5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (198+ words) Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, the Democratic nominee for county executive, had a heart attack over the weekend. Jawando’s office said in a statement Monday that he was playing his “regular weekend pickup basketball game” when he experienced a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (233+ words) Health officials in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, are trying to determine whether anyone was exposed to rabies after a bat and a raccoon found in two different parts of the county tested positive for the disease. The bat was found…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (337+ words) HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WJZ) — The rabies vaccine is to be placed in a bait mixture throughout Harford County to attract wild animals in an effort to immunize them against the illness. The pilot project, known as the Oral Rabies Vaccination…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) Beech leaf disease — a malady caused by a microscopic roundworm called a nematode — could devastate a beloved and long-established tree in Maryland Moving quietly but quickly, a parasite is spreading through Maryland’s forests and front yards. Over the next decade,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (581+ words) Children’s National in D.C. is home to a new type of technology that officials say will deliver lab results within hours for children and families and help doctors provide more timely diagnoses and treatments. The hospital launched a new, fully…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (86+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The “perfect storm” of conditions exist for jellyfish to thrive along Atlantic…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (568+ words) More counties in Maryland have been put on notice about an invasive moth that can quickly kill one of the most popular plants in the D.C. region. The box tree moth loves, not surprisingly, based on its name, boxwoods, and it’s…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) Health officials in Maryland are declaring a measles outbreak in three counties as cases continue to rise across the state, highlighting the importance of getting immunized. In a notice released Monday, the Maryland Department of Health declared a measles outbreak…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) The relatively new Veterans Affairs health facility in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is massive and state of the art, veterans say, but inside, they describe a ghost town. The care is great, veterans say, but they can’t appointments. Northern Virginia reporter Drew…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (259+ words) SmileHQ Washington DC Offers Kids Dental Checkups, Sealants, and First-Visit Care Washington, United States – August 23, 2026 / SmileHQ / Dental professionals at the Washington DC location are trained to communicate with children directly, using language and methods suited to each age group. The…...