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Northam on COVID-19 case increases, vaccine rollout plans 12/02/2020 04:28pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday urged the commonwealth’s residents to stick with "what we know works" as COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise and a vaccine is in the works. “Almost every region in the state has sustained community spread,” Northam said at a news briefing. Thou Holiday 'rush' in coronavirus testing leads to delayed results in Montgomery Co. 12/02/2020 04:01pm • If you've taken a coronavirus test in Montgomery County, Maryland, lately, be prepared to wait for your results. Amid an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in the region, Montgomery County officials say "overstretched" labs across the region are facing delays in reporting results in part because Local leaders warn of proposed Metro service cuts' impact on minorities, front-line workers 12/02/2020 03:39pm • Metro's plan to dramatically scale back service next year as a result of a pandemic-related budget shortfall is facing more backlash. At a news conference Wednesday, local leaders and others said the service cuts will have an outsized impact on minorities and front-line workers. “It is our B U.Md.-Michigan football game called off 12/02/2020 02:33pm • The Terrapins and Wolverines will not face each other on the gridiron this Saturday as the University of Michigan is halting its in-person football activities amid rising cases of COVID-19 among student-athletes. In a statement Wednesday, the University of Maryland said Saturday's game will not b Prince George's County schools work to address achievement gaps 12/02/2020 02:05pm • There's a renewed focus on educational equity and access for all students in Prince George's County, Maryland, and it was the topic of discussion during a forum Tuesday night among local leaders and schools CEO Monica Goldson. Goldson began the forum by making clear Prince George's County Public Ballad halting elective procedures amid COVID-19 surge 12/02/2020 12:55pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A health system serving a swath of the central Appalachian mountains says it will halt nonemergency elective procedures due to surging cases of COVID-19 and capacity concerns at its Virginia and Tennessee hospitals. Ballad Health officials announced the change Wednesday at Inauguration meeting with DC Del. Norton abruptly canceled 12/02/2020 12:40pm • A phone meeting between members of President-elect Joe Biden's inaugural committee and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton was abruptly canceled Tuesday, leaving unanswered a long list of questions as to what the inauguration will actually look like during the COVID-19 pandemic. "At the last minute, Facial recognition software getting better with mask wearers, says study 12/02/2020 11:01am • A new study shows facial recognition software developed after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is doing a better job at recognizing masked faces. The report produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology is the first to measure performance of face recognition algorithms develope Official: Maryland could get some virus vaccine mid-December 12/02/2020 10:54am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's lieutenant governor says the state could get a small amount of a coronavirus vaccine as soon as mid-December. Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford made the announcement Wednesday at the start of a Board of Public Works meeting. Rutherford says health care workers will ge COVID-19 forces George Mason to postpone basketball games 12/02/2020 10:46am • The George Mason University men’s basketball season is now on hold because of a positive COVID-19 test within the program. In a statement the school said it is pausing all men’s basketball activities after a positive test result was detected during routine COVID-19 surveillance testing. Th Hogan names acting health secretary as concern about COVID hospitalizations mounts 12/02/2020 08:21am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s hospital beds are filling up, as the state reported 2,765 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday morning. Twenty-one hospitals are at Parents worry kids’ mental health will suffer as pandemic drags on 12/02/2020 05:34am • About two-thirds of American parents are worried about the pandemic impacting the mental health of their children, according to a survey by Nationwide Children’s Hospital that finds caregivers believe effects will grow worse in coming months. The study found 66% of parents surveyed are concerne Daily coronavirus deaths near 2,600 — their highest since April — and are expected to get worse 12/02/2020 03:55am • The US reported the second highest day of Covid-19 deaths Tuesday, as rising hospitalizations signal even more deaths in the coming weeks. There were 2,597 new deaths reported across the US, bringing the total death toll to 270,642 in a pandemic that has infected more than 13.7 million people, ac Hogan: 'Worst part of this entire crisis is still ahead of us' in Maryland 12/02/2020 03:15am • Amid an intensifying surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a series of measures to ensure the state is prepared. "The projections say that we are not near the peak yet," Hogan said, "and that the worst part of this entire crisis is still ahead of us over t Juan Soto and Trea Turner set for start of cash hauls 12/02/2020 12:46am • Juan Soto and Trea Turner set for start of cash hauls originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWednesday will be a first step in a coming years-long journey of financial management.Trea Turner and Juan Soto are arbitration eligible together for the first time. The Nationals need to tender contrac