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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 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 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 Montgomery County to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine doses by ZIP code 02/03/2021 05:27pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are putting the finishing touches on a plan to make sure communities hardest-hit by the coronavirus have access to COVID-19 vaccines by allowing residents age 75 and older from certain ZIP codes to move to the front of the line for appointments. Comcast to delay data-overage fee, waive contract cancellation charges amid pandemic 02/03/2021 03:11pm • Internet and cable provider Comcast will delay its plans to charge a data-overage fee to customers who use more data than their plan allows in a given month, the attorney general of Pennsylvania announced Wednesday. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said the company agreed to waive the f 50 best hotels in US 02/02/2021 12:00am • From seaside resorts to glamorous urban hotels, these unique properties are the best in the country. With such a wide array of luxurious urban hotels, boutique lodges and beachfront resorts to choose from, it can be difficult to decide where to travel. That's why U.S. News did the work for you. U A groundhog forecast: More winter or early spring? 01/31/2021 11:03am • Every year on Feb. 2 people keep an eye out for a groundhog's shadow to help predict what the weather will be like for the next few weeks. This year that shadow may be cast on snow. The legend goes that if groundhog Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow we will have six more weeks of winter. If he do Va. vaccine coordinator: Availability improving, but 'still nowhere near where we need to be' 01/30/2021 02:17pm • Northern Virginia residents continue to be concerned about getting access to the coronavirus vaccine, but health officials stress the process is improving. They said the state's ability to distribute and track the vaccines is getting better compared to earlier in January, but the top problem co Prince William libraries closing for employees to help with COVID-19 vaccines 01/29/2021 06:36am • 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. Prince William County's 12 public libraries will be closed to the public and offering curbside service only starting Feb. 1 to dedica Improved DC COVID-19 vaccine booking site aims to streamline appointments 01/27/2021 11:35pm • With a promise of ramping up coronavirus vaccine distribution from the Biden administration, D.C. has made improvements to the process of booking a vaccine appointment. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. health department director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said that President Joe Biden's announcement to in Microsoft chatbot that would let you talk to dead people too 'disturbing' for production 01/27/2021 06:41am • The internet is buzzing over a new technology created by Microsoft developers that could make it possible to have a virtual conversation with a deceased loved one (well, kind of). A patent granted to Microsoft last month details a method for creating a conversational chatbot modeled after a speci Federal appeals court hears case on FCC's 5G safety standards 01/26/2021 06:54pm • While tech companies work to get the 5G label slapped on their products to appeal to consumer demand for faster internet speeds, there's a push to get the Federal Communications Commission to update the standards it uses to determine if a technology is safe. A number of groups, including the Envi