordinator at the National African American Male Wellness Agency and founder and CEO of My Fit F Police: Virginia 2-year-old twin sisters found, returned home 09/17/2021 08:30pm • Police in the City of Alexandria in Virginia confirmed that twin sisters Bailee and Mariah Fostion were returned home. The 2-year-olds were last known to be with their noncustodial parent, John Gaddy III, on Aug. 29. Just under three days passed between the request for the community's help loc Review: Clint Eastwood paints neo-western with a rooster sidekick in 'Cry Macho' 09/17/2021 12:37pm • Clint Eastwood famously ���buried��� the western genre in his masterful ���Unforgiven��� (1992), winning Best Picture in one of the American Film Institute���s Top 4 Westerns of All Time. Now, he returns to the genre for the first time in 30 years with ���Cry Macho,��� a neo-western that wear Why are your grocery bills continuing to rise? 09/16/2021 02:54pm • If you���ve wondered why food prices go up every time you go to the grocery store, you���re not alone. Between labor shortages, supply issues and weather- and pandemic-related slowdowns, it���s getting harder for many Americans to keep food on the table. To talk about ongoing challenges in the U. US border agents stopped migrants 209,000 times in August 09/16/2021 08:34am • U.S. authorities stationed along the southern border stopped migrants nearly 209,000 times in August, as unlawful entries slowed down slightly after reaching a 21-year high during the previous month, according to government data released Wednesday. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statisti Prince William School Board meeting cleared due to unruly crowd 09/16/2021 01:04am • Police trying to clear the room at the Prince William County School Board meeting on Sept. 15, 2021. (InsideNova/Jared Foretek) 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 DC Mayor Bowser holds summit on maternal and infant health 09/15/2021 09:49pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the city's fourth-annual summit Wednesday on Maternal and Infant Health. The summit's aim is to spread the word about the importance of prenatal care and the wellness of moms and babies. Bowser started opening day with a panel discussion on the state of mate Prince George���s Co., other school systems facing bus driver shortage 09/15/2021 05:59pm • Like many others in the D.C. region, the public school system in Prince George���s County, Maryland, say they are facing a bus driver shortage. The school system is now adjusting bus routes and assignments and encouraging families to drive students to school when possible. In a letter, schools 2 DC parents call for improved safety measures in schools after kids isolate with COVID-19 09/15/2021 09:44am • On Aug. 30, the first day of school in D.C., Ward 6 mom Danica Petroshius sent her 11-year-old son to begin sixth grade at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan with a KN95 mask and a surgical mask to be used over it. He also had sanitizer in his backpack and brought his lunch, instructed to only pull