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What's the Best Bitcoin Wallet? 02/18/2021 12:00am • Cryptocurrency has never been hotter. Bitcoin (BTC), the best-known cryptocurrency on the market, recently reached all-time highs of more than $52,000 per coin. Meanwhile, even a relatively unknown cryptocurrency like Dogecoin is enjoying the spotlight, as everyone from retail investors to Elon Mus Virginia launches call center to help with vaccination preregistration 02/17/2021 04:36pm • Virginia has added a dedicated call center to go with its newly-launched preregistration website to help residents who either don't have internet access or are struggling to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the call center ��� which has around 750 peo Some seniors frustrated with new Md. vaccine appointment call center 02/16/2021 07:00pm • Getting a vaccine appointment in Maryland is not an easy task for some seniors. While the state opened a new vaccine appointment call center to create greater access, whether callers get through on the phone seems entirely up to chance. Aimed at seniors who don't have internet access, Maryland's Md. secretary of health says Prince George's Co. needs to improve confidence in vaccines 02/15/2021 09:24pm • BOWIE, MD - FEBRUARY 06: People wait in their cars inside of a mass vaccination tent in the parking lot of Six Flags on February 6, 2021 in Bowie, Maryland. Maryland officially entered Phase 1C of COVID-19 vaccine distribution including people over age 65, U.S. Postal Service employees, and workers You're on the list: Va. statewide COVID-19 preregistration site aims to calm fears 02/15/2021 12:01pm • One of the most important functions of Virginia's statewide preregistration system for COVID-19 vaccinations will be to assuage fears from Virginians who aren't quite sure whether they have signed up to be notified when they are eligible to get their shots. "There will be a confirmation on screen Maryland lawmakers move ahead with first tax on internet ads 02/12/2021 07:06pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland lawmakers are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation tax on internet ads for big companies like Facebook and Google to help pay for an ambitious and costly measure to improve K-12 education. The Maryland General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, overr Va. to institute statewide COVID-19 vaccine preregistration system; Fairfax Co. to sit out 02/12/2021 05:51pm • Virginia is beginning a statewide COVID-19 vaccination signup program, and that means local systems will shut down Friday evening. The Virginia Department of Health said in a statement that local vaccination registration systems will shut down at 5 p.m. Friday, and the new statewide system will s Special education challenges during COVID-19 addressed in Md. bill 02/12/2021 05:36am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Many students have experienced academic and social challenges while learning from home, but trying to replicate school for special-needs chi Budget, pandemic relief on agenda as Virginia lawmakers head to special session 02/10/2021 06:28am • Virginia lawmakers will return in a special General Assembly session on Wednesday, after their regular session came to an end earlier this week. Though the Virginia General Assembly technically adjourned on Monday with Republican members wanting to limit work to 30 days, Gov. Ralph Northam ordere The Bob Morse Milestone: Celebrating 45 Years at U.S. News 02/10/2021 12:00am • The average American high school student probably doesn't know who Bob Morse is, what he does or the outsize impact he has had on the lives of countless college-bound teenagers. On the flip side, Morse is a familiar figure to college and university leaders across the U.S., known for his work on the Fauquier students to return to classrooms four days per week 02/09/2021 07:54pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner��InsideNoVa.com��and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription��today. Most Fauquier public school students could return to classrooms four days a week in early April. Superintendent David Jeck briefly 'Not an ideal rollout': CVS Virginia vaccine launch marred by tech problems 02/09/2021 06:18pm • It was good news when Gov. Ralph Northam announced last week that CVS would be making 26,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines available per week in Virginia, but the program launched early on Tuesday and has led to confusion so far. ���Not an ideal rollout,��� state vaccination coordinator Dr. Danny Av 10 Ways to Keep Your Cryptocurrency Safe 02/09/2021 12:00am • Cryptocurrency account hacking is on the rise.The popularity and surge in prices in Bitcoin and Ethereum means that virtual currencies often become a target for hackers that want to take advantage of these valuable assets. "The economics of hacking suggests that attackers will continue to gravitate Vaccine hunters: DC region's residents helping others sign up for COVID-19 appointments 02/04/2021 04:51am • COVID-19 vaccines are hard to come by, and some D.C.-area locals are helping to connect supply with demand. The coronavirus pandemic has created a new type of social network: They call themselves the vaccine hunters. Sometimes they work alone, other times in groups. They���re online for hou Prince George's Co. task force provides pandemic recovery update 02/04/2021 04:13am • A task force helping Prince George's County, Maryland, tackle pandemic-related problems and emerge stronger detailed its recent achievements and ongoing challenges Wednesday. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks created the Prince George's Forward Task Force eight months ago. During a Zoom meeti