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U.Md. doctor on how to keep the delta variant at bay 07/31/2021 01:09am • With new data coming out about the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Maryland is offering advice on how best to protect you and your family. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that NWS says EF-0 tornado touched down in Howard Co. Thursday 07/30/2021 06:28pm • The National Weather Service said that a small tornado touched down near the Snowden Square Shopping Mall in Howard County, Maryland, during Thursday's storms. The storm left a quarter-mile long path of damage and peak wind gusts were estimated to have been around 70 mph. The National Weather Feds send $1M in emergency funds to DC for repairs of collapsed pedestrian bridge 07/30/2021 04:18pm • Federal emergency funding is being sent to D.C. to repair the Lane Place Bridge over D.C. 295 that collapsed last month after being hit by a truck. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $1 million in "quick release" emergency relief funds will be Wine of the Week: A screw cap education 07/30/2021 12:19pm • Like the recent cicada hatch, we have recently emerged from our COVID-19 cocoon and have cautiously reengaged with several of our friends, so we were thrilled when my wife and I received an invitation from our neighbor to join him for dinner. Naturally, I brought along a bottle of wine to open and e Montgomery Co.'s public safety communications system gets $42M upgrade 07/30/2021 06:45am • Two years after suffering communications outages that lasted anywhere from a few minutes to as long as 14 hours, Montgomery County's public safety radio communications system received a major upgrade. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich held a news conference Thursday to highlight the feature How to counter COVID-19 fluctuation frustrations 07/30/2021 03:30am • As COVID-19-related protocols ramp back up in response to the aggressive delta variant, a public health expert has advice for folks who are losing patience with people who eschew wearing masks or resist vaccination. "I would encourage compassion; I would encourage a little bit of patience," said Prince George’s school board deadlocks over ethics findings 07/29/2021 05:56pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Prince George’s County school board appeared poised to accept the results of an ethics report involving several of its members Wednesd Food bank expands curbside groceries service to more DC-area communities 07/29/2021 12:28am •   A grocery store on wheels with reasonably priced, healthy offerings soon will be making the rounds in Prince George's County, Maryland, communities experiencing high levels of food insecurity that also lack easy access to grocery stores. Curbside Groceries, operated by the Capital A Amid new delta-driven mask guidelines, Montgomery Co. takes a wait-and-see approach for now 07/28/2021 04:05pm • The day after the Biden administration announced new masking guidelines for large swathes of the county where coronavirus cases are rising — including in D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia — officials in Maryland's Montgomery County are taking a wait-and-see approach to implementing stronger restrict New Md. superintendent urges school systems to move the needle on learning loss 07/28/2021 02:04pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. All 24 public school systems in Maryland have begun summer programs to help students catch up from learning loss induced by the coronavirus pa Video shows man moving in car before police fatally shot him 07/27/2021 07:15pm • GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Body camera videos released Tuesday show a 21-year-old Black man moving inside a parked car, apparently sitting up from a reclining position, moments before police shot and killed him outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Maryland. At a media briefing, Montgomery County Keeping your business safe from cyberattacks 07/27/2021 04:01pm • This content is sponsored by TD Bank.  Do you think your business is safe from cyberattacks? Think again. Cyberattacks against businesses have become so prevalent that many believe it is no longer a matter of if, but when a business will come under attack. It is estimated that a ransomware attac Amid delta uncertainty, Montgomery Co. keeping eye on COVID-19 hospitalizations as ‘alarm bell’ 07/27/2021 01:01pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's top health official is asking county lawmakers to come up with a contingency plan for potentially reimposing tougher coronavirus restrictions if COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations surge, but he said the strategies would be more like “using a surgical knife as op Power struggle, ethics complaints and lawsuits roil Prince George’s school board 07/27/2021 08:35am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Prince George’s County Board of Education is in crisis. The panel, which is made up of nine elected and four appointed members, i Washington Football Preview: Top questions entering 2021 Training Camp 07/26/2021 02:32pm • After a season like none other, the Washington Football Team is set to embark on the 2021 campaign as the defending NFC East Champions. Ron Rivera enters year two at the helm in Washington after another offseason in which he continued to put his stamp on the organization, with many changes on an