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'People are still hungry' -- Maryland lawmakers call for more efforts to address hunger 11/25/2021 04:11pm • Two Maryland lawmakers and a local county executive are saying the state needs to do more to address a rise in hunger caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. "People are still hungry," Sen. Katie Fry Hester told WTOP. "When I go by our local food bank or the Miller Branch Library on Saturdays, there's a PHOTOS: 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 11/25/2021 11:15am • Here’s something to be thankful for: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade returned to New York City in full force after being crimped by the coronavirus pandemic last year. See photos below: Montgomery Co. leads in booster doses, pediatric vaccinations; 1st 'test-to-stay' pilot launched 11/24/2021 06:02pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, continues to lead the pack in COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and pediatric vaccinations. Already among the most vaccinated counties in Maryland, the county has administered more than 182,000 booster doses, which is the most in the state, according to data presented We DC extends time period allowed to bring cases to trial until spring 2022 11/24/2021 03:17pm • A D.C. Superior Court judge has again extended the period for bringing criminal cases to trial. Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring first extended the time period on March 15, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In D.C., defendants must normally be indicted within 90 days of the issuance of an Maryland handing out 500K free rapid COVID-19 tests across state 11/24/2021 12:38pm • Editor's Note: This story has been updated with a new number for self-reporting test results.  Maryland will hand out 500,000 free at-home COVID-19 test kits to be distributed throughout the state at public libraries and community centers to increase access to rapid testing during the holiday se Bowser's decision to lift indoor mask mandate has DC parents feeling left behind 11/24/2021 04:32am • To celebrate her 6-year-old son becoming fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, D.C. parent Leilah Mooney Joseph has planned what she called a "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" type of day. He wants to go to the grocery store, a shoe store, a toy store and then eat outside at a restaurant. Mooney Jos DC law requires paid leave for employees who get COVID shots 11/23/2021 07:35pm • Private-sector employees in the District now have to be offered two hours of paid leave to get a COVID-19 shot — both for themselves and for their children. An emergency law signed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser last week also requires up to eight hours of paid leave for recovery time. The law Montgomery Co. schools back down from employee vaccine mandate 11/23/2021 09:28am • It's no longer get vaccinated or get fired if you're a Montgomery County Public Schools employee — at least not yet. The county confirms it is now offering those who admit they haven't been vaccinated, or who won't say one way or the other, the alternative of once-a-week testing in order "to me As Thanksgiving travel returns, Dulles passengers say they're comfortable but cautious 11/23/2021 09:08am • More people are expected at the nation's airports this Thanksgiving, with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots and an improving economy setting the stage for a busy holiday travel season. But that doesn't mean early birds checking in for flights at Dulles International 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy for 2021 11/22/2021 07:00pm • The best REIT ETFs for 2021.Interest rates have been pushed to near-zero levels, and inflation is elevated, turning investors in the direction of higher-yielding asset classes. Real estate investment trust exchange-traded funds, or REIT ETFs, offer many benefits to a fixed-income portfolio such as c Debate over Montgomery Co. vaccine mandate focuses on low public safety staff levels 11/22/2021 06:43pm • The debate continues over a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of Montgomery County, Maryland. Members of two Montgomery County Council committees quizzed county officials Monday about whether the mandate — with no option to provide weekly test results instead — would lead to att As mandate is lifted, DC businesses mixed on requiring masks indoors 11/22/2021 05:57pm • Masks are no longer a requirement indoors in D.C., as Mayor Muriel Bowser's mandate was lifted Monday. Despite that, some small businesses have decided to require customers to keep the layer of safety in place. Going into the holiday season, the co-owner of the bookstore Politics & Prose want Loudoun Co. offers COVID-19 booster appointments to all adults 11/22/2021 10:57am • Loudoun County, Virginia, health officials said Monday that they’re offering COVID-19 vaccination booster appointments to all adults. The county government announced the move in a statement, saying they are following guidance from the Virginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Co 'Too much confusion': What contrasting mask guidance in DC, Montgomery Co. means for course of pandemic 11/22/2021 04:07am • When some people arrive to attend a workout class at fitness studio Cut Seven in D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood, sometimes they don’t bring masks. Some non-D. C. gymgoers who come from places like Northern Virginia, which hasn’t had an indoor mask requirement since May, are sometimes unawar DC 'dials back' indoor masking, largely ending its mandate 11/22/2021 04:00am • Not long after Montgomery County, Maryland, reinstated its mask mandate, D.C. is largely scaling back its own indoor masking as of Monday, per an order from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. The change to the District's approach to masking was released Friday. The city will shift to risk-based guidance