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U.Md. reverses course, says bus drivers can enforce mask usage 09/07/2020 01:05pm • The union representing bus drivers at the University of Maryland said a driver was blamed for an incident last week that resulted in refused service and broken windows. In a long thread posted to Twitter on Saturday, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 1072 sai If you've been saving more by doing less, try these 5 money moves 09/07/2020 10:15am • The coronavirus has upended countless jobs, schools and bank accounts. But while undoubtedly more people are struggling than not, those who are still working may have seen their expenses actually drop due to canceled travel, limited dining options and more time at home. If you’ve managed to end As virtual semester begins, Anne Arundel Co. envisions building, renovating schools 09/07/2020 08:05am • The COVID-19 pandemic and virtual learning won't last forever — in Maryland's Anne Arundel County, the school superintendent is looking down the road to when students, teachers and staff are back in school buildings. Superintendent George Arlotto is recommending a $234.5 million FY2022 capital U.Md. reports surge in COVID-19 cases amid outbreak at Greek life houses 09/07/2020 05:13am • Coronavirus cases are climbing at the University of Maryland in College Park as campus officials deal with emerging outbreaks at two Greek life chapterhouses. Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have spiked over 400% over the last several weeks as students have moved back into the College Pa Labor Day means getting back into a routine — don't count on it 09/07/2020 04:01am • Labor Day celebrates America's labor movement and the blood, sweat and toil of its workers. Never mind the last-minute barbecues, bargains and beach days. Monday marks the unofficial end of summer. It's more New Year's Day than New Year's Day, really. The day after La ‘We’re really feeling pretty good’ — DC sees surge in poll volunteers 09/06/2020 09:46pm • When the coronavirus pandemic hit, one of its many follow-on effects was predicted to be a shortage of people to work the polls for November’s election. But at least in D.C., that doesn’t look to be the case. “We’re really feeling pretty good,” Michael Bennett, chairman of D.C.’s B COVID-19's 'serious, long-term impact' can improve with time, early evidence suggests 09/06/2020 06:46pm • Covid-19 can have lasting impacts on the body, but there is hope that patients can not only recover over time, but can do so more quickly with pulmonary rehabilitation, preliminary research suggests. Two early research reports to be presented Monday at the European Respi DC music scene rocked by pandemic appeals to city leaders 09/06/2020 11:21am • Keeping local music venues alive in D.C. will require city funds, according to one coalition. Using the hashtag #SaveDCVenues, the campaign by DC Music Stakeholders is hoping to convince D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council to adopt legislation that would help local clubs and restaurants Silver Spring man holds small share of Kentucky Derby winning horse 09/06/2020 10:01am • Not many people can say they are a partial owner of a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, but one of them is from Montgomery County, Maryland. Elliot Levine is a micro-owner of Authentic, who surprisingly won the 146th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Levine, who lives in Silver Spring, paid $206 f Hundreds rally in DC for continued access to vaping and other smoke-free alternatives 09/05/2020 08:58pm • The "We Vape, We Vote" movement descended on D.C. this weekend to ask for continued access to smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes. Dimitris Agrafiotis, executive director of the Tennessee Smoke-Free Association, traveled to the event to raise awareness. He said after trying gums and patches, v Montgomery, Prince George's counties enforce restrictions during Labor Day weekend 09/05/2020 08:46am • It’s Labor Day weekend, and that usually means Maryland businesses can expect to be busy — but in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, there are still some coronavirus restrictions in place. Most of Maryland moved to Phase 3 of its reopening plan on Friday, but Montgomery County is one of NYC hospital slammed by COVID-19 sees new wave of patients — gunshot victims 09/05/2020 04:13am • Dr. Dorian Alexander had just walked into the emergency room and he could immediately sense what to expect the rest of his shift. "I smell blood," Alexander told fellow staff members on a recent Sunday at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in New York City. The scent hung in the air, Montgomery Co. not making substantial changes to Phase Two guidelines 09/04/2020 07:24pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is not making any substantial changes to its Phase Two guidelines as the rest of the state moves into Phase Three of reopening ahead of the Labor Day weekend. The county, however, will allow live performances to take place in some circumstances. They'll be allowed in Virginians debate whether virus vaccine should be mandatory 09/04/2020 05:25pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some Virginians differ on whether the coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory when it becomes available. That's even though the federal government is asking states to prepare for the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine within months. Virginia Freedom Keepers is a nonprofit Prince William Co. arson, stalking case gets trial date but defense strategy unclear 09/04/2020 04:03pm • Kashif Bashir, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting of an Alexandria, Virginia, police officer, has again had his sanity examined, but it's not clear if his attorney will argue Bashir is insane when he goes on trial for arson and stalking in Prince William County. D