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Even as cases rise, Prince George's Co. not yet considering new COVID-19 restrictions 11/07/2020 11:01am • While Montgomery County, Maryland imposed new restrictions on late-night alcohol sales for bars and restaurants, with more restrictions still under consideration, you’re not likely to see the same thing happen in neighboring Prince George’s County. At least not yet. But County Executive An Montgomery County outlines return-to-school plans 11/06/2020 11:30pm • Students could begin returning to school in Montgomery County, Maryland, in phases, starting Jan.12. The Montgomery County Board of Education outlined its plans Friday, including bringing small groups of students back, with English language learners and those in special education programs retur Virginia governor seeks $1M to probe racism claims at VMI 11/06/2020 08:01pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam has signed two criminal justice reform bills into law and proposed adding $1 million to the state budget to investigate the culture at the Virginia Military Institute after a newspaper article described allegations of racism. The legislature is scheduled DC now offers at-home COVID-19 testing 11/06/2020 06:51pm • D.C. is now offering patients the option to have COVID-19 testing done at home. It's meant for communities who can't access other testing options as D.C. surpasses 650 lives lost to the novel coronavirus. Residents can now order a LabCorps at-home COVID-19 test and administer it themselves, D.C. Montgomery Co. ends late-night booze sales at restaurants, citing COVID-19 spike 11/06/2020 06:07pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are pulling the plug on late-night booze sales at bars and restaurants, citing a recent spike in coronavirus cases. The county's late-night alcohol sales program, which allowed restaurants and bars to serve alcohol until midnight if they received a waiver Maryland Senate president unveils operations plan for COVID-19 11/06/2020 12:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) released rules and guidelines Friday for how his chamber will tackle the first More socially distanced dining: The Yards becomes The Lodge 11/06/2020 08:33am • The Yards sundeck in October, as Glamp Yards. It will be transformed into a ski lodge later this month. (Courtesy Brookfield Properties) Nine restaurants will join together for another socially distanced outdoor dining theme weekend at The Yards in Capitol Riverfront on the Southeast Waterfront Lawmakers look to convert vacant Maryland real estate into housing for the homeless 11/06/2020 06:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the last 10 years, the number of homeless individuals has decreased in Maryland by 40%. But, as a pandemic rages on, stifling economic Why the NBA starting sooner than later is good news for John Wall and the Wizards 11/05/2020 11:31pm • Why the NBA starting sooner than later is good news for the Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe coronavirus pandemic has forced significant changes to the NBA's calendar and the latest is a Dec. 22 start date for the 2020-21 season, which was agreed upon by the players associatio Nationals outfielder Juan Soto named NL Silver Slugger for 2020 season 11/05/2020 06:30pm • Nationals' Juan Soto named NL Silver Slugger for 2020 season originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonJuan Soto received his first career Silver Slugger award Thursday, joining Braves phenom Ronald Acuña Jr. and former AL MVP Mookie Betts as the honorees for the best-hitting NL outfie Charles County delays bringing students back to classrooms amid rise in COVID-19 cases 11/05/2020 06:11pm • Schools in Charles County, Maryland, are pressing pause on bringing some students back to the classroom after a recent rise in reported COVID-19 cases throughout the state and nationwide. "We will continue to monitor the data and reassess; however, we will not consider a move to Phase 2 until aft Maryland renews state travel advisory amid coronavirus case surge 11/05/2020 05:46pm • Maryland is renewing its travel advisory amid a marked increased in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Larry Hogan said during a news briefing Thursday evening. Residents are being asked to avoid travel to and from states with a 10% positivity rate or higher. If they do travel to or from states above that thre Montgomery Co. postpones new COVID-19 restrictions 11/05/2020 05:10pm • The Montgomery County Council has postponed a vote on new coronavirus restrictions until next week. The county council was set to vote on new restrictions that would reduce capacity at restaurants, retail and other venues to 25%, and require restaurants to hold onto contact tracing information fo U.Md. to go almost entirely online after Thanksgiving 11/05/2020 05:07pm • The University of Maryland will change plans and go to online learning "with very few exceptions" after the Thanksgiving break. President Daryll J. Pines said in a statement Thursday that he was taking the decision because of a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide and in the area that would likely Anne Arundel Co. delays hybrid school plan, pauses small group instruction 11/05/2020 03:00pm • Citing an increase in the seven-day average coronavirus case count, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted to delay the Maryland county's hybrid school reopening plan on Wednesday night. Anne Arundel County Public Schools will also pause small group, in-person instruction at the Center