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Charles County expands mobile meal bus service for students 01/05/2021 10:44pm • Charles County, Maryland, has expanded its mobile meal bus service for students to more locations. Starting Wednesday, school buses will deliver meals to additional locations Monday through Friday. And more sites may be added as they are finalized, a Charles County Public Schools news release sai Sense of smell could take time to return for some COVID-19 patients 01/05/2021 10:06pm • Losing sense of smell or taste is considered one of the hallmark symptoms of COVID-19 that could affect some of those who were infected. But whether that could be permanent for some who had the symptom is unclear. Nearly 40% of COVID-19 patients with symptoms report a change in sense of smell Flooding brings new woes to NYC church hard-hit by COVID-19 01/05/2021 08:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the congregation has suffered a new trauma: Severe flood damage from the rupture of a major municipal water main. The flooding caused significant damage Monday to the sanctuary Maryland National Guard to help with new vaccination plan 01/05/2021 07:58pm • As of Tuesday, the total number of Marylanders who had been vaccinated for coronavirus stood at 76,916 — about 1.27% of the state's population. And as the state struggles to ramp up its efforts in what Gov. Larry Hogan called "the greatest peacetime undertaking in American history," Maryland an Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter won't attend Biden's inauguration 01/05/2021 02:34pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. It marks the first time the couple, 96 and 93, will have missed the ceremonies since Carter was sworn in as the 39th president in 1977. A spokeswoman at Charles County hospital faces staffing challenges amid pandemic 01/05/2021 01:55pm • The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata is having a challenging time with staffing levels amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one of its executives who said the hospital isn't alone. The Charles County hospital is "having a problem with recruiting agency staffi Siné Irish Pub permanently closes on Pentagon Row 01/05/2021 01:32pm • Siné opened its Pentagon Row location in 2002. It has a second location that remains open in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo credit: Google Street View) Popular Pentagon Row bar and restaurant Siné Irish Pub has permanently closed. Its last night was Saturday. "It is with sadness that we have t Coronavirus vaccine rollout continues to lag in Maryland and Virginia 01/05/2021 12:22pm • The rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in Maryland and Virginia is seeing a slow start, with both vaccinations — and the online data dashboards that track them — lagging behind, according to reports. Maryland has given out more than 65,000 thousand doses of the coronavirus vaccine as of Monda Montgomery County biotechs received nearly $8B in research funding in 2020 01/05/2021 10:21am • GlaxoSmithKline, a multinational company with offices in Montgomery County, is among the companies that received funding for coronavirus research. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP via Getty Images) COVID-19 vaccine research drove a lot of funding to biotechnology companies in Maryland's Montgome 'Harry Potter' actress Jessie Cave says her baby has COVID-19 01/05/2021 08:12am • "Harry Potter" actress Jessie Cave has told fans her baby boy has contracted COVID-19. Cave, who played Lavender Brown in the film franchise, posted an image on Instagram on Tuesday of her child in a hospital room, alongside a laptop playing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's speech announcing a n Loudoun County School Board discusses path forward as virus surges 01/04/2021 10:00pm • The Loudoun County School Board in Virginia opened the new year Monday night the same way it closed the last one: grappling over distance learning in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting Monday, the board heard from frustrated parents who want in-person learning to resume and DC sets COVID-19 vaccination target dates 01/04/2021 02:46pm • D.C. officials released target dates for who they hope to get vaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday. In the week of Jan. 11, they're aiming to get first shots to residents age 65 and older. In the week of Jan. 25, it's specific categories of essential workers, including public safety wo Maryland announces health insurance enrollment period 01/04/2021 11:54am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is holding a special enrollment period to get health insurance though the state's health benefit exchange. Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday the new enrollment period begins immediately and will run until March 15. It’s being opened due to the ongoing COVID-1 Why the DC housing market is so competitive for buyers 01/04/2021 08:52am • A for sale sign in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka) With a global pandemic, millions of Americans out of work and an economy that has been the worst in decades, it seems counterintuitive that the housing market — particularly in the D.C. region — remains incredibly Pizza Hut rolls out a new stuffed crust — minus the pizza 01/04/2021 12:36am • Pizza Hut is doubling down on one of its classic innovations as the pandemic-era pizza wars rage. In a nod to the 25th anniversary of stuffed crust's debut, Pizza Hut is offering a pizza-less ring of cheese-stuffed dough. The name? "Nothing But Stuffed Crust," of course. The cheesy promotio