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Johns Hopkins holds online session for youth to discuss COVID-19 03/24/2021 10:12pm • Johns Hopkins University in Maryland conducted an online meetup Wednesday night, where young people got together with public health professionals to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on their lives. The 90-minute session featured breakout rooms, hip-hop music with a vaccine message, and a multipl Md. board scrutiny puts pause on more than $4.8M in COVID-19-related emergency contracts 03/24/2021 09:13pm • Three emergency contracts for services related to Maryland's COVID-19 vaccination efforts were deferred after members of the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) raised questions about what the state is getting for its money. The Board voted 2-1 to delay approval of the contracts, pending further Rise in cases of pediatric eating disorders with more intense severity, expert says 03/24/2021 08:59pm • The number of children being treated for eating disorders has risen dramatically during the pandemic, according to a Stanford University expert who has tips for families. Dr. Neville Golden, chief of adolescent medicine and professor of pediatrics, treats patients in Stanford Children's Health's Montgomery Co. officials talk next steps on mass vaccination site; some shots next week 03/24/2021 04:29pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are providing more details about the mass COVID-19 vaccination site coming to Germantown, including the huge logistics operation required to get it running and how many shots it's expected to administer when it fully launches. The vaccine site at the Germ Jason Wright: 'Washington Football Team' still in consideration for permanent name 03/23/2021 07:17pm • Team president: WFT still in consideration as permanent name originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWashington's NFL club will play the 2021 season as the 'Washington Football Team' once again, but the franchise's current name could also stick permanently.Team president Jason Wright told ESPN's It's official: Md. to open 6 new mass COVID-19 vaccine sites, including in Montgomery Co. 03/23/2021 04:47pm • It's official: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday a mass vaccination site is coming to Montgomery County early next month — one of six additional large-scale vaccine sites the state is planning to open as it anticipates a big boost in vaccine supplies. The Montgomery County mass vaccin Montgomery Co. says it will line up with Md. on COVID-19 vaccine eligibility 03/23/2021 03:28pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said Tuesday they will expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at county clinics to those 60 and older starting Tuesday — saying new state rules have forced their hand in lining up with Maryland's vaccine timeline. Dr. Travis Gayles, the co Civil War cannonball found in Frederick County 03/23/2021 02:41pm • This time, saying "cannonball" had nothing to do with jumping into a pool. A bomb squad from the Maryland State Fire Marshall's office was dispatched to a home Monday night in Jefferson after the owner contacted authorities about a possibly live cannonball. BOMB SQUAD SAFELY DISPOSES OF CIVIL Here comes $3 gas, just as Americans start traveling again 03/23/2021 06:21am • Travel-starved Americans emerging from lockdown may need to budget for $3-a-gallon gasoline on their next road trip. Prices at the pump are on the rise, driven higher by oil prices hitting $60 per barrel, a surge of economic optimism, restraint from US frackers and unpre On Crossover Day, Senate approves COVID response, parole reform, local tax bills 03/22/2021 10:24pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Senate gave final passage to more than 30 bills on Monday, including measures to guide the state’s COVID-19 response, remove Marylandâ Wizards and Caps apply to allow fans at games, but are being patient 03/22/2021 10:55am • Wizards and Caps apply to allow fans at arena, but are being patient originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards and Capitals have re-submitted their application for a waiver to begin allowing fans at Capital One Arena, as Monday was the first day professional sports teams Halfway there: DC's cherry blossoms reach 3rd stage of bloom 03/22/2021 10:35am • We're halfway there: The D.C. region's famous Yoshino cherry trees have reached the third of six stages on the path to peak bloom, park officials said Monday. The National Park Service's National Mall office tweeted a photo of florets along the Tidal Basin, signaling stage three as the majority o DC parking enforcement ramps up Monday 03/22/2021 09:07am • You won't need to feed the meter but you will need to watch where you park in D.C. starting Monday. As Mayor Muriel Bowser said earlier in the month, the District's pandemic-induced loosening of parking restrictions is ending, and fines starting at $25 will be given out for violations like parkin Here's how much wasted time a bad hire costs DC-area employers 03/22/2021 08:57am • Research from staffing firm Robert Half found D.C. employers waste 15 weeks correcting a hiring mistake. In addition to wasted time, bad hires can decrease staff morale and productivity. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Pheelings Media) Many companies with jobs to fill report having problems finding th Crews working to patch broken water main in Arlington 03/22/2021 08:33am • Crews are working to fix a 6-inch break in a water main on Wilson Boulevard, near North Oak Street in Arlington, Virginia. The Arlington Department of Environmental Services said about 100 customers could be affected, including some local business, as water and sewage crews work to mend the breac