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DC-area hospitals to require employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines 06/09/2021 04:58pm • Hospitals in the D.C. region said Wednesday that their employees will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. The District of Columbia Hospital Association, or DCHA, said around 70% of hospital employees in D.C. have been vaccinated to date. Around 50% of How to help pets with separation anxiety when it's time to return to the office 06/09/2021 03:41pm • As many Americans return to work, their pets may be faced with being home alone for much of the day. A veterinarian offers her advice on how to reduce their anxiety while transitioning back to work. Katy Nelson, senior veterinarian at Chewy, told WTOP that there are ways to soften the blow of ret Amid COVID-19 decline, welcome to 'slightly relaxed life' in Montgomery Co. 06/09/2021 03:26pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say their extremely cautious approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to speed vaccinations have paid off, and that residents of Maryland's largest county are now enjoying a "slightly relaxed life" with less worry about contracting the virus. Virginia 2021 House of Delegates primary: Some incumbents cruise to victory, others toppled 06/09/2021 01:40pm • As votes are being counted in more than a dozen contested House of Delegates primary races Tuesday night, many officeholders cruised to victory, but a trio of incumbents in Northern Virginia found themselves locked in tight races and, in some cases, heading for defeat. In the 45th District, chall Ron Rivera brings in vaccine expert to talk to WFT players hesitant to get shots 06/09/2021 12:26pm • Ron Rivera brings in vaccine expert to talk to players originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWashington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera brought in Harvard immunologist Kizzmekia S. Corbett to speak with his players on Tuesday night, giving them a forum to ask questions and educate the Virginia Tech mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all students this fall 06/09/2021 08:46am • Virginia Tech is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for incoming and returning students as the school eyes this fall for a return to full in-person learning at its Blacksburg campus. In a Tuesday letter to students and staff, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said the vaccine's widespread disseminat Nationals Park makes changes to ballpark protocols as capacity restrictions lift 06/09/2021 04:40am • With Nationals Park returning to full capacity Thursday with a series opener against the San Francisco Giants, the Washington Nationals are reintroducing some pre-pandemic ballpark protocols. Single game tickets are now on-sale for the rest of the season, with prices starting at $13. Because capa Task force makes more suggestions for Prince George's Co. pandemic recovery 06/08/2021 05:45pm • A task force formed in May has made several new suggestions for how Prince George’s County can best recover from the pandemic. Tuesday’s report, titled "A Redefined Future," is the third from the Prince George’s Forward task force, and its focus is on longer-term action. The task force’s Back to classrooms for students in Prince George's Co. Public Schools this fall 06/08/2021 04:52pm • Students in Maryland's Prince George's County Public Schools will be back in classrooms in the fall after a year of virtual and hybrid learning, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. "Hybrid instruction will be discontinued in line with guidance from the Maryland State Department of Education and s 'Ezechiel's Law' signed: Montgomery Co. landlords will have to add window guards 06/08/2021 01:10pm • Landlords in Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have to take extra steps to help prevent children from falling out of building windows. County Executive Marc Elrich signed a bill on the matter Tuesday. "This was a tragedy and it's heartbreaking but it's also avoidable," Elrich said during T-Mobile works to give small businesses a boost 06/08/2021 10:57am • As the small business community slowly emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, T-Mobile has laid out a series of plans specifically designed to help business owners stay connected and reach more customers. "They are tailored to the different types of needs that small businesses have," said Ste Amtrak restores full service on long-distance routes through DC 06/08/2021 08:51am • Amtrak has fully restored long-distance service on routes that include D.C.'s Union Station. Amtrak started restoring full service on long-distance routes in May after reducing service last year during the coronavirus pandemic. As of June 7, Amtrak has resumed full service on these routes: DC-area school systems reveal more details about future 'virtual academies' 06/08/2021 05:00am • Parents, teachers and nearly everyone else tied to education can’t wait to put virtual and hybrid-learning behind them and get back to the classroom on a regular basis again. But at the same time, many school systems have come around on the idea that there are benefits to virtual instruction. DC schools outlines health, safety measures for in-person learning this fall 06/07/2021 10:46pm • D.C. Public Schools outlined the health and safety measures its schools will be implementing for the fall as students are expected to return to classrooms full time. All staff, students and visitors will be required to wear a mask, D.C. Public Schools said in a news release Monday. Daily personal Some Marylanders have trouble getting unemployment payments 06/07/2021 05:51pm • Some people collecting unemployment benefits from the state of Maryland say a normally simple weekly check-in online was far from that this time around. This week, some of those using Maryland’s unemployment insurance program said that after experiencing issues logging onto the state’s BEACON