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Capped out: Flat salary cap makes NHL teams get creative 01/20/2021 10:45am • In the 16 years since the salary cap has been a reality in the NHL, it has never been this much of a challenge to maneuver. Teams that made moves in 2019 and right up to the 2020 trade deadline expected the cap to increase substantially from the current $81.5 million. Then the pandemic hit, the l Hogan makes education, pandemic relief a priority in next Md. budget 01/19/2021 08:16pm • Gov. Larry Hogan has unveiled Maryland's new proposed budget, and both pandemic relief and education are the next fiscal year's top priorities. At a news conference Tuesday, Hogan said "The Relief Act of 2021" will provide over $1 billion in immediate, targeted emergency tax cuts and financial re Slow vaccine effort delays confirmation of Maryland health secretary 01/19/2021 06:25pm • Dennis Schrader is Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's pick to head the state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Until Maryland's COVID-19 vaccine rollout improves, the nominee for state health secretary won't get a confirmation hearing. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguso DC teachers, police are next in line for COVID-19 vaccination 01/19/2021 06:19pm • Starting next week, the list of people who can get COVID-19 vaccines in D.C. will expand, despite a supply that has yet to meet an ever-growing demand. Teachers and other in-person staffers for both public and charter schools will be eligible, the District announced Tuesday. (This includes public DC-area expert answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine 01/19/2021 05:38pm • As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines slowly proceeds, questions persist among the unvaccinated. And on Tuesday, Dr. Glenn Wortmann, a MedStar Health infectious disease specialist, answered some of those questions on Facebook Live. His answers are below. If you’re about 50% protected after a f Next phases of COVID-19 vaccine rollout stalled in Montgomery Co. due to low supply 01/19/2021 03:40pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, lawmaker is pushing the county to begin vaccinating older adults, who are newly eligible for COVID-19 vaccines under sped-up state guidelines, as early as this week. But county health officials say they are still working through the vaccinations of thousands of heal Capitol Steps leave hilarious legacy after four decades of clever political comedy 01/19/2021 02:39am • After four decades, the Capitol Steps political comedy troupe is finally hanging it up. The group announced its retirement with an official statement on Twitter last week. "We almost made it to our 40th anniversary," co-founder Elaina Newport told WTOP. "The Capitol Steps, like many perfor Glitches, thin supply frustrate Virginia seniors seeking COVID-19 vaccine shot 01/18/2021 04:30pm • Virginia seniors are having problems getting in a virtual line for COVID-19 vaccinations because health systems are overloaded with requests or experiencing technical issues. Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties are having difficulties taking appointments for those interested in getting vaccin Wizards-Hornets postponed due to coronavirus outbreak 01/18/2021 03:17pm • Wizards have fifth straight game postponed due to Covid outbreak originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards' game against the Hornets set for this Wednesday has been postponed, as Washington can't yet put the requisite eight healthy players on the court due to the Covid-19 outbreak on t Policing through Change: DC-area officers react to the Capitol attack, coronavirus health risks 01/18/2021 12:01am • Police officers are anxious ahead of the presidential inauguration following the attack on the U.S. Capitol where officers became the targets of mob violence. It is just the latest concern in a tumultuous year in policing. WTOP Investigative Reporter Megan Cloherty spoke with police officers in DC, Prince George's & Anne Arundel counties expand COVID-19 vaccine rollout; Montgomery Co. holds off for more supplies 01/17/2021 07:47am • D.C. along with Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland are opening up more coronavirus vaccine appointments, while Montgomery County said it has not received enough supplies to move forward. Following the state's lead, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said startin NBA still doesn't know for sure how Wizards' coronavirus outbreak started 01/16/2021 03:21pm • NBA still doesn't know for sure how Wizards' COVID-19 outbreak started originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWith six confirmed positive tests and four postponed games (so far), the Wizards have endured the worst coronavirus outbreak of the 2020-21 NBA season to this point. But despi Historic Howard-Notre Dame game canceled due to Bison coronavirus outbreak 01/16/2021 02:53pm • Howard-Notre Dame men's basketball game canceled originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonHoward's marquee game against Notre Dame on Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been canceled due to an ongoing COVID-19 concerns within the Bison program. "We are all incredibly disappointed by this ca Maryland school systems receive over $780M in federal pandemic relief funding 01/15/2021 08:46pm • Maryland's public schools will be receiving over $780 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to help with efforts to reopen schools while mitigating safety risks, the state's Department of Education announced Friday. The funding — which is allocated through the federal Coronavirus Response an Why you'd want a good night’s sleep before and after getting COVID-19 vaccine 01/14/2021 09:26pm • How well your body responds to the COVID-19 vaccine may depend on what kind of shape you’re in — mentally and physically. “We know, and there’s some research to suggest, that these vaccine responses are modifiable,” said Annelise Madison, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at T