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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 How safe is a road trip home to see the family? 08/05/2020 07:10am • "I didn't look at our drive as a vacation or a trip," says Christy Frank, who drove 10 hours with her three children from Copake, New York, to her hometown of Tiffin, Ohio. "We were just trying to get across the state to do exactly what we were doing at home, but at my parents' house." After mont Driver killed from felled tree in Md.; tornadoes, flooding reported as Isaias departs DC region 08/04/2020 05:30pm • Isaias has passed out of the D.C. area, but high water and possible flooding, as well as the damage from heavy rain and winds, remain in the region. The storm damage was worst in southern Maryland, particularly in St. Mary's County. A driver was killed in Mechanicsville when a tree fell on the Isaias gains hurricane strength as it heads toward Carolinas; DC prepares for its impact 08/03/2020 11:39pm • Dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, as Tropical Storm Isaias pushes toward the Mid-Atlantic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Much of the Interstate 95 corridor, including D.C. and Baltimore, is under a tropical storm warning as forecasters e As power companies prep for Tropical Storm Isaias, they ask you do the same 08/03/2020 06:25pm • With a storm brewing that has the potential to cause flooding and knock out power in some parts of the D.C. area, Dominion Energy is reminding residents to do their best to prepare, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to preparing an emergency kit that includes essential medic Montgomery Co. Ride On bus service increases 40% on weekdays 08/03/2020 04:46am • Ride On bus service in Montgomery County, Maryland, has expanded in an effort to support residents and businesses reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to a news release, all Ride On and Ride On Extra routes will be in service and will see an increase of around 40% on weekdays. Th Pregnant woman dead after Columbia shooting; baby in critical condition 08/02/2020 01:32am • A pregnant woman has died after being shot in Columbia, Maryland. The baby she was carrying is alive in critical condition after being delivered. Police officers responded to the 6600 block of Dovecote Drive around 11 p.m. Friday for the a report of gunshots, according to the Howard County Police DC to get 'official' ice cream flavor if it becomes 51st state 08/01/2020 01:25pm • The District could get a new ice cream flavor if it becomes the 51st state. D.C.-based ice cream company Ice Cream Jubilee is offering up three unique new flavors that are based on different aspects of life in the District. The selection that voters choose as the Number 1 scoop would be a tast Tips for parents whose kids are going to be learning virtually 07/31/2020 10:06pm • 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. Parenting during a pandemic for many means overseeing virtual learning, and a Northern Virginia child psychiatrist has 'Check by check': Salons face grim outlook despite Maryland reopening 07/30/2020 02:26pm • Though salons are allowed to be open under Maryland's phased reopening plans, some are on shaky financial ground. Continued COVID-19 restrictions mean fewer customers are allowed in, and many older customers are staying away. “We have been able to maintain ourselves, but it’s, like, check Prince George’s County releases more details about distance learning plan 07/30/2020 05:41am • Students in Prince George’s County’s Public Schools will be back in virtual classrooms in just about a month, and school leaders are vowing distance learning in the Maryland school system will be more rigorous and demanding than last spring. The county’s plan for this school year checks in Arlington police investigating source of potential KKK stickers 07/30/2020 12:08am • Police in Arlington, Virginia, are investigating the source of potential Ku Klux Klan stickers that have recently appeared across Arlington County. The images show white-robed figures with a caption that reads "The original boys n the hood." Authorities said the stickers appeared in four diff Maryland family's quarantine garden is thriving, so they're giving away free produce 07/29/2020 12:42am • Stuck at home during the pandemic, a father and daughter decided to plant a garden in their Anne Arundel County, Maryland, backyard. They ended up growing so much produce, they're giving it away free to help others during the coronavirus crisis. Andrew Camela, of Crofton, and his 11-year-old d Chincoteague holds virtual pony auction as island adapts to historic pandemic 07/29/2020 12:24am • Wild Chincoteague ponies enter the water as they make their way across Assateague channel during the annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim, Wednesday July, 30 2003, in Chincoteague, Va. (AP Photo/Scott Neville) Vacationing on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is an annual tradition in our region