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Md. COVID-19 vaccine update: How many doses is your county getting? 02/15/2021 04:14pm • Local health departments across Maryland are getting a longer-term look at the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses they'll be receiving over the next few weeks — a change that local health officials had long pressed for and that they say will make it easier to plan and set up vaccination clinics. You're on the list: Va. statewide COVID-19 preregistration site aims to calm fears 02/15/2021 12:01pm • One of the most important functions of Virginia's statewide preregistration system for COVID-19 vaccinations will be to assuage fears from Virginians who aren't quite sure whether they have signed up to be notified when they are eligible to get their shots. "There will be a confirmation on screen Survey: Most workers back in the office don't feel safe 02/15/2021 08:51am • Just 17% of office workers still working remotely say they would feel safe returning, according to the survey by real estates services firm Clever. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Remote office workers contemplating a return to the office, or being mandated to do so, may not be encouraged by their co How to Discuss the Appeal of a Top-Choice Law School 02/15/2021 12:00am • A fundamental question that law school applicants should answer in their applications is why they are applying to law school. Some law schools go even further and offer applicants the chance to explain why they want to attend their school specifically. Schools may do this through their personal stat Metro changes how often trains will run 02/14/2021 08:58pm • Weekday schedule changes for Metrorail take effect Monday in what the transit system hopes will sync up with riders' travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally proposed in November as a part Metro's revised FY2021 budget, weekday intervals will now be six minutes along the Red Line AARP and DC Health hold town hall to clear up seniors' questions about vaccine appointments 02/14/2021 03:50pm • AARP and D.C. Health teamed up for a recent town hall to address seniors'  logistical concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. During the virtual town hall on Friday, D.C. Health Director Dr. Laquandra Nesbitt answered questions on everything from handling technology issues to what kind of Hanging around pharmacies, grocery stores in hopes of scoring leftover vaccine doses 02/14/2021 01:50pm • Policies of not wasting a single coronavirus vaccine in the D.C. area have spurred many people to stand around in pharmacies and grocery stores hoping to score any leftover doses. Sue Ducat became one of those vaccine hunters after facing frustration while trying to get an online appointment. Launching an exercise routine while still working from home 02/14/2021 12:02pm • Working from has led to some people not getting the daily exercise they once did, and that can be problematic during a pandemic. "Physical activity can help stimulate your immune system which protects us against infectious diseases," said Austin Brooks, project coordinator for physical activity a Watch out for dating app scammers this Valentine's Day, Leesburg police warn 02/14/2021 09:08am • The coronavirus pandemic has felt especially long for those without a main squeeze, but police in Loudoun County, Virginia, are warning the public about the dangers of using dating apps to search for a Valentine. The Leesburg Police Department is warning dating app users about scammer profiles wh How to rekindle the flame that the pandemic extinguished 02/14/2021 03:03am • Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but how can you miss your love if they never go away? It's a question many couples may be asking this Valentine's Day as we approach the one-year anniversary of being home with our significant others 24/7. A raging pandemic, compounded by the pressure to celeb Comparing Trump's two impeachment trials 02/14/2021 12:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. The trial went on for two weeks of he-said-she-said. There was a mountain of evidence to pore over but not one drop of blood to see. Trump's second Ice storm ends early for DC area, but slippery conditions remain 02/13/2021 10:04pm • Another round of precipitation is causing ice to glaze the D.C. area. Here's what you need to know. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory until 7 a.m. Sunday for much of the D.C. region. But an ice storm warning was ended around 9 p.m. Saturday night, with most of the p Fairfax Co. top politician 'frustrated' by CVS' independent vaccine process 02/13/2021 03:14pm • The head of the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County, Virginia, believes the rollout of CVS's COVID-19 vaccination efforts has confused residents about the process as a whole. “This announcement, with no coordination with Fairfax County and no coordination with our health department, has been Alsobrooks promises better vaccination process in Prince George’s Co. 02/13/2021 12:39pm • Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says she knows people are frustrated and growing impatient with the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. She said the complaints aren’t falling on deaf ears and that the process is going to improve. Alsbrooks held an hour-long telephone to With override votes, Md. Senate passes landmark education reform and digital ad tax bills into law 02/13/2021 09:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate on Friday voted to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a monumental education reform bill, culminating yea