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Holiday tipping guide 12/10/2020 06:00am • The holidays are a traditional time to tip those who have made your life easier, more convenient or more enjoyable throughout the year. With 2020 being marked by widespread unemployment, holidays tips may be more important than ever for some workers. Meanwhile, other families might feel financially Northam to unveil new COVID-19 mitigation measures 12/10/2020 05:32am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will announce on Thursday new mitigation measures in response to a statewide spike in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. WTOP has learned there will be no lockdown or shutdowns announced, but there will be new mitigation measures. Northam is expected to give Prince William Co. buys more than 4,000 new internet hot spots for virtual learning 12/10/2020 05:05am • Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia will receive more than 4,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots for students participating in virtual learning. The Board of County Supervisors used $1.2 million in CARES Act funding to buy 4,061 hot spots for students lacking reliable internet service. The newes As Md. leaders urge strong COVID-19 response, Montgomery Co. plans more restrictions 12/10/2020 02:58am • People have their temperature taken as they wait in line to be checked in to receive a free COVID-19 test at the Angarai Testing Center in Silver Spring, Md., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich propo Washington Chorus presents virtual 'Candlelight Christmas' concert 12/10/2020 12:34am • December traditionally brings a flurry of holiday concerts around the D.C. area. This year, The Washington Chorus presents a virtual "Candlelight Christmas" concert streaming on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. "'Candlelight Christmas' has been happening a Sheriff's office, inmates at Arlington jail to be tested for coronavirus after potential exposure 12/09/2020 11:52pm • All sheriff's office staff and inmates at the Arlington jail in Virginia will be tested for the coronavirus after possibly being exposed. The state's National Guard will conduct the testing Thursday and Friday, Arlington County Sheriff Beth Arthur said in a news release. "The Sheriff’s Offic Maryland: Fraudsters attempted to claim unemployment using top officials’ names 12/09/2020 10:17pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) said Wednesday that the names of top government officials ― including his own ― were used to attempt to DC med school professor says benefits of coronavirus vaccines outweigh risks 12/09/2020 09:46pm • With the risk of taking the coronavirus vaccines so low and the risk of the virus being high, a D.C. medical school professor said the benefits of taking the vaccines outweigh the risk. The vaccines developed to protect against the coronavirus have efficacy rates that range from 90% to 94%, and t Washington Nationals Juan Soto named to All-MLB first team 12/09/2020 09:12pm • Juan Soto named to All-MLB first team originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonJuan Soto was not a National League MVP finalist, but he did make it onto the first team All-MLB team revealed Wednesday night.Soto joined Mike Trout and Mookie Betts in the outfield of the league-wide team which was v MedStar Health planning to receive Pfizer vaccine imminently 12/09/2020 09:04pm • One of the largest hospital systems in the D.C. area said that it is expecting to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine "imminently" and is preparing for how to store, track, and disseminate it based on whom health experts have determined are priority patients. Dr. Bonnie Levin leads the pharmacy ent Fredericksburg Nationals will maintain relationship with Nats 12/09/2020 07:59pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '4c15afde-d1f5-4184-b875-76db21a05b5f' }).render("7626153620fb79b9");}); The baseball team once known as the Potom What triggers a return to all-distance learning in Loudoun Co.? 12/09/2020 05:25pm • As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise locally and nationally, Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia is nearing a metric that would trigger a five-day countdown for a return to all-distance learning. That five-day countdown could begin as early as Thursday. On Nov. 17, 'It's real': Dr. Fauci’s message to vaccine, pandemic skeptics 12/09/2020 04:25pm • The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and their ability to begin addressing the pandemic depend on people choosing to get vaccinated, but many will not because of a lack of trust that the nation’s top epidemiologist says is unfounded. “They say, ‘Well, maybe we did this too quickly,’” said D DC's unemployed testify about frustrations in accessing extension benefits 12/09/2020 03:39pm • As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many D.C. residents who are relying on unemployment benefits, and programs that extend those benefits, are sharing their frustrations with city leaders. They say there's added anxiety with only 18 days before federal benefits expire. Monica Stempo, a former bar Lower level of DC's Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park to close for more than a year for makeover 12/09/2020 03:20pm • One of D.C.'s iconic parks is set for a makeover. The National Park Service announced Wednesday that it will rehabilitate the lower level of Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, to repair damaged walls, walkways and stairs, and to create a wheelchair-accessible entrance. The work,