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Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey talks to family of a couple who died days apart from COVID-19, leaving 4 children as orphans.

The Biden administration’s requirement that companies ensure workers are vaccinated or tested regularly for Covid could be finalized as early as next week, pending a final White House review, according to a person familiar with the process.

Another Halloween during the coronavirus pandemic is fast approaching, and while health experts say children can go back to traditional trick-or-treating this year, there are some important safety precautions to take.

Follow these candy safety tips from the Food and Drug Administration to keep your loved ones safe this Halloween.

The pandemic-induced shortage of emergency medical technicians and paramedics nationwide is so dire that ambulance service providers warn of sharp cuts to services and longer waits for 911 calls — even when it’s a matter of life or death.

The White House will announce Wednesday an additional $1 billion purchase of rapid, at-home coronavirus tests as some public health officials worry the U.S. could get hit with another wave of infections this winter.

The remote Ugandan district of Gulu is currently a COVID-19 hot spot in the East African country

Alaska has activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 health care facilities to ration care if needed.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 700,000.

From 2007 to 2018, the national suicide rate among people 10 to 24 years old increased 57.4%, according to a 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk

Some parents of D.C. students tell the News4 I-Team the school district has taken steps to report them to the DC Child and Family Services Agency for “educational neglect” after they opted to keep their kids home from school without approval. In the cases described to the I-Team, parents said their children were not eligible for D.C.’s virtual school...

Back to school means exposure to more germs and bugs, and this year, parents have even more to worry about with the pandemic still raging in parts of the country. News4’s Doreen Gentzler takes a look at what doctors are seeing right now and the impact on hospitals.

News4’s Mark Segraves has a look at the powerful exhibit.

Row after row. Acre after acre. Hundreds of thousands of flags beneath the watchful eye of the Washington Monument are in honor of the Americans lost their lives to COVID-19. The 670,000 flags each represent a mother, a son, a friend, a neighbor. Erin Hathaway and her husband traveled from upstate New York to be at the National Mall and…

A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on parents scrambling to have their children tested for COVID-19 after possible exposures.

The labor movement is torn over vaccine requirements — much like the country as a whole — wanting to both support its political ally in Biden and protect its members against infection but also not wanting to trample their workers’ rights.

If you have a big trip coming up, you may be wondering whether or not it’s worth purchasing travel insurance. The answer is: it depends. Here’s what you need to know before you decide to buy basic coverage, comprehensive insurance, or no travel insurance at all.

Enhanced unemployment benefits have ended for millions of Americans. News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains where you can still get help if you need it.