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Arlington Co. accepts $660K in state funding to distribute coronavirus vaccines 12/12/2020 04:35pm • The Arlington County Board approved the use of state funds to distribute coronavirus vaccines in a Saturday meeting. Shortly after the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Arlington County accepted two state grants to help with distri While vaccines are on their way to DC, it could be days before first round of inoculations 12/12/2020 02:42pm • While the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to the District, there are still some logistical issues to be worked out before any shots are given. “We won’t be able to start giving out the vaccine right away,” said Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director of the District Department US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic 12/12/2020 09:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming day DC firefighter faces murder charge in shooting 12/12/2020 08:14am • A D.C. firefighter has been accused of killing a man in Northwest, Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Mohamad Goodwin, 32, was charged with second degree murder on Thursday. D.C. police said he shot Devonte Wilson in the neck while he was in his car on Morton Street n Fairfax Co. teachers union says school system rushing reopening plans 12/11/2020 06:40am • A union representing teachers in Fairfax County said the school system is rushing to put more students back in classrooms without regard to safety. The Fairfax County Federation of Teachers said it questions the process used to determine whether schools are being kept safe. “It isn’t safe 'Million MAGA March' on DC: What to know 12/10/2020 06:45pm • The "Million MAGA March" is returning to D.C. on Saturday after a tumultuous, tension-filled showing last month that included stabbings and arrests. According to the event's website, which provides no contact information, around 17,000 supporters say they're headed to the District for a rally aro No new statewide COVID-19 restrictions in Maryland; more help for businesses 12/10/2020 05:18pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that though he and his team are monitoring the latest coronavirus metrics, they are not implementing new statewide restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 as of yet. At a Thursday afternoon news briefing, Hogan said Maryland remains in a better position than man Prince George's Co. to shut down indoor dining amid rise in coronavirus cases 12/10/2020 01:37pm • Faced with surging cases of coronavirus and a troubling rise of hospitalizations related to COVID-19, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced a series of new restrictions in one of Maryland's hardest-hit counties, including shutting down indoor restaurant dining and cutting capa Lack of grocery stores in some DC wards highlights racial wealth inequity, report says 12/09/2020 10:28am • A severe lack of full-service grocery stores in Wards 7 and 8 is one of the contributing factors for food insecurity, according to a report entitled Still Minding the Grocery Gap in D.C. report released Wednesday by D.C. Hunger Solutions. The report found the disparity in access to healthy and af Street closures, parking restrictions for 'Million MAGA March' 12/08/2020 06:30pm • The "Million MAGA March" is expected to return to D.C. on Saturday after a tumultuous, tension-filled showing last month that included stabbings and arrests. Here's what to know about the protest. Potential road closures and parking restrictions start Friday through Sunday in the District. E 'The cavalry is coming': Hogan details Maryland's COVID-19 vaccine rollout 12/08/2020 05:55pm • Gov. Larry Hogan offered a welcome reminder Tuesday to Marylanders. "The cavalry is coming," Hogan said during an afternoon briefing on the state's COVID-19 pandemic response. "A vaccine is on the way." The monthslong wait continues though, and hours after U.S. regulators confirmed Pfizer's pr Americans in need of emergency disaster housing surged in 2020 12/08/2020 11:58am • ▶ Watch Video: Cause for concern: Climate change Record-breaking wildfires and a relentless hurricane season — on top of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — have left more Americans in need of emergency housing than ever before. American families have spent more time in Red Cross 21 new foods and ingredients to try in 2021 12/08/2020 10:35am • Future of Food Count on the future of food to be flavorful, and increasingly functional, sustainable, ethical and plant based. Here are 21 foods and ingredients predicted to be big in the coming year -- shaping restaurant menus, food and beverage innovations and consumer behavior. Check out this Md. health dept. procurement chief fired in midst of Korean test kit controversy 12/07/2020 08:53am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The former head of procurement for the Maryland Department of Health said he was forced into retirement without explanation, months after Why Black Americans don't trust a coronavirus vaccine 12/07/2020 07:21am • Only 14% of African Americans say they trust the safety of a coronavirus vaccine, according to a recent study by the COVID Collaborative. Emergency Room physician Dr. Geoffrey Mount Varner says historical reasons such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment make the idea of trusting a vaccine a hard