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Caps, Wizards set dates for 1st home games with fans 04/12/2021 01:07pm • The company that runs the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards has announced the first game for each team that will be held in front of fans. Monumental Sports and Entertainment said in a statement Monday that fans would be admitted to the Capital One Arena for the Wizards’ game against t Black Reel Awards crown 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' 'One Night in Miami' 04/12/2021 11:41am • Since 2000, D.C. has hosted the Black Reel Awards to recognized the cinematic excellence of African-Americans, as well as the entire African diaspora. On Sunday night, the 21st annual ceremony chose "Judas and the Black Messiah" for Outstanding Film about the assassination of Illinois Black Sine Die: Bills to watch on last day of Md.'s General Assembly 04/12/2021 10:42am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Monday’s final day of the 2021 General Assembly session is sure to be more socially distanced than most, but lawmakers are still likely FEMA offers help with pandemic-related funeral costs 04/12/2021 08:15am • D.C. region residents can now seek financial assistance from the federal government for funeral expenses related to the coronavirus pandemic. People who have lost a loved one to the pandemic can seek financial help with funeral arrangements, interment or cremation through a new national program f 3 officers injured in crash involving 2 police vehicles 04/11/2021 04:23pm • LYNCHBURG, Va. — A crash involving two police vehicles injured three officers in a Virginia city. Lynchburg Police Department spokesperson Carrie Dungan says all three officers from the Lynchburg Police Department were treated at a hospital for minor injuries after Saturday’s crash. A news Md. House of Delegates passes climate change response bill 04/11/2021 01:11pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The House of Delegates approved a priority climate bill on Saturday, sending the measure back to the Senate for final action on the last d Pentagon officer charged in Takoma Park shooting accused of assault for separate incident 04/11/2021 12:50pm • Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul speaks at a news conference Friday. (Courtesy Takoma Park police) Takoma Park police have charged the off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer they say shot and killed two men Wednesday morning in Montgomery County, Maryland. The officer has also Review prompts Metro to make emergency response program changes 04/11/2021 09:38am • Metro will update its safety and emergency protocols following a March incident in D.C. involving a mechanical issue that left passengers stranded for over an hour on its rail system. A Red Line train suffered a mechanical problem on March 26, stranding over 100 passengers near the Rhode Island M For many sufferers of long COVID, proving they are sick is a big part of the battle 04/11/2021 04:20am • Lyth Hishmeh kept feeling ill months after contracting coronavirus a year ago in March. He had chest pain and couldn't concentrate. At 26 years old, the former regular runner was fatigued and breathless, struggling to function properly. Yet medical professionals kept telling him he simply could not Why one expert is dismissing worries about vaccine 'passports' 04/10/2021 10:09am • One expert believes the idea of a vaccine "passport" will be short lived, and he’s certainly not worried about it leading to any infringement on anybody's rights. Dr. Amesh Adalja is a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, who thinks that, even as more Americans become vac Hogan: Md. facing quarter-million vaccine dosage shortfall after J&J production mix-up 04/09/2021 03:59pm • Maryland is going to be around 250,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses short of what was expected over the next three weeks due to a mix up at a production plant in Baltimore that resulted in the loss of around 15 million doses of the vaccine last week. Gov. Larry Hogan said they were initial DC approves some fans at Capital One Arena, expands capacity limits for Nats, DC United 04/09/2021 03:38pm • Wizards and Caps fans rejoice: Fans will soon be able to attend games in person — though in very limited numbers to start with. D.C. and Monumental Sports & Entertainment have reached an agreement for Capital One Arena to open its doors to fans up to 10% capacity, or around 2,100 people, ac Laminating your vaccination card? That won't be necessary 04/09/2021 12:16pm • It’s understandable that once you get your COVID-19 vaccination card, you’d want to come up with ways to preserve it. And if stores are offering to laminate it for free, then why not? On the other hand, you may have also started hearing warnings from people who say laminating your card will p DC to enter Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination plan earlier than expected 04/08/2021 04:17pm • D.C. is opening COVID-19 vaccination appointments to the public sooner than expected. The D.C. Health Department said Thursday afternoon that they sent out appointments to all registered D.C. residents eligible for appointments due to their job categories, “and determined that there were enough Royal Caribbean CEO on new safety protocols, push to sail again 04/08/2021 09:03am • It's estimated about 15 million people in the United States would have gone on a cruise in the last year. That number dropped to zero after the coronavirus pandemic hit. In his first sit-down interview since the pandemic began, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, told CBS News he's