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Md. education officials push for full return, report on attendance, failure rates 05/25/2021 09:40pm • The Maryland State Board of Education crunched the numbers on everything from attendance to failure rates in school systems during the third term and found that most school systems had attendance rates of 90% or greater. One school system, Baltimore City, had the lowest attendance rate of 79% ove Heading to the beach? The best times to travel the Bay Bridge over Memorial Day weekend 05/25/2021 03:30pm • Maryland authorities are expecting drivers around the D.C. region to make a beeline for the Bay Bridge amid a predicted surge in travel this Memorial Day weekend as coronavirus restrictions ease. If you're heading for the beach, the Maryland Department of Transportation has some helpful tips abou Montgomery Co. lawmakers set to OK $6B budget, move 'full steam ahead' with reopening 05/24/2021 02:05pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are set to give final approval to a $6 billion operating budget billed as a road map for a post-pandemic recovery, and also say the county is moving "full steam ahead" with a plan to lift most coronavirus restrictions come Friday. The council is scheduled 12 easy ways to pay off debt 05/24/2021 10:35am • Are you swimming in debt and don't know how you're ever going to pay it off? You're not alone. If you're looking for easy ways to cut down your debt, including intuitive tweaks to your debt payoff strategies and habits, follow the advice of these experts. Before you start repaying debt, take a mo Lifeguarding amid a pandemic: Ocean City lifesavers get ready for 2021 beach season 05/24/2021 03:58am • When Memorial Day weekend begins later this week, a team of close to 200 lifeguards will be back on duty, at 97 lifeguard stands set up along 10 miles of beach in Ocean City, Maryland. “We’re really expecting a boom year for the Town of Ocean City,” said Butch Arbin, who is captain of the O Bruins solve Capitals in all facets to move on in playoffs 05/24/2021 02:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after embracing former Boston captain Zdeno Chara in the handshake line, Patrice Bergeron acknowledged he hadn't thought much about what was different about winning his first series with the “C” on his chest. For Bergeron and the Bruins, it was just another step fo New COVID-19 cases in US plummet to lowest levels since last June 05/22/2021 06:00pm • New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus. As cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily dropped this week, pre-pandemic li JetBlue founder’s new Breeze Airways picks Virginia for a hub 05/21/2021 11:20am • Breeze Airways has chosen Norfolk, Virginia, as its new operation center. (Courtesy Breeze Airways) Breeze Airways, a new low-cost airline whose destinations include what it calls underserved destinations, will take flight next week, and is investing $5.2 million to establish an operations cente Review: Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead' starts strong before eating itself 05/21/2021 12:25am • Director Zack Snyder ("300") regained his pop-culture mojo in March when fans successfully argued to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of "Justice League" on HBO Max. Now, Snyder returns to the roots of his directorial debut, the 2004 remake of “Dawn of the Dead," by returning to the zombie genre in Ne Get your hands dirty for a good 'plant-a-thon' cause 05/20/2021 08:25am • Volunteers at JK Moving’s 2020 spring plant-a-thon. (Courtesy JK Community Farm) The nonprofit JK Community Farm in Purcellville, Virginia, hosts its third annual volunteer plant-a-thon this weekend, a key event in the farm’s mission to feed D.C. area residents in need. “We will have ab Montgomery Co. Council eases indoor mask rules for fully vaccinated 05/18/2021 03:14pm • Officials in Montgomery County have relaxed rules for face coverings in Maryland's largest county, lifting the outdoor mask mandate entirely and allowing people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to also go without masks indoors. The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the board of healt Maryland eyes expansion of geothermal industry 05/18/2021 07:48am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In an effort to reduce carbon emissions faster, Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill this year to promote the use of geothermal energy — o Montgomery Co. makes plans to reopen as vaccinations trend up 05/16/2021 05:58pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is now making plans to reopen after hitting a new milestone when it comes to vaccinations. Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker noted that 54% of residents are now fully vaccinated. “It’s really a credit to our residents that they’ve gone along with Reviving an old idea, Biden seeks to unlock bipartisan infrastructure deal 05/16/2021 07:19am • Walter Mondale, who passed away last month, hit an electoral buzzsaw after promising to raise taxes in his 1984 presidential campaign. His party learned fast. The next Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis, promoted a different revenue-raising plan: Tougher enforcement of Stimulus checks, pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return 05/15/2021 08:02am • Low-income Americans who aren't usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don't file a 2020 return thanks to changes made by the latest pandemic relief package. Many may still be waiting on a stimulus payment because the Internal