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DC-area restaurants offer Thanksgiving meals to-go 11/13/2020 02:50pm • As friends and family get creative with their Thanksgiving plans — moving away from traditional indoor gatherings  — takeout food can be the best option amid the coronavirus pandemic. Thanksgiving takeout style solves some of the new problems surrounding an unorthodox holiday season by provi Fairfax County teachers push back on return-to-school plans 11/13/2020 01:11pm • Next week, thousands more Fairfax County Public School students will start moving back into classrooms, and a month from now, first- and second-graders will be in classrooms, too. But the move to more and more "concurrent learning" — where some students are in the classroom and others are learn For the love of the game: Tournament chess returns to Virginia, pandemic or not 11/13/2020 12:58pm • The socially distanced, mask-wearing field of competitors at the U.S. Class Championships, in Dulles, Virginia, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (WTOP/Rick Massimo) When the COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S., some of the earliest high-profile changes in American life came in the realm of sports: In q Md. nursing homes prep for next wave of coronavirus 11/13/2020 09:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As coronavirus cases surge again in Maryland and across the nation, nursing homes are preparing to protect  patients and staff by stockpili Traffic at Norfolk's airport is still off by roughly half 11/13/2020 08:59am • NORFOLK, Va. — The number of people who are flying in and out of Norfolk International Airport is still off by more than half as it slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that the airport saw more than 156,000 passengers last month compared to about Loudoun Co. targets COVID-19 spread ahead of more students returning to classrooms 11/13/2020 08:56am • When Loudoun County, Virginia, students who chose hybrid in-person learning return to public school classrooms on Dec. 1, county Health Director David Goodfriend expects the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to rise. He said his goal is to prevent spread of the coronavirus within Loudoun County Delaware reports season's first flu case as COVID cases rise 11/13/2020 08:25am • DOVER, Del. — The state of Delaware is reporting its first flu case for the season as coronavirus cases continue to rise. The News Journal reported Thursday that the flu case involved a Kent County child who is under the age of 5. Health officials are urging people to get the flu vaccine. Fauci says history can lead us forward in the coronavirus pandemic 11/13/2020 08:02am • Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert, said one way the nation can break free of the coronavirus pandemic might be by paying attention to history. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke at a forum Thursday at the Presto's Picks: Maryland, Navy & the SEC get sacked 11/13/2020 07:20am • One thinks of the story about the man who finally sees light at the end of the tunnel, only for that light to be an oncoming train. We knew back in September that playing a contact sport with 100-plus player rosters of 18-22 year olds in a pandemic was not going to happen unscathed. November has Johns Hopkins health experts on how to safely navigate Thanksgiving gatherings, travel 11/12/2020 11:59pm • The holiday that typically pulls relatives of all ages together for a meal may be vastly different this year as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide. People are considering whether or not to host traditional Thanksgiving gatherings with turkey and trimmings or travel for the holiday, and experts with National Harbor hotel shut down because of pandemic restrictions 11/12/2020 11:15pm • A Prince George's County, Maryland, hotel has been shut down because of new coronavirus restrictions. The Hampton Inn and Suites National Harbor announced it's closing with a sign posted on its front door that said it closed “to protect public health and safety.” A hotel employee confirmed Despite improving numbers, DC businesses continue to struggle amid pandemic, demonstrations 11/12/2020 10:13pm • The numbers are heading in the right direction, but businesses in downtown D.C. continue to struggle during the pandemic. “The economic activity in downtown has improved since July, but it remains substantially below last year,” said Gerry Widdicombe, director of economic development of Downt Gas retailer accused of overcharging customers at DC gas stations 11/12/2020 09:25pm • A local gas retailer is accused of price gouging, according to a lawsuit filed in D.C. The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia said that Capitol Petroleum Group and its affiliate companies gouged prices during the District's COVID-19 emergency. "Even as wholesale gas pr DC health official: Cold storage requirements for COVID-19 vaccine may not interfere with successful roll out 11/12/2020 08:06pm • There's concern people in rural areas might miss out on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 because of the ultra-cold storage needs of a promising vaccine candidate. However, a D.C. expert is skeptical about the degree to which it could be an issue. It is true some hospitals and health systems 2 Loudoun Co. elementary schools alerted after positive COVID-19 test from staff 11/12/2020 07:16pm • Loudoun County Public Schools has notified two of its elementary schools' communities that a staff member who had spent time in the schools in the last two weeks has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement to the community of Moorefield Station Elementary School, in Ashburn, Virginia, Superi