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Landmark Mall to be redeveloped as huge Inova Alexandria Hospital facility 12/23/2020 06:00am • The former Landmark Mall will be redeveloped as a huge hospital campus anchored by an expanded Inova Alexandria Hospital, the Virginia city said Tuesday. The move is seen as a way to revitalize the West End of the city where the now unoccupied mall sits on 52 acres near Interstate 395. The Cit Virginia's 140,000 doses of new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed 12/23/2020 03:56am • Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, Virginia health officials said that tens of thousands of its doses would soon be distributed statewide. Virginia had placed an order for 140,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine â Montgomery Co. officials on vaccines, holiday travel and indoor dining lawsuit 12/23/2020 03:02am • The Silver Spring Red Line Metrorail station in Silver Spring, Maryland, is pictured on Dec. 1, 2020. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County, Maryland's health officer said it would likely be months before the general public has access to the COVID-19 v Facing intense scrutiny, head of DC's 911 call center decides to leave 12/22/2020 11:30am • The leader of D.C.'s 911 emergency call center for nearly five years has decided to step down as she faces an audit and intense scrutiny over how her agency operates. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Office of Unified Communications Director Karima Holmes will be moving on from her post. Holmes plans Arlington Thrive financial aid requests surge 12/22/2020 08:52am • Arlington Thrive has provided assistance to 1,300 families and individuals since April. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) Nonprofit Arlington Thrive, which provides emergency financial assistance to Arlington County, Virginia, residents in need, says it has provided assistance to 1,300 families and Maryland to receive additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week 12/21/2020 05:00pm • Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool) Maryland will receive this week almost three times the doses of COVID-19 vaccines that it was sent last week. Bowser: Stay home so hospital workers don't get overwhelmed after holidays 12/21/2020 02:26pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had a simple message for residents during the holidays: Stay home so hospital workers don't get overwhelmed on the other side. After a spike in coronavirus cases in D.C., Bowser introduced new restrictions that go into effect Wednesday at 10 p.m. as part of a "holiday pau 3 instant over-reactions as Washington, Haskins comeback falls short 12/20/2020 03:52pm • 3 instant over-reactions: Washington comeback falls short originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonEverything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn't end. Sure, that's a quote from a cheesy 1980s movie about a pair of bartenders in a weird love triangle, but it also applies to Washington's recent Virginia launches new dashboard listing coronavirus outbreaks 12/19/2020 09:59am • A new online tool launched Friday in Virginia lists coronavirus outbreaks in specific state programs and facilities investigated by the Virginia Department of Health in one place. The dashboard was created to meet the requirements of a bill passed in a Virginia General Assembly Special Session. Despite vaccine, travel industry will suffer for years, tourism expert says 12/18/2020 12:21pm • Vaccinations could mean the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one expert said travel and tourism will continue to feel damaging effects. "This pandemic will be remembered for centuries — it will become a landmark," said Mahmood Khan, professor and director of the Department of After long dispute, Md. universities reach agreements to release hundreds of students from leases 12/18/2020 09:16am • A car carries a message from University of Maryland students trying to get out of their apartment leases. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hundreds of students who hav Presto's Picks: College football's regular season comes to an end 12/18/2020 08:45am • We're finally at the finish line! And just like the entire college football season has been marked with multiple fits and restarts, the final week before the bowls/playoff selection offers up the usual off-the-field news. Maryland's Big Ten Championship Week matchup with Michigan State is one of What if I can't get my COVID-19 booster shot when it's due? 12/18/2020 08:34am • Some of the most at-risk people in the United States are getting their first dose of coronavirus vaccine as soon as this week, while other people are absorbing the quickly-evolving information about the shots that aim to prevent the spread of COVID-19. With the Food and Drug Administration poised Maryland urges smaller gatherings, advises against holiday travel 12/18/2020 02:52am • With more year-end gatherings coming up, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is hoping to curb travel and urge residents to keep celebrations muted. "Today, the Maryland Department of Health is issuing a public health advisory, which lowers the gathering limit from 25 to 10," Hogan announced at a Thursday Bill would pick up the tab for alcohol license fees in Montgomery County 12/17/2020 10:17pm • Bars and restaurants pay a kind of bar tab in the form of licenses to sell alcohol, and a Maryland state lawmaker would like to give them a break. Del. Eric Luedtke, House Majority leader in Annapolis, has come up with a bill that would exempt bars and restaurants in Montgomery County from paying