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Spreading conspiracy theories gets BSO flutist fired 08/04/2021 06:14am • ▶ Watch Video: How COVID-19 conspiracy theories reach millions of people online The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has fired a longtime flutist after months of issues with her controversial social media posts. "Principal Flutist Emily Skala has been dismissed from the Baltimore Sympho DC Convention Center reopens 08/03/2021 08:08pm • Days after D.C. reinstituted a mask mandate due to rising COVID-19 cases, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined officials at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to announce that the center — and several new businesses, including a new location of Ben's Chili Bowl — are now open. The convention ce FEMA covers COVID-death funeral costs -- here's how to apply 08/03/2021 03:19pm • The COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Fund has money to help pay the funeral costs of people who died in the U.S. from the coronavirus. COVID-19 has claimed more than 600,000 lives in the U.S., and fewer than 250,000 people have applied for funeral assistance. Ed Michael Reggie, CEO of Funeralocity.com Bowser slams reports she went maskless indoors: 'If you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it' 08/03/2021 01:52pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday slammed conservative media reports that she went maskless indoors last weekend in defiance of her own mandate. "Let me clear something up, because if you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it," Bowser said during a Tuesday news conference at the 'This is not hopeless' -- Navigating the new delta COVID-19 phase 08/03/2021 10:25am • The delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge throughout the U.S. New COVID-19 cases per day in the U.S. have increased sixfold over the past month to an average of nearly 80,000, a level not seen since mid-February. And deaths per day have climbed over the past two weeks from an averag Spending bills advance out of committees on first day of Va. special session 08/03/2021 06:44am • During the first day of the Virginia General Assembly's special session in Richmond on Monday, Virginia lawmakers went right to work on legislation to spend billions of dollars in pandemic aid that the state received from the federal government. While Virginia received $4.3 billion, spending plan Free fares on DC Circulator extended through September 08/03/2021 06:18am • The DC Circulator will remain free through at least the end of September, per an emergency order issued by the District's government on Monday. D.C. Mayor Bowser and the District Department of Transportation issued an emergency rule extending free ridership on the Circulator network through the e Greece Pulls Artistic Swimming Team After Four COVID-19 Cases 08/03/2021 05:12am • Greece Pulls Artistic Swimming Team After Four COVID-19 Cases originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonTOKYO — Greece has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics artistic swimming competitions after four of their athletes tested positive for COVID-19, the Greek Olympic Committee sa Citi Open draws tennis stars, fans to DC 08/02/2021 11:43pm • Fans flocked to Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in D.C. Monday to see some national and international tennis superstars play in person in this year's Citi Open. One of the fans was Karen McGinnis, of New Jersey, who came to see Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, who his competing for the first tim With only 40% of workforce reporting vaccination status, Metro prepared to step up testing 08/02/2021 10:53pm • Metro said that it is prepared to ramp up coronavirus testing of its workforce if their vaccination rates do not reach more than 70%. Only 40% of Metro employees have entered their vaccination status in the employee portal, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a letter. Suspecting some under COVID-19 canvassing wraps up in Prince George's Co. 08/02/2021 10:09pm • They knocked on more than 260,000 doors, sent 547,000 texts and made 1.3 million phone calls — all with the goal of getting Prince George's County, Maryland, residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. It's hard to make a one-to-one correlation between those contacts and the number of county Montgomery Co. to create app with real-time bus information 08/02/2021 06:27pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, has been awarded a federal grant that will help develop an app that lets riders know the real-time status and occupancy of buses. It's called Ride On Crowd Sourcing System, or ROCSS, and not only will it let riders know how full the bus is, but it will also give infor Howard Co. touts an 80% COVID-19 vaccination rate 08/02/2021 06:21pm • Howard County leads the state of Maryland when it comes to the rate of COVID vaccinations. Citing the latest state health data, it said in a statement that over 85% of the county’s eligible residents have been at least partially vaccinated, and over 80% have been fully vaccinated. And for no Terry McLaurin on the effects of COVID-19, vaccinations and the WFT 08/02/2021 03:14pm • McLaurin opens up about COVID-19's effect on the WFT originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonTerry McLaurin, like all Washington Football Team players, has spoken about the COVID-19 vaccine.He respects his teammates' right to choose whether to get vaccinated or not, but he opted for it beca Va. nonprofit that treats eating disorders sees 420% increase in demand during pandemic 08/02/2021 01:23pm • A nonprofit in Rosslyn, Virginia, has seen a big increase in people seeking treatment for mental health challenges. Since the pandemic began, Rock Recovery has experienced a 420% increase in demand for services related to eating disorders. "We just couldn't keep up with the demand that we were