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FEMA offers help with pandemic-related funeral costs 04/12/2021 08:15am • D.C. region residents can now seek financial assistance from the federal government for funeral expenses related to the coronavirus pandemic. People who have lost a loved one to the pandemic can seek financial help with funeral arrangements, interment or cremation through a new national program f 'Science is working, and with God's blessing:' Ramadan to include virus precautions, hope 04/12/2021 07:48am • Monday marks the first night of Ramadan — the month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community for Muslims worldwide. For members of the D.C.-area Islamic community, this year's observation will be a far cry from 2020's, which was almost entirely virtual. For the All Dulles Area Muslim So Vandals cause $23K in damage to Friendship Heights Village statue 04/12/2021 12:30am • A statue near the D.C.-Maryland border that has been the subject of many selfies and has slowed down lead-footed drivers in Montgomery County for more than 20 years is absent from his spot on South Park Avenue in Friendship Heights Village. The statue of a police officer called “Oh it’s you, Website showing open vaccine appointments across US hailed as lifesaver 04/11/2021 05:29am • For weeks, Nick Muerdter had been hearing about his coworkers' concerns and frustrations as they tried to navigate complicated and evolving Covid-19 vaccination systems to land an appointment for their parents. Some sent around emails with helpful articles and brainstorm For many sufferers of long COVID, proving they are sick is a big part of the battle 04/11/2021 04:20am • Lyth Hishmeh kept feeling ill months after contracting coronavirus a year ago in March. He had chest pain and couldn't concentrate. At 26 years old, the former regular runner was fatigued and breathless, struggling to function properly. Yet medical professionals kept telling him he simply could not Catholic University moves graduation to FedEx Field 04/10/2021 10:59am • The Catholic University of America in D.C. is taking this year's graduation ceremony off-campus by holding it at FedEx Field in Prince George's County, Maryland. A little over 9 miles separates the usual site for graduates on the university's Mall and where the Washington Football Team plays in L Why one expert is dismissing worries about vaccine 'passports' 04/10/2021 10:09am • One expert believes the idea of a vaccine "passport" will be short lived, and he’s certainly not worried about it leading to any infringement on anybody's rights. Dr. Amesh Adalja is a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, who thinks that, even as more Americans become vac Expanded, deck-like sidewalks coming to Georgetown 04/10/2021 09:01am • The project that proposed temporarily widening large portions of Georgetown's sidewalks is getting underway. Pitched as "deck" sidewalks that allow for proper drainage as well as wheelchair and stroller accessibility, the additions can also be disassembled once their permit expires by the end of Loudoun Co. COVID-19 vaccination clinic closed due to plumbing issue 04/10/2021 07:25am • Loudoun County, Virginia's COVID-19 vaccination clinic is closed Saturday, due to a plumbing issue at the facility, the county said. All vaccination appointments are canceled and anyone who had a vaccination appointment for April 10 will be contacted to reschedule their appointments, according to Metro phasing out older SmarTrip cards as part of upgrades to fare payment 04/10/2021 05:44am • It is time to check the numbers on the back of your old, trusty SmarTrip card. Metro is phasing out older cards as part of upgrades to fare gates and fare payment technology. The new fare gates, fare boxes and payment option that Metro will begin to install won't be compatible with the old cards, Maryland college, high school students say yes, they want to get vaccinated 04/10/2021 02:12am • When Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that COVID-19 vaccinations would be available to anyone 16 and older in Maryland, he said recent data was showing a growing number of younger people contracting the coronavirus. "Getting more people -- younger people -- vaccinated faster is certainly a goa University System of Maryland could require COVID-19 vaccinations 04/09/2021 06:16pm • Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh wrote that in his view, the University System of Maryland could legally require COVID-19 vaccinations for people returning to campus. In an advisory letter in response to Maryland state Sen. James Rosapepe, Frosh wrote mandatory vaccinations could be required Va. vaccine chief: Next week’s J&J COVID-19 vaccine ‘about a tenth of what we were hoping for’ 04/09/2021 05:51pm • The coordinator of Virginia’s vaccination program said Friday that the commonwealth’s allocation of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine would take a hard hit next week. Dr. Danny Avula said in his weekly briefing that next week’s allocation of the Johnson & Johnson vacci Hogan: Md. facing quarter-million vaccine dosage shortfall after J&J production mix-up 04/09/2021 03:59pm • Maryland is going to be around 250,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses short of what was expected over the next three weeks due to a mix up at a production plant in Baltimore that resulted in the loss of around 15 million doses of the vaccine last week. Gov. Larry Hogan said they were initial DC approves some fans at Capital One Arena, expands capacity limits for Nats, DC United 04/09/2021 03:38pm • Wizards and Caps fans rejoice: Fans will soon be able to attend games in person — though in very limited numbers to start with. D.C. and Monumental Sports & Entertainment have reached an agreement for Capital One Arena to open its doors to fans up to 10% capacity, or around 2,100 people, ac