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Big Bus Tours resumes DC operations, offers private group tours 08/12/2020 12:39pm • A Big Bus employee sanitizes the upper deck of a tour bus at Union Station in Washington on Friday, July 24, 2020. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Big Bus Tours, which suspended worldwide operations in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has resumed its open-top sigh DC man allegedly stole $2.5M from pandemic relief fund and church, then bought house and yacht 08/12/2020 05:23am • A D.C. man faces charges of fraudulently obtaining $2.1 million in federal coronavirus relief loans and embezzling $472,000 from the Archdioceses of Washington and then using the money to buy a $1.13 million rowhouse, a $300,000 yacht and a $46,000 sports car. The U.S. Attorneys's Office charged 'Major gas explosion' in Baltimore kills 1; search continues 08/10/2020 09:00pm •  Baltimore firefighters are on the scene of a gas explosion that has killed one woman, seriously injured several othes and leveled three houses. The Baltimore City Fire Department in an update Monday night said that seven people had been taken to the hospital after the explosion on Labyrint Lightshow in the sky: Perseid meteors not to be missed 08/10/2020 08:57am • Even if coronavirus put a damper on your summer fireworks, the cosmos has you covered. The Perseid meteors fly by Earth every year between July and August. And they're projected to peak this week. According to NASA, you're going to want to watch the skies around the mornings of Aug. 11, Aug. 1 Car Review: Volvo XC90 T8 E-AWD plugs in for better performance and mpg 08/10/2020 04:20am • It’s been a few years since I drove the Volvo XC90, and there are some changes for 2020. The exterior gets a nip and tuck, but you have to really pay attention to notice the revised front-end styling. The XC90 design still looks fresh and handsome. The top-of-the-line XC90 T8 Inscription model Would a potential coronavirus vaccine be safe for children? 08/10/2020 04:10am • Pediatricians concerned about parents who have questions regarding vaccinating children want to reassure them that if and when a coronavirus vaccine is available, it will be safe. "Some studies and early polls have suggested that upwards of one-fourth to one-third of the population would not read Strasburg's debut shaky; O's-Nats suspended by tarp issues 08/09/2020 05:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg's season debut was about to unravel in a five-run fifth inning Sunday, when he walked a batter and vigorously shook his right hand. Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez and a trainer exited the dugout to go check on the World Series MVP, who's had a ner Permanent sportsbook at DC's Capital One Arena moves closer to completion 08/08/2020 11:55am • While there is a sportsbook of sorts open at Capital One Arena in the District now, work is still underway to build a much bigger, permanent venue in the space that was once occupied by the Greene Turtle at 6th and F Streets. The renovation of that space is complete and now work continues toward Salmonella outbreak linked to onions spreads as hundreds sickened in 43 states 08/08/2020 02:25am • A salmonella outbreak caused by onions is expanding and has infected 640 people from 43 states. At least 85 of them have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. "If you don't know where your onions are from, don't eat, serve, or sell them or any food prepared with 2020 sales tax holiday in Md., Va. amid pandemic 08/07/2020 09:04pm • The D.C. region's annual sales tax holiday is here, and this year, there is a focus on helping small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. "This year has been a tough year for small retailers especially for those deemed as non-essential, so they've been closed for a number of month Data Doctors: 4 tips for buying a new laptop 08/07/2020 08:33am • Q: Can you help me with the alphabet soup of buying a new laptop? What’s actually important to consider for a basic unit? A: It’s not hard to become overwhelmed by all of the specs thrown around when you’re looking at a new laptop, but what you plan to do with it is the first consideration. Moving target: Challenge of launching Sterling axe-throwing bar during pandemic 08/07/2020 07:57am • Tara Hampton and her husband Alan Radney knew they wanted to open their own business, but weren't sure what type. "We were noodling around with potentially a coffee shop that had live music," said Hampton. Instead, they opened an axe-throwing bar, called Axes and Os, in Sterling, Virginia. Baby dies nearly 1 week after mother shot, killed in Howard County 08/06/2020 05:18pm • The baby of a pregnant woman that was delivered prematurely after her mother was shot and killed inside a house in Howard County, Maryland, has died. The baby, named Ahja, was delivered by doctors at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma in Baltimore at 28 weeks old and was in critical conditio MCPS releases details of all-virtual reopening plan 08/05/2020 09:00am • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland's largest school system, released more details for its all-virtual reopening 4 Virginia tornadoes confirmed 08/05/2020 08:38am • At least four tornadoes touched down in Virginia during Tropical Storm Isaias Tuesday and the National Weather Service is looking into whether there were more. "There are about 11 to 12 that we know of, maybe more, based on confirmed radar signatures," NWS Meteorologist In-Charge Jeff Orrock said