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Basketball, cheerleading to return to Prince William Co. public schools 12/01/2020 09:15am • Prince William County Public Schools plans to bring Virginia high school athletes back for basketball and cheerleading on Dec. 7. Other winter sports are slated to start on Dec. 14. The school system said it is following coronavirus guidance from Gov. Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 67. â Man dead, 3 firefighters taken to hospital after Laurel house fire 11/30/2020 04:20pm • A house fire Monday morning in Laurel, Maryland, left one man dead and sent three firefighters battling the flames to the hospital, Prince George's County officials said. Officials said they arrived to heavy fire showing from outside a two-story house on Bond Mill Road near Park Hall Drive in Wes Planning to move? Better plan ahead 11/30/2020 08:45am • With home sales up double-digits from a year ago, a lot of people are moving, and that means a surge in business for professional moving companies. Volumes are at unprecedented levels for the residential moving industry, according to one Virginia company executive. "The most sought-after movin What is a bad credit score? 11/30/2020 07:50am • It can be depressing when you're on the bottom rung of the credit ladder, but it doesn't have to stay that way. You can increase your bad credit score if you use the right techniques and you're persistent. And I promise it won't take the rest of your life to build a solid credit score, either. So College Football Corner: Navy and Maryland return to bright sides and the unexpected 11/29/2020 02:18pm • I'm not a rom-com guy, and I'm not a Gwyneth Paltrow guy nowadays (don't even get me started about Coldplay) but I'll always be a sucker for her film "Sliding Doors." It involves tiny occurrences in our lives and how things snowball from there. The film also carries the witty exchange between Pal Hundreds told to quarantine as virus hits youth sports in Anne Arundel Co. 11/29/2020 01:10pm • After asking hundreds to quarantine, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has halted youth sports altogether. Thirty-nine people connected to youth sports in Anne Arundel County tested positive for the coronavirus this fall. According to the Washington Post, more than 800 athletes and coaches in Ann Catch a lunar eclipse during the full beaver moon this weekend 11/29/2020 02:58am • Take a break from online holiday shopping this weekend to enjoy the full moon and a penumbral lunar eclipse. Both events will be visible early Monday morning. Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon, but a penumbral lunar eclipse is different from a total lunar eclipse. A penumbral DC police detective killed in Charles County domestic shooting 11/28/2020 02:07pm • A veteran D.C. police detective is dead following a domestic shooting Friday in Waldorf, Maryland, according to police. The Charles County Sheriff's Office said it was checking out a report of two people dead inside a Waldorf home Friday night, when it discovered two bodies, a husband and wife, i U.Md. to rule if students will face discipline over lack of COVID-19 tests 11/27/2020 06:30pm • FILE — A University of Maryland senior is tested for COVID-19 on the concourse of Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Some 150 students at the University of Maryland's College Data Doctors: Why smartphone pay systems are safer 11/27/2020 06:30pm • Q: Are the smartphone-based payment systems safe to use? The holiday season means more items being purchased both online and offline, and how you pay for those items isn’t as simple as it used to be. Credit cards are still the safest way to make purchases, especially online, because they pro ZooLights 2020 FAQs: What you need to know 11/27/2020 02:00pm • The Smithsonian's National Zoo will still celebrate its beloved ZooLights, but the event is going to look a lot different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Due to COVID and our COVID restrictions, it just isn't possible to have people on-site. So we had to bring a little twinkling joy No arrests so far as Maryland State Police enforce COVID-19 rules 11/27/2020 01:46am • It appears most people are following the state's COVID-19 rules after Maryland State Police checked hundreds of businesses Wednesday as part of stepped up enforcement of pandemic-related restrictions. After highly visible patrols took to popular areas for diners and drinkers, and some 730 busines Freeze or toss? What to do with those Thanksgiving leftovers 11/26/2020 06:30pm • Most families likely had a smaller Thanksgiving celebration than in previous years, but probably still have plenty of leftovers from the feast. So, what to do with all that food before it goes bad? "The thing is to look in your refrigerator and say, 'What do I have, and what do I need to use up?' DC region heads into holiday weekend with coronavirus cases soaring 11/26/2020 06:09am • The D.C. area is heading into a bleak holiday weekend when it comes to coronavirus cases. According to the numbers, the coronavirus is strengthening its grip across D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Things are bad and getting worse. Public health leaders are pleading for people to do what they can Turkey police? State deploys cops to quash super-spreader events over the holiday 11/25/2020 08:44pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate climbs higher and  the holiday season approaches, public health officials are pleading with Mar