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Montgomery Co. officials detail vaccination plans for kids 05/12/2021 09:50pm • Once the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is ready to be used in kids 12-15, Montgomery County, Maryland, officials say there will be specific guidelines for children and their guardians to follow. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said in a virtual news briefing Wednesday that guardians will not be Announcement coming on easing restrictions on Prince George's Co. businesses 05/11/2021 11:32pm • Pandemic restrictions will soon be lifted on Prince George's County, Maryland, businesses, and other changes are coming as early as next week. In an online town hall meeting Tuesday night with residents, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said infection rates are down, vaccination rates are up, a 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 Shot for a shot: DC United hosts vaccine event 05/11/2021 05:31pm • Last week, D.C. held a coronavirus vaccine shot for a beer event, and now people can get a shot for a shot-on-goal. D.C. United is the latest partner in the city's push to vaccinate residents. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, residents will be able to head to Audi Field in Southwest D.C. and g U.Va. study finds wastewater testing in dorms provides early COVID-19 detection 05/11/2021 05:01pm • Researchers at the University of Virginia have narrowed down best practices for testing wastewater for COVID-19 in dorms. A collaboration among UVA Health and the university's School of Medicine and School of Engineering found wastewater testing methods used in an eight-week study caught 96% of C Metro wants to temporarily drop fees for special events 05/11/2021 04:33am • One of the ways Metro is hoping to entice riders back to the system is to waive the fees it charges for keeping the trains running during events in the D.C. area. The transit agency's board is authorizing the general manager/CEO to waive the special services fee. These are fees Metro collects dur Some local 12- to 15-year-olds could receive COVID-19 vaccines this week 05/10/2021 11:55pm • How soon could D.C.-area children 12 to 15 years old get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after it received emergency use authorization? It could be as early as this week. Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia's COVID-19 vaccination coordinator, said while there are a few hoops to jump through, shots could be goi DC to lift most capacity restrictions May 21; fully reopen in June 05/10/2021 09:26pm • D.C. plans to lift a slew of coronavirus capacity restrictions starting May 21, with a full reopening to come in June. Next Friday, District restaurants, places of worship, gyms, pools, libraries, weddings and special events will not face any capacity limits. Meanwhile, bars and nightclubs will o BWI Marshall sets passenger departures record over Mother's Day weekend 05/10/2021 05:50pm • BWI Marshall Airport experienced its busiest day for departing passengers on the Friday before Mother’s Day since Maryland first announced a state of emergency due to COVID-19 in March 2020. The Transportation Security Administration screened a record-breaking 21,742 departing passengers on Fri Why Republicans are ready to kill the $300 pandemic unemployment boost 05/09/2021 07:09am • Even as Congress raced to rescue the nation from the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Republican lawmakers were raising red flags about expanding unemployment benefits -- particularly providing the jobless with a weekly federal supplement worth hundreds of dollars. Now, Man attacked in his Dupont Circle tea shop reflects on attack 05/07/2021 10:14pm • A man who was attacked inside his own D.C. establishment last year is talking about his experience and sharing his views about why it's vital for businesses like his to exist in American society. Yunhan Zhang, who runs Valley Brook Tea near Dupont Circle, joined the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pa CDC guidance on spacing in classrooms may not be possible in some Va. schools 05/07/2021 09:01pm • When some local students return to school this fall in Northern Virginia, they may not be sitting very far apart. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines suggest students stay 3 feet apart in classrooms. In Alexandria, Virginia, where students will have in-person l Doctor discusses young son's experience with U.Md. COVID-19 vaccine trial 05/07/2021 08:45pm • Dr. Charles Mugera, a doctor of internal medicine, has an 8-year-old son, Christian, who is taking part in the vaccine trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health. (Courtesy University of Maryland School of Medicine) It's expected tha Cheers! DC offers free beer after COVID-19 vaccine shot at Kennedy Center 05/06/2021 08:16pm • Those who received COVID-19 shots at the Kennedy Center in D.C. Thursday got more than inoculations, they also got to celebrate with a free beer. At the Shot and a Beer pop-up vaccination event put on by DC Health, people received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine; and after rolling u 'I'll have what Joe had': DC restaurant sees spike in sales after presidential visit 05/06/2021 06:56pm • For the crew at Taqueria Las Gemelas in Northeast D.C., Wednesday morning was anything but normal — new or otherwise. Initially, the restaurant was told that members of the Small Business Administration were going to stop by to promote the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. When the morning rolled