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Montgomery Co. officials on vaccines, holiday travel and indoor dining lawsuit 12/23/2020 03:02am • The Silver Spring Red Line Metrorail station in Silver Spring, Maryland, is pictured on Dec. 1, 2020. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County, Maryland's health officer said it would likely be months before the general public has access to the COVID-19 v DC, Catholic Archdiocese settle lawsuit on church attendance caps 12/22/2020 10:21pm • D.C. and the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington have settled a lawsuit over the attendance limits at indoor worship services. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said that under the terms of the settlement, the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington will follow Mayor Muriel Bowser's Dec. 16 order, w DC-area volunteers wanted for study understanding spread of COVID-19 12/22/2020 05:45pm • Workers in PPE are seen at the Judiciary Square COVID-19 testing site in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2020. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) The search is on for up to 60,000 local people willing to participate in a COVID-19 study designed to give scientists a better understanding of Montgomery County liquor store shuts down temporarily due to positive COVID-19 test 12/22/2020 03:36pm • One Montgomery County, Maryland, liquor store shut down temporarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The county runs all stores that sell hard alcohol via the Department of Alcohol Beverage Services. In a news release, the department said it was made aware that an employee at the W Why Midcaps Could Perform Well in 2021 12/22/2020 12:00am • Mid-cap stocks could generate more growth in 2021 as the economy rebounds from the global pandemic and benefits from both a falling U.S. dollar and inflation. Midcaps likely have not gotten the attention they deserve as "tech titan large caps have been the darlings of the stay-at-home era, and smal Art installation featuring origami doves visits Washington National Cathedral 12/21/2020 06:35pm • The Washington National Cathedral remains closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new piece of art is being installed with the hope that, before too long, people can enjoy it. The piece, called "Les Colombes," consists of as many as 1,500 origami doves, each suspended from a nearly Maryland to receive additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week 12/21/2020 05:00pm • Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool) Maryland will receive this week almost three times the doses of COVID-19 vaccines that it was sent last week. Health tips for enjoying safer holidays with others amid pandemic 12/21/2020 03:02pm • Avoiding large gatherings this holiday season is a safe step toward staying clear of COVID-19. But here are some tips if you believe attending one is a must. "If you have to travel, have everyone get tested if there are tests available, and then you must isolate or quarantine until you get a nega Report: Pandemic walloped Virginia on all levels, and it's 'still an uphill climb' 12/21/2020 02:52pm • It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic walloped the commonwealth of Virginia in 2020, but a new report from Old Dominion University lays out the impact in dramatic fashion. The pandemic broke a streak of 11 straight quarters of economic growth in Virginia, and the 27% contraction in the se Bowser: Stay home so hospital workers don't get overwhelmed after holidays 12/21/2020 02:26pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had a simple message for residents during the holidays: Stay home so hospital workers don't get overwhelmed on the other side. After a spike in coronavirus cases in D.C., Bowser introduced new restrictions that go into effect Wednesday at 10 p.m. as part of a "holiday pau Vaccines offer 'tremendous boost for morale,' but front-line workers still cautious 12/18/2020 06:05pm • Nurse practitioner Robert McCary gives the thumbs up as his picture is taken while nurse Anil Shandil gives him the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. They both served in the Army reserves together. (Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Local coronavirus numbers remain troubling week before Christmas 12/18/2020 01:45pm • A mall-goer wears a face mask to protect against COVID-19 while walking in front of a Christmas display at the Towson Town Center, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Towson, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Deaths and hospitalizations related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been rising in the D.C. region, and How COVID-19 and Diabetic Retinopathy Are Linked 12/18/2020 12:00am • There are many factors that may lead someone infected with the coronavirus to suffer severe and potentially fatal outcomes, but the single most common factor linking COVID-19 and death may be diabetes. Back in August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed more than 10,000 COV DC schools, teachers union a step closer to return to in-person learning 12/17/2020 10:47pm • Teachers at D.C. schools are one step closer to an agreement to return to in-person learning. "The Washington Teachers’ Union is pleased to announce an agreement with D.C. Public Schools on a Memorandum of Agreement that lays out conditions needed to return to in-person learning," the union sai Bill would pick up the tab for alcohol license fees in Montgomery County 12/17/2020 10:17pm • Bars and restaurants pay a kind of bar tab in the form of licenses to sell alcohol, and a Maryland state lawmaker would like to give them a break. Del. Eric Luedtke, House Majority leader in Annapolis, has come up with a bill that would exempt bars and restaurants in Montgomery County from paying