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Montgomery Co. schools, unions work toward reopening 09/27/2020 12:06am • A return to in-person learning is being discussed in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County Public Schools employees received a letter Friday stating that the heads of the school system and the labor unions representing teachers and staff are exploring ways to reopen classrooms safely. Safety precautions followed during Va. Gov.'s wife's visit to Stafford Co. school 09/26/2020 09:53pm • Stafford County Public Schools said all health safety precautions were followed at the Northern Virginia school that first lady Pamela Northam visited earlier in the week Northam visited Rising Star Early Childhood Center in Fredericksburg, as part of a Back-To-School tour on Tuesday. Both she an 'Oktobirdfest' on Eastern Shore provides novice bird-watchers with upcoming socially distant activity 09/26/2020 09:48pm • Looking for a socially distant, outdoor activity in October? If you're up for a drive east, you can link up with Delmarva Birding Weekends for their upcoming "Oktobirdfest." It runs Oct. 9-11 with trips to Maryland shore towns like Ocean City and Berlin, and other scenic locations in Sussex Co The US reckoning on race, seen through other nations' eyes 09/26/2020 04:56pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It's not only in the United States where protests against racial injustice are part of the national conversation. A handful of America's critics have taken note too, using recent months' demonstrations and graphic images of police violence to denounce the country Thousands attend Graham's 2020 'Prayer March' from Lincoln Memorial to Capitol Building 09/26/2020 04:39pm • Thousands of people attended Franklin Graham's 'Prayer March,' which went from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol Building on Saturday. Graham is the son of the late evangelical Christian minister Billy Graham, who advised a number of U.S. Presidents, starting with Harry Truman in the 1940s all Possible DC schools reopening plan has one union concerned 09/26/2020 01:35pm • As D.C. Public Schools appears to be moving forward with a plan to bring back some form of in-person learning in November, the union which represents school administrators is expressing concerns it has about the plan. Richard Jackson, president of the Council of School Officers (CSO), said D.C. p Will Trump's hero garden be located in Greenbelt? 09/26/2020 01:04pm • Maryland's Greenbelt Park, located in Prince George's County, is under consideration as a potential site for President Donald Trump's proposed "National Garden of American Heroes," according to Greenbelt's mayor. In early July, Trump said the federal government would seek the creation of a park f Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school 09/26/2020 12:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down. Technology being technology, all sorts of things can go Annual Anacostia cleanup event goes virtual this year 09/26/2020 11:12am • Every third Saturday in September, the environmental group Ocean Conservancy organizes a cleanup event at D.C.'s Kingman Island Park on the Anacostia River. Its their flagship event for the D.C. area's International Coastal Cleanup Day, and last year more than 1,000 people helped pick up over 6,0 What happens to your body over months in isolation? 09/26/2020 05:54am • Since the pandemic officially began in March, we've been told staying home is the best way to avoid catching Covid-19. And it is. But life in confinement can cause physical ailments on its own. Being homebound for so long contorts the body, weakens the heart and lungs and even impairs brain funct Man sentenced to a year in jail after holding large parties in Maryland against orders 09/26/2020 02:05am • A man who violated executive orders against holding large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced Friday to jail time, according to the State's Attorney for Charles County. Shawn Marshall Myers, 42, was convicted on two counts of failure to comply with an emergency order after re Coronavirus pandemic could impact future cancer rates and patient care 09/25/2020 11:36pm • The news about cancer is good for now, but the future doesn't look as bright, according to a report published this week by the American Association for Cancer Research. Progress in cancer care The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2020 found the number of cancer survivors livin Montgomery Co. apartment complex backs down on attempted rent increases 09/25/2020 10:21pm • An apartment complex in Montgomery County, Maryland, has decided not to raise rents for residents during the coronavirus pandemic following an outcry from residents and county leaders. Montgomery County councilmember Tom Hucker said Park Montgomery Apartments on Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring Virginia lawmakers unveil new budget plans amid pandemic 09/25/2020 09:29pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have unveiled proposed budgets plans aimed at mitigating the effects of the coronavirus. The House of Delegates and the state Senate advanced their own spending plans out of committees with several new proposals Friday. That includes new funding for me DC announces pilot plan to bring back live entertainment 09/25/2020 09:25pm • As part of its Phase Two entertainment plans, D.C. is going to allow live music at six venues in a pilot program. The city is inviting City Winery, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Pearl Street Warehouse, The Kennedy Center, The Hamilton and Union Stage to submit plans to participate. The new program al