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Bill proposes tax credits for donations to diaper banks 02/13/2021 02:15pm • There’s a proposal in Maryland that would grant tax credits to those who donate to diaper banks across the state. The bill was introduced last month in Maryland’s House, and a hearing on the matter was held this past Thursday in front of the Ways and Means Committee. “The tax credit woul US charges son in civilian Navy staffer's killing in Bahrain 02/13/2021 07:06am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have charged the son of a civilian Navy staffer in Bahrain over her stabbing death in the Mideast island kingdom. Federal court documents accuse Giovonni Z. Pope, 27, of stabbing his mother to death at her off-base apartment on Jan. 31. Contac Md. House withdraws proposal for broader stimulus checks, General Assembly passes billion-dollar RELIEF Act 02/12/2021 08:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After the House of Delegates nixed a last-minute provision that would’ve included broader stimulus checks for Maryland taxpayers, Gov. L Review: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' nails tragic depiction of historic betrayal 02/12/2021 02:14pm • They tore up the screen together in Jordan Peele's landmark film “Get Out" (2017). This Friday, Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield reunite for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a late arrival to the Oscar race that is must-see material on HBO Max. Set in 1969 Chicago, the story follow Three Maryland men accused of scheme to sell COVID-19 vaccines 02/12/2021 11:14am • BALTIMORE — A federal prosecutor said three men are accused in a scheme to sell COVID-19 vaccines through a fraudulent website. The Baltimore Sun reports the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland said in a news release that 22-year-old Olakitan Oluwalade, 25-year-old Odunayo Baba Oluwalade and 22- Fauci: ‘Open season’ for COVID-19 vaccine could begin in April 02/11/2021 12:06pm • The nation’s top infectious-disease doctor said on Thursday that the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. “is going to be picked up” in the next couple of months, and that around April, “open season” for vaccinations could begin, with anyone — not just those in high-risk groups — WTOP Top Kid: Fairfax teen helps feed first responders and food-insecure families 02/10/2021 02:50pm • WTOP Top Kid Lucas Davila sits with the Rustic Love Vienna heart signs his family's nonprofit makes. (Courtesy Laura Goyer) One sophomore at George C. Marshall High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, has been spending the pandemic going all-in on efforts to help his community. A key cause fo Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9 02/08/2021 12:49am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady made the Buccaneers, their fans and their city believe from the moment he arrived in Tampa Bay. With help from old friend Rob Gronkowski and a ferocious defense, Brady and the Buccaneers are Super Bowl champions. Brady threw two touchdown passes to Gronkowski and Virginia ranks 2nd, Maryland finishes 10th in physically strongest states ranking 02/07/2021 01:18am • If there's one thing everyone in the D.C. region has wanted to know, it's who has the strongest residents. At long last, we have the answer. Lift Vault, an online resource for strength training, analyzed the average weight put up by each state's best lifters over the past five years to determine Review: 'Malcolm & Marie' hits Netflix with electric but exhausting talkfest 02/05/2021 01:48pm • Bold. Risky. Electric. Combustible. Self-Aware. Indulgent. Frustrating. Exhausting. All apply to "Malcolm & Marie," a film that's simultaneously gutsy enough to call out its critics in real time, yet so tiresomely talky to alienate viewers as it hits Netflix on Friday. The story follow 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 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 Hogan’s State of the State: More resilient than ever 02/03/2021 09:41pm • Watch the State of the State address: This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) touted the state’s vaccine plan and urged state lawmakers to q MEDCO Exec. Director to retire as COVID-related student housing disputes persist 02/02/2021 10:24am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Robert Brennan, the executive director of Maryland Economic Development Corporation, a quasi-governmental economic development agency, wil Virginia House passes bill ending coal tax credits 02/01/2021 05:59pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia House passed a bill Monday that would phase out two costly coal tax credits that a state investigation recently found generate economic losses for the state. On a 54-45 vote, the chamber approved the measure from Del. Sally Hudson. The bill still must pass the