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Virginians could see higher personal property taxes from rising vehicle values 04/08/2021 10:32am • Get ready for a higher personal property tax bill in Virginia this year due to rising used vehicle values. Loudoun County revenue commissioner Robert Wertz Jr. is advising county residents who own cars that their personal property taxes this season might be higher, owing to the coronavirus pandem Advice from Montgomery Co. exec: Don't stand in line at mass vaccination sites 04/08/2021 09:09am • As a new mass coronavirus vaccination site opened Thursday in Montgomery County, Maryland, people who planned to head to the site were given some advice from County Executive Marc Elrich. "You don't need to come into the building until 15 minutes before your appointment," said Elrich, urging peop Royal Caribbean CEO on new safety protocols, push to sail again 04/08/2021 09:03am • It's estimated about 15 million people in the United States would have gone on a cruise in the last year. That number dropped to zero after the coronavirus pandemic hit. In his first sit-down interview since the pandemic began, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, told CBS News he's 'Vaccine passports' spark debate and division 04/08/2021 07:24am • There's a growing debate over "vaccine passports" — proof that you've gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Some businesses and even cruise lines are demanding them but opposition is building over privacy and other concerns. Greg Johnson, chief operations officer for the Health Innovation Alliance, Another 'first' day of school for some Prince George’s Co. students 04/08/2021 05:27am • Prince George’s County, Maryland, students are finally headed back to classrooms Thursday. Bowie resident Christina Linton says it’s almost like having a second "first day of school" for her daughter, Mia, who will finally set foot inside Tulip Grove Elementary. Mia's entire school experience Hogan's vaccine victory lap in Prince George's Co. marked by criticism over equity 04/07/2021 11:22pm • As Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks celebrated the opening of a mass vaccination site operated by FEMA, they both faced criticism from the mayor of the city where the site is located. Referring to the FEMA-run site that could handle 3,000 vaccinatio 'Exciting day' as Maryland Gov. Hogan tours 2 new mass vaccination sites 04/07/2021 05:47pm • The FEMA-run Greenbelt vaccine site can administer up to 3,000 shots a day. (Courtesy Prince George's County executive) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called it an "exciting day" as he toured new mass vaccination centers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties Wednesday. The Prince George's Cou Metro GM Wiedefeld on budget, control center, ridership and more 04/07/2021 03:41pm • Metro's general manager on Wednesday spoke about the effect of federal relief money on Metro's budget, the changes at the troubled control center, what a post-pandemic system will look like and more. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said during a Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance talk on We New competition for inventors looking to create new, innovative mask designs 04/07/2021 01:40pm • Masks can come with a number of challenges, like those foggy glasses and difficulty breathing, but there’s a new competition that’s giving designers a chance to make some improvements. The Mask Innovation Challenge is awarding $500,000 to help support designs that will make a difference when Anne Arundel Co. drops preregistration requirement for vaccination appointments 04/07/2021 11:22am • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, no longer requires preregistration for COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The Anne Arundel County's vaccination website on Tuesday began scheduling appointments directly, without preregistration, the county health department said in a statement. “Preregistratio What's next: Keeping teens from spreading, catching COVID-19 04/07/2021 08:33am • As the number of COVID-19-vaccinated adults continues to rise, public health experts are looking toward their next steps in keeping younger members of communities safe. "We want to prioritize high schools, as soon as we can go into Phase 2," Dr. David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County He Gaylord National Resort to reopen July 1 04/07/2021 08:26am • The D.C. area’s largest hotel, the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor, will reopen July 1, 16 months after the COVID-19 pandemic closed it in March 2020. Hotel owner Ryman Hospitality Properties lost more than a year of convention and conference business but used the time to give the ne Prince George's Co. school official answers student questions on return to in-person learning 04/07/2021 07:32am • Some Prince George's County students are returning to classrooms Thursday for the first time in over a year since the pandemic forced learning to move online. Ahead of their return, the Maryland school system answered questions from students and parents during a telephone town hall. One hot to Max Scherzer wants to know why more fans can't attend Nationals games 04/06/2021 08:34pm • Scherzer wants to know why Nats can't have fans in upper deck originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAs Max Scherzer took the mound for the Nationals on Tuesday, he and his teammates played in front of fans for the first time in over a year.While it wasn't a sellout crowd of 41,313 bu Loudoun Co. official gets COVID-19 shot with company to encourage vaccination 04/06/2021 06:33pm • Loudoun County, Virginia's, top elected official is leading by example and rolling up her sleeves to encourage residents to get the coronavirus vaccine. Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Phyllis Randall asked a handful of people to join her in getting vaccinated, including 18-year-old food service