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Art lovers: Several DC museums reopening 05/14/2021 05:44am • Art lovers, several museums closed since last fall because of the coronavirus pandemic reopen Friday. The following museums are reopening: National Museum of African American History and Culture Location: 1400 Constitution Ave. NW Will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sund WTOP Top Kid: McLean teen's major project helps neighbors in need 05/14/2021 04:46am • Sophia Sears, left, with her crew during a food drive in McLean. (Courtesy Sophia Sears) A 14-year-old from McLean, Virginia, is making an extraordinary difference in her community by helping hundreds of families who need some extra help during the coronavirus pandemic. High School freshman S Study: Alcohol use may be behind pandemic’s impact on gastrointestinal, liver diseases 05/14/2021 12:01am • There has been no shortage of anecdotal evidence that drinking increased during lockdown, but now a documented surge in alcohol-related gastrointestinal and liver disease consultations suggest to Brown University researchers that heavy drinking occurred during the pandemic. Doctor visits dropped DC-region leaders still urging caution despite new CDC guidance 05/13/2021 06:41pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '16c35bee-5775-40ed-bfcc-39fdb6304806' }).render("6861535f1b6552b");}); Leaders across the D.C. region are react 'It's always been optional': Arlington Education Association president responds to statement on summer program teacher shortage 05/13/2021 05:57pm • The Arlington, Virginia, Education Association president is responding to a statement from the school system released Monday saying some summer programs will not be held because of a teacher shortage. The statement said that despite financial incentives for teachers, there were fewer applicants t Metro bus service to ramp up without rail fare discounts 05/13/2021 03:45pm • Metro will take more steps toward a return to normalcy next month with additional bus service. At a board meeting on Thursday, members were told that in early June, service will be added to about 60 bus routes and that about three dozen routes will see service until about 2 a.m. daily. Those c Free timed National Zoo passes available starting Friday before next week's reopening 05/13/2021 03:09pm • Even though the Smithsonian's National Zoo won't reopen for another week, people looking forward to visiting the zoo for the first time since it closed Nov. 23, 2020, can go online Friday, May 14, to get the free, timed-entry passes which will be required, when the zoo reopens. When the zoo gates MDOT announces new deadlines for driver's licenses and registration 05/13/2021 02:24pm • If your Maryland driver's license or vehicle registration expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, there's good news: You've got some time to sort it out. The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration announced new guidance Thursday. All driver’s licenses — both non 1st young people to get vaccinated in DC 'anticipating our return to normality,' peace of mind 05/13/2021 02:21pm • Fourteen-year old Michael Smith’s mom rubbed his shoulder soothingly as he sat down in the plastic chair to get his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to ward off COVID-19. When the nurse from Children’s National Hospital explained he would be coming back in early June for his second dose, Montgomery Co. on track to lift nearly all coronavirus restrictions by end of month 05/13/2021 01:21pm • Officials in Montgomery County say they won't follow Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in lifting all coronavirus-related restrictions Saturday — but they say they are on pace to resume normal operations at all businesses across the state before the end of the month. A joint statement from Montgomery C Va. starts COVID-19 vaccinations for 12 and up, gears up plans to expand clinics in schools 05/13/2021 12:56pm • Virginia has started vaccinations for children ages 12 and up, as officials start to work with superintendents on getting clinics into schools. State education Superintendent James Lane said Thursday during a Virginia Department of Health media briefing that officials from the health department m Where the DC area stands on COVID-19 vaccinations for kids 12 and up 05/13/2021 11:35am • Several Maryland and Virginia jurisdictions and D.C. will start vaccinating children 12 and up for COVID-19, as federal agencies approve the use of a coronavirus vaccine on younger kids. Here's what you need to know. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week cleared the use of the P Frederick Co. superintendent plans full return to in-person learning 05/13/2021 10:11am • The Frederick County public school system in Maryland aims to have students back in classrooms full-time for the fall semester. In a Wednesday night school board meeting, Superintendent Theresa Alban said the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for adolescents 12 and up means there's nothing stopping Most indoor mask guidelines may be on way out in US, experts say 05/13/2021 08:16am • COVID-19 cases are declining quickly while vaccinations continue to rise slowly but surely in the United States, the former epicenter of the pandemic. Many experts believe the time will soon be right for the federal government to ease its recommendations on indoor masking across the board and Prince William Co. asks governor to waive 6-foot distancing for outdoor graduations 05/13/2021 06:40am • Prince William County school officials are asking Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to waive the 6-foot social distancing requirement for outdoor graduations, or shrink it to 3 feet to allow students to distribute more than two tickets. The letter from school board chairman Babur Lateef said the public