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Maryland Senate OKs about $1.5B in virus relief, stimulus 02/05/2021 01:13pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has approved about $1.5 billion in pandemic relief. Senators passed the bill on Friday in a unanimous vote. The measure first proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan includes direct stimulus payments to low- and moderate-income residents. It includes benefits of u Some Fairfax Co. teachers will remain virtual when students return to the classroom 02/05/2021 12:00pm • Thousands of Fairfax County, Virginia, public school students will be returning to classrooms next month but many of their teachers will remain at home and teach classrooms full of kids virtually. On Tuesday the school board voted unanimously to approve the latest draft plan for a return to in-sc Northam: Get Virginia students back into classrooms 02/05/2021 11:28am • Gov. Ralph Northam pushed for Virginia school systems to begin offering options for in-person learning by March 15 during a news conference Friday. "Children learn better in classrooms. And that's where they need to be," Northam said. "We can do this and we must do this." Northam cited data fr Black History Month leads to unique focus on the world of wine and spirits 02/05/2021 09:40am • This content is sponsored by the Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services. From coast to coast, Americans were affected by economic turbulence from the coronavirus pandemic over the past year, but few were hit harder than African Americans who own businesses. "Nearly half of Black small bus Vigene Biosciences will add 245 jobs in Montgomery County 02/05/2021 08:45am • The Shady Grove location where Vigene is taking space is in the former headquarters of Human Genome Sciences, which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for $3.6 billion. (Courtesy Vigene Biosciences) Rockville, Maryland-based Vigene Biosciences, a company with manufacturing development proj Fairfax County students plead for return to in-person learning 02/05/2021 08:24am • Students and their parents who want Fairfax County, Virginia, public schools to return to full-time in-person learning spoke out during a school board meeting Thursday. Some Fairfax County Public Schools students became emotional as they pleaded for a return to in-person learning five days per we Alexandria students to return to school soon; Arlington will announce dates Feb. 18 02/05/2021 08:07am • Alexandria City Public Schools is out with dates when students can return to in-person learning twice per week, as the superintendent of Arlington County Public Schools said he will specify return dates on Feb. 18. Citing metrics that show a slightly reduced risk of contracting COVID-19, the avai Senate clears way for OK of Biden's COVID-19 relief package 02/05/2021 06:00am • The Senate early Friday passed a budget resolution, clearing a path for reconciliation that will allow Democrats to move ahead with or without GOP support for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris providing the deciding vote. Will Super Bowl parties be COVID-19 super spreaders? DC-area health departments fear so 02/05/2021 05:56am • Health departments in the D.C. region are reiterating concerns that not all of the passing on Super Bowl Sunday will involve two prolific NFL quarterbacks throwing footballs. There is worry that Super Bowl parties will help pass the coronavirus around too. The Super Bowl party is a uniquely Am Friends of the National Zoo, Smithsonian’s National Zoo part ways 02/05/2021 02:46am • The 63-year relationship between Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Friends of the National Zoo, known as FONZ, is over because of pandemic-related financial pressures. “This is a hard day. It’s a hard day for FONZ; it’s a hard day for the zoo as well,” said Pamela Baker-Masson, National Zo COVID-19 vaccines obtained for Capitol Police employees 02/04/2021 10:45pm • Enough coronavirus vaccines have been secured to vaccinate all U.S. Capitol Police personnel, the department’s acting chief said. “Thanks to the efforts of the Congressional Leadership, especially House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Administration, enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have be 'You're going to be unstoppable': Md. school counselors provide support to students during pandemic 02/04/2021 08:30pm • National School Counselor Week may be coming to a close, but the work of one Montgomery County, Maryland, counselor to help students get set for their futures continues. Bethlehem Beru is the resource counselor at Briggs Chaney Middle School in Silver Spring and the leader of a team of counselors State lawmakers propose revamp of Md. unemployment insurance program 02/04/2021 07:05pm • Citing months of issues with Maryland's unemployment insurance program that has led to numerous delays and frustration among residents to even get through to make a claim, Democrats in the state General Assembly are proposing a package of reforms. In a joint statement, state leaders, including Se Georgetown Bracketology: How the Hoyas' upset win changes their tournament outlook 02/04/2021 05:36pm • Bracketology: How the Hoyas' upset changes their tourney outlook originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAny day where five ranked teams fall to unranked foes is a big day in college basketball. The Georgetown Hoyas were one of the teams doing the upsetting on Wednesday night, nabbing their DC's Urban Athletic Club fined $10,000 for COVID-19 safety violations 02/04/2021 05:04pm • Urban Athletic Club, a D.C.-based gym with locations around the District, has been ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for multiple violations of COVID-19 health and safety requirements at its Shaw location at 804 N St. Northwest. The D.C. Office of the Attorney General filed suit in December, alleging