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DC homicide rate highest since 2004 01/01/2021 08:34am • As the District combated an increase in coronavirus cases, with more than 780 residents dying from the virus, D.C. dealt with another plague in 2020: rising homicide rates. According to D.C. police data, there were 198 homicides in 2020, up from 166 homicides in 2019 — a 19% jump. That makes 20 Howard Co. warns against ineligible people trying to get the coronavirus vaccine 01/01/2021 07:02am • Some Marylanders who are not eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine are trying to get it anyway, according to health officials in Howard County. "The health department is currently focused on providing vaccine for first responders and healthcare providers with direct patient care responsibil Montgomery County man brings bikes back to life for free in pandemic bike repair shop 12/31/2020 11:54pm • When Ric Jackson opens his home’s garage in Potomac, Maryland, there are no cars inside, instead there is a line of bicycles next to a very organized workbench with a paper sign that reads, “Pandemic Bike Repair Shop. Over 600 served since April 10th.” “I love working on bikes, I love tak Restaurant operator hopeful as indoor dining returns in Anne Arundel Co. 12/30/2020 10:59pm • James King is the operator of the Titan Restaurant Group that led the legal challenge to the Anne Arundel County, Maryland, ban on indoor dining. Since the lawsuit has been dismissed and a new executive order allowing indoor dining at 25% capacity, King said he hopes restaurants across the county DC revenues could return to normal by 2022 12/30/2020 09:38pm • D.C. revenues could return to fiscal year 2019 levels by fiscal year 2022, as vaccines are deployed and the economy recovers. That's according to updated revenue estimates released Wednesday by the District's Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The new estimate is a revision to the Septembe No reports of serious adverse effects in Va. as COVID-19 vaccinations proceed 12/30/2020 04:49pm • COVID-19 vaccinations in Virginia have now expanded beyond front line health care workers. "Our long-term care facilities just started this week," Virginia Department of Health Division of Immunization Director Christy Gray said during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. "It will ta Union reacts to Metrobus changes: 'Are we about safety or are we about money?' 12/30/2020 04:44pm • Beginning Sunday, Metrobus riders will resume front-door boarding and paying fares for the first time since March, when riders were ordered to board through the rear doors, away from the bus operator and fare box, as a COVID-19 precaution. The transit union representing Metrobus operators, pointi WATCH: WTOP recaps 2020's unforgettable moments 12/30/2020 02:36pm • While 2020 has been a challenging year for many, it has also given us moments of joy, love and inspiration. Take a look back at what happened this year. Video produced by Brett Snyder. Other year-end WTOP coverage The year of coronavirus: Key dates as the virus spread in DC, Maryland and Virginia Anne Arundel Co. executive replaces order that would have banned indoor dining 12/30/2020 09:29am • After a two-day hearing on an indoor dining ban, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced Wednesday that he will allow restaurants to continue serving patrons inside at 25% capacity. In a news release, Pittman said he wrote a new executive order that replaces his Dec. 10 order that Falls Church City Schools plan to have all students back in classrooms in January 12/29/2020 07:14pm • Students in Falls Church, Virginia, are slated to begin returning to classrooms on Jan. 5, the school said in an update on Tuesday. The school system paused all in-person instruction in late November due to rising coronavirus case counts in Northern Virginia. The goal is now to have all of the Montgomery Co. officials: COVID-19 vaccine is coming, but hold off on big New Year’s celebrations 12/29/2020 03:25pm • Montgomery County’s executive and other officials said that while more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to roll into the county in the coming days, it’s not known when they will be available to people other than front-line workers. In the meantime, County Executive Marc Elrich said Loudoun County begins giving Moderna vaccine to health care workers 12/28/2020 11:32pm • More health care workers are starting to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Hospitals in the county began giving frontline workers the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine last week, and on Monday, Loudoun County's government started administering shots of the Moderna vaccine to additi Medical scrub maker faces delays in mailing protective gear to frontline workers 12/27/2020 08:26pm • Because the pandemic has increased how many people are shopping online, a medical scrub supply company is reporting major delays in frontline workers getting their uniforms. Instead of waiting a day or two, some people buying scrubs are waiting up to three weeks for them to arrive. "Between th First healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations at DC's Giant grocery stores 12/26/2020 01:59pm • Certain Giant grocery stores in D.C. started distributing the the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to qualified healthcare workers on Saturday. Jim George was among the first ones to receive the vaccine at the Giant on 7th Street NW. "They made us very comfortable; it was a smooth operation here," he COVID vaccines likely effective against new strains, doctor says 12/26/2020 08:58am • New strains of COVID-19 have caused alarm and concern in the United Kingdom and South Africa, with many people worried the mutations could complicate vaccine efforts that have only recently gotten underway. At least one doctor, however, voiced optimism that the newly developed shots could a