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Salisbury sees boost in business; was it the governor's shoutout that did it? 04/05/2021 10:09pm • Drivers receive COVID-19 vaccine shots at the Wicomico Civic Center on Friday, April 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) Businesses saw a bump this weekend in Salisbury, where the city's mass vaccination site became the first in Maryland to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on a walk-in basis. But Bi DC mayor defends crime lab but says she wants issues ‘fully investigated’ 04/05/2021 09:15pm • The Firearms Examination Unit of the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences analyzes ballistics evidence. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday she wants concerns about the operations of the District’s Department of Forensic Sciences “fully investigated” after a national Bowser announces vaccine eligibility expansion, relaxation of more COVID-19 safety rules 04/05/2021 08:30pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the expansion of vaccine eligibility on Twitter and the relaxation of some COVID-19 safety restrictions in the District at a news conference Monday. Beginning April 19, D.C. residents 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. UPDATE: On Monday, Md. to open mass vaccination sites to everyone 16 and older starting Tuesday 04/05/2021 05:57pm • Maryland is accelerating its vaccination rollout for those 16 and older. Anyone 16 and older will be able to get a vaccine at any of the state's mass vaccination sites starting Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan said in a news conference Monday. And by next Monday, April 12, all providers in the state As Dulles starts rebound, National still finding trouble attracting passengers 04/05/2021 03:51pm • 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. Even as Washington Dulles International Airport continues to dig out of the COVID-infused air-traffic cliff-dive of 2020, Ronald Reagan W Maryland pushes more people to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations 04/05/2021 02:48pm • According to Maryland's Department of Health, 30% of Marylanders have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine; 17% have been fully vaccinated and another 1.5% got a single dose. About 450,000 people have preregistered to get vaccinated. But health department officials such as Dr. Cliff Northern Va. begins offering essential workers COVID-19 vaccine shots under next phase of rollout 04/05/2021 11:09am • Essential workers across some of Northern Virginia's largest counties are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine shots. In Loudoun and Prince William counties and the city of Alexandria, officials announced Monday essential workers under Phase 1c of Virginia's vaccine rollout plan are now eligible to How a low-cost medical ID card could help save your life 04/05/2021 09:17am • If you ever have to call 911, there's something you can do now that will make it a lot easier to give responders the information they need: It's called the File of Life. In essence, the File of Life is a simple packet of important medical information about a person, geared at helping first respon Delaware reports 1 new COVID death, bringing total to 1,566 04/05/2021 09:15am • DOVER, Del. — Health officials in Delaware have reported an additional death related to the coronavirus. The Delaware State News reported Sunday that the state’s total number of COVID-19-related fatalities is now 1,566 since the pandemic began. The most recent death occurred in Sussex Coun Record office occupancy loss and record high vacancy in D.C. 04/05/2021 08:27am • D.C.'s office market continued to soften in the first quarter of this year, with the largest single-quarter occupancy loss on record. Commercial real estate services firm CBRE reports 1.1 million square feet of negative net absorption, the difference between space that was newly leased and newly One year later: Ivy League education at home during pandemic 04/05/2021 04:00am • Anna Kasun, a graduate of Tuscarora High in Leesburg, Va., is now a freshman at Columbia University. She’s attending from her family’s home since classes are all online. (Courtesy Anna Kasun) Nothing goes as expected. That's been the theme for many of the high school graduates who belong to Is the May SAT Right for You? 04/05/2021 12:00am • This year, the May SAT has a regular registration deadline of Thursday, April 8, and will be administered on Saturday, May 8. While May tends to be a popular exam month for high school juniors, it is not suitable for everyone. Here are some indicators of whether you should or should not take the Ma Report: Nationals won't play Braves Monday amid coronavirus outbreak 04/04/2021 07:23pm • Report: Nats won't play Braves Monday amid coronavirus outbreak originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   After having the first series of the MLB season postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the Washington Nationals will have to wait at least one more day before kicking off thei Pandemic pushes DC school to provide English learners with new laptops, mental health services 04/04/2021 02:46pm • A D.C. school for adult English learners is working to overcome the wide-range of difficulties its students face switching to virtual learning during the pandemic, especially with most being both immigrants and parents. "It's been quite a journey," said Allison Kokkoros, CEO of the Carlos Ros Peal bells rang at the Washington Cathedral on Easter for first time in over a year 04/04/2021 02:32pm • Families gathered to hear the peal bells ring in celebration of Easter outside the Washington Cathedral on Sunday, The cathedral has rang its funerary bells to commemorate COVID-19 deaths, but this is the first time since March of last year that it has rang its peal bells. While the