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Frances Tiafoe looks to build on career-best US Open performance 09/25/2020 03:26pm • Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, returns a shot to Marton Fucsovics, of Hungary, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Frances Tiafoe was stumped. Asked to recall the last time he went nearly five month Do school zone speed limits apply amid virtual learning? It depends 09/25/2020 03:05pm • With so many students in virtual learning right now, do school zone speed limits still apply? The answer is: It depends. In Montgomery County, Maryland, “Nothing's changed,” said Capt. Dave McBain, director of the traffic division of the county police. “School zone speeds and the enforce Tooth-friendly tips to counter dental dangers of pandemic snacking 09/25/2020 02:36pm • Kids and parents in pandemic lockdown might be snacking more than before, and that concerns a D.C.-area dentist. But she has some tooth-friendly tips for families. Contrary to what a lot of people think, it's not always what is being eaten that causes tooth decay, but the amount of time that food WWII plane flyover postponed 09/25/2020 10:40am • UPDATED at 10:37 a.m. 9/25/2020: The Arsenal of Democracy Flyover scheduled for Friday morning over the National Mall has been postponed. “Well, we tried, but we never got the weather visibility we needed for the #ww2flyover so today’s flight is off. The weather was supposed to clear in time Virus tests are not required for Md. nursing home inspectors 09/25/2020 10:20am • BALTIMORE — State health surveyors who’ve been visiting Maryland’s nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic are not required to be tested for the virus. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the lack of such a requirement concerns some in that industry. They include the Health Facilit Virginia's governor, wife test positive for coronavirus 09/25/2020 09:55am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and first lady Pamela Northam have tested positive for coronavirus. "Consistent with guidelines from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the governor and first lady will isolate for the next 10 days and evaluate their symptoms. The governor is in constant contact Gaithersburg's Novavax starts large-scale COVID-19 vaccine human trials 09/25/2020 09:15am • Gaithersburg’s Novavax has started late-stage human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan visited the company's headquarters Thursday. Left to right, Novavax CEO Stanley Erck, Hogan and BIO CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath (Business Wire photo) Gaithersbur Howard Co. to only hold ICE detainees convicted of violent crimes 09/25/2020 09:12am • Howard County, Maryland, will now only hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees convicted of violent crimes at its detention center in Jessup. Under a revised policy, the Howard County Department of Corrections will "still accept ICE detainees who have been convicted of a crime of Olympic organizers reveal plans for scaled-down Tokyo event 09/25/2020 08:33am • Tokyo 2020 organizers are proposing to cut the number of officials at next year's Olympics by 10 to 15% as part of a wider package of cost-reduction proposals, it was announced on Friday. The Games, which were supposed to get underway in July, are now scheduled to take place from July 23 to Augus Delaware reports 630th coronavirus death, nearly 20,000 cases 09/25/2020 08:30am • DOVER, Del. — The state of Delaware has seen its 630th coronavirus-related death. The Delaware State News reported Thursday that a 65-year-old Kent County man passed away. He had a known underlying health condition and was not a resident of a long-term healthcare facility. The Delaware Divis Presto's Picks: Virginia and Virginia Tech return, so does the SEC 09/25/2020 07:30am • The slow boil is complete, even though Maryland and the Big Ten won’t begin play for another month. And while the Pac 12 and Mountain West have both voted to return, college football's party is back in essence this weekend. And I'm not referring to Virginia and Virginia Tech after multiple fals Weekend road and rail: Planned weekend stops for I-66; single-tracking on Orange Line 09/25/2020 04:28am • This weekend could continue to see stops with slow rolls for Interstate 66 through Prince William County, Virginia, with utility work scheduled for early mornings. In addition, the I-295/DC-295 corridor rehabilitation project has scheduled lane and ramp closures. Single-tracking is also set for t Montgomery County renters report illegal increases during pandemic 09/24/2020 11:42pm • Some Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are complaining of illegal rent increases during the pandemic, despite a 2.6% cap on rent hikes approved by the county council in April. The Montgomery County Renters Alliance said residents of The Enclave Silver Spring on Oak Leaf Drive in White Oak ha Gov. Northam announces extension of Rent and Mortgage Relief Program 09/24/2020 08:32pm • 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. Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday announced the expansion of the Rent and Mortgage Relief Program, which first launched at the end of June DC's highest court grants bar exam waiver for recent law school grads 09/24/2020 08:00pm • D.C. is joining four other states in giving certain law school graduates a pass on taking the bar exam to practice law because of COVID-19. In a 4-3 ruling, the D.C. Court of Appeals is offering an "emergency examination waiver," better known to insiders as "diploma privilege," to skip the test.