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Arlington early voting satellite offices approved 08/27/2020 12:39pm • The Arlington County Board approved a total of five satellite offices for early voting Thursday, adding two early voting sites in the Virginia county. In a news release, the board said the move was due to "anticipation of unprecedented demand for early voting during the COVID-19 pandemic." “ Alexandria City Public Schools to hand out digital devices to students next week 08/27/2020 12:15pm • Alexandria City Public Schools will distribute digital devices to students starting next week. The Virginia school system said in a statement Thursday that students beginning kindergarten through third grade, and new students in fourth through 12th grade, can get their tablets and Chromebooks Aug 3 Circulator routes extend hours, starting Sunday 08/27/2020 12:00pm • Three D.C. Circulator routes will extend their hours until 11 p.m., starting Sunday, Aug. 30. The following routes will run from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends: Union Station — Georgetown Rosslyn — Dupont Circle Woodley Park — Adams Morgan � Maryland fines 3 Montgomery Co. nursing homes over virus-related violations 08/27/2020 09:15am • ROCKVILLE, Md. — The state of Maryland has issued six-figure fines against three nursing homes in Montgomery County after inspectors said they placed residents in “immediate jeopardy” during the coronavirus pandemic. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that penalties followed surveys con New filings for unemployment benefits fall sharply in DC, Maryland and Virginia 08/27/2020 09:00am • New claims for unemployment benefits nationwide totaled more than 1 million for the second consecutive week last week, though the total was about 100,000 fewer than the previous week. Initial unemployment claims in the District, Maryland and Virginia all fell. The Department of Labor reports 1 Arlington Co. adds $100 fine for failure to follow pandemic social distancing guidelines 08/27/2020 08:14am • Officials in Virginia's Arlington County are concerned about an uptick in coronavirus cases and some people openly defying police trying to enforce social distancing guidelines. So, starting this weekend, the county will enforce a new ordinance in areas of Wilson Boulevard, Clarendon Boulevard an Rescue teams from Md., Va., head to Louisiana to help with Hurricane Laura 08/27/2020 05:29am • The elite search and rescue teams based in Fairfax and Montgomery counties are on their way to Louisiana prepared to be sent into action to help with the rescuing people from Hurricane Laura as soon as conditions on the ground allow it. Maryland Task Force 1 and Virginia Task Force 1, special fed Baltimore hosts virtual dinner and movie with Edgar Allan Poe, Vincent Price 08/27/2020 12:20am • Baltimore is eternally proud of Edgar Allan Poe, whose house and grave attract annual tourists and whose craft provided the namesake of the Super Bowl champion Ravens. "I defy you to find another city in the world who reveres an author the way Baltimore loves Poe," Poe Baltimore executive dir 'It was incredible': Overnight camp finds way to safely navigate pandemic 08/26/2020 06:50pm • Camp Shahola became a secure bubble for three weeks, and successfully prevented community spread of the coronavirus. (Courtesy Duncan Barger) Plenty of summer plans were wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic, but one summer camp upped its safety provisions to salvage what was left of the season. DC area is home to more working parents than many other US cities 08/26/2020 06:02pm • The D.C. area ranks high on a list of cities with the fewest stay-at-home parents, adding to the challenges local families face as many schools reopen virtually and parents must juggle work and child care. Stay-at-home mothers and fathers account for less than 20% of parents in the U.S., accordin Federal funding will reduce costs of Howard County's RecZone child care program 08/26/2020 05:51pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Howard County, Maryland, is launching a program called RecZone to help families with child care needs this fall — an Montgomery Co. plans town hall discussion with private schools on contact tracing 08/26/2020 05:36pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are planning to meet Friday with hundreds of private school administrators and other representatives to discuss the importance of contact tracing as several nonpublic schools prepare to reopen their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The town hall meeti What to expect when DC students start school Monday: Enrollment, vaccinations and more 08/26/2020 02:30pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. As parents gear up for D.C. Public Schools to start Monday, officials offered up a checklist of what to keep in mind, 'Didn't picture this': New U.Md. student reflects on surreal move-in day 08/26/2020 01:05pm • The coronavirus pandemic has forced the University of Maryland to make changes to how students arrive on campus. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) As students move in this week to on-campus housing at the University of Maryland, College Park, they'll have a different experience this year because of the COVI 'It's just not right': Needed repairs at Montgomery County school asked to be sped up 08/26/2020 12:58pm • South Lake Elementary School, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) A Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school that is home to many minority students has been dealing with numerous problems, including overcrowding, collapsing ceilings, overheating and pests, as WTOP first reported.