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Most Marylanders due state relief payments could see money by Friday 02/16/2021 03:45pm • Most of the low-income Maryland residents due for state stimulus payments of $300 and $500 under a new relief package signed Monday by Gov. Larry Hogan could see that money by Friday, state Comptroller Peter Franchot said Tuesday. Maryland began processing stimulus payments Tuesday morning. Franc Students return to in-person learning in Fairfax, Loudoun counties 02/16/2021 02:11pm • Some students in two of Virginia's largest school systems — Fairfax and Loudoun counties — are returning to classrooms Tuesday. For some, it's the first time since a December 2020 spike in COVID-19 cases that sent all students home to learn, and others for the first time since the coronavirus pa Va. statewide preregistration site for COVID-19 vaccine launches smoothly 02/16/2021 11:33am • Virginia's new statewide preregistration site to receive a coronavirus vaccination launched smoothly Tuesday morning. Even before the scheduled 8 a.m. debut, the Virginia Department of Health site was online, providing a consistent signup process for residents across the state. Last Friday, VDH a Inside United Airlines' in-airport coronavirus testing center 02/16/2021 07:13am • United Airlines is now the first U.S. airline to offer passengers access to in-airport coronavirus testing. The rollout is a streamlined way for passengers to book a ticket, schedule a test and upload the results on the company's app, in what travel experts say could be the "new normal" of trave Hogan signs billion-dollar RELIEF Act into law 02/15/2021 05:41pm • Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) was joined by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) as he signed The Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act on Monday. Also at the ceremony were H First 100 days of the new administration focuses on vaccine distribution, economic relief 02/15/2021 04:18pm • President Biden has embarked on an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, facing the challenge of ramping up vaccine distribution during the pandemic and providing financial assistance to millions of struggling Americans. His $1.9 trillion Covid relief package has been advancing in co DC film critic Tim Gordon salutes 28 Days of Black Love on the silver screen 02/15/2021 12:27pm • Valentine's Day may be over, but Black History Month continues all month long! Tim Gordon, president of the Washington Area Film Critics Association and C.E.O. of the Black Reel Awards, is saluting 28 Days of Black Love on the Silver Screen. "Every day, I present a movie to folks," Gordon You're on the list: Va. statewide COVID-19 preregistration site aims to calm fears 02/15/2021 12:01pm • One of the most important functions of Virginia's statewide preregistration system for COVID-19 vaccinations will be to assuage fears from Virginians who aren't quite sure whether they have signed up to be notified when they are eligible to get their shots. "There will be a confirmation on screen Survey: Most workers back in the office don't feel safe 02/15/2021 08:51am • Just 17% of office workers still working remotely say they would feel safe returning, according to the survey by real estates services firm Clever. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Remote office workers contemplating a return to the office, or being mandated to do so, may not be encouraged by their co President's Day brings new book on George Washington's complex legacy 02/15/2021 03:16am • Are you looking for a new book on American history to read this President's Day? Check out "George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father." "The quality of Washington that made all the difference was he wasn't power mad," author David O. Stewart told WTOP. "When the With override votes, Md. Senate passes landmark education reform and digital ad tax bills into law 02/13/2021 09:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate on Friday voted to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a monumental education reform bill, culminating yea Md. House withdraws proposal for broader stimulus checks, General Assembly passes billion-dollar RELIEF Act 02/12/2021 08:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After the House of Delegates nixed a last-minute provision that would’ve included broader stimulus checks for Maryland taxpayers, Gov. L Va. to institute statewide COVID-19 vaccine preregistration system; Fairfax Co. to sit out 02/12/2021 05:51pm • Virginia is beginning a statewide COVID-19 vaccination signup program, and that means local systems will shut down Friday evening. The Virginia Department of Health said in a statement that local vaccination registration systems will shut down at 5 p.m. Friday, and the new statewide system will s What to know as Loudoun Co. students return to school buildings 02/12/2021 08:04am • Starting Tuesday, Loudoun County Public School students in Virginia from prekindergarten through 5th grade, who chose two-day-a-week in-person learning at the beginning of the school year, will be back in classrooms. Middle and high school students who previously chose the hybrid model will retur Presidents Day 2021: What’s open, what’s closed 02/12/2021 06:36am • Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 15. Break out that biography of George Washington (or the president of your choosing) that you've been itching to read, because many area services are shutting their doors, on top of pandemic-related closures. What’s open, what’s closed and what else is changing