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Why the pandemic might be the best time to plan for the future 10/26/2020 04:11am • Studies have shown the coronavirus pandemic to be a source of skyrocketing stress this year for millions of Americans — but it could also be a unique opportunity to map out your future. Bina Venkataraman, author of The Optimist Telescope, says the pandemic has placed Americans under incredible Howard County dedicates park to 102-year-old WWII veteran 10/25/2020 04:46pm • Howard County officially opened a park Thursday in Downtown Columbia named after World War II veteran and 102-year-old community leader Vivian "Millie" Bailey. The 26,000-square-foot, multiuse Bailey Park at Lake Kittamaqundi will also serve as a monument for other veterans in the county, which i Man dead in BW Parkway car fire following crash 10/24/2020 11:45am • One man is dead and another is in serious condition following an early morning crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Beltsville, Maryland, police said. U.S. Park Police said officers arrived at the scene of a car engulfed in flames and another vehicle that had run off the southbound lanes Campaign pushes to ban the sale of tobacco-flavored products to teens in DC 10/18/2020 04:01pm • More than 70 community and public health organizations are coming together and calling on D.C. legislators to stop the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the District. Flavor Hook Kids DC is a campaign aimed at stopping the sale of tobacco products targeted for kids. A recent National Yo Mother and son write a book of ABCs about the White House 10/11/2020 03:26pm • A mother-and-son duo have teamed up to write a children's book about the White House. Arioth Smirne, of the White House Historical Association, and her 5-year-old son, Rocco, wrote the book "A White House Alphabet," which uses the ABCs for different White House terms to educate children on the hi DC students go online with this year's 'Blacks In Wax' performances 10/10/2020 11:21am • D.C. students from schools throughout the city stressed the importance of voting in this year's Blacks In Wax virtual performance. The live performance, which was produced and created by Cora Barry -- the widow of the late former D.C. mayor Marion Barry -- had been suspended in March after the co Man struck and killed on Route 301 in Waldorf 10/07/2020 08:31am • A man was struck and killed on the road in Charles County, Maryland, early Wednesday morning. Charles County deputies responded to a reported crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. Route 301 after Sub-Station Road in Waldorf, around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His Montgomery County principals back resource officer program 10/06/2020 01:24pm • The high school principals in Montgomery County, Maryland, unanimously want school resource officers to continue working in the county's public schools, the Board of Education was told at a meeting Monday. Over the summer, a motion to reduce the number of officers by half was turned down, and the Whole Foods founder says business leaders need purpose beyond 'only making money' 10/04/2020 03:52pm • Industry leaders got a call-to-action from one of their own in a new book that examines how businesses serve their communities. In a follow-up to his book "Conscious Capitalism," John Mackey, CEO and founder of Whole Foods and co-author of another book, "Conscious Leadership," said we need more t DC nonprofit's 30th anniversary event seeks to help homeless youth 10/04/2020 03:51pm • A local nonprofit aimed at helping end the cycle of youth homelessness hopes to raise more funds for their 30th anniversary. StandUp and Move for Kids, the virtual "move-a-thon" to raise funds for area homeless youth runs from Oct. 8 - 12. Kelsey Sicard, the Director of Outreach Development wi 1 dead after tractor-trailer overturns on Fairfax Co. Parkway ramp 09/28/2020 11:50am • One person is dead after a tractor-trailer overturned in Virginia's Fairfax County. A tractor-trailer ran off the road at the entrance ramp from the northbound Fairfax County Parkway to westbound Interstate 66 at 6:16 a.m., according to Corinne N. Geller, spokeswoman for Virginia State Police. 1 dies after 3 struck by hit-and-run driver on I-95 09/28/2020 11:10am • One of the three people struck by a hit-and-run driver in Howard County, Maryland, Sunday night died. Maryland State Police identified him as Russell B. Eggleton, 40, of Virginia. The other two who were struck are Kazeem Afolabi, 44, and Khadija Aremu, 40, both of California. Both remain at Restaurant workers receive online training on handling angry customers 09/27/2020 09:34pm • Restaurant workers are now training on how to avoid a fight or confrontations with customers during the coronavirus pandemic. The National Restaurant Association released a series of free online videos to restaurant and hospitality workers on how to de-escalate conflicts with customers. Servic DC-area health student volunteers assist coronavirus pandemic response 09/27/2020 10:12am • Hundreds of D.C.-area medical students that are attending their classes virtually have become a part of a larger network of health profession students aiding the coronavirus pandemic response. The National Student Response Network (NSRN) has group of nearly 500 health profession students across t 1 dead after SUV crashes into house in Seat Pleasant 09/26/2020 12:47pm • A man is dead after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a house in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, on Saturday morning. The driver of the SUV, the vehicle's only occupant, died at the scene, according to Prince George's County Fire and EMS. Firefighters said they responded to the 5900 block of Ad