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2020 College Football Preview: Here we go? 08/31/2020 04:15am • College football season is back. WTOP's Dave Preston will be taking you through all the local schools this week, and we’ll have a sport-wide preview and set of predictions Friday. There are some things the coronavirus pandemic can't affect. One of them is the fact that my car needs to be ins Column: Longest I've ever gone without stepping foot inside a movie theater 08/31/2020 12:28am • The coronavirus pandemic has upended our daily lives over the past six months. For most, moviegoing is a luxury that's far down the priority list of concerns right now, especially in an era of mounting deaths and a national reckoning with racial injustice. These issues are way more import Open Parkways initiative expanded indefinitely in Montgomery Co. 08/30/2020 09:26pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is extending its Open Parkways initiative to allow pedestrians and cyclists to use closed-off parkways in the county for recreational purposes until further notice. On Labor Day weekend, the included parkways will be available Friday at 9 a.m. until the following Tues DC gym hit with restraining order for charging membership fees during pandemic 08/30/2020 08:28pm • Courts ruled in favor of the District on Friday in its case against Washington Sports Club for charging membership fees during its coronavirus closures in the spring. The decision by the D.C. Superior Court puts a temporary restraining order on Washington Sports Club's parent company, Town Sports Head to court, advocates advise tenants facing rental evictions 08/30/2020 06:29pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With failure-to-pay-rent cases set to resume next week, housing advocates and lawyers are urging Marylanders who face eviction to fight fo Retired Air Force colonel dedicates time to helping Virginians in need 08/30/2020 04:23pm • A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel — whose travel plans were canceled when the coronavirus pandemic began — decided to spend his time helping local Virginians who needed help the most. David Ashley, 46, is a volunteer at heart. After donating a kidney to a fellow West Point graduate three ye Prince George's Co. schools launch new virtual resources for families 08/30/2020 06:43am • Students in Prince George’s County begin school Monday and there are some new resources to help parents navigate virtual learning. The school district announced that it has a new hotline to provide live assistance and a few parent centers where they’ll offer help with navigating platforms, tr Elites are flouting coronavirus restrictions — and that could hurt us all 08/30/2020 02:26am • When countries impose restrictions to combat coronavirus, there's an implicit pact between the government and people: we're all in this together. So when the powerful or influential break the rules, it provokes fierce public anger and puts society's inequalities on full Helping kids who are bummed out about the altered school experience 08/29/2020 09:21pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Kids might be frustrated or upset about starting a new school year without leaving the house or seeing their friends, b Montgomery Co. leaders reject Hogan's late call for in-classroom learning 08/29/2020 08:47pm • There's no turning back for Maryland's largest public school system. Students in Montgomery County will start their school year on Monday with all-virtual learning, despite Gov. Larry Hogan's sudden call Thursday to bring back in-classroom instruction. County Executive Marc Elrich and the county Comment period for I-495/I-270 study extended until November 08/29/2020 08:27pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, residents will get an extra 30 days to provide public comment on the environmental effects of the Interstate 495 and Interstate 270 widening project. Comments can now be made until Nov. 9 following the Federal Highway Administration's approval of extending the origina Super Pet Expo offers its first in-person event in Virginia since pandemic began 08/29/2020 04:54pm • A Virginia pet expo running through Sunday is hoping to help those who recently got new pets to find what they need. Eric Udler, producer of the Super Pet Expo at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, said that there has been a significant increase in pets being adopted with so many people working fr Maryland small businesses to see $3.4M in CARES Act funds 08/29/2020 12:19pm • A number of small businesses in parts of Maryland could be receiving financial assistance through the CARES Act, as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The U.S. Department of Commerce said its Economic Development Administration is awarding $3.4 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants as With the conventions now over, what's next in campaign 2020? 08/29/2020 08:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden have emerged from their presidential nominating conventions with each candidate believing he has a head of steam. Trump’s job approval ratings and standing in polls are perilously low for an incumbent, but Biden and other Democrats Alexandria offers new child care options for parents ahead of virtual school year 08/29/2020 05:11am • Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest jurisdiction in the D.C. area to offer new child care options for families of young children who will be learning virtually this fall. The goal is to provide kids in kindergarten through fifth grade with a safe place to go during school hours, access their onli