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Montgomery Co. officials discuss vaccine plans for long-term care facilities 12/03/2020 02:50pm • Montgomery County's health officials hope a coronavirus vaccine could be ready for distribution within weeks — with the first doses going to residents and staffers who work at long-term care facilities. There are dozens of those types of facilities around the populous Maryland county, and the l Small businesses in Prince George's Co. have new option for pandemic relief 12/03/2020 12:20pm • An emergency grant program was launched in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Thursday, allowing small businesses to apply for short-term relief grants of between $1,000 and $3,000. “So many of our smallest businesses, particularly owned by residents of color, have been devastated," said Cou Winter sports go virtual in Anne Arundel Co. amid coronavirus surge 12/03/2020 11:00am • As coronavirus cases continue to surge, Anne Arundel County Public Schools officials say the winter sports season, slated to kick off next week, will now start online. Superintendent George Arlotto announced the change Wednesday during a Board of Education meeting. The Maryland high school winter Pandemic prompts extension of crab-pot season in Virginia 12/03/2020 09:53am • NORFOLK, Va. — Regulators of Virginia’s fisheries have decided to extend the traditional crab pot season. And they say it shouldn’t have a big impact on the crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that the Virginia Marine Resources Commission extended t County's resolution opposes governor's COVID guidelines 12/03/2020 09:21am • RUSTBURG, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia’s Campbell County have passed a resolution that expresses opposition to the governor’s new safety guidelines that aim limit the spread of the coronavirus. The Lynchburg News & Advance reports that the county’s supervisors declared the county As his 51st session approaches, Md. Sen. Mike Miller vows to 'fully participate' despite cancer 12/03/2020 08:42am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland legislature’s 2021 session will look and feel unlike any session of the modern era. Lawmakers will sit at desks that hav Md. health official admits South Korean coronavirus tests did not work properly 12/03/2020 05:57am • Maryland's emergency coronavirus spending is facing mounting scrutiny following the revelation that thousands of tests purchased from South Korea were flawed and had to be returned. Gov. Larry Hogan announced in April the purchase of 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea, which he welcomed a In-person return to classrooms will continue in Prince William County, for now 12/03/2020 05:20am • 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. After a review of COVID-19 metrics across the region, Prince William County Schools Superintendent Steve Walts told the school board Pandemic-weary nature lovers flock to DC's little-known Kingman and Heritage islands 12/03/2020 04:02am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '9487718c-a8ac-4bb8-bdb2-5119716341c4' }).render("537615366790e387");}); Kingman and Heritage islands, which are p Md. health officers stop coronavirus-positive boy from boarding at BWI 12/03/2020 02:48am • A family from Maryland's Eastern Shore had a close call when they nearly boarded a plane at BWI Marshall Airport unknowingly carrying the coronavirus. Health officials were able to stop them before they potentially infected other passengers. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, health officers Robert Griffin III, Ravens players frustrated by frantic 10 day stretch 12/02/2020 11:00pm • Ravens players express frustration after frantic 10 day stretch due to COVID-19 originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonLast Monday, the Ravens shut down their facility in Owings Mills after the team learned running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins tested positive for COVID-19. Defensive tackl Montgomery County issuing PPE kits in hard-hit neighborhoods 12/02/2020 10:41pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, plans to issue some 4,000 coronavirus kits with personal protective equipment in the parts of the county the virus has hit the hardest. Kits will contain hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes, gloves, tissues, masks, non-contact thermometers and batteries. The supplies wil DC to test asymptomatic students, teachers, in-person staff, to prevent COVID-19 spread in schools 12/02/2020 10:31pm • The District of Columbia is set to start an aggressive COVID-19 testing program of asymptomatic students and teachers, with the goal of getting them back together in classrooms, safely. Starting next week, D.C. will begin the pilot testing protocol in its ongoing CARE or in-person learning classr COVID-19 has thrown costs and benefits at state’s fledgling health agencies 12/02/2020 08:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. While the COVID-19 pandemic has posed its fair share of challenges, it’s also opened the eyes of tens of thousands of uninsured Maryland How holiday tipping might be different during COVID-19 pandemic 12/02/2020 07:05pm • Those who typically tip people around the holidays might reevaluate how they do that this year — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people minimize handling cash amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "The two big differences this year are staying away from cash and not providing ho