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Shots on goal for vaccine shots in arms at DC United's Audi Field 05/13/2021 12:53am • Newly vaccinated residents got a chance to take a shot on target after getting a shot in the arm at D.C. United's Audi Field on Wednesday. The team partnered up with DC Health to present Take the Shot, DC. The event welcomed residents into the stadium to get a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Montgomery Co. officials detail vaccination plans for kids 05/12/2021 09:50pm • Once the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is ready to be used in kids 12-15, Montgomery County, Maryland, officials say there will be specific guidelines for children and their guardians to follow. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said in a virtual news briefing Wednesday that guardians will not be Homelessness in DC region is lowest since Point in Time counts began 05/12/2021 04:47pm • The D.C. region's Point in Time count conducted in January reveals a 15% decline in homelessness since last year's count, according to a briefing for area leaders on Wednesday. "The trends are actually pretty consistent across jurisdictions," Kristy Greenwalt, D.C.'s Interagency Council on Homele Empty shoes line Black Lives Matter Plaza honoring nurses who died from COVID-19 05/12/2021 03:17pm • While many Americans worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses didn’t have that luxury — and many of them died. On Wednesday morning, on International Nurses Day, 400 pairs of white nurses shoes were placed in formation at Black Lives Matter Plaza, to recognize the registered nur More than half of teachers may leave the profession 05/12/2021 11:03am • The pandemic has added a significant amount of stress to school teachers, according to research conducted by Bethesda, Maryland-based education information nonprofit Education Week, and more are thinking of leaving the classroom. Its national survey of 1,000 kindergarten through 12th grade teache Maryland inmates promised snacks, commissary packages if they choose vaccination 05/12/2021 07:54am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has created an incentive program to encourage its incarcerated population to volun As Josh Bell continues slow start, Ryan Zimmerman keeps on hitting 05/12/2021 12:23am • As Bell continues slow start, Zimmerman keeps on hitting originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonJosh Bell is 22 games and 90 plate appearances into the 2021 season. That’s a small sample size and it’s come on the heels of Bell being forced to quarantine at home for the Nationals&rsq Announcement coming on easing restrictions on Prince George's Co. businesses 05/11/2021 11:32pm • Pandemic restrictions will soon be lifted on Prince George's County, Maryland, businesses, and other changes are coming as early as next week. In an online town hall meeting Tuesday night with residents, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said infection rates are down, vaccination rates are up, a Arlington Co. teacher shortage means fewer spots for summer school programs 05/11/2021 05:51pm • A teacher shortage in Arlington County, Virginia, means fewer children will be able to attend summer school programs this year, according to a statement the school system issued Monday. “Despite having offered financial incentives to teachers to teach summer school, there are fewer applicants t Shot for a shot: DC United hosts vaccine event 05/11/2021 05:31pm • Last week, D.C. held a coronavirus vaccine shot for a beer event, and now people can get a shot for a shot-on-goal. D.C. United is the latest partner in the city's push to vaccinate residents. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, residents will be able to head to Audi Field in Southwest D.C. and g U.Va. study finds wastewater testing in dorms provides early COVID-19 detection 05/11/2021 05:01pm • Researchers at the University of Virginia have narrowed down best practices for testing wastewater for COVID-19 in dorms. A collaboration among UVA Health and the university's School of Medicine and School of Engineering found wastewater testing methods used in an eight-week study caught 96% of C Montgomery County officials say reopening goal in sight 05/11/2021 04:45pm • Nearly half of Montgomery County, Maryland's eligible population has been fully vaccinated, and health officials say that with the announcement of expanded use for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for some children, the county could reach its benchmarks for reopening by the first week of June. Dr. Ear How DC-area kids as young as 12 can get COVID-19 shots when a vaccine for them is approved 05/11/2021 02:30pm • How soon could D.C.-area children 12 to 15 years old get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after it received emergency use authorization Monday? It could be as early as this week. Preregistration to be invited to sign up for COVID-19 shots are no longer required in the D.C. area, and just like with adu Virginia's ABC stores returning to pre-pandemic hours 05/11/2021 01:11pm • Picking up some adult beverages will be more convenient in Virginia, just in time for the weekend. The commonwealth's Alcohol Beverage Control Authority stores will return to their pre-pandemic hours beginning Friday. Stores will open by 10 a.m. daily — except for the stores that normally op Spacecraft carrying historic asteroid samples begins journey to Earth 05/11/2021 09:21am • ▶ Watch Video: NASA attempts first ever mission to retrieve sample from asteroid After nearly five years in space, a NASA spacecraft is nearing the end of its historic mission, beginning its journey home to Earth with a plethora of asteroid samples. NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpre