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Coca-Cola just axed another soda 05/15/2021 12:29pm • Coke Energy, we hardly knew you. The Coke-energy-drink hybrid is being discontinued in North America, just over a year after it launched. Coke Energy hit shelves in January 2020, a few months before coronavirus began spreading across the region. However, the pandemic alt As COVID-19 restrictions lift around DC region, Six Flags plans to play it safe 05/15/2021 08:55am • The summer theme park season is just around the corner but even though many the D.C. area's many pandemic-related restrictions are being loosened, Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland, said it plans move ahead with caution. Visitors to Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro are bein Stimulus checks, pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return 05/15/2021 08:02am • Low-income Americans who aren't usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don't file a 2020 return thanks to changes made by the latest pandemic relief package. Many may still be waiting on a stimulus payment because the Internal Reznik seeks investigation into Maryland’s purchase of Korean COVID-19 test kits 05/15/2021 06:41am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Del. Kirill Reznik (D-Montgomery) sent a letter Friday to Attorney General Brian Frosh (D) and State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III askin Virginia lifts indoor mask mandate in alignment with CDC guidelines 05/15/2021 03:10am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam lifted the indoor mask mandate in alignment with the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines saying that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask. Virginia will also ease all distancing and capacity restrictions on May 28, two weeks ea Maryland lifts mask mandate, along CDC guidelines 05/15/2021 03:08am • Gov. Larry Hogan said Maryland will lift its mask mandate on Saturday, May 15, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's announcement that fully-vaccinated Americans can safely remove their masks in public. Masks will still be required for those on public transportation, in healt Why you shouldn't skip the 2nd dose of a 2-shot COVID-19 vaccine 05/14/2021 11:50pm • Here's a reason not to skip the second dose of the two-dose coronavirus vaccines -- a new study says that a single dose may not be enough to protect you from variants. "There was a big differential between one-dose protection and two-dose protection that is much more disparate than we've seen wit As Maryland eases COVID-19 measures, Howard Co. says students can go maskless on the playground 05/14/2021 08:56pm • Students in Howard County, Maryland, can soon go maskless on the playground under an easing of coronavirus restrictions that also includes lifting capacity limits on spectators at school sports and expanding attendance at upcoming high school graduation ceremonies. "This easing of restrictions is What's the science behind CDC's decision to say fully vaccinated people don't need masks? 05/14/2021 07:32pm • A fresh batch of data from a big study of health care workers across the country helped prompt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to say fully vaccinated people can go without masks in most circumstances, the agency said Friday. The study found that real-life use of the Moderna and Beer and baseball: DC branches out to incentivize residents to get COVID-19 vaccine 05/14/2021 03:12pm • D.C. is stepping up efforts to get more residents vaccinated, offering some home run incentives for those willing to get the vaccine. The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available at a walk-up clinic at Nationals Park, and the first 200 fans to get vaccinated will get a Nats-themed National Army Museum in Va. set to reopen in June, its 246th birthday 05/14/2021 02:45pm • The National Museum of the United States Army will reopen its doors in June after closing in mid-December last year due to coronavirus concerns. The museum, located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, opened for the first time on Veterans Day in 2020 before abruptly closing 34 days after it opened. “ 'Take Your Shot' COVID-19 student video competition launches Friday in Montgomery Co. 05/14/2021 02:35pm • Middle and high school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, are invited to participate in the newly-launched “Take Your Shot” COVID-19 vaccine video competition, which aims to encourage the county’s younger residents to get vaccinated. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prev Prince George's Co. plans to lift most COVID restrictions, citing 'dramatic' decline in cases 05/14/2021 01:02pm • Officials in Prince George's County say they have seen a rapid and dramatic decline in COVID-19 case rates over the past week and are aligning with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in loosening nearly all coronavirus-related restrictions in the county. Among the rules the county is preparing to ditch ar Maryland Women's Lacrosse ready for NCAA Tournament 05/14/2021 06:58am • Sports has very few givens. Even a dynasty has an off-year here or there. But it took the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic to keep the Maryland Women’s lacrosse team from reaching the Final Four. Coach Cathy Reese’s program played in the final weekend of the sea DC prisons will see return of some in-person services for fully-vaccinated inmates 05/14/2021 05:50am • The D.C. Department of Corrections has issued updated guidance for how it is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and several programs are set to return in person for the first time since the pandemic began for fully vaccinated inmates. In-person legal and religious services are scheduled to r