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After 2020 hiatus, Sunfest returns to Ocean City boardwalk 09/27/2021 04:52am • After a COVID-19 hiatus in 2020, Sunfest — Ocean City's biggest festival — returns to the boardwalk for its 46th year. From Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3, visitors from the region and beyond can expect four intense days of arts, crafts, rides, live music and, of course, lots and lots of foo COVID Conspiracy: Foreign disinformation driving American vaccine resistance 09/27/2021 04:45am • On May 18, German social media influencer Mirko Drotschmann was sitting on his couch when a strange email popped into his inbox. It was from an advertising company called Fazze, offering him compensation to disparage U.S. COVID-19 vaccines. “They wanted me to tell my subscribers that the Capitals announce all players and coaches now 100% vaccinated 09/25/2021 02:45pm • Capitals players and coaches now 100% vaccinated originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFears of COVID running rampant through the Washington Capitals locker room should be somewhat quelled now, as the team announced all players and coaches are 100% vaccinated as of Saturday.Washington mad Defendants face financial hardship, jail time as Maryland home detention aid program is delayed 09/25/2021 09:34am • Cecilia Fenwick has been on home detention for nearly 90 days and the fees associated with her electronic monitoring services have put a strain on her wallet. “July the 1st, I was released from Baltimore County Detention Center and ever since I’ve been paying my home detention, every piece, e DC calls for eligible residents to receive COVID-19 booster shot 09/25/2021 06:54am • Following the Centers for Disease Control's decision to recommend a COVID-19 booster shot for several millions Americans, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health are "encouraging" eligible residents to receive their third dose of vaccine. Residents who received the Pfizer vaccine at least six mont Montgomery Co. schools developing COVID-19 test-to-stay program as quarantine alternative 09/25/2021 05:35am • Students in Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools may stay for in-person learning despite coming in close contact with someone with COVID-19 in a new test-to-stay program currently under development. In a statement to WTOP, Montgomery County Public Schools said it is proposing to give stude Officials in Md. and Montgomery Co. lay out plans for COVID-19 booster shots 09/24/2021 03:12pm • Just a few hours after federal health officials endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older adults and those who work in the health care field or other high-risk jobs, leaders in Maryland and its most populous county are discussing plans for getting third shots in people's arms. In Mont 3 lions still dealing with aftermath of COVID-19 infections at Smithsonian National Zoo 09/24/2021 01:22pm • Three African lions at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. are still struggling through their COVID-19 infections, while the six other great cats who came down with the virus are on the mend. The three lions -- older female Shera and adult males Shaka and Jumbe -- were exhibiting a lack of app Howard County seeks input on how to spend millions in American Rescue Plan funds 09/24/2021 11:30am • Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is out with a plan to use millions in federal dollars provided to the Maryland county by the federal government's American Rescue Plan. At a news conference in Ellicott City on Thursday, Ball launched what the county is calling "a community engagement plan," th In-person Marine Corps Marathon canceled for 2nd year 09/24/2021 11:16am • Organizers of the Marine Corps Marathon say the race — scheduled for late next month — has been canceled, citing "security and safety precautions." It's the second year in a row a "live" version of the marathon has been canceled and the big race, known as the "People's Marathon" will operate Safeway COVID vaccine records stolen in DC 09/24/2021 07:57am • Vaccine records from the Fort Stanton Recreation Center in Southeast D.C. have been stolen, Safeway said. The company confirmed in a news release that on Sept. 8, an employee at the center was the victim of theft and 138 paper COVID-19 vaccine consent forms were taken. The forms were for patie Delta variant surge ebbing in DC area 09/24/2021 07:28am • Like much of the U.S., the surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant is ebbing in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas. Both hospitalizations and cases seem to be decreasing or stabilizing. More Coronavirus News “With this delta variant right now, it seems to have Anne Arundel school leaders tweak distance learning program amid quarantine spike 09/24/2021 02:20am • In less than one week, the number of public school students in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, under quarantined for coronavirus exposure has spiked. Earlier this week, more than 1,000 students were at home on a 10-day stay because they, or someone they know, had COVID-19 symptoms. That figure mor DC business leaders consider ways to boost visitors, dollars to downtown area 09/24/2021 02:18am • D.C. business leaders logged into a video call Thursday to discuss ways to increase the number of people and dollars back into the downtown area. DowntownDC Business Improvement District President and Executive Director Neil Albert reported figures showing low hotel bookings, fewer restaurant res Montgomery Co. Executive's son contracts 'very mild' breakthrough case of COVID-19 09/23/2021 08:23pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich says his son came down with COVID-19 following a trip visiting with family. Elrich told WTOP that his son, who lives in Medellín, Colombia, and was fully vaccinated, was recently visiting family between late August and early September. More than a month