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COVID-19 drives gas, oil prices to their highest in 7 years 10/11/2021 07:46pm • Gas prices are on the rise again, thanks to the highest oil prices in seven years, and industry analysts say they could go higher because of imbalances between supply and demand due to COVID-19. The average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.25 per gallon, according to GasBuddy, an application Studies show COVID-19 worsens pregnancy complication risk 10/10/2021 07:07pm • Pregnant women who develop Covid-19 symptoms risk emergency complications and other problems with their pregnancies, according to two new studies. The disease also puts their children at risk. The first study showed that pregnant women with symptomatic Covid-19 had a higher percentage of emergenc COVID-19 outbreak pauses in-person learning at Prince William Co. elementary school 10/09/2021 11:15am • A COVID-19 outbreak is causing problems at Bennett Elementary School in Manassas, Virginia. Starting Tuesday, in-person classes will be paused for the week due to 36 confirmed cases, the school system confirmed to WTOP. In an email to parents Friday night, Prince William County Superintendent LaT Montgomery Co. offers free rides to COVID-19 vaccination, testing sites for seniors, people with disabilities 10/08/2021 07:22pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is getting the word out about a way for the elderly and those with disabilities to catch a free ride if they're in need to get to and from a COVID-19 vaccination or testing location. Action, Anytime and Regency/Barwood taxi companies are partnering with the county to DC officials anticipate improvement in school virus testing program, detail child services referrals 10/08/2021 03:02pm • Days after passing legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning flexibility in D.C. public and charter schools, council members on Friday were updated on school testing procedures and learned how many parents have been referred to the city's child services agency because they're not sending kids Catastrophe averted: National Zoo's lions and tigers recover from COVID-19 10/08/2021 11:01am • Catastrophe averted: The Smithsonian's National Zoo lions and tigers are back to eating and behaving normally after a COVID-19 diagnosis in mid-September, the zoo said Friday. After the initial positive COVID-19 results, a follow-up test showed "undetermined" results from eight lion and tiger fec Study finds violence, injury against adolescents most likely occurs at home, rose during pandemic 10/08/2021 12:30am • A new study finds more than half of all violence-related injuries sustained by adolescents are linked to family members, with the most likely location where it happened at home. Researchers with Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore looked at data concerning visits to its emergency departm Mayor extends DC's COVID-19 public emergency to 2022 10/07/2021 11:35pm • D.C.'s public emergency, which gives the city's government the power to provide COVID-19 guidance, has been extended to 2022, according to a new Mayor's order released Thursday. The public emergency was set to expire Friday, but will now continue through Jan. 7, 2022. More D.C. News Psychiatrist offers tips for dealing with COVID-19 as it shifts from 'pandemic' to 'endemic' 10/07/2021 08:23pm • There's great diversity in the degree to which COVID-19 has impacted people's lives related to deaths, jobs and disruptions. But a Northern Virginia psychiatrist says the timeline for pulling out of the pandemic is showing promise. "What we're talking about today is the transition from a pandemic DC, Md., Va. food stamp recipients to retain access to emergency funds through October 10/07/2021 02:22pm • Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Maryland and Virginia are now set to retain access to emergency funds made available during the pandemic through at least the end of the year. During the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a waiver so tha Citing staffing shortage, Jefferson County to dismiss students half-day on Fridays 10/06/2021 10:35pm • A West Virginia county that borders Loudoun County, Virginia, said that it will temporarily dismiss students early every Friday because of staffing shortage. Jefferson County Schools said Wednesday that staffing shortages have "significantly affected our staff time to complete critical behind-the National Zoo cancels 2 popular seasonal events 10/06/2021 09:48pm • The Smithsonian's National Zoo in D.C. has canceled two big seasonal events — Boo at the Zoo and ZooLights — due to COVID-19. It's the second straight year the popular nighttime events have been called off because of the pandemic. More National Zoo News More Local News More D 'Win for some families' — What emergency schools bill means for parents, students 10/06/2021 06:01pm • About two weeks before the D.C. school year began, Dr. Carlene Reid started hearing from concerned parents. Reid, Ward 8's representative on the State Board of Education, heard stories about children not yet eligible to be vaccinated who live with immunocompromised people, and parents wondering w Prince George's County mask mandate expands to younger children 10/06/2021 03:01pm • Children ages 2 to 5 will have to wear masks indoors in Prince George’s County, Maryland, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Wednesday. The county’s mask mandate previously covered people down to age 5. “As a parent, I know it is not easy to mask younger children,” Alsobrooks COVID Conspiracy: Analysis of foreign disinformation driving US vaccine resistance 10/06/2021 04:08am • Disinformation is based on a lie — plain and simple. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, or NCSC, says disinformation is “false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately, most often by adversaries.” While adversaries really are the genesis of most disinforma