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Md. coalition forms to oppose veto override of digital tax bill 11/11/2020 08:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Marylanders for Tax Fairness, a coalition of businesses, advocacy groups and individuals, launched a campaign on Tuesday to oppose the Gener About 7,000 students return to schools Dec. 1; Parents face new choice 11/11/2020 05:15am • Loudoun County, Virginia, Public Schools will welcome back students in three grades, two days a week, at the elementary level as well as senior academy students in December. Families will be asked whether they want students to do hybrid in-person learning for the second semester, which begins Jan Will college students bring COVID-19 home for Thanksgiving? 11/11/2020 04:19am • Weston Kerekes plans to eat his Thanksgiving dinner alone in his childhood bedroom in Santa Monica, California. If all goes as planned, the Yale University freshman's quarantine will have followed a tightly choreographed trip from his New Haven, Connecticut, campus to ensure he doesn't expose his Hogan: Reduced capacity for restaurants, gatherings amid Md. virus surge 11/11/2020 02:53am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced tighter capacity restrictions for bars, restaurants and indoor gatherings on Tuesday amid worsening coronavirus health metrics. Effective 5 p.m. Wednesday, Hogan is ordering that the capacity of bars and restaurants be reduced from 75% down to 50%. The governor DC's Downtown Holiday Market returns Nov. 20 11/11/2020 12:05am • 'Tis the season for the 16th Annual Downtown Holiday Market in D.C., which will span two city blocks starting Friday, Nov. 20. The outdoor market is run by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID), covers F Street Northwest between 7th and 9th Streets and features over 70 exhibitors. Montgomery Co. Board of Education approves plan to reopen schools 11/10/2020 09:00pm • The Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education gave tentative approval to the plans to bring students back to school in phases starting in January. Beginning Wednesday, a survey will be made available to parents. They can weigh in on whether they want their children to stick with virtual lea Department of Health offers COVID-19 exposure tracking app 11/10/2020 08:02pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s Department of Health launched its MD COVID Alert system Tuesday in an effort to bolster the state’s contact tracing effort US has 1M new coronavirus cases this month 11/10/2020 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of November. The tally of cases in just 10 days shows the reach of the virus amid a strong fall surge. Several states posted new highs Tuesday, including 12,000 new cases in Illinois and more t Montgomery Co. brings back tighter COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, restaurants 11/10/2020 05:00pm • The Montgomery County Council has voted to reinstate COVID-19 restrictions that tighten the rules for businesses, restaurants and religious organizations amid an ongoing hike in coronavirus cases throughout the region. The new rules approved by council members Tuesday reduce capacity limits for r Coronavirus struck Maryland Terrapins men's basketball in late August 11/10/2020 04:34pm • Coronavirus struck Terps men's basketball in late August originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonCoronavirus is going to have an impact throughout the whole college basketball season. The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball program has already felt the ramifications of what a Navy vs. Memphis game postponed due to COVID-19 cases 11/10/2020 04:23pm • The Navy football home game Saturday against Memphis has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases at the U.S. Naval Academy, the American Athletic Conference announced Tuesday. The Midshipmen paused all football activities last Wednesday after positive tests and contact tracing forced a numb Decrease in child abuse reports during COVID-19 raises concern in Howard Co. 11/10/2020 03:51pm • Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said stressors related to COVID-19 are likely the cause of a concerning drop in the number of reports of child abuse or neglect. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) A 60% decrease in reports of child abuse and neglect is worrying Howard County, Maryland officials, fearful Northam: Rising COVID-19 cases 'concerning,' but Va. 'will be ready' when vaccine is 11/10/2020 03:29pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday addressed a rise in COVID-19 cases across the commonwealth, encouraging signs for a vaccine and last week’s election. Northam said there were 1,435 new cases of the novel coronavirus detected Monday, continuing a daily trend upward that’s been going on f Comedy legend Paula Poundstone brings post-election levity to Birchmere 11/10/2020 01:41pm • Election Week was a roller coaster of emotions with President-elect Joe Biden declared the winner after five days and outgoing President Donald Trump refusing to concede. So if you need comedy to take the edge off our heated political climate, check out Paula Poundstone at The Birchmere in Al Bowser defends trip to high-risk Delaware for Biden win as 'necessary' 11/10/2020 11:41am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended her trip to Delaware on Saturday to congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their election victory, despite District health officials considering it a high-risk state for coronavirus exposure. "I do a lot of things to advance the interests of the District of