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How DC area will honor 9/11 amid coronavirus pandemic 09/10/2020 08:36pm • D.C.-area events commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks will look different this year as the coronavirus pandemic pushes many events online. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked — one flown into the Pentagon, two into the Twin Towers in New York City, and the fourth, Fl 'Radical action': Metro urged to temporarily shut down service to address control center issues 09/10/2020 05:16pm • At least two members of the Metro Board say they support a temporary shutdown of the system after a blistering independent safety audit concluded the Rail Operations Control Center, which acts as Metro's nerve center, is marred by a "toxic workplace culture" that puts riders at risk. Speaking dur Coronavirus positivity rates creeping up in Maryland, Virginia 09/10/2020 04:20pm • September has brought mixed results so far when it comes to how the region is handling the COVID-19 pandemic. In Maryland, the seven-day positivity rate in coronavirus testing has been inching up. According to state health officials, the state has a 3.7% positivity rate, up slightly from 3.6% Hogan: Hand-held, rapid COVID-19 tests coming to Maryland 09/10/2020 04:03pm • Maryland's governor said Thursday the state will soon have thousands of hand-held COVID-19 antigen tests that can deliver results in 15 minutes. Calling it state-of-the-art technology, Gov. Larry Hogan explained how he's teaming up with other states to make tests available. Hogan said Maryland Program for extra $300 payments for Marylanders left unemployed during pandemic starts Friday 09/10/2020 11:27am • A program to help Maryland residents left unemployed because of the coronavirus crisis starts Friday. The Lost Wages Assistance program is launching ahead of schedule after Maryland applied for and was approved to receive a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in August. An execu Amid coronavirus pandemic, Jewish New Year to be heralded, noisily, with #theblast 09/10/2020 10:15am • The loud, warbly sound of a shofar — a ram's horn used as a musical instrument to usher in the Jewish New Year —  is blown in synagogues around the world on Rosh Hashanah. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, many high holiday services will be held virtually, reducing the number of St. Mary’s County Public Schools OKs plan to bring some students back for in-person learning 09/10/2020 09:50am • Some students in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, will return to in-person instruction in less than two weeks. St. Mary’s County Public Schools approved the Sept. 21 return of four groups of students: Head Start, pre-K, SAIL and COMPASS. SAIL and COMPASS are two county special education progra Alexandria extends car tax deadline until mid-December 09/10/2020 07:04am • Alexandria residents who own cars now don't have to pay their car taxes in the Virginia city until December. The deadline had been Oct. 5 for the personal property tax, but the Alexandria City Council extended the deadline because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new deadline for the car tax a More than 500,000 U.S. kids have tested positive for coronavirus 09/10/2020 07:03am • ▶ Watch Video: Some students return to school for in-person classes as more kids test positive for COVID-19 New data out this week shows that more than 500,000 children in the U.S. have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, according to the American Academy of P Montgomery Co. begins next phase of coronavirus rental relief 09/10/2020 05:01am • Maryland's Montgomery County has begun its second round of coronavirus-related rental assistance, hoping to fend-off evictions in neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID-19. The money in this second phase of rental relief will first be targeted in neighborhoods that had the highest impact from COVID-1 Facing 'fiscal cliff,' Metro proposes closing early, running fewer trains 09/10/2020 01:51am • Metro is proposing closing two hours early most weeknights, running trains less frequently during regular rush hours and requiring riders to start paying bus fares again as part of a plan to close a more than $200 million budget gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In budget documents set to b DC Shorts presents virtual film festival 09/10/2020 12:20am • The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival has become such an annual tradition that even a global pandemic can't stop it from showcasing the world's best short films. The 17th annual event will be presented virtually this year from Sept. 10-23. "We're excited to have the festival, albeit DC-area sports bars eager for NFL season start 09/09/2020 11:51pm • With the pandemic still threatening public health, many football fans will, undoubtedly, choose to watch Thursday night's opening game of the NFL season from the safety of their own homes. The NFL season kicks off at 7 p.m., when the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Houst A Md. daughter's struggle, a family's loss and a dream realized 09/09/2020 11:35pm • Brooke's House, an outpatient residential treatment facility for women, was the dream of a young Maryland girl struggling with opioid addiction. Brooke Simmers didn't live to see that dream realized. She died of a drug overdose at the age of 19. That was in April 2015. Recently, Brooke's Ho DC mayor says city should consider allowing small groups in public schools 09/09/2020 09:24pm • There may be opportunities for small groups of students to return to D.C. classrooms starting this month. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that the schools chancellor is working on the effort, and there are guidelines in place for having people in buildings that are in the works. On whether