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Amazon Fresh grocery store in Northern Virginia appears to be nearly finished 03/05/2021 03:14pm • Amazon.com Inc.’s planned grocery store at the Festival at Manchester Lakes shopping center in Franconia is inching closer to opening, while another location in Gaithersburg is looking for builders. Fairfax County on Thursday issued the company’s new-concept supermarket subsidiary a nonreside Everything You Need to Know About Claiming a Mileage Tax Deduction 03/04/2021 12:00am • Claiming a deduction for business mileage can be a good way to reduce how much you owe Uncle Sam, but the government has tightened up mileage deduction rules in recent years. "They really limited the mileage tax deduction with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," says Daniel Laginess, a certified public acc 'We're ready:' Montgomery Co. moves ahead with plan for large vaccination site 03/03/2021 04:29pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are moving ahead with plans to open a large vaccination site in a northern part of the county hard-hit by the coronavirus, even as they're still waiting for the state to give the site a stamp of approval — and supplies of more vaccine doses. For now, a DC to launch coronavirus vaccine preregistration system next week 03/03/2021 02:30pm • D.C. says it will switch over to a preregistration system next week for residents to make their coronavirus vaccine appointments. "Under the new system, individuals will be able to provide their information to DC Health through a pre-registration website or by calling the District’s call center Should You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You've Had a Stroke? 03/02/2021 12:00am • Should a person get the COVID-19 vaccine if they've had a stroke? This is a common question many neurology experts are fielding right now. Having a stroke puts you at a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and even dying from COVID-19. The simple answer to the question of whether or not to get Gas Apps That Will Save You Money at the Pump 03/01/2021 12:00am • Gas prices have been on the rise in recent weeks, with the weather getting the brunt of the blame. Of course, gas prices are often volatile, going up and down, sideways and sometimes diagonal. This is why gas apps can be so handy -- they can direct drivers to the cheapest gas prices in their area. Va. first responders with COVID-19 expected to receive pay protections 02/27/2021 04:06pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's signature is all that's needed to make the state's first responders who become sick with COVID-19 eligible for workers compensation. A bill from State Delegate Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) allowing first responders who contract the virus to be included in the state’s work Try, try again: DC vaccination website working after morning tech issue 02/27/2021 10:24am • The D.C. Department of Health made 3,500 appointments for vaccination against COVID-19 available at 9 a.m. Saturday but the website crashed shortly after they were supposed to be available. The technical issues follow two consecutive days of issues, leading to residents having trouble registering DC landlords, property managers ordered to pay, reach settlements over living conditions, eviction threats 02/26/2021 08:51pm • D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced a series of settlements connected to unsanitary, dangerous living conditions and evictions during the pandemic at certain buildings across the District. Racine's office highlighted the biggest case of all, which revolved around a landlord who was sued a Some DC banks to reimburse overdraft fees for unemployment benefits after tech glitch 02/26/2021 06:17pm • Three of the region's largest banks have agreed to refund overdraft fees to District workers collecting unemployment benefits who missed a payment last week due to a tech snafu at the D.C. Department of Employment Services. About 39,000 people received late payments because of the tech glitch. DC vaccine website marred by tech issues again for 2nd 'snafu' 02/26/2021 04:33pm • D.C.'s coronavirus vaccine registration website struggled with more technical issues Friday, a day after many residents found themselves frustrated and unable to book appointments. And one D.C. Council member said he plans to hold Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration accountable for the problems. Bitcoin Halving 101: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? 02/26/2021 12:00am • It's no coincidence that the third Bitcoin halving event took place in a year when the popular alternative asset began its latest climb to new highs. Sometimes jokingly referred to as "the halvening," this was a major event for the world's premier cryptocurrency. Here's a look at what happened on M DC's Eleanor Holmes Norton discusses coronavirus vaccine concerns, Capitol riot hearings 02/25/2021 11:06pm • Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to a Giant Pharmacy in Southeast D.C. in hopes of encouraging more people, especially in Black and brown communities, to get a COVID-19 vaccine if they're eligible. Harris was joined by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who knows how important it is to con Maryland legislators hope to sweeten lemonade stand restrictions 02/25/2021 01:38pm • Children in Maryland may soon be free to operate lemonade stands without restriction if a bill going through the General Assembly is passed. HB0961, introduced by Del. Neil Parrott, R-Washington, would bar local jurisdictions from stopping or regulating minors from selling nonalcoholic drinks on In environmental justice push, Md. lawmakers look to decrease harmful toxins 02/25/2021 12:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In taking a broader look at social justice and equity issues, Maryland lawmakers are considering a series of bills to mitigate harmful env