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How Elizabeth Holmes' abuse allegations could impact her criminal trial 12/04/2021 09:14am • For months, jurors at Elizabeth Holmes' criminal trial have heard one witness after another speak about the confident and charismatic former CEO of Theranos. Witnesses testified about how she convinced investors to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into her failed blood-testing startup, attracted Data Doctors: SMART computer checkup 12/04/2021 04:04am • Q: What exactly does SMART do on my computer? A: There’s an old saying, “There are only two kinds of hard drives: those that have failed and those that are going to fail." This is especially poignant when it comes to older magnetic hard drives because the mechanical nature of the device in How Johns Hopkins Medicine is empowering kids with COVID-19 information 12/03/2021 11:07pm • Want kids in your school to be knowledgeable about COVID-19? You can invite experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland to make regular virtual visits. The Johns Hopkins Health Education and Training Corps is getting experts into communities as a way to fight the pandemic. Working with kids i Montgomery Co. schools to add 3 early-release days to current school year 12/02/2021 08:12pm • Montgomery County Public Schools will add three early-release days to the current school year after a contentious vote by the board of education Thursday. The school system proposed adding the half-days on Wednesday, Jan. 12; Thursday, March 24 and Wednesday, May 18 to allow time for staff work d Rockville small business owner faces twin challenges of COVID, cancer 12/01/2021 04:50am • Kenia Garcia, owner of Nature by Trejo, shows her wares at the Wheaton Recreational Center. (WTOP/Dick Uliano) The pandemic has been hard on many of the D.C. region's small businesses, but the owner of a Rockville, Maryland, gift shop has double the challenge because she's been diagnosed with ca 'Good reason to be worried' as Omicron COVID variant spreads fast 11/29/2021 06:13am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. to impose new travel restrictions on southern African countries Durban, South Africa — The Omicron variant of the coronavirus that was first detected in South Africa has now spread to at least 14 countries. Some experts believe it's likely already reached the U.S Data Doctors: Tips for freeing up Gmail storage space 11/26/2021 04:27pm • Q: I’m running out of space on my free Gmail account and deleted a bunch of messages, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Help! Despite Gmail’s generous 15 GB of free storage, it can fill up quickly without regular maintenance. If you haven’t done much in the past to keep Montgomery Co. leads in booster doses, pediatric vaccinations; 1st 'test-to-stay' pilot launched 11/24/2021 06:02pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, continues to lead the pack in COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and pediatric vaccinations. Already among the most vaccinated counties in Maryland, the county has administered more than 182,000 booster doses, which is the most in the state, according to data presented We Plea agreement reached for Fauquier Co. teen charged with shooting mother, brother 11/23/2021 11:16pm • A plea agreement has been reached for Levi Norwood, who was 17 when he allegedly shot and killed his mother, Jennifer, and 6-year-old brother Wyatt, and wounded his father, in February 2020, in their Midland, Virginia home. Online court records show the plea will be entered Nov. 30 in Fauquier Co U. Md. Medical System discards race-based algorithm that discriminates against Black kidney patients 11/19/2021 11:47pm • The University of Maryland Medical System is doing away with an algorithm that for decades determined the kidney health of patients. The calculations from blood tests may have stripped thousands of African American patients from getting proper timely treatments. The medical system and the Univers Supply 'not an issue' in Virginia for adults who want a COVID-19 booster 11/19/2021 11:43pm • Following the federal government's announcement opening up COVID-19 boosters to all adults, Virginia said it is ready to give boosters to any resident who wants one and supply is not an issue. The Virginia Department of Health said it welcomes the move by the Centers for Disease Control and Preve Data Doctors: 2021 Online shopping tips 11/19/2021 04:30pm • Q: What are the latest online shopping safety tips? A: The holiday season always drives online purchase volume to the highest levels of the year, which also means that those with malicious intent step up their tactics as well. Elaborate phishing scams One of the more sophisticated scams incorpo Data shows Maryland General Assembly is becoming more representative of state 11/19/2021 01:03pm • Following the 2018 Maryland General Assembly elections, the state legislature became the most diverse and representative of the state’s general population it has ever been, but data collected from the U.S. Census Bureau and the state of Maryland shows that there is still room for improvement. C Search firm details what people want in next Montgomery Co. schools superintendent 11/18/2021 04:31pm • Closing the achievement gap for Black, Latino and other students of color and responding to the needs of a diverse student body are cited as among the top challenges the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland will face, according to focus groups and online surveys of par 'Doses sitting in freezers': Montgomery Co. wants more kids' COVID-19 vaccines for county clinics 11/17/2021 03:37pm • Montgomery County has seen high demand for getting young children vaccinated against COVID-19 — and nearly one-third of the total number of kids vaccinated in Maryland in the first few weeks of the rollout have been in the state's most populous county. But county officials say as many as half o