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NFL to forego 2021 Pro Bowl in favor of a ‘variety of engaging activities’ 10/14/2020 03:46pm • NFL to replace 2021 Pro Bowl with ‘variety of engaging activities’ originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe NFL will not host a Pro Bowl at the end of the 2020 season, marking the first time since 1949 that the league won’t have a head-to-head matchup of its best players. Instead, the N Anne Arundel executive urges slowing down of return to classes 10/14/2020 03:26pm • (EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated and corrected to reflect the ultimate authority to bring students back to schools.) Elementary school students in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, are scheduled to return to classrooms in November under a hybrid model, but the county executive no longer s Ron Rivera says protocols are keeping ill Dwayne Haskins away, not the team 10/14/2020 02:31pm • Rivera says protocols are keeping ill Dwayne Haskins away originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonQuarterback Dwayne Haskins has now missed Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams and Wednesday's practice as he continues to deal with an illness that has kept him away from the team.Though Hask New FLASH bus line aims to help speed commutes on eastern side of Montgomery Co. 10/14/2020 01:46pm • With the launch of Montgomery County's FLASH bus rapid transit on Wednesday, local leaders said they have finally settled a transit debt to residents who live along Columbia Pike/Route 29. The bus service, which serves the eastern section of the county, went into action on Wednesday after a cerem Baltimore City Public Schools to welcome some students back to classrooms next month 10/14/2020 01:29pm • Baltimore City Public Schools will welcome some students back to classrooms starting next month, the school system announced Wednesday. The school system will offer in-person classes to "prioritized students" at 25 schools for the remainder of the first semester. The in-person classes will be Dwayne Haskins sent home from practice, remains sick with non-COVID illness 10/14/2020 12:15pm • Haskins misses practice, remains sick with non-COVID illness originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWashington quarterback Dwayne Haskins was not present at the team's practice on Wednesday as the quarterback was sent home by team doctors due to an illness. It is believed that illness is not re Study: Child care providers have been relatively safe during pandemic 10/14/2020 12:02pm • A broad study conducted by a group of researchers at Yale University found that the level of risk associated with working in child care during the coronavirus pandemic has been relatively low. The study was published Wednesday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It surveyed 57,000 child car When is the 2020 Masters tournament? 10/14/2020 11:16am • When is the 2020 Masters tournament? originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIt may take place seven months after it was originally scheduled and it may be the final major of the year rather than the first, but The Masters won't be any less exciting in 2020. The delay can be attributed to t 2020 Maryland Terrapins football schedule: Dates, times and matchups 10/14/2020 11:07am • 2020 Maryland Terrapins football schedule: Dates, times and matchups originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIt didn't seem like it was going to happen for a few months, but the Maryland Terrapins will play college football in 2020.With the Big Ten moving to a conference-only, eight-game schedul Vote on proposal to use private funds for public schools in Prince George's postponed 10/14/2020 08:46am • A vote on whether or not to use public-private funds to build new schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, was postponed Tuesday night. The move to slow the process, first reported by The Washington Post, came after a virtual town hall meeting, where residents were given a breakdown of what a New Navy museum planned for DC 10/14/2020 06:52am • The Navy has plans to build a new museum to replace the National Museum of the U.S. Navy in Southeast D.C., which is now closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While a specific location is not yet finalized, the Navy said "the ideal site for the new museum is in the vicinity of the historic Wash Holiday liquor deals scratched at Virginia ABC stores 10/14/2020 05:51am • The Grinch known as the coronavirus pandemic is to blame for an absence of holiday promotions at Virginia's state-run liquor stores. Consumers expecting seasonal fall and holiday discounts during events such as "Door Busters," "Spirited Thursdays," "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" at Virginia AB National Museum of the US Army to open on Veterans Day 10/14/2020 03:49am • The National Museum of the United States Army, the first and only museum dedicated to the entire history of the U.S. Army, will be free to the public. (Courtesy Army Historical Foundation/U.S. Army) After several months of coronavirus pandemic-related construction delays, the D.C. region’s new Ford's Theatre begins phased reopening 10/14/2020 12:31am • Early in the pandemic, the future was uncertain for D.C.'s historic Ford's Theatre. “There’s no more idea of ‘back to normal,'" Ford’s Theatre director Paul Tetreault told WTOP back in April. "What we’re talking about is back to a ‘new normal.' Life as we know it is going to be v Arlington County working to keep mountain bikes off natural trails 10/13/2020 11:03pm • Arlington is cracking down on mountain bike riding in the woodlands of the Virginia county's parks. The county's Parks and Recreation Department said off-road biking, especially during the pandemic lockdown, has taken a toll on natural trails. Lacey Woods Park, Barcroft Park and the county's h