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Rolls-Royce settles discrimination allegations at Virginia factory, to pay $135K 11/19/2020 08:04am • PRINCE GEORGE, Va. (AP) — Aircraft components manufacturer Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay $135,000 to 26 women who were not selected for machine operating roles at its factory in Virginia. Under the federal settlement, the company will give back pay plus interest to women who applied to its manu Deadly overdoses rise as pandemic surges in Virginia 11/19/2020 07:45am • The year 2020 in Virginia will be remembered for the hundreds of thousands of infections and thousands of deaths that resulted from the coronavirus. But for countless other families, it also will be the year they lost a loved one to a drug overdose. If the trend continues, a report from the Virgi Stafford Co. public school employees to get pandemic stipend 11/19/2020 06:22am • Stafford County approved a stipend for all public school employees on Wednesday, in a move meant to support the essential services and staff that have kept schools in the Virginia county moving forward during the coronavirus pandemic. All full-time Stafford County Public School employees are set How to feel close to family and friends during the holidays without being there in person 11/19/2020 04:10am • The holidays are usually a time to get together with family and friends, but the coronavirus pandemic has made that increasingly difficult — especially as experts point to small social gatherings as spreading events. Virginia Tech Human Development and Family Sciences expert Rosemary Blieszner Pandemic Thanksgiving means demand for smaller turkeys, more deliveries 11/19/2020 03:54am • Like everything else, grocery shopping ahead of Thanksgiving will be different this year. “Grocers are gearing up for what they’re anticipating to be a little less traffic in the store,” said Laura Strange, spokesperson for the National Grocers Association, which represents independent groc Montgomery Co. to crack down on coronavirus rules on big box stores, hints at stronger restrictions 11/19/2020 03:06am • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are stepping up enforcement of coronavirus rules on big box retailers and grocery stores as the region deals with a surge of COVID-19 cases, and county leaders hint even stronger restrictions on gatherings and mask-wearing could be coming. Earl S Fauci advises people to think critically about holiday plans 11/18/2020 11:46pm • As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, D.C. area leaders are urging the public to avoid holding a big, in-person Thanksgiving gathering this year. And Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said there are already troubling trends that could wor Md. governor signs order allowing early release for prisoners to curb COVID-19 spread 11/18/2020 11:37pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order allowing the early release of some prisoners as part of an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The order will consider the age of the inmate and whether the inmate is near the end of the sentence. Inmates who may be eligible under the order i No changes for now in Prince William schools' return to in-person learning plan 11/18/2020 10:11pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Despite rising COVID-19 cases around the region, Superintendent Steve Walts says he is not recommending any changes to the division's Md. acquires freezers to store Pfizer vaccine, official says 11/18/2020 08:23pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan kicked off a Wednesday meeting of the Board of Public Works on a somber note, ticking off the latest data on COVID-19 in the state. The board also discussed logistics for vaccine storage. "The sad reality is that the surge of COVID-19 is rapidly escalating, and it's p Controversial Rockwool factory opening nears, opposition persists 11/18/2020 07:54pm • The Rockwool factory in Ranson, West Virginia is nearing completion. (Courtesy Rockwool) More than two years after residents in Jefferson County, West Virginia, learned ground had been broken in a former orchard for the construction of a 24-hour-a-day factory — and despite heated opposition an Virginia elections board votes to certify state results 11/18/2020 07:09pm • RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s State Board of Elections has voted to certify the state’s election results, two days later than expected because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the city of Richmond’s voter registration office. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that by a 3-0 vote on Wednesday, the Homelessness in Maryland worsens during COVID-19 pandemic 11/18/2020 06:37pm • The coronavirus pandemic has increased the strain on groups that work to prevent homelessness in Maryland, with experts saying single mothers and people of color are being hurt the most. Multiple advocacy groups have expanded their programs to try to handle the surge in cases, as one agency said COVID-19 pandemic strains Maryland groups helping homeless 11/18/2020 05:11pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has increased the strain on groups that work to prevent homelessness in Maryland, with experts saying single mothers and people of color are being hurt the most. Multiple advocacy groups have expanded their programs to try to handle the surge in Northam urges changes to personal holiday celebrations amid pandemic 11/18/2020 04:37pm • Though Virginia is performing better than average compared with other U.S. states, and vaccines could be arriving by the year's end, Gov. Ralph Northam said caution and vigilance are needed as coronavirus cases continue to surge. One of the ways Northam urged residents on Wednesday to be cautious