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Montgomery Co. planning 'drawdown' of Germantown mass vaccination site 06/15/2021 01:25pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials say they plan to meet later this week to discuss plans for phasing out the county's COVID-19 mass vaccination site at the Germantown campus of Montgomery College as they pivot to more pop-up vaccine opportunities amid slowing demand for shots. The county sti July 4 fireworks are a go for the National Mall 06/15/2021 01:15pm • Fireworks for the Fourth of July are a go on the National Mall. "We are very excited to announce that, once again, the National Park Service will host the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration on the National Mall," NPS spokesman Mike Litterst told WTOP. Litterst said the show will go Best children's hospitals 2021-22: honor roll and overview 06/15/2021 12:00am • The annual U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals rankings, now in their 15th year, offer guidance to parents seeking the best place for their very sick child. The top 50 medical centers are ranked in 10 specialties, including pediatric cancer, pediatric cardiology & heart surgery and pediatric ort Prince George's County's summer school programs look to address student needs 06/14/2021 11:15pm • The school system in Prince George's County's, Maryland, stayed in a virtual learning format longer than other jurisdictions in the rest of the state. Now, it is offering summer classes to do more than just address "learning loss." Dr. Kia McDaniel, director of curriculum and instruction for Prin Montgomery Co. leaders urge renters to respond to eviction orders in court 06/14/2021 06:13pm • Thousands of Montgomery County residents face possible eviction, and county officials as well as housing advocates are urging renters to answer a legal summons if they face an eviction order. The advice comes as housing advocates worry that time may be running out, since the federally funded rent Metro summer Red Line project could have big impact on federal workers 06/14/2021 05:12pm • For federal workers, Metro has historically been an important mode of transportation for getting to and from the office. So, during a typical non-pandemic year, Metro’s news Friday about some lengthy closures and service interruptions along the line would be quite troubling. But with many peopl DC reaches 70% of adults with at least 1 vaccine dose 06/14/2021 02:29pm • D.C. hit a major milestone Monday according to the White House's COVID-19 data director: 70% of adults in the District have gotten at least one vaccine dose. That's the benchmark President Joe Biden set for the nation by July 4. "Monday just in: +1.32M doses reported administered over yesterda COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Camden Yards this weekend 06/14/2021 11:42am • If you haven't gotten your shot yet, the Baltimore Orioles, MLB and Maryland are partnering to host on-site COVID-19 vaccinations from Friday to Wednesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It's part of MLB's Vaccinate at the Plate program, the goal of which is to get more shots into the arms of un Prince William weighs $1,600 bonus for teachers, staff; most get coin in Loudoun as pandemic thanks 06/14/2021 11:20am • The Prince William County School Board is set to vote Wednesday on a plan that would provide financial thanks to Virginia teachers and staff in a one-time bonus — up to $1,600 each — at the end of the pandemic-riddled academic year. However, in neighboring Loudoun County, most Loudoun County National Army Museum in Va. reopens 06/14/2021 09:50am • The National Museum of the United States Army, the first and only museum dedicated to the entire history of the U.S. Army, will be free to the public. (Courtesy Army Historical Foundation/U.S. Army) The National Museum of the United States Army in Northern Virginia reopens its doors Monday after CDC: 'Serious public health threat' possible if kids don't make up missed vaccinations 06/14/2021 04:01am • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is concerned about a “marked decline” in routine childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and health officials want parents to schedule doctor’s visits for kids right away. “People are often saying, ‘We’ll wait until later in Capital Pride returns to DC streets with colorful march, car parade 06/13/2021 08:22am • The Pridemobile Parade cruised through several D.C. neighborhoods on Saturday, bringing with it a much-missed celebration for the region’s LGBTQ residents. This year’s festivities saw a thick crowd of people turn out since last year’s parade was canceled amid coronavirus precaution Biden set to cap off first G7 summit with an audience with Queen Elizabeth II 06/13/2021 12:00am • When Joe Biden was preparing for his first audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as a young senator, his mother -- an Irish American born with the surname Finnegan -- had a piece of advice. "Don't you bow down to her," she told him in 1982, according to a memoir Biden published several y Pride parade travels through DC Saturday 06/12/2021 08:02am • The Pridemobile Parade will travel through D.C. on Saturday cruising through several District neighborhoods. The parade, and most all in-person Pride Month events, were canceled last year because of coronavirus precautions. "We did not have this celebration in 2020, so we're glad to bring us b Montgomery County town hall aims to help women return to work 06/11/2021 06:05pm • With vaccination numbers up and COVID-19 restrictions going away, Montgomery County, Maryland, is trying to help more women get back into the workforce. At a Friday town hall called "Bringing Women Back to Work," Lynne Stein Benzion, with the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, sa