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Montgomery County elections board hiring workers to test, prep voting machines 10/05/2020 05:25pm • Montgomery County's Board of Elections is getting extra help to carry out testing and preparation of the voting machines that will be used in this fall's election. The board needs more help because there are fewer voting centers, elections board officials said. Voting before this year was held Has there been an uptick in drug, alcohol issues during the coronavirus pandemic? 10/05/2020 03:10pm • More than 30% of adults, and more than 50% of millennials, say they know someone who has faced difficulties dealing with alcohol or substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Inova Health System Also, 36% of adults in Northern Virginia report that the pande Why Heist nightclub pulled plug on Kennedy Center rooftop experience 10/05/2020 02:57pm • D.C. nightlife was supposed to return this past weekend with a pop-up lounge on the Kennedy Center rooftop, featuring 60 tables with bottle service and music playlists. Instead, the nightclub Heist canceled its rooftop club experience at the Kennedy Center due to a scheduling mix-up that has Sen. Warner: 'I'm committed to getting to yes' on restaurant aid 10/05/2020 02:20pm • U.S. Sen. Mark Warner told around two dozen independent restaurant owners and larger restaurant groups that he believes a compromise bill will provide some financial relief to restaurants struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. "Some of these independent restaurants are hanging on by their f DC Public Schools to start limited in-person classes in November 10/05/2020 01:45pm • D.C. Public Schools is planning to begin bringing back most elementary school students next month under a phased reopening plan, schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee announced during a news conference Monday. Under D.C.'s plan, students in pre-K through fifth grade will start returning to classes for U Street Music Hall closes its doors due to coronavirus pandemic hardship 10/05/2020 01:14pm • FILE — This March 2010 photo shows the dance floor at what was then the newly opened U Street Music Hall. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) U Street Music Hall, a staple of the live music scene in D.C. for the past decade, announced Monday that it is closing fo Former Obama education secretary forms political group 10/05/2020 01:10pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former U.S. education secretary and potential candidate for governor of Maryland in 2022 has announced a new political group in the state. John King Jr. said Monday that Strong Future Maryland will focus on helping Maryland recover from the coronavirus pandemic and battl Working from home has some starting to hate their jobs 10/05/2020 10:51am • A lot of people who’ve been working from home since the coronavirus pandemic have grown to like it, but not everyone. Research firm The Martec Group surveyed 1,214 employees at U.S. companies across the country, and found people who work from home fall into four categories: 16% are “thri Montgomery Co. offers alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating 10/05/2020 10:02am • EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Halloween had been called off.  If you are planning to take the kids trick-or-treating this year, Montgomery County's health officer is urging you to call off door-to-door candy collecting in the Maryland county this year. 31 states on DC's latest list of high-risk states for coronavirus 10/05/2020 09:08am • Delaware and West Virginia remain on D.C.'s latest 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 is New Mexico, while Arizona has been removed. In total, there are 31 states on the list. Delawa COVID-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December, researchers say 10/05/2020 07:01am • The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending. A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October. Fast-forward 102 years, and the U.S. is on track for another devastating fall and winter. By the How a breast cancer survivor used her experience to create resources for others 10/05/2020 04:19am • There are certain traits that run in families — eye color, hair texture and dimples, to name a few — but what happens when breast cancer runs in a family? Tallulah Anderson is a three-time breast cancer survivor. She's the youngest of 10 children — seven brothers and three sisters. Both of Taste & Shop Georgetown offers outdoor dining, carryout specials and retail deals 10/05/2020 12:20am • How can you support local businesses while snagging a meal deal? Taste & Shop Georgetown kicks off Monday and runs through Oct. 25. "This would have been our 26th annual Taste of Georgetown," Georgetown BID Events Director Debbie Young told WTOP. "Usually the last weekend in Septembe Empty chairs sit on Ellipse near White House in remembrance of those who died of COVID-19 10/04/2020 04:22pm • Thousands gathered both in person and virtually on Sunday afternoon to mourn the more than 200,000 lives lost in the U.S. from COVID-19. Twenty thousand empty chairs were set up on the Ellipse south of the White House in D.C. this weekend, with each one representing roughly 10 people who have die Dionne Warwick will host a 'National Day of Remembrance' for the 200,000 Americans lost to Covid-19 10/04/2020 06:01am • As the US surpasses 200,000 coronavirus deaths, Dionne Warwick, Grammy Award winner and former US Ambassador for Health, will host the first 'National COVID-19 Remembrance' at noon on October 4. Families of Covid-19 victims, advocates, faith leaders and health care workers will join virtually and