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Northern Virginia leaders ask for more COVID-19 vaccine supply, flexibility in administering doses 03/22/2021 06:08pm • Northern Virginia leaders said they are ready to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations and ensure that shots are distributed equitably, but in order to proceed, they say they need more supplies. The Northern Virginia Regional Commission, which is made up of leaders from the cities of Alexandria and Fairf Montgomery Co. gets $204M in federal COVID-19 relief funding: Where will it go? 03/22/2021 04:37pm • Montgomery County is slated to get nearly $204 million in direct funding from the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress earlier in March, which officials say will provide a much-needed cushion to the county's budget as it seeks to put Maryland's largest county on a path to post-pandemic financi Bill is back to make DC 51st state — still faces high hurdle in Senate 03/22/2021 03:15pm • Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is sworn in to testify before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the District of Columbia statehood bill, Monday, March 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP) Legislation that would make D.C. the nation's 51st stat How moms and dads view virtual learning differently 03/22/2021 12:21pm • Not all parents agree on the upsides and downsides of remote learning for kids. And your opinion may depend on whether you're a mom or a dad, how old your kids are and how much online learning your kids do For some, it's been a positive experience: 38% of adults with children under 18 who partici Wizards and Caps apply to allow fans at games, but are being patient 03/22/2021 10:55am • Wizards and Caps apply to allow fans at arena, but are being patient originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards and Capitals have re-submitted their application for a waiver to begin allowing fans at Capital One Arena, as Monday was the first day professional sports teams Loudoun, Prince William counties seek to break from state-run health districts 03/22/2021 07:36am • Among the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic is that if a county is large and sufficiently organized to operate its own health department, things could get done more quickly in a public health crisis. That's why Loudoun and Prince William counties — two of Virginia's fastest-growing DC loosening some coronavirus restrictions 03/22/2021 05:14am • D.C. loosens some coronavirus restrictions on Monday, allowing some indoor restaurant dining, larger outdoor gatherings and some school sports. Here are a few of the changes: Starting Monday, March 22, restaurants can open for indoor dining at 25% of capacity or up to 250 people. Diners will What to know about the potential for false positive mammogram screenings following COVID-19 vaccinations 03/22/2021 04:00am • When people get vaccinated against any ailment, including COVID-19, the body's immune response can cause lymph nodes to swell, and that might show up when women get mammograms — but experts don't want that to interrupt appointments for either procedure. "Right now, different large institutions DC native creates chain of successful bed and breakfast inns 03/21/2021 11:35pm • Owner of Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast Inns Monique Greenwood. (Courtesy of Monique Greenwood) WTOP is featuring women who make a difference in the community during Women’s History Month. She's an award winning entrepreneur and native Washingtonian, who built her business one bed and breakfast Some Charles Co. public school students to return to in-person learning 03/21/2021 07:09pm • Some students in Charles County, Maryland, will be returning to in-person instruction on Monday. March 22 marks the first day of Phase 2 return to school buildings. The schools returned after winter break to continue Phase 1 virtual learning. Teachers returned to Charles County classrooms on F High vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19, especially for Black people, study finds 03/21/2021 01:16pm • As people begin to soak up more of the springtime sun, the rays may offer more than just a reprieve from cabin fever. A new study finds that COVID-19 patients, particularly Black patients, with high vitamin D levels may have a lower risk of being infected with COVID-19. University of Chicago M Chef's free cookbook contains recipes for loss of taste, smell from COVID-19 03/21/2021 01:15pm • Countless numbers of those with COVID-19 have had to contend with the loss of taste and smell, changing the way that they perceive food. But a British chef is coming out with a free cookbook containing recipes tailormade for COVID-altered taste buds. British chef Ryan Riley is the co-author of "T Hogan visits patrons during Annapolis' Restaurant Week 03/20/2021 04:08pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan dropped by three restaurants in Annapolis on Saturday to celebrate the start of the state capitol's Restaurant Week. The governor chatted up patrons at McGarvey’s Saloon and Oyster Bar, Federal House and Middleton Tavern, which are some of the restaurants offering spec Survey: Many gym goers unlikely to return after pandemic ends 03/20/2021 01:50pm • Gym membership cancellations skyrocketed over the past year, and it looks like a good chunk of members don't plan to return at all. About a third of gym members have no intention of ever returning to their iron jungles, according to survey done by sports company, RunRepeat. The survey included Texas' Schaefer knows how to win in March, Longhorns 'ready' 03/20/2021 10:38am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vic Schaefer built a powerhouse basketball program at Mississippi State that twice came achingly close to winning a national championship. Then he moved home to Texas to try to build another. His first season at Texas has Schaefer's Longhorns riding into the NCAA Tournam