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High demand for COVID-19 vaccines overwhelm call centers across DC area 01/13/2021 06:35pm • As access to COVID-19 vaccines open to additional groups in the D.C. area, local leaders have been warned about challenges that might affect the equitable distribution of doses. During a Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments briefing Wednesday, Loudoun County Health Department Director D Montgomery County teachers, staff await COVID-19 vaccines 01/13/2021 06:10pm • Teachers and school staff in Montgomery County, Maryland, are awaiting their turn for a COVID-19 vaccine, which is not expected until late January at the earliest. Following the county school board's decision Tuesday night to delay in-person learning until at least March 15, schools Superintenden Promises to work together — but also glaring differences — as unprecedented Md. session begins 01/13/2021 06:09pm • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), in his protected space, presides during the first day of the 2021 General Assembly session. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Mattersâ Virginia gun group plans peaceful Jan. 18 rally in Richmond 01/13/2021 07:56am • In the wake of the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol and the FBI's warning of armed protests in all 50 state capitols around President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, the Virginia Citizens Defense League says it plans to hold its annual, peaceful Lobby Day rally in Richmond, on Jan. 18. In a m Lawmakers unveil an ambitious climate action plan for Maryland 01/13/2021 04:52am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% and plant 5 million trees by 2030, under a revamped, ambitious climate change bill t Security heightened in Richmond as Virginia General Assembly session begins 01/13/2021 04:40am • With the FBI warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals around President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, security has been heightened in Richmond for the start of Virginia's 2021 legislative session Wednesday. Multiple state and local agencies activated a unified command in the Maryland lawmakers begin 90-day session 01/13/2021 04:24am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are gathering for the first day of their annual 90-day legislative session. The House and Senate are scheduled to convene at noon. There are a variety of precautions that are being taken due to the coronavirus pandemic. For example, the statehouse wil Prince William School Board will revisit bringing older students back at February meeting 01/13/2021 01:18am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Prince William County School Board on Tuesday night voted to meet again Feb. 17 about bringing older students back into classroom 2 coronavirus testing kiosks come to Arlington 01/12/2021 11:02pm • Arlington, Virginia, is opening a pair of coronavirus testing kiosks Wednesday that aim to help limit community spread and serve areas that are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The kiosks are in the parking lots of Aurora Hills Community Center and Tucker Field at Barcroft Park. The kiosk DC, Northern Virginia see dash to get coronavirus vaccine 01/12/2021 10:53pm • Virginia and D.C. moved into a new phase in their coronavirus vaccine plan Monday. Now, there is a mad rush to get the shot. If you are 65 and older in D.C. or 75 and older in Virginia, you can get the coronavirus vaccine. The Commonwealth's Phase 1b also includes essential workers. "We had a No 'credible, detailed' threats to Annapolis, but Hogan says security will be tightened 01/12/2021 09:00pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that despite FBI warnings of armed demonstrations at state capitols, there are no "credible, detailed threats" in Annapolis. While he's doubled the number of National Guard troops being deployed to D.C. — from 500 to 1,000 — the governor said "we're not going to Wizards-Jazz game postponed as contact tracing leaves Wizards short on players 01/12/2021 07:10pm • Wizards-Jazz postponed as Wizards go through contact tracing originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards and Jazz game scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed to a later date due to a host of players being in the league's Covid-19 health and safety protocol.Washington has both R Montgomery Co. schools delay start of in-person learning 01/12/2021 05:28pm • Some students in Montgomery County, Maryland, will have to wait longer to return to the classroom, with the school board pushing the start date for in-person learning to March. Some students were slated to go back to the classroom on Feb. 1, but on Tuesday the school board voted to delay the star Maryland basketball game canceled by coronavirus outbreak at Nebraska 01/12/2021 04:27pm • Terps game canceled by COVID-19 outbreak at Nebraska originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonMaryland men's basketball game against Nebraska on Saturday has been canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Cornhuskers program, both schools have announced.The announcement comes a day afte Hogan: UK variant of COVID-19 found in 2 Maryland residents 01/12/2021 03:15pm • Two Maryland residents are the first people in the state to be confirmed as having the U.K. variant of COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday. One of the residents recently returned from travel abroad, having traveled to multiple continents; the other patient is the spouse of the recently return