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Chincoteague holds virtual pony auction as island adapts to historic pandemic 07/29/2020 12:24am • Wild Chincoteague ponies enter the water as they make their way across Assateague channel during the annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim, Wednesday July, 30 2003, in Chincoteague, Va. (AP Photo/Scott Neville) Vacationing on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is an annual tradition in our region Frederick County school board to discuss reopening plan Wednesday 07/28/2020 11:03pm • The Frederick County, Maryland, Board of Education will meet Wednesday to decide how it will reopen schools for the 2020-2021 academic year. At a meeting before the Maryland State Board of Education, Frederick County School Superintendent Dr. Theresa Alban said a recent survey of teachers and par Fairfax Co. teachers union requests virtual working option for all staff 07/28/2020 10:37pm • Public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, will begin all classes virtually in September, but the county's teachers union is trying to get the system to address issues for other support staffers like bus drivers, secretaries and custodians, who feel they've been left out of the discussions and unde NJAC suspends fall sports, including Salisbury football 07/28/2020 08:39pm • Salisbury completed an undefeated 2019 regular season but will not play in the fall of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. (J. Brooks/WTOP) The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced Tuesday fall sports and league championships are suspended for 2020, which ends football season for Salisbury Amid 'very difficult' climate, Donaldson steps into historic role with Washington Football Team 07/28/2020 08:31pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'bd6ffa92-4011-4fc6-b60b-e77a038e8c37' }).render("488615368979a35d");}); From anchor to reporter in television bro Montgomery County Council approves measures on housing, health and voting by mail 07/28/2020 08:14pm • The Montgomery County Council held a marathon legislative day Tuesday with action on more than 19 items, including a plan for the Maryland county to pump funding into a health initiative aimed at tackling the spread of COVID-19 and calling for a vote-by-mail election in November. The council appr Unable to take a relaxing vacation? Short, incremental breaks can help rejuvenate 07/28/2020 06:27pm • If a relaxing vacation is something that helps you rejuvenate, there are still some things you can do during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid burnout from working from home or keeping your kids busy this summer. Kaiser Permanente social worker Erin VanLuven said that breaks, rests and time to rejuv MLB suspends Marlins' season through weekend amid outbreak 07/28/2020 06:09pm • MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended the Miami Marlins' season through Sunday, and the Philadelphia Phillies will remain idled by the coronavirus pandemic until Friday, while the rest of baseball forges ahead with trepidation. "There's real fear, there's real anxiety for me, for all my Md. Health Dept.: Free masks to be given out at COVID-19 testing sites 07/28/2020 04:34pm • The Maryland Department of Health will distribute free face masks at state-run COVID-19 testing sites throughout the summer, the department announced Tuesday. Starting Wednesday morning at the Baltimore Convention Center testing site, the state health department will hand out a package of five re DC earns gold medal for pedestrian safety policies 07/28/2020 03:05pm • Early morning runners pass the Washington Monument as they run across the National Mall at daybreak Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) Whether it's walking or biking, more people are enjoying time outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, but some cities have done a bet Local college, university leaders discuss pandemic challenges for the fall 07/28/2020 01:21pm • Leaders from a number of local colleges and universities on Tuesday talked about the challenges they face as they prepare for an unpredictable fall semester during the coronavirus pandemic. Ronald Mason, president of the University of the District of Columbia, said in the online discussion that h Coronavirus may give you an opportunity to buy a cheaper car 07/28/2020 01:20pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union. After seeing auto sales plummet recently, automakers are starting to report higher sales as states continue to reopen from the coronavirus pandemic. While the market is showing signs of rebounding, automakers are still trying to move cars off t Amid pandemic, retired doctor's Forrest Gump-like walk for patient safety 07/28/2020 12:51pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '1f168106-7a67-4392-8194-bbe9358509a3' }).render("30461535f7f0eb4d");}); A retired anesthesiologist who now heads Mason Neck State Park shuttered after employee tests positive for COVID-19 07/28/2020 10:57am • Mason Neck State Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, is closed Tuesday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the employee is quarantined at home. The park in Lorton will be closed until further notice. The agency says park Fauci says Marlins’ virus outbreak could endanger MLB season 07/28/2020 08:24am • MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, although he doesn't believe games needs to stop now. More than a dozen Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19, stranding the team in Phil