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Metro considers fare discounts as way to get rail riders back 04/09/2021 05:03am • Will fare discounts draw more commuters back to Metro? The coronavirus pandemic has been a game-changer for Metrorail, but not in a good way, with ridership about 85% lower than it was before the pandemic hit. Metro board member Michael Goldman said the transit agency needs to get creative and Signs Your N95 Mask Might Be Fake 04/09/2021 12:00am • Not all masks are created equal. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, Americans have become well acquainted with public health advisories that encourage us to wash our hands, practice social distancing and wear a mask in public.While a simple, reusable cotton mask offers some protection New Mexico Joins States Expanding Paid Sick Leave During Pandemic 04/09/2021 12:00am • New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation that will require employers throughout the state to provide paid sick leave to workers, joining at least a dozen other states that either already had such laws in place or have expanded offerings during the coronavirus pandemic. Virginia OKs bill to allow Prince William Co. to have its own health department 04/08/2021 11:08pm • 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. Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax cast the deciding vote to allow Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park the authority to local 33% reduction in Md. COVID-19 vaccine doses coming, officials say 04/08/2021 10:30pm • The state of Maryland will be dealing with a 33% reduction in the total federal allocation of COVID-19 vaccines next week, Montgomery County officials said Thursday. Dr. Travis Gayles, the county’s health officer, said the dropoff was “likely” tied to the recent destruction of about 15 mill Virginia becomes 1st state to offer ASL video chats for COVID-19 call center 04/08/2021 09:21pm • Virginia has become the first state to provide real-time video chat access to its COVID-19 information call center for users of American Sign Language (ASL). The face-to-face service for the deaf and hard of hearing aims to offer equal access to state assistance in a format more likely to offer c DC to enter Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination plan earlier than expected 04/08/2021 04:17pm • D.C. is opening COVID-19 vaccination appointments to the public sooner than expected. The D.C. Health Department said Thursday afternoon that they sent out appointments to all registered D.C. residents eligible for appointments due to their job categories, “and determined that there were enough Virginians could see higher personal property taxes from rising vehicle values 04/08/2021 10:32am • Get ready for a higher personal property tax bill in Virginia this year due to rising used vehicle values. Loudoun County revenue commissioner Robert Wertz Jr. is advising county residents who own cars that their personal property taxes this season might be higher, owing to the coronavirus pandem Advice from Montgomery Co. exec: Don't stand in line at mass vaccination sites 04/08/2021 09:09am • As a new mass coronavirus vaccination site opened Thursday in Montgomery County, Maryland, people who planned to head to the site were given some advice from County Executive Marc Elrich. "You don't need to come into the building until 15 minutes before your appointment," said Elrich, urging peop Royal Caribbean CEO on new safety protocols, push to sail again 04/08/2021 09:03am • It's estimated about 15 million people in the United States would have gone on a cruise in the last year. That number dropped to zero after the coronavirus pandemic hit. In his first sit-down interview since the pandemic began, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, told CBS News he's 'Vaccine passports' spark debate and division 04/08/2021 07:24am • There's a growing debate over "vaccine passports" — proof that you've gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Some businesses and even cruise lines are demanding them but opposition is building over privacy and other concerns. Greg Johnson, chief operations officer for the Health Innovation Alliance, Another 'first' day of school for some Prince George’s Co. students 04/08/2021 05:27am • Prince George’s County, Maryland, students are finally headed back to classrooms Thursday. Bowie resident Christina Linton says it’s almost like having a second "first day of school" for her daughter, Mia, who will finally set foot inside Tulip Grove Elementary. Mia's entire school experience Hogan's vaccine victory lap in Prince George's Co. marked by criticism over equity 04/07/2021 11:22pm • As Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks celebrated the opening of a mass vaccination site operated by FEMA, they both faced criticism from the mayor of the city where the site is located. Referring to the FEMA-run site that could handle 3,000 vaccinatio 'Exciting day' as Maryland Gov. Hogan tours 2 new mass vaccination sites 04/07/2021 05:47pm • The FEMA-run Greenbelt vaccine site can administer up to 3,000 shots a day. (Courtesy Prince George's County executive) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called it an "exciting day" as he toured new mass vaccination centers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties Wednesday. The Prince George's Cou Metro GM Wiedefeld on budget, control center, ridership and more 04/07/2021 03:41pm • Metro's general manager on Wednesday spoke about the effect of federal relief money on Metro's budget, the changes at the troubled control center, what a post-pandemic system will look like and more. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said during a Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance talk on We