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Pro-Trump protesters rally in DC ahead of Electoral College vote count 01/06/2021 02:56am • A day before Congress is expected to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's election victory, supporters of President Donald Trump and his unproven claims of widespread election fraud rallied in downtown D.C. for the first of at least two days of protests this week. There were six arrests Tuesday nig Virginia's 140,000 doses of new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed 12/23/2020 03:56am • Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, Virginia health officials said that tens of thousands of its doses would soon be distributed statewide. Virginia had placed an order for 140,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine â Montgomery County liquor store shuts down temporarily due to positive COVID-19 test 12/22/2020 03:36pm • One Montgomery County, Maryland, liquor store shut down temporarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The county runs all stores that sell hard alcohol via the Department of Alcohol Beverage Services. In a news release, the department said it was made aware that an employee at the W Funerals, death care workers heavily impacted by COVID-19 12/18/2020 11:50pm • The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the work of health care providers, but those who care for the dead are also directly impacted by COVID-19. Undertakers, funeral directors and morticians are deemed "high risk health care workers" and they fall into one of the first groups that should be va Fauquier Co. becomes latest Va. school system to pivot to distance learning amid coronavirus spike 12/11/2020 11:30pm • Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia announced Friday that it will transition back to remote learning next week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the region. The school system said it made the decision after seeing a significant amount of community spread and a reduction in 5,400 ask for help to prevent evictions in Montgomery Co. 10/27/2020 11:53pm • Weeks after members of the Montgomery County Council criticized County Executive Marc Elrich on what they said was the lack of information on where funds for coronavirus relief in the Maryland county were going, the council got an update. Amanda Harris, chief of the Special Needs Housing division Pollution levels decreased in Maryland during COVID-19 pandemic 10/22/2020 01:23pm • A view of Baltimore. Coronavirus pandemic safety restrictions have taken lots of cars off Maryland's roads, and a new study finds that's been good for air quality. (Courtesy Capital News Service) The COVID-19 pandemic has changed just about everything, including what's in the air we breathe. A n Hogan: Hand-held, rapid COVID-19 tests coming to Maryland 09/10/2020 04:03pm • Maryland's governor said Thursday the state will soon have thousands of hand-held COVID-19 antigen tests that can deliver results in 15 minutes. Calling it state-of-the-art technology, Gov. Larry Hogan explained how he's teaming up with other states to make tests available. Hogan said Maryland Montgomery Co. closes county-run COVID-19 testing sites, thousands of tests questioned 08/14/2020 07:50pm • A Rockville, Maryland, genetic testing lab that has been providing Montgomery County with saliva-based COVID-19 tests since late May has agreed to suspend its testing program upon an order from the state. The state is calling into question over 17,000 tests carried out using supplies from AdvaGen 5 DC summer camps canceled, leaving families confused 08/12/2020 09:00am • Dozens of kids eagerly anticipating a break from monotony through a D.C. summer sports camp were disappointed to learn last week that camp was canceled. As parents shuffle plans and seek refunds, they've been given no clear reason why D.C. denied at least five camps' waivers from public health re Free COVID-19 testing in Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge Aug. 13-15 08/11/2020 10:27pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Free COVID-19 testing is available for anyone who lives or works in Prince William County, Manassas or Manassas Park at locations Aug Nurses demand fresh PPE from Medstar Washington Hospital Center 07/23/2020 03:16pm • Nurses who work at Medstar Washington Hospital Center are demanding new personal protective equipment, saying the hospital continues to provide disinfected masks to reuse. "It's really remarkable that we are here in this situation, still demanding basic supplies to keep us safe," said Michelle Ma Eviction fears prompt faith leaders to ask Va. Gov. Northam to intervene 07/19/2020 07:44pm • Virginia faith leaders addressed Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at a virtual news conference on Sunday where they asked him to hold off on evictions so they can help inform residents about the assistance and protections in place to keep people in their homes who have been unemployed due to the coronavi Arlington man rebels against Goya protests, starts GoFundMe to buy food for needy 07/14/2020 09:06pm • Casey Harper, a journalist in Arlington, Virginia, did not like the July 10 news that many people decided to boycott Goya Foods due to its CEO's support of President Donald Trump. He started a GoFundMe page in an effort to raise money to buy foods produced by Goya and donate the items to food pan DC deaths are up as coronavirus fears persist, but not due to COVID-19 07/08/2020 08:35pm • There is a new alarming trend emerging this year in D.C. While people have died due to the coronavirus pandemic, more people are also dying of other illnesses, because patients are hesitant to seek medical care, health leaders said. Since the start of the pandemic, DC Health employees have be