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Coronavirus: What to do if your kids stay home 05/05/2020 01:41pm • This content is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. In many parts of the U.S. and around the world, children are staying home from school to help reduce the spread of the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes. While this is a critical way to practice social distancing, it can be Man with six DUI convictions charged with drunken driving 05/05/2020 11:13am • SEAFORD, Del. (AP) — State police say a Delaware man has been charged with drunken driving for the seventh time after a fight with his girlfriend. Authorities say 54-year-old Bretley W. Knox of Seaford was seen driving erratically Sunday night before stopping his truck and beating a female pass Open up: Virginia dentists see nonemergency patients with measures in place 05/04/2020 01:15pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's executive order prohibiting elective surgeries and limiting dental procedures expired last week and was not renewed. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Harbucks) Now that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has lifted restrictions to allow nonemergency visits to the doctor and denti Suddenly looking for work? Your social media posts could cost you the job 05/04/2020 08:56am • This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) If you suddenly find yourself looking for a job during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s been awhile since you have, a heads up: Nearly all businesses now do background r Montgomery Co. schools release latest student grading criteria amid coronavirus 05/04/2020 07:54am • As online learning during the pandemic moves into the fourth grading period of the school year in Montgomery County, how students are evaluated in Maryland's largest school system has been an ongoing adjustment. The school district has released the latest framework for its grading system. Middle an Drivers accused of stealing Teslas lead Fairfax Co. police on chases 05/02/2020 11:59pm • One man is under arrest after early morning police chases in Fairfax County, Virginia, involving three Tesla sedans and an SUV that were reported stolen. An officer stopped to check on three Teslas and a Mitsubishi SUV that were stopped on the side of the road at Leesburg Pike and Gosnell Road ar Reade: 'I didn't use sexual harassment' in Biden complaint 05/02/2020 11:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment. “I remember ta Eta Aquariid meteor shower: When and how to watch 05/02/2020 03:02am • The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is expected to peak on Tuesday, but a nearly full moon could outshine the show. Stargazers also have a chance to view the shower in the early morning hours before dawn on Sunday. May is the best spring month to view meteor activity for those in the northern hemisphe Latest problem for Maryland's Purple Line: The builders want out 05/01/2020 11:43pm • Yet another setback Friday for Maryland's long-delayed Purple Line project. The companies that are building the 16.2-mile light rail line between Bethesda and New Carrollton announced that they are leaving the project, which is a public-private partnership. The companies are known as the Purpl DC student loan borrowers affected by coronavirus could see some relief 05/01/2020 06:14pm • Those who live in D.C. and are struggling to pay student loans due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis could see some relief from payment and collection. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday an initiative that gives expanded financial relief options to residents paying private education Maryland to survey school districts to assess attendance, engagement during closure 05/01/2020 06:04pm • Maryland's school districts will be surveyed by the state department of education to "assess and report student engagement" across the state. That includes trying to track attendance. The issue came up during the April 28, meeting of the board when board member David Steiner asked State Superinte Police offer $5K reward for info in deadly Howard County shooting 05/01/2020 04:25pm • Howard County police are offering a reward for information on a deadly shooting in Columbia, Maryland, early Friday morning. Shortly after midnight, police were called to the intersection of Governor Warfield Parkway and Twin Rivers Road for a report of a fight with shots fired. Anthony Tayvon Maryland's primary ballots will soon begin arriving in the mail 05/01/2020 04:48am • A graphic created by the Montgomery County Board of Elections for the upcoming vote-by-mail presidential primary in the state. (Courtesy Montgomery County Board of Elections) Maryland residents will start receiving ballots for the June 2 presidential primary arriving in their mailboxes over the With threat of a meat shortage, WTOP goes ISO main course 04/30/2020 03:40pm • Some things besides disinfectant wipes have been tough to find in the grocery store. Meat, for instance. President Donald Trump's executive order earlier this week to keep meat processing plants open, amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation’s food supply, has l Lost at sea: Cruise ship entertainer from Md. stuck on board for weeks in Florida 04/29/2020 09:29pm • Weeks after arriving for what they thought would be a normal cruise, crew members on some luxury ships are still unable to disembark, even though everyone on board appears healthy. A crew member from Maryland shared what it is like on board. Emily "Ezra" Freeman loves her job as a guest entert