Montgomery County names Dr. Monifa McKnight new superintendent of schools
The Montgomery County Board of Education will vote for a new superintendent of schools Tuesday.
The Montgomery County Board of Education will vote for a new superintendent of schools Tuesday.
Loudoun Co. parents, children serve affidavits to school board calling for them to end mask mandate
Parents and children at a school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, served affidavits to board officials on Tuesday evening, calling on them to cease and desist the school district's mask mandate for students and staff.
Parents and children at a school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, served affidavits to board officials on Tuesday evening, calling on them to cease and desist the school district's mask mandate for students and staff.
Maryland COVID-19 booster shot lottery to award $2 million in cash prizes
A new Maryland COVID-19 booster shot lottery will give out $2 million in cash prizes to 12 residents who have received their booster shot as incentive for more people to get the additional dose of the vaccine.
A new Maryland COVID-19 booster shot lottery will give out $2 million in cash prizes to 12 residents who have received their booster shot as incentive for more people to get the additional dose of the vaccine.
Longtime Alexandria crossing guard honored during Crossing Guard Appreciation Week
A longtime crossing guard is being recognized for her decades of hard work in Virginia Tuesday.
A longtime crossing guard is being recognized for her decades of hard work in Virginia Tuesday.
Air quality inside homes worse than office buildings, study suggests
Researchers at Texas A&M University measured air quality inside homes and offices and found that remote working may pose a higher health risk for employees.
Researchers at Texas A&M University measured air quality inside homes and offices and found that remote working may pose a higher health risk for employees.
Abortion referrals can continue for now, federal court rules
A court has allowed federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals for now.
A court has allowed federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals for now.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces new booster programs, won't run for U.S. Senate
Governor Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that 95% of adults in Maryland have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Governor Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that 95% of adults in Maryland have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Health officials investigate potential measles exposure in Fairfax County
Health officials in Fairfax County are mounting a coordinated effort to identify people who may have been exposed to someone with a confirmed case of measles.
Health officials in Fairfax County are mounting a coordinated effort to identify people who may have been exposed to someone with a confirmed case of measles.
MLB stops testing athletes for steroids amid lockout, AP sources say
Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.
Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.
Virginia Supreme Court dismisses challenge of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's school mask order
The Virginia Supreme Court has dismissed a parental challenge of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that aims to prevent public schools from implementing a mask mandate for students, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Virginia Supreme Court has dismissed a parental challenge of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that aims to prevent public schools from implementing a mask mandate for students, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Donors needed: Breast milk in short supply amid COVID-19 surge, winter weather woes
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America said it is in urgent need of donor breast milk which is essential to “saving the most vulnerable babies’ lives.”
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America said it is in urgent need of donor breast milk which is essential to “saving the most vulnerable babies’ lives.”
Drug overdoses among young Americans translate into over one million years of lost life, study finds
Young people from ages of 10 to 24 years old may have lost greater than 1 million years of life from 2015 to 2019, according to a new study.
Young people from ages of 10 to 24 years old may have lost greater than 1 million years of life from 2015 to 2019, according to a new study.
Highly virulent HIV variant discovered in Europe
Thursday’s report isn’t cause for alarm: HIV medicines worked just as well in people with the mutated virus as everyone else and its spread has been declining since about 2010.
Thursday’s report isn’t cause for alarm: HIV medicines worked just as well in people with the mutated virus as everyone else and its spread has been declining since about 2010.
US COVID-19 death toll hits 900,000, sped by omicron
Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.
Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.
Hearing for lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Youngkin’s school mask order
The hearing for the seven school boards in Virginia that have filed a joint lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Governor Glenn Youngkin's updated school mask order will take place Wednesday.
The hearing for the seven school boards in Virginia that have filed a joint lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Governor Glenn Youngkin's updated school mask order will take place Wednesday.
US job growth soars past expectations with 467,000 added, shaking off omicron surge
U.S. job growth blew past expectations in January, as the economy brushed off a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide that threatened to sideline millions of workers and kept many consumers at home.
U.S. job growth blew past expectations in January, as the economy brushed off a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide that threatened to sideline millions of workers and kept many consumers at home.
Fairfax County family protests 10-year old daughter’s suspensions for not wearing mask to school
A Fairfax County family is protesting after a school suspended their 10-year old girl multiple times for not wearing a mask.
A Fairfax County family is protesting after a school suspended their 10-year old girl multiple times for not wearing a mask.
Healthy adults deliberately infected with COVID-19 in world's first 'human challenge study'
Three dozen healthy young adults were infected with COVID-19 in a controlled setting to examine the full course of the virus in the world's first "human challenge study," conducted by the Imperial College of London.
Three dozen healthy young adults were infected with COVID-19 in a controlled setting to examine the full course of the virus in the world's first "human challenge study," conducted by the Imperial College of London.
CAR-T cell therapy: Patients cancer-free 10 years later, doctors say
After just 30 days following the CAR-T cell therapy, both patients were in remission and even 10 years later, both patients have remained cancer-free.
After just 30 days following the CAR-T cell therapy, both patients were in remission and even 10 years later, both patients have remained cancer-free.
There will be more COVID-19 variants, according to Johns Hopkins University experts
"There will be more [COVID-19] variants in the future," a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health expert said on Thursday in a virtual briefing.
"There will be more [COVID-19] variants in the future," a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health expert said on Thursday in a virtual briefing.