Despite DC’s heat plan, it’s not easy for unhoused people to cool off
The tent Chris Cole lived in was a sauna. It wasn’t even 7 a.m. and she could already feel the sun. Her thin roof offered little protection as the temperature outside climbed to 95 degrees. She could hardly breathe. She had to get indoors.…
Press Release: DC Health Announces Telehealth Antiviral Treatment Program for COVID-19
News Release — DC Health
For Immediate Release:
Monday, August 1, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, DC Health announced a new partnership with Color Health to offer a free COVID-19 treatment access program via telehealth in the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Respond to Call and Join #DCsBravest
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 1, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jennifer Donelan (DC Fire and EMS)
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Washington Post: Metro Red Line service resumes from Van Ness to Farragut North
Red Line train service was restored Monday morning on a section in Northwest D.C. that had been shut down since Saturday night, when a low-voltage electrical fire sparked at Dupont Station.
DCist: Metro Red Line Service Restored After Smoke Incident Near Dupont Saturday
Service on Metro’s Red Line was fully restored, the transit agency announced. Trains had been shut down between Farragut North and Van Ness stations all day Sunday and during the Monday morning commute, as crews continued repairs after an…
WTOP: Metro Red Line rail service restored between Van Ness and Farragut North
Rail service on Metro’s Red Line has been restored Monday morning between the Van Ness and Farragut North stations after it was suspended for a cable incident that happened on Saturday.
Washington Post: D.C. schools expand covid vaccine mandate, unlike most other districts
D.C. students who are 12 and older must be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend school this upcoming academic year.
WUSA9: Woman says she is facing homelessness after her DC unemployment account was hacked
Christina Paul says she has not received unemployment benefits in four weeks, and a Department of Employment Services employee told her to seek a homeless shelter.
WTOP: Red Line service suspended from Van Ness to Farragut North for repairs
Following reports of smoke and fire Saturday night, rail service between the Van Ness and Farragut North Red Line stations has been suspended as Metro crews attempt to make repairs.
WTOP: DC public schools prepping learners with pre-K family toolkit
To help families prepare their young ones for the start of the school year, D.C. Public Schools has come out with a new guide.
WTOP: DC bill would ban right turns on red for cars, introduce ‘Idaho Stop’ for cyclists
The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would ban cars from turning right during red lights while also letting cyclists maintain a more consistent pace on the District’s roads.
Washington Post: D.C.-area health officials urge precautions as coronavirus cases rise
With coronavirus cases in the D.C. region on a gradual incline and vaccine immunity waning, some public health officials recommend residents consider wearing high-quality masks, but have no plans to reinstate mandates as people learn to…
Washington Business Journal: Former Whittle School teachers and students scramble for answers after…
Three weeks after for-profit, independent education company Whittle School & Studios closed its D.C. campus, citing a lack of funds to continue operations, teachers are still waiting on paychecks, according to multiple interviews and…
Washington Post Editorial Board: A new chief at Metro, facing a financial cliff
Fairly or not, the mayorship of New York is often called the biggest dead-end job in American politics because so many occupants of that office have floundered. Lately, managing D.C.’s transit system is starting to get the same rap — for…
Washington Post: D.C. may end right-on-red for cars, let cyclists yield at stop signs
While biking around D.C., Sam O’Brien and Naomi Field check for cross-traffic at stop signs, then often roll through without coming to the stop required by law.
District Links: Bowser seeks National Guard help for ‘growing humanitarian crisis’; 911…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested deployment of the National Guard to help with "a growing humanitarian crisis" as migrants seeking asylum arrive in DC on buses sent by the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona.
Washington Post: As Starbucks exits, Union Station struggles with safety, empty stores
The closure of a Starbucks because of ‘challenging incidents’ is adding fuel to concerns about the conditions of Washington’s busiest transit hub
Washington Post: D.C. firefighters sent to wrong address for infant in cardiac arrest who was later…
The mistake resulted in a delay of about a minute before help reached the infant, authorities said
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Immigrants looking for new lives are not a National Guard emergency
Let’s get this sorted out.
Washington Post: New Metro leader says first priority is restoring rail service
Randy Clarke said safety will be mentioned less often because it will be intrinsic within Metro’s operations