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Maryland circuit courts to resume jury trials in criminal, civil cases 04/23/2021 10:18pm • Maryland circuit courts will restart jury trials in criminal and civil cases starting Monday, as they enter the last phase of resumption operations. "All of the circuit courts have the benefit of the successful implementation of jury trials with COVID-19 health and safety protocols last fall. Eig Montgomery Co. to host public hearing on reopening guidelines based on vaccination percentage 04/23/2021 06:55pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, could expand its reopening as more people get vaccinated. The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the Board of Health, will hold a public hearing and vote Tuesday on regulation amendments that would add guidance for reopening the county based on the percentage of th The COVID-19 numbers you should be most encouraged about 04/23/2021 02:00pm • There's good news on the coronavirus front: the numbers are better than you might think and certainly more encouraging than they were last fall even when positivity rates and other metrics were lower than they are today. And it's all because of multiple vaccines that are weakening the virus' abil ‘State of the District’ BID panel discusses how to reuse increase in vacant space 04/23/2021 02:12am • The State of Downtown report discussion was virtual for the second year in a row, and the overall consensus from the Downtown Business Improvement District is that economic recovery in D.C. from the coronavirus is a long road ahead -- but it's on its way. The report says that average revenue from What Is Business Interruption Insurance? 04/23/2021 12:00am • Business interruption insurance can help a business continue to pay its bills while it is closed or its income is down because of a disaster. The coverage can be valuable if your business has to continue paying rent, employee payroll and other expenses while it is closed and not earning income -- i How you can help Silver Spring and Takoma Park families in need during pandemic 04/22/2021 11:34pm • As Maryland families inch their way back to some type of normalcy, there are still some in need. And for more than a year, a Montgomery County group has been helping those struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. Since March 2020, Silver Spring and Takoma Park Mutual Aid has helped 255 familie Georgetown to hold in-person commencement ceremonies at Nationals Park 04/22/2021 09:28pm • The Georgetown University class of 2021 will get a chance to walk across the field at Nationals Park in D.C. when they graduate this May. University President John J. DeGioia said in a letter to the school community that in-person commencement will take place May 24 with a ceremony for undergradu Robots, telehealth expand regional access to Children’s National Hospital specialists 04/22/2021 09:06pm • Sick kids are more receptive to smiling faces than to doctors trying to communicate through multiple layers of protective equipment — and not having to suit up with a mask and other gear is one benefit of an expanding telehealth program, according to a doctor at Children’s National Hospital. Virginia to expand capacity in sports, entertainment venues starting May 15 04/22/2021 05:30pm • Virginia is expanding capacity at sports and entertainment venues and increasing the limit on social gatherings next month. With more than half of all adults having received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and vaccinations expected to rise now that those 16 and older are eligible for When Will There Be a COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 04/21/2021 12:00am • Over the last year, a heroic effort has brought about multiple safe and effective vaccines that offer excellent protection against COVID-19. States and the federal government have made considerable progress rolling out these vaccines to adults to help finally end the coronavirus pandemic. So far, o Otters test positive for COVID-19 at Georgia Aquarium 04/20/2021 06:54am • ▶ Watch Video: Concerns about coronavirus transmission between humans and animals Even animals at the aquarium cannot escape the pandemic unscathed. A group of otters has tested positive for COVID-19, but they are expected to make a "full recovery." The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta a Mass vaccination site set to open inside Tysons Corner mall 04/19/2021 05:11pm • On Tuesday, a mass vaccination center will open inside Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. Set up inside the old Lord & Taylor store, the Fairfax County clinic will have the capacity to administer 3,000 shots a day. “Please get vaccinated,” Gov. Ralph Northam said during a Monday tour DC opens walk-in COVID-19 vaccine sites for seniors 04/19/2021 07:42am • Starting Monday, D.C. residents 65 and older can get COVID-19 vaccines at walk-up sites across the District without making an appointment in advance. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Health director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said in a statement that each of the walk-up sites can take up to 30 people a da Frederick County schools planning in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies 04/17/2021 12:24am • Public schools in Frederick County, Maryland, are the latest in the region to announce plans for in-person graduation ceremonies this spring. Each high school's graduating seniors will be honored outdoors at their home stadium. The school district said all COVID-19 guidance from the Centers fo $59 million available to low-income renters hurt by COVID-19 in Montgomery Co. 04/16/2021 11:00pm • More money is now available for Montgomery County, Maryland, renters hit hard in the wallet by the COVID-19 crisis. In its first two phases, the county's COVID-19 Rent Relief program provided more than $16 million to more than 4,000 low-income households. Now, the program has received a ca