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Laura Neuman explores run for Md. governor 12/21/2021 10:39am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A woman may join the Democratic primary for governor at long last. Former Anne Arundel County Executive Laura A. Neuman, who served as Baltimore County's executive tests positive for COVID-19 12/21/2021 10:03am • In Maryland, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. tweeted Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19. Olszewski said the positive result came in a PCR test. As part of my regular testing regimen, I received a positive PCR test for COVID-19. I am both vaccinated and boosted. I'm a Crow, Warren, Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID-19 12/20/2021 12:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. senators and a third lawmaker say they have tested positive for COVID-19 after having been vaccinated, as the nation deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow is the latest to announce he has tested positive. In a Bowser reinstates indoor mask mandate for DC 12/20/2021 11:52am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she is reinstating the District's indoor mask mandate and declared a state of emergency. "I will reinstate a citywide mask order," Bowser said during a briefing, and added that the city plans expanded testing during the winter surge of COVID-19. Bowser A Guzzone-Guzzone ticket in Howard County? 12/20/2021 10:10am • Senate Budget and Taxation Chair Guy Guzzone (D-Howard). (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines.) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When House Health and G Lawyer for Muslim student disputes Fairfax police statement that recent fight wasn't a hate crime 12/19/2021 06:07pm • A recent fight at Fairfax High School started as a hate crime, according to the lawyer for the student who said she was attacked. Abed Ayoub, legal director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, who represents a 16-year-old Black, Muslim American sophomore at Fairfax High School, sa WFT's Kyle Allen, Taylor Heinicke 'trending up' but still on COVID-19 list 12/19/2021 12:50pm • WFT QBs Allen, Heinicke 'trending up' but remain on COVID list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team's top two quarterbacks, Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen, are currently on the team's reserve/COVID-19 list. And, should that remain the case in two days, n Md. COVID-19 hospitalizations trigger 1st in series of changes to add bed capacity 12/17/2021 05:10pm • Maryland's hospitals are now reducing non-emergency surgeries that would require overnight stays. The move comes as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland has more than doubled in the past month, surpassing the 1,200 mark. On Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced the plans to make Maryland audit follows up on flaws in COVID-19 procurements 12/16/2021 06:23pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A review of emergency procurements for supplies in Maryland during the COVID-19 pandemic found “a lack of compliance” in general with state regulations and “ineffective monitoring” of payments, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Office of Legislat Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad to end service to upper Northwest DC by year's end 12/16/2021 02:26pm • The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad (BCCRS) in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be ending its ambulance service to upper Northwest D.C. by the end of this year. The decision was made after reviewing response data from BCCRS and determining that the dedicated emergency service wouldn't be neede Hogan puts new measures in place for Maryland nursing homes ahead of expected COVID-19 surge 12/16/2021 02:02pm • Anticipating a winter surge of coronavirus infections, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday new rules for how nursing homes can try to control outbreaks. Nursing homes now are required to offer therapies such as monoclonal antibody treatments to residents who test positive for COVID-19, a 'The Harder They Fall' leads Black Reel Awards with record 20 nominations 12/16/2021 12:47pm • The 27th annual Black Reel Awards announced its nominees on Thursday. The action-packed Netflix western "The Harder They Fall" leads with a record 20 nominations, including Outstanding Film, Director (Jeymes Samuel), Actor (Jonathan Majors) and Actress (Zazie Beetz), breaking the record of 17 h DC first responders honored for saving a jogger's life 12/15/2021 01:39am • Six U.S. Capitol Police officers and seven members of D.C. Fire and EMS have been recognized for saving the life of a woman who suffered a heart attack while jogging near the Capitol in late October. During a hero's ceremony at DC Engine Company 3 on New Jersey Ave Northwest, within sight of the Keep pets safe from the cold 12/14/2021 04:01pm • This content is written by Dr. Katie Falk, Veterinarian, Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Winter is the favorite season of many of our beloved pets. Long gone are the days of endless panting, relentless humidity and dissatisfying quests for the lowest, coldest tile floors. Instead, our fur-babies can 3G network service, including 911 calls, to be phased out in 2022 12/14/2021 10:55am • Most devices using 3G networks, including those without service that are used solely for the purpose of calling 911, will gradually become inoperable beginning Jan. 1, the Federal Communications Commission said. The change won't just affect phones: Medical alert devices, tablets, smartwatches and