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Maryland couple struggles with finicky COVID-19 vaccine process 02/07/2021 05:14pm • Vicki Burnham (left) and her husband are both over 65, with her husband, Elliot, having been diagnosed with cancer in January and set to begin chemotherapy in a few weeks. (Courtesy Vicki Burnham) For one Fort Washington, Maryland couple, trying to get their COVID-19 vaccine appointment has been Biden turns to skills that powered his 2020 victory to sell COVID-19 relief 02/07/2021 12:06am • Nearly three weeks into office, President Joe Biden is trying to do what he knows how to do best -- connect with average Americans, letting them know he understands their suffering and offering words of comfort. But instead of doing so quietly on the campaign trail, he's now using those skills to wi Posting pictures of vaccination cards 'could be inviting identify theft' 02/05/2021 06:41pm • Finally getting vaccinated against COVID-19 might feel like winning the lottery — but those getting a vaccine are being asked to celebrate responsibly. The Federal Trade Commission reports that some people are so thrilled about getting inoculated, they’re posing with their vaccination cards a Mass vaccination sites open in Maryland, but the wait for more doses continues 02/05/2021 05:40pm • Gov. Larry Hogan visits the Six Flags America mass vaccination site in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Courtesy Gov. Larry Hogan's Office/Joe Andrucyk) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan toured the new mass vaccination site at Six Flags America in Prince George's County after Coronavirus variant identified in Eastern Virginia 02/05/2021 05:08pm • A coronavirus variant first observed in South Africa has been identified in Eastern Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health is investigating the case and the person's travel history. The variant, also known as SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351, has been shown to be more easily transmitted from pe Maryland Senate passes $577M settlement for HBCU lawsuit 02/05/2021 03:20pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has unanimously passed a measure for a $577 million settlement to a long-running lawsuit involving the state's four historically Black colleges. The Senate voted 47-0 Friday for the bill. It now goes to the House of Delegates, where House Speaker Adrien Puppy Bowl XVII will feature Champ and Major Biden, and the first lady 02/05/2021 02:48pm • ▶ Watch Video: Biden's dogs, Champ and Major, arrive at the White House The first dogs are headed to Puppy Bowl XVII — along with first lady Jill Biden. The first lady is launching a public service announcement about mask-wearing during the event, which airs on Super Bowl Sunday, Restaurant dining hours extended in Frederick County, Md. 02/05/2021 02:04pm • Restaurants and bars across Frederick County, Maryland, can now stay open until midnight, although alcohol sales must end at 10 p.m., under a new county order. Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner issued Executive Order 02-2021 on Thursday "in an effort to protect public health while balancing Maryland Senate OKs about $1.5B in virus relief, stimulus 02/05/2021 01:13pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has approved about $1.5 billion in pandemic relief. Senators passed the bill on Friday in a unanimous vote. The measure first proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan includes direct stimulus payments to low- and moderate-income residents. It includes benefits of u Some Fairfax Co. teachers will remain virtual when students return to the classroom 02/05/2021 12:00pm • Thousands of Fairfax County, Virginia, public school students will be returning to classrooms next month but many of their teachers will remain at home and teach classrooms full of kids virtually. On Tuesday the school board voted unanimously to approve the latest draft plan for a return to in-sc Northam: Get Virginia students back into classrooms 02/05/2021 11:28am • Gov. Ralph Northam pushed for Virginia school systems to begin offering options for in-person learning by March 15 during a news conference Friday. "Children learn better in classrooms. And that's where they need to be," Northam said. "We can do this and we must do this." Northam cited data fr Black History Month leads to unique focus on the world of wine and spirits 02/05/2021 09:40am • This content is sponsored by the Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services. From coast to coast, Americans were affected by economic turbulence from the coronavirus pandemic over the past year, but few were hit harder than African Americans who own businesses. "Nearly half of Black small bus Vigene Biosciences will add 245 jobs in Montgomery County 02/05/2021 08:45am • The Shady Grove location where Vigene is taking space is in the former headquarters of Human Genome Sciences, which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for $3.6 billion. (Courtesy Vigene Biosciences) Rockville, Maryland-based Vigene Biosciences, a company with manufacturing development proj Fairfax County students plead for return to in-person learning 02/05/2021 08:24am • Students and their parents who want Fairfax County, Virginia, public schools to return to full-time in-person learning spoke out during a school board meeting Thursday. Some Fairfax County Public Schools students became emotional as they pleaded for a return to in-person learning five days per we Alexandria students to return to school soon; Arlington will announce dates Feb. 18 02/05/2021 08:07am • Alexandria City Public Schools is out with dates when students can return to in-person learning twice per week, as the superintendent of Arlington County Public Schools said he will specify return dates on Feb. 18. Citing metrics that show a slightly reduced risk of contracting COVID-19, the avai