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CES 2022 ready to roll, despite exodus of big-name exhibitors 01/04/2022 02:25pm • CES will have a different look and feel this year, in part because attendance will be around 40% of what it is normally. (Courtesy Kenny Fried) The news — and the headlines — emanating from Vegas over the past two weeks have most certainly caught the attention of a weary, and wary, public. Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge 01/02/2022 08:55am • Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them. Some are planning to vastly ramp up virus testing among students and staff. And a small number of school systems are switching to remote learning — for just a short while, educators hope. With coronavirus infections Is early 2022 the best time to book air travel? 01/02/2022 07:11am • Although there was a return to pre-pandemic levels of travel during the 2021 holiday season, it's likely concerns about COVID-19 will continue to diminish consumer confidence for planning their next vacation. Peter Greenberg, travel editor for CBS News, told WTOP that despite pandemic concerns, t Pediatricians: Amid covid surge, parents can send kids back to school 01/01/2022 10:38am • Despite rising COVID-19 cases, pediatricians argue "parents should send their children back to school." With winter break just about wrapped up, parents are rushing out to get kids tested for COVID-19 and some school systems around the region are delaying their return back to the classroom to eit Looking ahead at big stories to watch in 2022 01/01/2022 04:53am • Goodbye 2021, hello 2022. Whether the new year will be better or worse is anyone's guess, but here are some of the big stories to keep an eye on. People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing site in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 29, 2021. — The U.S. has hit its highest-ever average of ne U. Md. hospitals serving Prince George's Co. move to 'crisis standards of care' 12/31/2021 11:22pm • Additional hospitals in the University of Maryland health system are shifting to "crisis standards of care," citing depletion of available resources due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The University of Maryland Capital Region Health, or UM Capital, said Friday that its medical centers are "dec Archbishop of Washington tests positive for coronavirus 12/31/2021 06:49pm • The Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory said Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Gregory said he feels "fine, no pains, fever, or other symptoms." He said he will quarantine this week, and apologized to the church community for missing services. "I'm sorry to miss be Montgomery Co. considering vaccine passport for restaurants, other venues 12/31/2021 06:35pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is considering a vaccine passport that would require people to provide proof of vaccination before entering bars, restaurants, coffee shops and fast-food outlets that provide seating. Under the legislation, which was proposed by County Executive Marc Elrich's administ Delaware warns revelers against large, indoor parties 12/31/2021 08:57am • DOVER, Del. — Health officials in Delaware are warning New Year’s Eve revelers against attending large gatherings that are indoors. The Delaware State News reports that health officials raised their concerns as COVID-19 infections surged across the state. Delaware set a record Thursday w Some Amtrak trains canceled starting New Year's Eve following bad weather, COVID-19 surge 12/31/2021 07:50am • In what might seem like a never-ending nightmare of cancellations and delays for holiday travelers, a combination of bad weather and employees' COVID-19 cases led Amtrak to reduce its trains' schedule between New Year’s Eve and Jan. 6, The Washington Post reports. About 1.5% of Amtrak's trains Montgomery Co. schools scheduled to reopen in person Monday 12/30/2021 09:23pm • There's no change to the start of the spring semester in Montgomery County, Maryland, schools. The school system said all in-person learning would go as scheduled on Monday. And before school starts, parents need to do their part, a news release said. After winter break, some DC-area sch Alexandria mayor tests positive for coronavirus 12/30/2021 04:38pm • The mayor of the City of Alexandria in Virginia said that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Mayor Justin Wilson and his family had been traveling in Spain during the holidays. "Unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID. I was boosted and had light symptoms," Wilson said in a tweet. Latest COVID-19 surge brings hospitalizations up in Montgomery Co., but not yet at capacity 12/30/2021 02:56pm • Courtesy Montgomery County Health Hospitals in Montgomery County, Maryland, are seeing more COVID-19 patients, but they haven't been as overwhelmed as the rising case numbers would suggest. Sean O'Donnell, the county's public health emergency preparedness manager, said Wednesday that 362 of M After winter break, some DC-area school systems go virtual, while others don't 12/30/2021 06:52am • Students across the D.C. region will soon return to classes after a winter break. While some are headed back into physical classrooms, others will learn virtually for the start of January. Here's a roundup on the school systems and their plans: DC D.C. Public Schools All students and staff at Prince George's Co. health official concerned about spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations 12/29/2021 10:48pm • COVID-19-related hospitalizations have not been this high in Prince George’s County, Maryland, since February 2021, and the county’s health officer is alarmed. Dr. Ernest Carter released a statement urging everyone in the county who is eligible and has not been vaccinated to get the shot.