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Higher coronavirus numbers in Montgomery Co. put plans to ease restrictions on hold 10/15/2020 03:23pm • Officials in Montgomery County say they are temporarily pausing the relaxing of further coronavirus-related restrictions as public health teams investigate a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases. Overall, the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 hit more than 10 in recent days — the highest level Tony nominees honor Broadway's best before pandemic gutted the industry 10/15/2020 12:29pm • Broadway is dark tonight, but we know the nominees for the best of last season. The 74th annual Tony Awards revealed its nominees Thursday on YouTube. Best Musical will be a battle between "Jagged Little Pill," "Moulin Rouge: The Musical" and "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." Best Actres Hard drive prompts NY Post story on Hunter Biden, temporary suspension of Trump campaign Twitter account 10/15/2020 12:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. The story in question, published Wednesday in the New York Post, Report: Anthony Davis to opt out of Lakers contract, but plans to re-sign 10/15/2020 11:14am • Report: Anthony Davis to opt out of Lakers contract, will re-sign originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe biggest non-coronavirus question of the 2020-21 NBA offseason appears to be getting settled very quickly, as Anthony Davis will opt out of the final year of his contract with plans to re SEE IT: Photos of new sportsbook at Capital One Arena released 10/15/2020 11:00am • SEE IT: Photos of new sportsbook at Capital One Arena released originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonSometime in early 2021, what used to be the Greene Turtle at Capital One Arena will repoen as the William Hill sportsbook, where you will be able to place bets in the same building the Wizards Before Maryland voters head to polls, AG Frosh warns against intimidation 10/15/2020 10:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With early voting in Maryland set to begin in less than two weeks, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) issued a harsh warning against voter Air & Space Museum presents spooky 'Air & Scare' activities for Halloween 10/15/2020 12:30am • The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum may be closed on the National Mall, but museum staff are finding creative ways to wish you a Happy Halloween. The museum presents the virtual "Air & Scare at Home" series all month long. "This actually is a tradition at the Air & Spac Over 82% of recently flagged Md. unemployment claims confirmed as fraudulent 10/15/2020 12:01am • In two major investigation sweeps starting in July, the Maryland Department of Labor has flagged and investigated hundreds of thousands of potentially fraudulent unemployment claims filed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The first wave, over the summer, revealed over 40,000 false clai Vegas owner says without NHL fans in '21 'a lot of teams can't make it' 10/14/2020 10:36pm • Vegas owner says without NHL fans in '21 'a lot of teams can't make it' originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Stanley Cup was awarded to the Tampa Bay Lightning after the NHL was able to set up and maintain a bubble environment in Toronto and Edmonton. Following that, there was a sense of 3 questions for Maryland Terrapins men's basketball entering the 2020-21 season 10/14/2020 09:36pm • 3 questions for Maryland Terps men's basketball entering the season originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonA year makes a huge difference for Mark Turgeon's Maryland Terrapins heading into the 2020-21 college basketball season. Entering the coronavirus pandemic, the Terps were riding Fairfax school enrollment drops nearly 5%; taxpayers unlikely to get a break 10/14/2020 09:09pm • 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. Fairfax County Public Schools kicked off the 2020-21 school year in September with nearly 8,900 fewer students – roughly the equiva University System of Md. joins state health info exchange to improve contact tracing 10/14/2020 08:44pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. To help improve contact tracing for students who have tested positive for COVID-19, the University System of Maryland announced Wednesday Prince George's Co. rolls out strategy to deal with a 'red flag' in domestic violence cases 10/14/2020 06:02pm • On Oct. 1, the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a new law in making strangulation a felony went into effect in Maryland. Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy pushed hard to get the legislation passed. "Maryland was one of a handful of states that didn't recogni Middleburg Film Festival presents drive-in, virtual access to Oscar contenders 10/14/2020 05:41pm • Since 2013, the Middleburg Film Festival has predicted numerous Oscar contenders. This year, the festival pivots to virtual and drive-in screenings at the Salamander Resort & Spa in picturesque Middleburg, Virginia, from Thursday through Sunday. "We decided to keep the movies outdoors Quarter of recent DC coronavirus cases traced to social gatherings 10/14/2020 04:00pm • D.C. is ringing the warning bells, saying that residents may be getting a little too lax with health safety guidelines at social gatherings, a warning that is being echoed across other parts of the region and the country. Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of the D.C. Heath Department, said at a bri