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How donated refrigerated trucks could help Maryland community 10/19/2020 05:20pm • Two big refrigerated trucks are now parked at the Christian Life Center in Riverdale, Maryland. (Courtesy Kaiser Permanente) Though people and businesses have been helping out families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, food donations aren't always well-timed. But in Riverdale, Maryland, peri Virginia Tech looks to spring for more in-person classes 10/19/2020 03:39pm • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Officials at Virginia Tech say they hope to have more in-person classes in a spring semester that will be impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. The Roanoke Times reports school officials say all courses will be online for the first four days of classes, which begin Jan. 19. The Maryland's oyster season faces rough waters 10/19/2020 01:33pm • Maryland oyster farmers are not immune from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic challenges. One of the main impacts on the watermen who harvest the succulent mollusks -- and on the vendors who sell them -- is the closing of restaurants and other hospitality venues, said Allison Colden, Maryland fish TSA: 1 million passengers screened in a day for first time since March 10/19/2020 10:28am • The Transportation Security Administration announced Monday that the agency screened more than a million people in a single day. The milestone comes as the aviation industry seeks to avert catastrophe following a sudden drop in passenger numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sunday was the A desk of their own to ease remote learning for kids in need 10/19/2020 10:02am • As remote schooling surged during the pandemic, parents across the country realized that many kids didn’t have desks at home. So they got busy building, collecting and donating them, giving hundreds or thousands of students workspaces to call their own and helping them get through long days of Gold Cup to stream online Saturday 10/19/2020 09:54am • One of the largest horse races in the country is going online for when the hooves hit the track in Virginia at Great Meadow. The International Gold Cup will be streamed live online at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Great Meadow board of directors decided to Are people using DC streets closed to traffic during the pandemic? 10/19/2020 08:02am • A number of D.C. roadways have shut down or partially closed to traffic during the coronavirus pandemic — and a new study has examined the impact. Between April and September, activity on restricted roadways in the District rose from 32% to 52% of pre-pandemic levels, according to traffic data 39 states on DC's latest high-risk coronavirus list 10/19/2020 06:36am • As coronavirus cases continue to rise around the nation, D.C. added eight states to its list of high-risk states where the seven-day moving average of daily new coronavirus cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons. Added to the list are the following states: Arizona; Colorado; Connecticut; Massac 2020 Maryland football preview: Practicing in a pandemic world 10/19/2020 04:20am • The college football season, like none other in the modern era, takes another turn Saturday with the beginning of the Big Ten football schedule — in theory. Contending with the coronavirus pandemic has added the automatic phrase "at this time" and "as far as we know" to just about every story, Have you 'winterized' your medicine cabinet? Experts recommend you keep certain items handy 10/19/2020 04:10am • Combine the cold and flu season with the coronavirus pandemic, and experts will tell you now is the time to stock your medicine cabinet. “It’s important that individuals be empowered to take control of their health, and this is one way to do it,” said Dr. Amesh A. Adalja, a senior scholar Montgomery Co. mother whose toddler fell from apartment window is focus of fundraising campaign 10/18/2020 10:41pm • When 2-year-old Ezechiel Nguezemi fell to his death from a third story apartment window in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Oct. 11, it upended his mother's world. Now, the Montgomery County Renter's Alliance is working to help her financially navigate this trying time. "They're a low-income family that Campaign pushes to ban the sale of tobacco-flavored products to teens in DC 10/18/2020 04:01pm • More than 70 community and public health organizations are coming together and calling on D.C. legislators to stop the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the District. Flavor Hook Kids DC is a campaign aimed at stopping the sale of tobacco products targeted for kids. A recent National Yo Policy vs. personality: Undecideds torn as election nears 10/18/2020 02:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Amanda Jaronowski is torn. The lifelong Republican from suburban Cleveland supports President Donald Trump's policies and fears her business could be gutted if Democrat Joe Biden is elected. But she abhors Trump personally, leaving her on the fence about who will get her vote. Delaware health system seeing huge demand for flu shot 10/18/2020 02:13pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware health care system said it is seeing “overwhelming demand” for flu shots this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Beebe Healthcare has vaccinated more than 3,100 community members through 13 flu clinics, the Delaware State News reported Saturday. That's about 7 Trump, Biden are campaigning across country from each other 10/18/2020 12:53pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump made a rare visit to church Sunday as he and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned across the country from one another in key states with the Nov. 3 election close at hand. Trump was attending services at the nondenominational International Church of Las