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Data Doctors: The truth about the FixMeStick 05/29/2020 05:10pm • Q: Is a FixMeStick any good for removing malware and viruses? There is no one-size-fits-all approach to removing malicious code from your computer. The best way to deal with malware and viruses changes based on a number of variables. This includes the specific type of malware, the state of the PHOTOS: Car gets tangled in power lines after Montgomery Co. crash 05/29/2020 04:32pm • A car crashed through a fence, went over a wall and got tangled in some power lines along Columbia Pike in the Silver Spring area, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said Friday. It happened in the 10700 block of Columbia Pike. Around 2 p.m., Montgomery County Fire spokesperson Pete Piringer tw Garden Plot: 'Good luck and good night' — at least for now 05/29/2020 08:54am • It is with great regret that I must inform you that this is the last weekend you’ll be reading the Garden Plot until the financial aspects of the coronavirus pandemic are rectified enough to restore some level of normalcy to business. Please be assured that I haven’t been fired and I haven’ Review: Which Netflix comedy is funnier? 'The Wrong Missy' or 'The Lovebirds?' 05/29/2020 12:36am • David Spade and Lauren Lapkus appear in "The Wrong Missy" (top), while Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae appear in "The Lovebirds" (bottom) in a pair of comedies currently streaming this weekend on Netflix. (AP, Netflix) It is a summer of streaming thanks to quarantine orders and a flurry of new What the Phase One reopening looks like in 3 Maryland counties 05/28/2020 07:26pm • When Maryland completes Phase One of its reopening on Friday, hair salons, barbershops and other nonessential businesses in Frederick, Anne Arundel and Charles counties will be able to provide services again, but with limitations. Here's what it would look like. REOPENING PLANS AROUND THE 'An important first step': Montgomery Co. to enter Phase 1 of reopening June 1 05/28/2020 03:10pm • People gather in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to hear Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announce easing COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (WTOP/Matt Mills) Montgomery County, Maryland, will enter Phase One of its reopening plan on June 1, County Executive Marc Elrich announced Th Weekend road and rail: Changes continue for I-66 and Purple Line amid Metro summer shutdown 05/28/2020 11:49am • Roadwork In Fairfax, Virginia, after the Memorial Day holiday pause, demolition work on the Cedar Lane bridge spanning I-66 continues with overnight lanes closures scheduled. Old Cedar Lane Bridge demolition progress to date. (Courtesy VDOT) The westbound closures on I-66 are required to Ford develops coronavirus-killing software for cop cars 05/28/2020 10:30am • Some sport utility vehicles are now being turned into germ-killing machines to protect those who ride in them. Ford said it has developed a procedure to superheat the interior of some police SUVs, to essentially bake off the coronavirus when no people are inside. “What it does is it allows t Ultimate social distancing: Self-driving cars used to donate food during pandemic 05/28/2020 05:15am • One of the vehicles used by Brookfield Properties. (Courtesy Optimus Ride) Using what could be the ultimate form of social distancing, the real estate company developing The Yards on the Anacostia River waterfront is helping families in Southeast D.C. who are struggling with food insecurity duri Virginia ABC stores offering curbside pickup at 370 stores 05/27/2020 08:26pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) is now offering curbside pickup for online orders at 370 stores across the comm 'Stay on schedule': Sen. Cardin talks Purple Line, infrastructure to Montgomery Co. Council 05/27/2020 04:50pm • Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., told Montgomery County Council members that he expects Congress will pass a "major infrastructure bill" by the fall. "There's a real interest to deal with connectivity," Cardin told the council Wednesday during a Zoom briefing. And, he said, the coronavirus outbreak und 2 injured in crash involving Delaware State Police car 05/27/2020 07:41am • CLAYTON, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police say a trooper and another driver were injured in an early morning crash. The agency said Tuesday that a State Police trooper in a marked patrol vehicle and another trooper un an unmarked SUV were responding to a call in Clayton around 7 a.m. when a Che In age of coronavirus, bikes becoming increasingly popular 05/27/2020 04:00am • Whether they're used as an alternative transportation method or for exercise, bikes have become increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic. The reason for the spike in bike riders is multifaceted, said Ralph Buehler, an associate professor and chair of urban affairs and planning in the Sc Prince George's Co. police investigating 2 separate crashes 05/27/2020 02:13am • Police are investigating two separate crashes in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Monday night. One crash happened about 9:30 p.m. on Branch Avenue near St. Barnabas Road in Temple Hills, and it involved a type of off-roading vehicle that collided with a car. #TEMPLEHILLS SB MD-5/Branch Av When can you be around others? CDC updates coronavirus guidance 05/27/2020 12:21am • People who have been sick with coronavirus infections should stay away from other people until they've gone at least three days with no fever, have seen symptoms improve, and until it's been 10 days since they first noticed symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and P