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Hatteras seashore saw record-breaking visitation in January 03/08/2021 09:08am • NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Officials with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said its beaches on North Carolina’s Outer Banks recently saw a record-breaking surge in visitors. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the national seashore recorded nearly 87,000 visitors in January. The park said in a news Goucher poll shows there’s still vaccination hesitancy in Md. 03/08/2021 07:29am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One year into the pandemic ― and about two months since the COVID-19 vaccine first became available to certain segments of the populatio ‘It couldn't possibly be me’ — WTOP anchor Bruce Alan’s fight with COVID-19 03/08/2021 07:08am • (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: 'dc8f20ec-1178-4775-9a5c-b1bbe7c26a42' }).render("8361536b187f9e0");}); I know several people who have had mild ca Silver Spring retirement community with 2,300 residents completes COVID-19 vaccinations 03/08/2021 03:50am • A senior living community in Silver Spring, Maryland, is one step closer to what it calls "healthy freedom," after it completed vaccinating its 2,300 residents last week. "It has been a long haul," said Gary Hibbs, executive director of Riderwood Senior Living. "And we're very conscious that we'r COVID 1 year later: Va. Gov. Northam's 'difficult decisions,' positive diagnosis — and persistent lack of smell 03/08/2021 03:45am • (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: '138a6a09-8002-4240-bdf8-50368a76e055' }).render("10561535eed1606c");}); It has been nearly six months since Virgi Metro to hold budget hearings amid significant shortfall caused by pandemic 03/07/2021 09:29pm • Metro's first public hearings on the latest budget start Monday, as the transit system tries to address a significant shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The first meeting is at 11 a.m., followed by another at 6 p.m. Additional hearings will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. One woman's desperation for the vaccine leads to weeks of searching 03/07/2021 01:28pm • Getting vaccinated has been a long and complicated process for many, including Sue Ducat, a Montgomery County resident who spent weeks trying to secure an appointment after becoming eligible in January. "It took a village to get there," Ducat said. "It was quite a complicated journey." She fir Md. Attorney General says COVID-19 financial scams on the rise 03/07/2021 07:29am • Financial scam calls are on the rise in Maryland, and the state's attorney general says it is because of COVID-19. In a normal year, the state Consumer Protection office receives about 40,000 financial scam calls, resulting in $10 to $15 million in recovery. Attorney General Brian Frosh discussed DC vaccinates about 2,500 people at convention center during high-capacity site's debut 03/07/2021 12:19am • D.C. opened its first high-capacity vaccination site Saturday, with about 2,500 eligible D.C. residents receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, George Washington University said. Students, staff and physicians from GW helped administer the vaccines at the Washington Conv Prince William Co. switches COVID-19 vaccine scheduling system 03/06/2021 10:04pm • Prince William County, Virginia, has switched its COVID-19 vaccine scheduling system, now turning to a website called PrepMod that has also been used by health departments in Maryland. Government officials said in a news release that the email to make an appointment will come from the Prince Will Long lines for Six Flags vaccine site persist; police aim to curb cars cutting in line 03/06/2021 09:29pm • The long line at Six Flags for a coronavirus vaccine on Saturday. (Courtesy Andrea More) Long lines leading to the Six Flags mass vaccination site in Maryland persisted Saturday, even as police were out to control lines and manage traffic. The long lines appeared to stem not only from COVID-19 v DC-area leaders praise local aid included in COVID-19 relief bill 03/06/2021 08:50pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked President Joe Biden and congressional leaders for including local aid in the latest COVID-19 relief package. In a tweet, Bowser thanked President Biden, congressional leaders and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. We thank President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Alexandria-based food supplier closes due to pandemic 03/06/2021 08:04pm • The pandemic's impact on public safety has devastated some restaurants and other small businesses. Alexandria, Virginia-based food supplier Mom Made Foods was one of the small businesses forced to close because of the pandemic's economic damage. "Unfortunately I had to make, I think, the hardest Six Flags America reopening on Saturday 03/06/2021 09:59am • Six Flags America is reopening for its 22nd season on Saturday. The park will be open every weekend through Memorial Day, as well as every day from March 31 to April 5 for spring break, according to a statement. Reservations will be required. Six Flags said it worked "in partnership with i DC Public Schools details in-person learning and activities for the year 03/05/2021 10:53pm • D.C.'s public school system has welcomed back thousands of students to its classrooms in recent weeks, but that only accounts for about 20% of its overall student population. Now, the District of Columbia Public Schools is already charging ahead with plans to expand that number in the coming week