Maryland

Gov. Larry Hogan has announced expanded surveillance of COVID-19 variants in Maryland

The University of Maryland, College Park is telling students in campus housing to “sequester in place” and will suspend in-person classes amid a rise in coronavirus cases. Students were told Saturday morning to remain in their rooms and residence halls as much as possible starting at noon. If they go outside, it should only be for fresh air immedia...

The Maryland Senate has voted to extend a state tax credit for low-income workers to include immigrants, including those in the country illegally, as part of pandemic relief

Prince George’s County Public Schools will begin hybrid learning in April, with families able to opt in or out, the school district’s CEO announced Wednesday.  Families can choose to split students’ time between in-person and remote learning or stay all-virtual, Monica Goldson said in a message to families.  “We believe this plan pr...

Montgomery County residents are growing frustrated as they face issues with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Leaders say part of the problem is there is no centralized state distribution site. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

A Silver Spring resident has found a way to help small businesses, while helping her neighbors get a taste of what makes the D.C. area a mecca for foodies.

Families with school-age children in Prince George’s County are awaiting important information Wednesday as the district considers how to bring students back to classrooms. Prince George’s County Public School officials, including CEO Monica Goldson, are set to outline plans to handle in-school learning. Prince George’s is the only county in Maryla...

A rare and mysterious illness first reported in children who have recovered from COVID-19 is appearing in adults but can be hard to recognize. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says multisystem inflammatory syndrome is similar to something first seen in kids and develops weeks after recovering from the coronavirus. Tammy Holland though...

The Maryland General Assembly has passed a pandemic relief measure that will deliver more than $1 billion in tax relief and economic stimulus for low-income families and small businesses

CVS began vaccinating Friday and appointments quickly filled up. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins talked with those who were lucky enough to get in and found out how they did it.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued sweeping school reopening guidelines Friday using a color-coded system that provides recommendations corresponding to the spread of COVID-19 in communities. The move comes after President Joe Biden pledged in December to resume in-person learning at a majority of the nation’s sch...

Gov. Larry Hogan says Maryland will provide four-week projections about vaccine allocations to local leaders to help them better organize appointments

People with appointments were turned away from a vaccination clinic in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thursday. The line of people waiting in the cold stretched for blocks at Richard Montgomery High School. The county was only serving people 75 and older. Teachers who are eligible by state standards for vaccination were told they don’t qualify by cou...