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Novavax initiates late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials 09/24/2020 04:05pm • Gaithersburg’s Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) is gaining ground in the coronavirus vaccine marathon. The local biotech has initiated its first phase 3 trial in the United Kingdom while continuing to run other ongoing studies of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Novavax said Thursday. The U.K. trial — d WWII planes, pilots warm up for Friday flight over National Mall 09/24/2020 03:35pm • World War II airplanes at Culpeper Airport, preparing to participate in Friday’s Arsenal of Democracy Flyover of the nation’s capital. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) The growls and whines of World War II-era planes were loud and the flying precise as dozens of planes ranging in size from one-seaters No big Labor Day COVID-19 spike but Prince George's Co. sticking with Phase Two for now 09/24/2020 03:22pm • Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, say they were braced for the potential of a big spike in new coronavirus cases after the Labor Day holiday that never ended up materializing. But even so, they aren't ready to move into the next phase of reopening. After the holiday weekend earlier t Hogan: Maryland schools can reintroduce fall sports on Oct. 7 09/24/2020 02:58pm • School systems in Maryland will have the option to decide if they would like to reintroduce falls sports starting Oct. 7, Gov. Larry Hogan and the state's superintendent of schools announced Thursday. A news release from the governor's office said the decision was made after each of the state's 2 Hogan still wants to see Maryland students back in classrooms 09/24/2020 02:22pm • Gov. Larry Hogan remains enthusiastic about students across Maryland returning to classrooms, and though plans from school districts have been approved and state health metrics have been trending downward, Montgomery and Prince George's counties are still aiming for a return sometime next year. " Visit Alexandria details pandemic's tourism hit — and its comeback plans 09/24/2020 02:14pm • In a normal year, tourism brings in about $50 million in annual consumption taxes to the City of Alexandria, which the Virginia city uses to fund local services such as public safety, transportation, human services and education. This year, the city was on track. Then, the coronavirus pandemic en 'Continue to get creative': DC-area restaurants brace for outdoor dining drop 09/24/2020 01:35pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially tough on restaurants, with indoor seating slashed and some customers still uncomfortable eating out. For customers who want to get out but feel safe doing so, outdoor dining has been the happy medium allowing that to happen. So, what happens when it ge Socially distanced activities you can do this fall 09/24/2020 12:24pm • Fall has arrived, and, unfortunately, it looks like the coronavirus pandemic will be here for all of it. This knocks out some of the classic fall activities such as hayrides and crowded harvest festivals, but there’s still some COVID-safe fun to be had out there. From nature walks to wineries, Virginia voters get conflicting information on witness signatures 09/24/2020 11:38am • There were last-minute changes made to the absentee voting process in Virginia this year ahead of the presidential election — and it appears that time crunch is now leading to confusion for voters. Absentee ballots started being mailed out to voters at the end of last week, and several jurisdic Board to vote on return to school for some Charles Co. kids 09/24/2020 11:24am • The school board for Charles County, Maryland, public schools is looking into bringing some students back in November and will vote on the matter Oct. 13. In particular, students who need in-person teaching the most, if their parents approve. Special-education students, those without a web co Thousands of Loudoun Co. students return to classrooms part-time next month 09/24/2020 09:17am • Thousands of public school students in Virginia's Loudoun County will be headed back to the classroom on a part-time basis by the end of October. The Loudoun County School Board approved a plan to allow for part-time in-person learning for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade on Oct. 27. Rosslyn's newest offices are outside 09/24/2020 09:13am • This is a rendering of what the Rosslyn Business Improvement District's O2 will look like once it begins operating in October. (Courtesy Design Foundry) With a click of a mouse, office workers in Rosslyn, Virginia, can reserve a socially-distanced outside office space, and escape their high-rise MCPS may make mental health days excused absences during pandemic 09/24/2020 07:59am • The Montgomery County School Board may start giving students in Maryland's largest school system excused absences to take mental health days during the pandemic. A resolution to allow students to take mental health days was introduced during Wednesday night's hearing. "I'd like to bring forwar Maryland teacher marks 6 months since coronavirus nearly killed him 09/24/2020 05:11am • Jason Flanagan, an English teacher at High Point High School in Beltsville, is back at work and teaching virtual classes, but earlier this year the Maryland man was in bad shape during a battle with the coronavirus that nearly killed him. Thursday marks six months since the 39-year-old from Frede How to prevent fires at home as weather gets chilly 09/24/2020 03:47am • As those chilly, crisp fall nights have you adjusting the thermostat, making more hot meals or maybe even having candles on the table, a Montgomery County, Maryland, fire official urges caution. All of those things can also spark fires, and Pete Piringer, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service