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Loudoun Co. schools plan return to full-time in-person learning 05/18/2021 07:19pm • Loudoun County Public Schools wants all students back in classrooms five days a week starting this fall. Interim Superintendent Scott Ziegler made the official announcement in a video message to the school community. "We know our students are excited to return, and staff is committed to provid DC lawmakers extend eviction ban, pass massive growth plan 05/18/2021 05:30pm • A massive development plan for D.C. that lawmakers revisit every two decades is now on its way to the mayor's desk. The D.C. Council also extended the ban on evictions and utility shut-offs. The D.C. Council unanimously passed the comprehensive plan, which has a focus on adding 12,000 affordable Prince George's Co. schools to disconnect recalled hot spots over fire risk 05/18/2021 05:25pm • Prince George's County Public Schools says next month it will disconnect  mobile internet hot spots that have kept thousands of students connected to distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic after the devices were recalled as a fire risk. The school system is asking parents to return th Eager to hit the road? US News ranks 2021's best vacation spots 05/18/2021 04:10am • With COVID-19 vaccinations increasing daily — and health restrictions being lifted nationwide ahead of Memorial Day — this year’s ranking of best vacation spots from U.S. News & World Report carries special significance. And whether it requires flying halfway around the world or staying DC lifts mask and distancing requirements for fully vaccinated people 05/17/2021 06:19pm • D.C. is lifting its mask and social distancing requirements for fully vaccinated people, effective Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced at a press conference Monday. However, masks still must be worn in public transportation and health care settings, schools (both indoors and outdoors at sportin Did a year of vigilant hygiene, cleanliness weaken immune system responses? 05/17/2021 05:28pm • After a year under lockdown practicing measures of diligent cleanliness, some might wonder whether immune systems not being bombarded have caused them to slow down. An expert from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Maryland thinks not. Dr. Stuart C. Ray, professor of medicine and onco Business travel has disappeared — will it ever come back? 05/17/2021 05:40am • Book tickets. Schedule meetings. Obsess over your presentation. Pack a carry-on. Rush to the airport. Check out the lounge. Priority boarding. Take off. Land. Get to the hotel. Meet clients. Seal the deal. Fly home. Repeat. For countless executives and salespeople, business trips have been a bedr Virginia lifts indoor mask mandate in alignment with CDC guidelines 05/15/2021 03:10am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam lifted the indoor mask mandate in alignment with the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines saying that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask. Virginia will also ease all distancing and capacity restrictions on May 28, two weeks ea Why you shouldn't skip the 2nd dose of a 2-shot COVID-19 vaccine 05/14/2021 11:50pm • Here's a reason not to skip the second dose of the two-dose coronavirus vaccines -- a new study says that a single dose may not be enough to protect you from variants. "There was a big differential between one-dose protection and two-dose protection that is much more disparate than we've seen wit As Maryland eases COVID-19 measures, Howard Co. says students can go maskless on the playground 05/14/2021 08:56pm • Students in Howard County, Maryland, can soon go maskless on the playground under an easing of coronavirus restrictions that also includes lifting capacity limits on spectators at school sports and expanding attendance at upcoming high school graduation ceremonies. "This easing of restrictions is What's the science behind CDC's decision to say fully vaccinated people don't need masks? 05/14/2021 07:32pm • A fresh batch of data from a big study of health care workers across the country helped prompt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to say fully vaccinated people can go without masks in most circumstances, the agency said Friday. The study found that real-life use of the Moderna and 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 DC-region leaders still urging caution despite new CDC guidance 05/13/2021 06:41pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '16c35bee-5775-40ed-bfcc-39fdb6304806' }).render("6861535f1b6552b");}); Leaders across the D.C. region are react MDOT announces new deadlines for driver's licenses and registration 05/13/2021 02:24pm • If your Maryland driver's license or vehicle registration expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, there's good news: You've got some time to sort it out. The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration announced new guidance Thursday. All driver’s licenses — both non 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