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Northern Va. resident is state's 1st identified case of COVID-19 variant 01/25/2021 04:14pm • Officials in Virginia said a lab has identified the state's first known case of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus. The case was identified in an adult who lives in Northern Virginia who had not recently traveled, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Health on Mond Dupont's Potomac Phil celebration on pause for the year 01/25/2021 03:30pm • The long history of D.C. has led to some great traditions that span centuries. Dupont Circle's annual ceremony with Potomac Phil isn't one of them, but even so, Groundhog Day just won't be the same next week. Every year hundreds gather and revel in the absurdity of Potomac Phil's appearance along Bill to eliminate minimum sentences, except for most serious crimes, advances in Va. 01/25/2021 03:11pm • The Virginia Senate's Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all but the most serious crimes. While the Virginia Crime Commission voted to approve stripping all mandatory minimum sentences from state law, the commonwealth's Senate Judiciary Co Bowser gets 1st COVID-19 vaccine shot as DC officials lament lack of doses 01/25/2021 02:48pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday. (Courtesy D.C. Mayor's Office) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser got her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday as Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt called the District's supply of shots "dismal." "I ha Prince George's Co. canceling vaccine appointments made by nonresidents 01/25/2021 02:42pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks addresses the county's coronavirus vaccine rollout during a news conference Jan. 25, 2020. (Courtesy Prince George's County Executive) Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, are canceling all COVID-19 vaccination appointments made by peo DC teachers to receive COVID-19 vaccine before in-person learning restart 01/25/2021 08:24am • D.C. public school teachers will start to get the coronavirus vaccine Monday, a week before thousands of students return for in-person learning. Teachers and support staff at D.C. public schools who are already reporting in-person or who will return to classrooms next week are first in line to re Prince George’s Co. enters new phase of COVID-19 vaccination plan 01/25/2021 06:12am • Prince George’s County, Maryland, officially enters the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan Monday. In Phase 1C, residents age 65 to 74 and essential employees that face a high risk of exposure can begin preregistering for appointments by filling out an online form. Health and human Google Maps will soon display COVID-19 vaccination sites 01/25/2021 05:26am • Google Maps will soon display locations that offer Covid-19 vaccinations, further bolstering awareness of the virus — and how to avoid it. The feature is rolling out in the coming weeks, beginning in four states: Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Google announced Monday that searches f Union sounds alarm as Md. state worker deaths go unreported 01/25/2021 05:26am • AFSCME Council 3 workers drove in a caravan recently in an appeal to the Board of Public Works for safer workplaces during the pandemic. (Courtesy Hannah Gaskill/Maryland Matters) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland FAQ: What to know about 2021 virtual March for Life 01/25/2021 04:45am • Normally, the annual March for Life rally brings thousands of people to the National Mall in D.C. This year, as with so many other big events in the age of the coronavirus, it's going virtual. Organizers are urging attendees to stay home this year and watch the event online. Here's what you need Fairfax Co. parent group unsure if schools will commit to latest reopening plan 01/25/2021 04:43am • Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand revealed his reopening timeline for the school system at the school board's meeting Thursday night. (Courtesy: Fairfax County Public Schools) The proposed reopening plan for Fairfax County schools in Virginia has been released, but it's Restaurant Week hopes to give dining industry a boost during trying time 01/25/2021 12:20am • It has become a biannual tradition for the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), but this time is different after nearly a year-long pandemic. On Friday, D.C. ended its ban on indoor dining to allow 25% capacity just in time for the winter edition of Restaurant Week, whi Arlington Co. parent groups conflicted on when to bring students back to classrooms 01/24/2021 08:17pm • Some parents in Arlington County, Virginia, say it's past time to bring students back to classrooms, while others say it's too risky. It has been more than 300 days since schools went virtual, and the group Arlington Parents for Education said it's time to get children back in classrooms. It h Some DC restaurants happy to resume indoor dining, even with capacity restrictions 01/24/2021 03:26pm • Managing Partner of Ben's Next Door, Welton Eric Logan said not having indoor dining made for some of the toughest weeks for the restaurant. "Especially considering that it's a time of year when we're usually busy. Honestly eight more weeks like that and I don't think there would be too many rest Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP 01/24/2021 01:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president. Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, picked Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, a