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Alexandria police confirm death of rape suspect wanted for killing accuser while on pandemic release 08/08/2020 06:49pm • Alexandria police confirmed Saturday afternoon that Ibrahm Elkahlil Bouaichi, 33, who was suspected of killing a woman who accused him of rape last year, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds while in the hospital. Bouaichi had been released from jail after his lawyers argued that he should be fr Permanent sportsbook at DC's Capital One Arena moves closer to completion 08/08/2020 11:55am • While there is a sportsbook of sorts open at Capital One Arena in the District now, work is still underway to build a much bigger, permanent venue in the space that was once occupied by the Greene Turtle at 6th and F Streets. The renovation of that space is complete and now work continues toward Alexandria school board adopts plan to begin academic year with virtual-only classes 08/08/2020 11:52am • Students who attend Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia will start the new school year with virtual classes under a plan adopted by the school board. The Alexandria City School Board voted unanimously Friday to adopt the Virtual PLUS+ model, which the school system said is a "comprehensive College Park braces for influx of students as pandemic continues 08/08/2020 07:05am • There won't be many students walking into classrooms at the University of Maryland College Park this fall, but that doesn't mean students who already finalized leases for off-campus housing won't be moving in over the coming weeks either. With the arrival of students, there's a concern about hous Recent surge in Virginia COVID-19 numbers due to 'data backlog' 08/08/2020 12:31am • COVID-19 data numbers for Virginia showed a significant increase Friday, but the state's department of health said it was due to data backlog from earlier in the week.  Friday's data indicated 2,015 new cases, which represents information that should have been reported on Wednesday and Thur Advice on virtual learning from Maryland school where online learning is the norm 08/07/2020 11:17pm • At College Park Academy in Prince George's County, Maryland, online learning was in place long before the coronavirus pandemic sent kids home for the rest of the school year. The charter school enrolls students via a lottery from grades 6-12 features an online curriculum. One-third of the clas 2020 sales tax holiday in Md., Va. amid pandemic 08/07/2020 09:04pm • The D.C. region's annual sales tax holiday is here, and this year, there is a focus on helping small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. "This year has been a tough year for small retailers especially for those deemed as non-essential, so they've been closed for a number of month Maryland elections board approves voting-center model for November 08/07/2020 07:49pm • The Maryland State Board of Elections voted unanimously Friday to recommend holding all in-person voting for November's election at vote centers, allowing voters to use any center in their county to cast ballots. On a 5-0 vote, the board moved to add on Election Day all the state’s 282 high sch Expert: Positivity rate doesn't give full picture of region's overall health 08/07/2020 07:15pm • Though COVID-19 positivity rates continue to move in the right direction in the region, a public health expert said the numbers aren't all they seem to be. Maryland announced its daily percentage of positive tests has dropped to record lows the past few days — down to 3.23%. However, Dr. Jos Montgomery County backs down on keeping nonpublic schools closed 08/07/2020 05:45pm • Montgomery County's health officer is backing down from a directive ordering nonpublic schools to keep their classrooms closed until Oct. 1 to limit the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement Friday, the county said Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles rescinded his directive closing nonpublic sch Howard University moves to online undergraduate classes for fall 08/07/2020 05:18pm • Howard University in D.C. is moving to online instruction for undergraduate classes this fall. University President Wayne A.I. Frederick made the announcement Friday in a letter. "After consultation with our public health faculty experts, District of Columbia officials, university leadership, Maryland health insurance exchange reopens special enrollment 08/07/2020 03:11pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are reopening a coronavirus special enrollment period for people to enlist in the state’s health insurance exchange. Officials said Friday that the special enrollment period will run through Dec. 15. More than 54,000 Maryland residents enrolled for Virginia Supreme Court grants eviction moratorium 08/07/2020 03:04pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Supreme Court has granted a request from Gov. Ralph Northam to suspend judicial proceedings related to evictions for tenants who can’t pay rent. The court ruled 4-3 on Friday to grant a moratorium on evictions through Sept. 7 as the state grapples with the co Woman is 1st in US to get 2nd face transplant 08/07/2020 02:39pm • FILE - In this May 1, 2013, file photo, Carmen Blandin Tarleton speaks at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston following a face transplant. In February 2007 her estranged husband doused her with industrial strength lye, burning more than 80 percent of her body. In July 2020, Tarleton became the f Prince George's Co. says some people wrongly denied COVID retests 08/07/2020 02:30pm • Prince George's County Council member Deni Tavares didn't feel well. She wasn't sure if it was just a simple cold or the coronavirus — but it wasn't for a lack of trying. When Tavares tried to get a COVID-19 test earlier this week at a county-run site in Chillum, Maryland, which is part of