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Fairfax Co. votes to allow some in-person classes starting in October 09/23/2020 01:34am • The Fairfax County School Board voted Tuesday night to allow some students in the Virginia county to resume in-person learning in October. The plan, which Superintendent Scott Brabrand introduced, calls for about 3.5% of students and teachers to participate in what the county is calling in-person Library of Congress presents virtual National Book Festival this weekend 09/23/2020 12:19am • The National Book Festival usually hits the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. However, this year, the Library of Congress presents it virtually Friday through Sunday. "Getting close to 200,000 people at the Washington Convention Center didn't really seem like a viable option," fes Johns Hopkins health experts emphasize importance of flu shots, warn of flu, coronavirus 'twin-demic' 09/22/2020 10:57pm • Health experts from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are warning of a flu and coronavirus "twin-demic," and they are urging people to get their flu shots so as not to overwhelm an already stretched-out health care system. "Flu, itself, is a significant public health burden on the system ever Playing and praying: Montgomery County tweaks COVID-19 restrictions 09/22/2020 04:48pm • The Montgomery County Council approved tweaks to COVID-19 restrictions that relax some of the existing rules, to allow more people to pray at houses of worship and let kids play outdoor sports without masks in the Maryland county. "The new guidance we're getting today on religious institutions -- DC Council extends Bowser's coronavirus health emergency authority 09/22/2020 03:29pm • The D.C. Council on Tuesday extended Mayor Muriel Bowser's health emergency authority until the end of the year, more than six months after she first declared the emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The council's declaration, which passed unanimously, extends the mayor's authority un Maryland football coaches plan rally to get players back on the field 09/22/2020 02:09pm • Maryland high school football players aren't allowed to play yet, and coaches are rallying to change that. Keith Rawlings, head football coach for Edgewood High School in Harford County, says Maryland is one of only nine states that do not have a plan to return to playing high school football. Mold discovered in Ashburn Elementary School prompts inspections 09/22/2020 11:51am • Loudoun County Public Schools says an area of mold found in ceiling tiles of classrooms at Ashburn Elementary School has prompted an ongoing inspection of all 30 classrooms inside the Virginia school. “Very limited areas of additional mold growth were identified above the ceiling and in some wo Maryland launches campaign to boost tourism 09/22/2020 10:46am • Maryland launched a new campaign highlighting its scenic byways Tuesday in a bid to ramp up tourism to the state. The "Open Road" campaign aims to boost visits and local economies. And the newly created itineraries offer suggested routes, restaurants and points of interest. State tourism offic Baltimore County sets aside assistance money for renters 09/22/2020 10:01am • TOWSON, Md. — Officials in Baltimore County say that there could be up to 24,000 eviction filings in a single month once the courts get back up to speed following the coronavirus-related closures. The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday that county officials are setting aside assistance money to try Pennsylvania launches new virus exposure notification app 09/22/2020 09:26am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s new coronavirus exposure-notification app is now available on app stores. The release of the app Tuesday is part of Pennsylvania’s effort to more quickly break chains of transmission by using the new technology to notify people who may have been exposed Norfolk State to host 2nd debate between Warner and Gade 09/22/2020 08:31am • NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State University says it will host the second debate between U.S. Senator Mark Warner and Republican challenger Daniel Gade. The Virginian-Pilot reported Monday that the debate will be Oct. 3 at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. The second debate will focus Northam expands recovery fund; more Va. small businesses, nonprofits eligible for grants 09/22/2020 07:43am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expanding the eligibility criteria for the state's $70 million coronavirus recovery fund Rebuild VA, paving the way for more struggling small businesses and nonprofits to receive grant money. Under the new criteria, small businesses and nonprofits already receiving Montgomery Co. schools face major budget cuts due to pandemic 09/22/2020 07:19am •  Montgomery County's public schools are bracing for a major blow to funding as the Maryland county mulls deep budget cuts for fiscal year 2022 that are rooted in the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. At a virtual meeting Monday, Montgomery County school officials anticipated Why you may want to avoid Ocean City this week 09/22/2020 07:10am • Ocean City does not want to see the problems it has in the past with an unofficial car rally, so it's actually warning people what to expect and even discouraging people from coming to the Maryland resort this week. In 2019, the renegade car enthusiasts caused a number of problems that resulted i DC area joins nationwide trend of first-time gun ownership 09/22/2020 04:11am • Cedric Barnes, owner of Barnes 1st Step Firearms Training in Southeast D.C., teaches student Teia Hill how to control a gun’s recoil by adjusting her stance and grip. (WTOP/Matthew Delaney) The sounds of gunfire ringing through her Southeast D.C. neighborhood had always kept Neta Vaught away f