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New Metro budget: Expanded bus service but 'tough choices ahead' 01/12/2021 11:12am • Metro officials have released new proposed budget details ahead of a board meeting Thursday meeting, which comes after the transit agency says it can now stave off drastic service cuts and layoffs thanks to an expected federal funding boost of around $610 million. Among the revisions is added Me Virginia 2021 legislative session begins: Coronavirus top of mind 01/12/2021 10:53am • Virginia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Wednesday for the start of their 2021 legislative session, and the coronavirus pandemic will once again take up a significant amount of their time. A top priority will be ensuring that schools have enough funding, including money for extra counselors, to h DC Restaurant Week postponed until after inauguration, will run for 2 weeks 01/12/2021 09:37am • FILE — Chef Geoff Tracy owns three restaurants in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. (WTOP/Michelle Basch, File photo) Winter Restaurant Week, with restaurants in the District, Maryland and Virginia, scheduled to begin next week, has been postponed by one week because of security concerns surroundi Coronavirus death toll in Delaware has reached 986 01/12/2021 08:44am • DOVER, Del. — Delaware health officials have reported 14 new deaths that are related to the coronavirus. The Delaware State News reported Monday that the total number of COVID-19 -related deaths is now 986. The Delaware Division of Public Health said the newly reported deaths occurred mainly in Store guard charged after dragging customer out of Manassas Chipotle 01/12/2021 06:23am • A store guard allegedly dragged a mask-less customer out of a Chipotle restaurant in Manassas, Virginia. According to a police account of the incident, a 42-year-old man walked into the Chipotle at 7311 Sudley Rd. late Friday without a face mask. He encountered Wayne Eric Witherspoon Jr., 29, of 12 tax deductions that have disappeared 01/12/2021 05:00am • The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made major changes to the tax code and were a mixed bag for some households. While the standard deduction nearly doubled and the child tax credit increased, many other deductions and credits were eliminated. Not much will be changing for the 2020 tax year though. Prince William to administer COVID-19 vaccines at GMU Manassas campus 01/12/2021 01:53am • 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 Health District has begun registering residents over the age of 75 for COVID-19 vaccination clinics at George Maso DC extends indoor dining, museum restrictions through inauguration 01/12/2021 12:39am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser late Monday extended the city's indoor dining restrictions until Jan. 22, days after President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Bowser's new order extends restrictions that were put into place before Christmas. They were introduced to help limit community spread. They i 'We will return to school': Fairfax Co. schools chief says goal remains the same 01/11/2021 08:49pm • Following last week’s decision to delay the date for the return of some students to classrooms in the new year, the head of Fairfax County, Virginia schools told viewers at a virtual town hall Monday that the school system's goal remains the same. “We will return to school in person this Prince William County students in grades 2 and 3 to resume in-person learning 01/11/2021 08:48pm • Second- and third-graders in Prince William County, Virginia, public schools are returning to in-person learning Tuesday and Wednesday. The students will be joining students pre-K through first grade, who resumed in-person learning in November and December. While that may be welcome news to so Montgomery County health official: 'We need the doses' 01/11/2021 07:15pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said the lack of a coordinated COVID-19 vaccine distribution from the federal government and policies from the state government are hampering vaccination efforts. Montgomery County is in its first phase of its vaccination rollout plan, which includes heal Maryland task force targets civil justice system's 'systemic failings and inequities' 01/11/2021 04:02pm • It can be challenging for anyone to navigate the legal system when dealing with issues such as evictions, debt, abuse and unemployment. Now, a Maryland task force has identified ways to help marginalized communities better access the state's civil justice system. The Maryland attorney general's C Hogan unveils $1B COVID-19 stimulus measure in Maryland 01/11/2021 12:17pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan unveiled a $1 billion stimulus and tax relief package aimed at easing the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, which includes direct payments to "Marylanders in need." The RELIEF Act — which stands for Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entreprene Free meals for struggling restaurant workers expands to Arlington 01/11/2021 12:01pm • Between last March and June, Hook Hall Helps provided more than 10,000 meals and raised more than $600,000 in donations for the program. (Courtesy Hook Hall) D.C. beer hall and events space Hook Hall, which established its Hook Hall Helps program with the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan W DC residents 65 and older can schedule COVID-19 vaccines 01/11/2021 11:54am • D.C. residents age 65 and older can now schedule to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "It should take only five minutes on the phone," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday. “I know many of our seniors are eager to get this vaccine. It has been a long 10 months — for many seniors, it has bee