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How to Find Admissions Statistics for College 02/25/2021 12:00am • In an increasingly data-driven world, there seems to be a statistic for almost everything. That's especially true in college admissions as schools drill down into various data points when selecting incoming classes. For prospective students, that means an opportunity to see how they stack up to prio Loudoun Co. health director answers questions about vaccination process 02/24/2021 11:33pm • The Loudoun County health director is offering assurances to residents who are worried that they have not yet found their names and data on Virginia's new statewide preregistry for the coronavirus vaccine. During a Wednesday night online Q&A on the vaccination process, Dr. David Goodfriend to Coronavirus variant 1st identified in UK found in Central Virginia 02/24/2021 10:12pm • A variant of the coronavirus that first emerged in the United Kingdom has been identified in Central Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health identified the variant in a sample from an adult resident who had no history of travel during the exposure period. The B.1.1.7 variant of the virus i Tips to help reduce anxiety to ease overwhelming thoughts or feelings 02/24/2021 09:00pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress for many people in various ways, and an expert with tips for coping believes it's important to have someone to reach out to for support when feeling triggered or overwhelmed. "It is absolutely important for us to have identified people in our lives that New Marriott CEO on pandemic recovery, travel rebound, COVID-19 vaccine 02/24/2021 08:13pm • The new head of Maryland-based Marriott International sounded optimistic about the year ahead when it comes to continued safe operations, and he predicts that travel will start to pick up later this year. "Travel will come roaring back," CEO Anthony Capuano told WTOP. Capuano officially takes Rebuilding infrastructure would bring jobs, improve economy, Hogan tells Congress 02/24/2021 06:39pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told Congress on Tuesday that rebuilding the nation's infrastructure would create jobs and help the nation's economy recover from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. But Hogan said the federal funding process must be streamlined, and states should be given more flex Montgomery Co. says link-sharing of vaccine appointments will soon be stopped 02/24/2021 04:26pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland are working to stop link sharing in order to prevent people from booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments before their turn. County officials have been asking people not to share links for appointments to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Link sharing has led t DC Mayor Bowser's sister dies of COVID-19 complications 02/24/2021 03:26pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that her older sister, Mercia Bowser, has died from complications linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday morning. "Mercia was loved immensely and will be missed greatly, as she joins the legion of angels who have gone home too soon due to the pandemic," the mayor said American, Gallaudet team up with other DC universities to offer COVID-19 testing 02/24/2021 02:55pm • American University and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area announced the launch of a mobile COVID-19 testing lab that will process saliva-based COVID-19 tests at Gallaudet University. The mobile lab is expected to have the capacity to process more than 50,000 tests Northam to ease some COVID-19 restrictions in Va., details vaccination efforts 02/24/2021 01:18pm • Gov. Ralph Northam will ease some COVID-19 restrictions in Virginia as case numbers fall and vaccination numbers rise. Some of the regulations that will go into effect Monday, March 1: Alcohol sales will end at midnight, a change from the current 10 p.m.; The midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew wil Virginia marching band refused to yield, strives to take field amid pandemic 02/24/2021 12:54pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a lot of outside-the-box thinking for many people, including a group of high schoolers whose plans had to adapt to an unprecedented situation. Many of the members of the Lightridge High School Marching Band have never set foot in their brand-new school, which DC mayor sets 'day of remembrance' for lives lost to COVID-19 02/24/2021 12:13pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Wednesday a "Day of Remembrance for Lives Lost to COVID-19." Bowser also ordered flags to half-staff this week in honor of the more than 500,000 Americans who died from COVID-19. "These beautiful souls who passed were grandparents, parents, siblings, cousins, Maryland state senators get negative COVID-19 test results 02/24/2021 11:12am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's Senate president says tests for COVID-19 have turned out negative after several state senators missed a day of session as a precaution. Senate President Bill Ferguson said Wednesday that while several rapid virus tests were positive a day earlier, follow-up PCR Loudoun Co. superintendent, school board irked by CDC guidance on return to school 02/24/2021 10:15am • The number of COVID-19 cases in Loudoun County is currently too high to bring students back to school buildings more than two days per week, Interim Superintendent Scott Ziegler told the school board. Looking forward, Ziegler and School Board Member Jeff Morse both voiced frustration with the Cen 'MCPS must respect us': Montgomery Co. teachers protest over health fears as schools reopen 02/24/2021 05:46am • Teachers and community members in Maryland's Montgomery County who are unhappy with a plan to resume in-person teaching led a protest outside the school board building Tuesday, blaring horns and circling the parking lot in their vehicles. The demonstration was livestreamed on Facebook by the Mont