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Heat emergency issued for Monday in DC 06/20/2021 08:39am • A heat emergency has been activated for D.C. on Monday, as temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s. Cooling centers will be open across the District, something the city does when the heat index or temperature is forecast to reach 95 degrees or higher. The city offers tips for dealing wit Brazilians say Bolsonaro's rule 'worse threat than coronavirus' as nation passes 500,000 deaths 06/19/2021 06:15pm • There is barely a person in Brazil today who hasn't lost a loved one to Covid-19, say local scientists, as the country reached the grim milestone of half a million deaths. The South American nation, which holds half the continent's population, is being decimated by the virus. On June 18 alone Bra Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed in DC, Md., Va. 06/19/2021 07:11am • Here's what's open and what's closed in the D.C. area on Friday and Saturday in honor of Juneteenth, America's newest federal holiday. Congress on Wednesday approved a bill to make June 19 — Juneteenth — the 12th federal holiday, and President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independ Heat emergency issued in DC ahead of hot, humid Father's Day 06/19/2021 01:50am • A heat emergency has been activated in D.C. for Sunday and Monday. The District will open cooling centers throughout the city both days, as temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s. The city activates these plans when the heat index or temperature is forecast to reach 95 degrees or higher. Maryland seeks dismissal of case challenging first-of-a-kind digital ad tax 06/18/2021 10:03pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A lawsuit seeking to block Maryland’s first-of-its-kind tax on social media digital advertising revenue should be dismissed, the Maryland Free fertilizer: After short life above ground, 17-year cicadas dying, rotting quickly 06/18/2021 11:55am • The continuous hum of Brood X cicadas, perched in the branches of trees, is coming to end, replaced by piles of insect carcasses and the smell of, well, dead cicadas. "Rotten, but not forgotten," said Eric Day, an entomologist at Virginia Tech. "Their short time above ground is coming to an end - As end of eviction protections loom in Maryland, housing advocates urge changes to court procedures 06/17/2021 05:41pm • State and federal eviction protections will soon expire in Maryland, and fair housing advocates say many tenants could lose their homes as courts work through lengthy eviction backlogs. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced Tuesday that Maryland’s state of emergency will end July 1st — and If 'cave syndrome' is keeping you from going in public, here's how to combat it 06/17/2021 04:26am • After over a year of staying at home and following strict safety guidelines, many people are understandably reluctant to step out their front door and re-enter society. For some, they're downright terrified. Psychiatrist Dr. Arthur Bregma calls this fear "cave syndrome," a non-medical term he' Montgomery Co.'s Animal Services and Adoption Center to fully resume operations 06/16/2021 09:02pm • Those in charge of running Montgomery County's animal shelter and adoption system plan to reopen full services this weekend. Starting Sunday, the county's Animal Services and Adoption Center in Derwood will start allowing the public to visit the shelter in person. The center is operated by the First responders ask people to enjoy the Potomac River safely 06/16/2021 05:48pm • River emergencies don't know boundaries, and first responders who rescue folks who get into trouble on or near the Potomac River in the D.C. Metro area have a universal message — be cautious. "Don't swim in D.C. waters," said Lt. Andrew Horos, of the D.C. police's Harbor Patrol Division and har Montgomery Co. considers bill allowing gym pools to operate without lifeguards 06/16/2021 04:25pm • A proposed bill in Montgomery County, Maryland, would allow fitness club pools to run without lifeguards. It would get rid of the current requirement that all pools with a surface area greater than 2,500 square feet have a lifeguard present. Andrea Mansfield, representing the six L.A. Fitness Scientists still puzzling over deaths of birds in DC area 06/16/2021 02:42pm • An ornithologist at the Smithsonian told WTOP on Tuesday that experts are still trying to figure out what’s behind a “mortality event” that’s been plaguing birds in the D.C. area. “We don't know what the cause is for that bird mortality event,” said Dr. Brian Evans, an ornithologist a Virginia to end pandemic-related early release for prisoners 06/16/2021 12:06pm • Virginia will soon halt its early release of inmates due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state department of corrections said Wednesday. The Virginia Department of Corrections’ authority to grant early release ends at midnight on July 1. According to a news release, 2,114 inmates have been Fire displaces 24 Southeast DC residents; building deemed 'uninhabitable' 06/16/2021 06:34am • Two dozen people are displaced after a fire tore through a Southeast D.C. apartment early Wednesday. D.C. firefighters responded to a two-story apartment building at 3092 Stanton Rd. SE around midnight, and worked to extinguish flames in a basement-level unit. Inspectors with the District's co $83M for Md. utilities to cover overdue gas and electric bills 06/15/2021 08:12pm • Tens of millions of dollars in state funding was allocated to utility companies in Maryland to help struggling customers who fell behind on their bills during the pandemic. The Maryland Public Service Commission allocated $83 million through the RELIEF Act that Gov. Larry Hogan signed earlier thi