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As COVID-19 restrictions lift around DC region, Six Flags plans to play it safe 05/15/2021 08:55am • The summer theme park season is just around the corner but even though many the D.C. area's many pandemic-related restrictions are being loosened, Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland, said it plans move ahead with caution. Visitors to Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro are bein Stimulus checks, pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return 05/15/2021 08:02am • Low-income Americans who aren't usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don't file a 2020 return thanks to changes made by the latest pandemic relief package. Many may still be waiting on a stimulus payment because the Internal Book excerpt: 'Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service' 05/15/2021 07:00am • In her new book, "Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service" (Random House), Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig (co-author of the bestselling "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America") traces the evolution of the agency responsible for protectin Prince George's Co. plans to lift most COVID restrictions, citing 'dramatic' decline in cases 05/14/2021 01:02pm • Officials in Prince George's County say they have seen a rapid and dramatic decline in COVID-19 case rates over the past week and are aligning with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in loosening nearly all coronavirus-related restrictions in the county. Among the rules the county is preparing to ditch ar Morgan State University sees record number of applications 05/14/2021 12:55am • Morgan State University, one of Maryland's historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, expects to see the largest incoming class on record; and admissions officials cite a number of reasons for that. More than 14,600 students applied to Morgan State for admission for the fall 2021 sem Surprising Facts About Sunscreen 05/14/2021 12:00am • Sunscreen is a must. You need sunscreen: no ifs, ands or buts about it. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and using sunscreen daily is your best defense against it, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. More than 106,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with melanom 'It's always been optional': Arlington Education Association president responds to statement on summer program teacher shortage 05/13/2021 05:57pm • The Arlington, Virginia, Education Association president is responding to a statement from the school system released Monday saying some summer programs will not be held because of a teacher shortage. The statement said that despite financial incentives for teachers, there were fewer applicants t Va. starts COVID-19 vaccinations for 12 and up, gears up plans to expand clinics in schools 05/13/2021 12:56pm • Virginia has started vaccinations for children ages 12 and up, as officials start to work with superintendents on getting clinics into schools. State education Superintendent James Lane said Thursday during a Virginia Department of Health media briefing that officials from the health department m Where the DC area stands on COVID-19 vaccinations for kids 12 and up 05/13/2021 11:35am • Several Maryland and Virginia jurisdictions and D.C. will start vaccinating children 12 and up for COVID-19, as federal agencies approve the use of a coronavirus vaccine on younger kids. Here's what you need to know. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week cleared the use of the P Prince William Co. asks governor to waive 6-foot distancing for outdoor graduations 05/13/2021 06:40am • Prince William County school officials are asking Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to waive the 6-foot social distancing requirement for outdoor graduations, or shrink it to 3 feet to allow students to distribute more than two tickets. The letter from school board chairman Babur Lateef said the public Hogan: All capacity restrictions to be lifted on Maryland businesses 05/13/2021 03:26am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that effective Saturday, all capacity restrictions will be lifted on businesses in the state, with only the indoor mask order remaining for now. Hogan cited the state's strong record of vaccination and declining case rate and hospitalizations. He said Maryland Montgomery Co. school board: Hundreds still on waitlist for in-person learning, rethinking SROs 05/12/2021 11:00am • Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland still have hundreds of students who want to return to classrooms now but are stuck on a waitlist. A total of 615 students across Montgomery County were waiting for schools to get them back into classrooms as of Wednesday morning. On March 31, there wer Arlington Co. teacher shortage means fewer spots for summer school programs 05/11/2021 05:51pm • A teacher shortage in Arlington County, Virginia, means fewer children will be able to attend summer school programs this year, according to a statement the school system issued Monday. “Despite having offered financial incentives to teachers to teach summer school, there are fewer applicants t Montgomery County officials say reopening goal in sight 05/11/2021 04:45pm • Nearly half of Montgomery County, Maryland's eligible population has been fully vaccinated, and health officials say that with the announcement of expanded use for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for some children, the county could reach its benchmarks for reopening by the first week of June. Dr. Ear How DC-area kids as young as 12 can get COVID-19 shots when a vaccine for them is approved 05/11/2021 02:30pm • How soon could D.C.-area children 12 to 15 years old get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after it received emergency use authorization Monday? It could be as early as this week. Preregistration to be invited to sign up for COVID-19 shots are no longer required in the D.C. area, and just like with adu