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Amazon's Prime Day urges you to shop locally this year 10/12/2020 08:35pm • It's usually in July, but Amazon's Prime Day, delayed because of the pandemic, is here Tuesday and Wednesday. And the company wants you to use it to shop locally. The online retail giant is trying to put an extra focus on helping small businesses this year, because they were hit hard by the pande Pandemic of Love: Neighbors help neighbors during troubled time 10/12/2020 08:27pm • There is a global online community that began at the start of the pandemic and has grown to include parts of the D.C. region. It’s called Pandemic of Love. It’s billed as a grassroots, volunteer-led, mutual aid organization that pairs donors with people in need of assistance during the pandem NBA to allow teams to have in-person pre-draft workouts starting this week 10/12/2020 06:31pm • NBA to allow teams to do in-person draft workouts originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards can begin seeing draft prospects for in-person workouts, interviews and medical evaluations later this week, as the NBA has set a timeframe of Oct. 16 through Nov. 16 for in-person meetings in a Hundreds of GMU students petition for pass-fail grading system 10/12/2020 06:05pm • Hundreds of students at one Virginia university are asking for their grading system to change this fall. With classes moving online this semester, George Mason University students have been feeling the impact of the pandemic — and they want a change. Almost 1,500 students at the Fairfax univ The NFC East is so bad that Washington still has a chance 10/12/2020 05:22pm • The NFC East is so bad that Washington still has a chance originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonTypically, a 1-4 start from the Washington Football Team would eliminate almost any consideration of a run at the NFC East title. All eyes would turn to marginal improvement and the NFL Draft.2020 i Report: NHL mulling start of 2021 season at Lake Louise on New Year's Day 10/12/2020 03:31pm • Report: NHL mulling start of 2021 season at Lake Louise on Jan. 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe NHL has played outdoors on New Year's Day every year since the inception of the Winter Classic in 2008. Now, the league may be planning at a picture-esque venue to start its season in 2 Pandemic-related stress may be triggering migraines in teenagers 10/12/2020 03:16pm • Migraines affect more than 15% of people in the U.S., and parents should know the first attacks can happen with teens or kids even younger, a Virginia neurologist says. "Now, more than ever, in the stressful times we live in, teenagers are having migraines," said Dr. Sommer Ebdlahad, a neurologis Number of divorce cases in DC area surge amid coronavirus pandemic 10/12/2020 07:33am • The coronavirus pandemic has created the perfect storm for couples contemplating divorce in the D.C. area. Making a marriage work is challenging enough when things are going well. But when you add COVID-19 into the mix, it becomes much harder. For many couples, it was too much. "It brought a l 2020 Watch: Is it too late for Trump to turn things around? 10/12/2020 05:23am • NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 22 Days to next scheduled presidential debate: 10 ___ THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail this week after an Poll shows Marylanders on board with police reform 10/12/2020 05:21am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As Maryland legislative committees craft comprehensive police reform packages for the 2021 General Assembly session, they appear to have s Double Exposure: Investigative Film Fest presents MLK, COVID documentaries 10/12/2020 12:45am • What happens when you combine investigative journalism with documentary filmmaking? You get vital double exposure on the important issues of society. Hence the name of the Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival, which returns for its sixth annual event this Wednesday through Sunday wit Virginia is preparing for an unprecedented vaccination campaign 10/11/2020 07:51pm • 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. Three million dollars for public outreach. Nearly $2.5 million for refrigerators and thermometers. And more than $71 million for mass FLASH bus route to provide service in Montgomery County's Route 29 corridor 10/11/2020 12:06pm • Montgomery County will roll out a new bus rapid transit line Wednesday that connects downtown Silver Spring and Burtonsville. The bus line, branded "FLASH," will operate along the county's Route 29 corridor and will feature dedicated bus lanes, technology that allows drivers to hold stoplights gr Some DC indoor pools and fitness centers reopening Oct. 13 with restrictions 10/10/2020 03:05pm • If you want to get some exercise in D.C. when indoor facilities open up next week, you'll have to first exercise your fingers and computer mouse. Visit the District's Department of Recreation reservation website to book a time. For swimming and gym time, you're limited to 45-minute blocks. You ne DC church wins injunctive relief from federal judge, can start holding services 10/10/2020 11:43am • A D.C. church that filed suit against the District of Columbia has won injunctive relief from a federal judge and can begin holding church services in the city again. Capitol Hill Baptist Church sued after twice being denied permission from the city to hold outdoor church services during the pand