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WTOP Top Kid: DC teen 'Woks for Washington' 01/11/2021 04:40am • Cathleen Shi and her sister Grace deliver food to local hospitals. (Courtesy Cathleen Shi) Many D.C.-area businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, but one Washington teen has found a way to support health care workers and local restaurants. Cathleen Shi, 13, and her sister Grace, both C Fairfax County residents call for raises, sick days for essential workers 01/10/2021 10:58pm • During a public hearing Sunday, Fairfax County, Virginia, residents said they want the next legislative session to focus on taking care of essential workers. In the hearing ahead of the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session, David Broder, president of the Service Employees International Unio US House members may have been exposed to COVID-19 while sheltering from riot 01/10/2021 10:29pm • The U.S. House Office of the Attending Physician is telling members of the U.S. House of Representatives to get tested for COVID-19 after facing possible exposure to the virus while sheltering from Wednesday's riots in the Capitol. In a message sent from the attending physician to House members a Md. community leaders hold virtual rally calling on Gov. Hogan to release rainy-day funds for coronavirus aid 01/10/2021 03:59pm • Maryland leaders are calling on the governor to use rainy-day funds to assist with pandemic relief. Comptroller Peter Franchot said Maryland has the funds to help those struggling with food and rent and that money needs to be made available now. "I'm just kind of at the end of my rope because UMD undergraduate survey shows students faced difficulties in the fall semester 01/09/2021 02:42pm • The University of Maryland in College Park has released the results of an undergraduate survey showing many students struggled with learning in the fall while navigating the coronavirus pandemic. Students were invited to complete the "Fall 2020 Student Experience Survey" in October and November. George Washington men's basketball pauses activities after positive coronavirus test 01/09/2021 07:23am • GW MBB pauses activities after positive coronavirus test originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The George Washington men's basketball program will go on pause following a positive coronavirus test from a team staff member. Their regularly scheduled contest on Saturday at St. Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol 01/09/2021 02:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker's Lobby, videos posted online show. Minutes before the shooting Wednesday, the large crowd of angry pro-Tr Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment 01/09/2021 02:07am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to members of her chamber that lawmakers could Fauci reassures Black and Brown communities on safety of COVID-19 vaccine 01/08/2021 10:06pm • The nation’s top infectious disease expert addressed concerns among Black and Brown communities that COVID-19 vaccines will cause more harm than good. Speaking at a “Facts and Faiths Fridays” weekly virtual event hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center, Dr. Antho Attack on the Capitol: Twitter bans Trump; impeachment plans accelerate 01/08/2021 09:32pm • A flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Sicknick died from injuries sustained as rioters stormed the Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The nation is still reeling two days after sup Metro service cuts, layoffs spared by COVID-19 relief funds 01/08/2021 09:13pm • Federal COVID-19 relief funding is expected to stave off Metro's service cuts and layoffs through the end of its current fiscal year. The approximate $610 million in aid was revealed by the regional transit system Friday night, though it still needs to receive board approval next week. Metro's fi Wizards players have continued to test negative after playing Seth Curry, Sixers 01/08/2021 06:45pm • Wizards players tested negative after playing Sixers originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards are set to play against the Celtics on Friday night, just two days after facing the Philadelphia 76ers, who have since had guard Seth Curry test positive for COVID-19. Other Sixers players ha Virginia adds vaccine distribution data to COVID-19 dashboard next week 01/08/2021 05:31pm • Shelby Garlick, assistant director of nursing for infection control, receives the Pfizer vaccine at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on Dec. 30, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) More than 100,000 vaccines have bee Johns Hopkins expert predicts US COVID-19 death toll could rise to 400,000 by month's end 01/08/2021 04:00pm • If the trend of new all-time high numbers of daily COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. continues, the virus could claim 400,000 lives by the end of January, according to an expert at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "More than 4,085 Americans died from the coronavirus yesterday, and t COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up in Howard, Frederick counties 01/08/2021 03:36pm • Maryland's Frederick and Howard counties have ramped up coronavirus vaccine distribution as more shipments become available locally. Howard County has received 4,500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine so far and has given out more than 2,600 of those, according to County Executive Calvin Ball. H