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Anne Arundel Co. mandates masks in county buildings, vaccine requirement for county workers 08/02/2021 11:18am • Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced Monday that masks will soon be required indoors at all county-owned buildings, regardless of people's vaccination status and, starting next month, all county employees will need to either show proof of vaccination or take weekly COVID-19 tests Survey of supervisors: Remote workers 'more easily replaceable' 08/02/2021 09:10am • Many companies continue to assess the future of remote work for their employees, and many employees who've grown to like working remotely are pushing to keep doing so. Some jobs are a perfect fit for remote work, but many actually are not, even though they were forced to become remote during the Md. lawmakers and environmentalists working over summer on climate change legislation 08/02/2021 07:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Amid a summer with more frequent fires and floods, Maryland state lawmakers and environmental advocates are beginning to think about what an Several DC-area counties seeing 'substantial' COVID uptick 08/02/2021 06:58am • The D.C. region is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID data tracker, several counties in the D.C. region fall within the substantial rate of community transmission of COVID-19 — or a weekly average of at least 50 cases per 1 Virginia lawmakers to convene in person for special session 08/02/2021 04:00am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawmakers are set to meet in Richmond for a short special session to elect judges and adjust the state budget to account for billions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief money. The legislators convene at noon Monday at the Capitol. They will be meeting there in pers With time running out, DC residents face struggles getting rent relief 08/01/2021 06:59pm • The national eviction moratorium expired Saturday and on July 25, the District's local ban on evictions, tied to Mayor Muriel Bowser's public health emergency declaration, also expired, leaving thousands of D.C. residents on the edge of losing their home. The national moratorium doesn't provide f Prince George's Co. megachurch opens for indoor service for 1st time in 16 months 08/01/2021 04:41pm • Reid Temple in Glenn Dale, Maryland, last held an in-person service March 14, 2020. But now, the megachurch has reopened its doors for in-person service. Masks were required and every other pew was vacant, but Rev. Mark Whitlock, Jr., said it felt great to see members in-person after 16 months. Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections 08/01/2021 12:08pm • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — In a mostly empty conference room at a Virginia cultural arts center, Tara Simmons was looking for someone who might help her stave off eviction. Simmons, a 44-year-old home health aide who lives with her two children and two grandchildren, was only a month behind on he Md. leaders grapple with federal red tape as they try to distribute rent relief funding 08/01/2021 07:50am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Throughout the pandemic, the federal government has relied on states and local jurisdictions to quickly get rent relief to tenants — but s 'It’s really scary': DC yoga studio says mask mandate could slow business 07/31/2021 07:16pm • Many small businesses across DC are reopening with cautious optimism, despite concerns about the national spike in COVID-19 cases. But now, with a new mask mandate reinstituted by Mayor Muriel Bowser in effect, many small businesses in the region said they're worried about the prolonged financial Will you be required to wear a mask at the beach? An update on beach mask policies 07/31/2021 06:13pm • As coronavirus cases increase again, the CDC released updated mask guidance and more and more areas are turning back to mask mandates. So, will masks be required again for your summer beach getaway? The answer is maybe. In Ocean City, Maryland, because cases are down right now, those heade How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals 07/31/2021 03:42pm • A couple dozen nurses stood together on the hospital lawn in rural Randolph County, Georgia. They wore black T-shirts that read "Patterson Hospital 1948-2020" over their hearts. The phrase "We Gave All" was written across a broken heart on their tired backs. Many had spent their entire careers at Families receive free clothes, school supplies at back-to-school event in DC's Ward 8 07/31/2021 02:21pm • Families gathered at the Gateway Pavilion in Southeast D.C. for a free back-to-school event. People who attended the event received free clothing, school supplies, healthy food and were able to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The event was put together by Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff in virus protocol 07/31/2021 12:53pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff is going on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list. Scherff and fellow offensive lineman David Sharpe became the fifth and sixth players at Washington’s training camp to go into virus protocol. Scherff was on the field for the start of The Smithsonian is building a 2020 artifact collection for future generations 07/31/2021 12:04pm • ▶ Watch Video: Smithsonian museum builds artifact collection to create 2020 time capsule of events When the calendar flipped to 2020, Americans had no idea it would be a year unlike any other. 2020 saw the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and mass demonstrations and a racial recko