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Montgomery Co. hopes to start vaccinations of 75+ next week, but 'math doesn't add up' for speedy rollout 01/21/2021 04:45pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they hope to begin rolling out the coronavirus vaccine to people age 75 and older under Phase 1b of the state's vaccine plans, but that demand is still far outstripping the meager supply of shots provided by the state. Since a pre-registration website Proposed pharmaceutical plant for Petersburg plans 180 jobs 01/21/2021 04:08pm • RICHMOND, Va. — A nonprofit organization says it is planning a new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Petersburg that's expected to create more than 180 new jobs and make drugs for treatment of COVID-19 and other diseases. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports state officials announced Thursda Following criticism, Virginia firm nixes vaccine event for employees 01/21/2021 04:05pm • RICHMOND, Va. — Workers in Virginia who were not technically eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine were nonetheless told by their employers that they could get it. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that more than 400 people were scheduled for a vaccination event this Sunday. But the eve More than 50,000 Delawareans sign up for coronavirus vaccine 01/21/2021 08:49am • WILMINGTON, Del. — More than 56,000 people in Delaware signed up to get the coronavirus vaccine on the first day of a new online registration system. The News Journal reports that the new system launched on Wednesday morning. Gov. John Carney’s office said that 35,000 people had registered wi Some states want to buy their own vaccines; Biden administration says no 01/21/2021 08:40am • ▶ Watch Video: President Biden lays out plans for next 100 days during first day in office The Biden administration is rejecting calls from some states to buy COVID-19 vaccine doses directly from Pfizer, as governors hunt for ways to supplement their limited supply of shots. The div Frederick Co. schools to resume winter sports with pandemic precautions 01/21/2021 08:04am • Frederick County schools will resume their winter sports season Monday after the Maryland school district suspended practice earlier this month due to a local surge in coronavirus cases. Winter sports will resume on Monday, Jan. 25, Frederick County Public Schools said Wednesday, after consulting DC-area leaders congratulate Biden, express hope for change 01/21/2021 04:41am • Leaders from across the D.C. region congratulated Joe Biden on becoming the 46th president of the U.S. on Wednesday, with many expressing their hope that his election will mark a new chapter in America's divisive politics. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who talked to Biden as he walked down Pennsylvan How Colleges Are Adjusting Their 2021-2022 Tuition 01/21/2021 12:00am • The steady drumbeat of annual tuition hikes slowed in 2020 as colleges responded to the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating financial effects on American families. Looking ahead to 2021-2022 tuition rates, families can expect much of the same as colleges may take a similar approach by freezing Colorado's Creative Industry Is Still Feeling the Pandemic Pinch 01/21/2021 12:00am • DENVER--It was mid-March and Rob Drabkin had just arrived home in Denver after touring through music festivals as far away as Rwanda and Istanbul. The singer-songwriter -- known for his fluffy dark hair and positivity-infused tunes -- was returning stateside to a busy spring and summer concert line Israeli Government Sharing COVID-19 Vaccine Data With Pfizer 01/21/2021 12:00am • JERUSALEM -- This capital city's largest convention center has been transformed into a coronavirus vaccination clinic, inoculating thousands of people a day. "We are defeating corona," read signs from Meuhedet, the Israeli HMO running this vaccination station, one of hundreds around the country as Inauguration 2021: Joe Biden takes oath in presidential transition like no other 01/20/2021 11:54pm • It was an inauguration like no other. In a city on high alert and amid a still-raging pandemic, Joe Biden took the oath of office Wednesday, becoming the 46th president of the United States, declaring it a victory for "the cause of democracy." "This is America's day. This is democracy's day, Joe Biden's Inauguration Day concludes with extravagant firework show 01/20/2021 11:00pm • Fireworks lit up the sky behind the Washington Monument to mark the end of Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden. Biden and first lady Jill Biden watched the end of the day’s events from a balcony in the White House on Wednesday night. The Bidens’ grandchildren danced and clapped on the balco Bradley Beal 'wouldn’t be totally against' NBA moving season into a bubble 01/20/2021 10:54pm • Beal 'wouldn’t be totally against' NBA moving season into bubble originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAs the Wizards continue to see their games postponed, with now six that will need to be made up, the NBA's plan to play a regular season amid a global pandemic is proving DC makes more COVID-19 vaccination appointments available for certain groups 01/20/2021 07:21pm • The D.C. Department of Health announced that more than 2,000 additional appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations will be made available for residents who are at higher risk of coronavirus infection starting Thursday morning. At 9 a.m. Thursday, "2,235 additional vaccination appointments will be mad Alex Ovechkin among four Capitals on NHL's coronavirus absence list 01/20/2021 07:19pm • Ovechkin among four Capitals on NHL's coronavirus absence list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFour key members of the Capitals have been placed on the NHL's COVID protocol-related absences list, including superstar scorer Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry