Search

Maryland reaches new lows in key COVID-19 metrics, Gov. Hogan announces 09/20/2020 01:20pm • Md. Gov Larry Hogan announced an array of upbeat coronavirus metrics on Sunday as the state continues its fight against the virus. In a news release, Hogan said that the daily and 7-day positivity rate dipped below 2% and 3%, respectively, with hospitalizations falling below 300 and ICU levels dr As coronavirus skyrocketed in the US, so did stress and depression 09/20/2020 03:51am • As the Covid-19 pandemic got worse in the United States, so, too, did levels of stress and depression, according to a new report. Since the virus broke out in the US more than six months ago, cases have climbed to more than 6.7 million and 199,259 people have died, accor How a Hong Kong teenager's death became a magnet for conspiracies 09/19/2020 07:45pm • The crowd recoiled as tear gas canisters rained down on them and riot police advanced up the street, carrying shields and batons. It was August 10, 2019. Protesters had gathered outside a police station on Nathan Road, a busy shopping street in Hong Kong that had become the latest battleground in Maryland dancers join the masses online for National Dance Day 09/19/2020 05:07pm • There wasn't a large group of dancers on the lawn at the Kennedy Center this year, but two Maryland dancers were among the many to hop online and show their passion for National Dance Day on Saturday. It's been difficult for serious dancers like Madison Nelson, 12, of Ellicott City to keep her tr Indoor and outdoor performance venues, movie theaters to reopen across Anne Arundel Co. 09/19/2020 10:07am • Theaters and performance venues across Anne Arundel County, Maryland, are set to resume operation on Friday, Sept. 25, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said that when the state decided to move forward with reopening theaters in Coronavirus can spread on airline flights, two studies show 09/18/2020 09:28pm • The young woman and her sister had traveled across Europe just as the coronavirus pandemic was taking off there, visiting Milan and Paris before heading to London. When the woman left London on March 1, she had a sore throat and cough as she boarded a flight home to Vietnam, but no one noticed. Counties stick with restrictions after Md. Gov. Hogan's new order allows more indoor dining 09/18/2020 06:37pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan presents a proclamation celebrating Maryland Restaurant Week to McGarvey’s Saloon and Oyster Bar. (Courtesy Office of Larry Hogan) Maryland's first-ever statewide Restaurant Week got a boost from Gov. Larry Hogan with an order Friday allowing establishments to increas Amid rise in coronavirus cases at U.Md. dorm, school tells residents to restrict activities for 2 weeks 09/18/2020 04:46pm • The University of Maryland is telling students at one of its College Park residence halls to restrict their activities for the next two weeks amid a recent rise in coronavirus cases in the dorm. The students being asked to restrict their activities all live at Denton Hall, which houses 247 studen The Week On The Hill: New vaccine and a presidential election make for volatile mix 09/18/2020 04:26pm • The timeline for the upcoming presidential election is clear, but that’s not the case for final approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. President Trump continues to set expectations high, at times at odds with his own scientific experts. Congress, meanwhile, is having a tough time moving forward on Slow, steady roll toward MCPS buses carrying students back to school 09/18/2020 01:42pm • The superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland says he is confident most students will willingly wear masks on school buses, when pandemic conditions improve enough to allow in-person learning. In a virtual meeting between the Montgomery County Board of Education and Service E How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month — both at home and in person 09/18/2020 01:37pm • Hispanic Heritage Month, which actually includes both September and October, started on Sept. 15, and runs until Oct. 15. It's set up that way to include independence days for Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua and also includes Columbus Day, which is known Black Restaurant Week begins in DC area 09/18/2020 11:13am • Black Restaurant Week in the D.C. region — part of a nationwide effort to celebrate the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine — started Friday. The participating restaurants, which can be found on the event's website, offer deals, prix fixe menus and special events. "I Metro faces potential service cuts, shorter hours, layoffs in budget battle 09/18/2020 10:48am • The Metro Board of Directors voted Friday on potential service cuts, schedule changes and layoffs as the organization attempts to balance its budget during the coronavirus pandemic. The concern focuses on a lack of federal funding as ridership has failed to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. GWU starts new 'highly accurate' coronavirus test 09/18/2020 09:17am • George Washington University launched a new coronavirus testing protocol Thursday — a "highly accurate" one that can provide results within a day or two. According to a news release, the new test "uses a powerful technique called polymerase chain reaction to detect genetic material from the vir Pandemic leads to $90M in cuts to UVA's budget for his year 09/18/2020 08:58am • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The impact of the coronavirus on the University of Virginia has spurred an estimated $90 million in cuts to this year’s budget. The Daily Progress reported Thursday that the figure amounts to a 2.3% reduction in the budget that officials proposed in June. The $3.76 b