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DC extends state of emergency during pandemic through end of year 10/07/2020 07:23pm • D.C. and Maryland have reaffirmed the states of emergency each jurisdiction declared earlier this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. D.C. extended its state of emergency through the end of year, and Maryland renewed its declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency and catastrophic health emerg PHOTOS: 2020 vice presidential debate 10/07/2020 05:08pm • As the coronavirus sweeps through the upper reaches of the U.S. government, Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Sen. Kamala Harris face off Wednesday night in a debate highlighting the parties’ sharply conflicting visions for a nation in crisis. More Election News Penc Montgomery County aims to make in-person voting coronavirus-proof 10/07/2020 04:20pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are ready for voters to cast their ballots in person and have rolled out a number of changes and coronavirus-related safety measures designed to keep them safe. "We've been preparing for this for months," said Dr. Earl Stoddard, director of the c 'They help you': DC launches new centers to support families in Wards 7, 8 10/07/2020 02:19pm • D.C. opened 10 new Families First Success Centers on Wednesday in Wards 7 and 8 in some of the city's lowest income areas to help them weather the COVID-19 pandemic and meet their goals. The focus of the centers is to connect families to prevention services, including assistance with employment a In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid 10/07/2020 01:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to salvage a few priority items after he told aides to halt COVID-19 relief talks, pressing for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic. In a barrage of tweets, Trump pressed for p Marines' Toys for Tots adapts amid coronavirus pandemic 10/07/2020 12:58pm • The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, headquartered in Prince William County, Virginia, continues its mission to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute them to less fortunate children at Christmas this year despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Triangle, Virginia-based nonprofit began its Toys Latino history museum fights for spot on the National Mall 10/07/2020 12:04pm • Members of the Latino community in the U.S. have for years pushed to establish a Latino heritage museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In July, the House of Representatives voted to move forward with the National Museum of the American Latino Act, marking the closest the museum's backers h US unveils restrictions on H-1B foreign work visas 10/07/2020 07:05am • The Departments of Labor and Homeland Security on Tuesday unveiled new restrictions to H-1B work visas as part of the Trump administration's long-sought objective of overhauling a guest worker program it says allows U.S. companies to replace American job-seekers with foreign workers who they can pay University of Richmond set to ease some COVID-19 rules 10/07/2020 04:03am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A University in Virginia’s capital city is set to relax some of its coronavirus-related restrictions on Wednesday. University of Richmond administrators announced this week that students will now be allowed to have other on-campus students as guests in their residence hal National Symphony Orchestra soothes health workers at Walter Reed, beyond 10/07/2020 12:19am • The coronavirus pandemic has been a harrowing experience for health care workers. So, the National Symphony Orchestra is giving back with NSO In Your Neighborhood, performing private concerts at hospitals to lift the spirits of brave health professionals. "We chose to respond to the COVID- What could complicate the quick arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine to protect kids 10/06/2020 09:47pm • Work to produce COVID-19 vaccines is moving ahead at warp speed for adults, but it's unclear when manufacturers will turn their attention to kids. "Some vaccine manufacturers have committed to doing the testing in children, but not really that timeline yet," Children's National Hospital pediatric MCPS superintendent says it will take 'tremendous amount of planning' to open schools 10/06/2020 09:31pm • There is still no date set for students in Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools to return to their classrooms, but the Board of Education did hear from the superintendent on the issue this week. "Everyone understands that we're not going to open the schools tomorrow," Superintendent Jack Prince George's County's newest firefighters trained through pandemic 10/06/2020 08:50pm • They were in their fourth week of training to become Prince George's County, Maryland, firefighters when the coronavirus pandemic hit. After undergoing training in distance learning and then socially distancing through the remainder of their 28-week course, the members of the Prince George's Coun Fairfax County teachers union again calls for delay in resuming in-person learning 10/06/2020 08:41pm • The Fairfax County Federation of Teachers has again asked Virginia's largest school system to delay this month's start of in-person learning. Fairfax County Public Schools said it's ready to safely bring back special education students and English language learners — about 3.5% of its nearly 18 DC police union suit alleges unpaid overtime during pandemic 10/06/2020 08:20pm • The union representing D.C. police officers is accusing the District and the police department of not fully compensating them for work done during the pandemic. The D.C. Police Union names Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and the department in a federal lawsuit filed in D.C.