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How to make your wishes known in a medical emergency 11/03/2020 11:31am • This content is provided by JSSA. Do your family and doctors know what kind of medical care you would want if you couldn’t speak for yourself? Too often loved ones and medical providers are forced to guess at what a person would want during a health care emergency. Making decisions under these Prince George's Co. fire displaces 10 people 11/03/2020 04:45am • A fire in Prince George's County, Maryland left 10 people without a home  on Monday. There weren't any injuries. Firefighters responded to 9900 block of Welshire Drive in Upper Marlboro just before noon Monday. Flames could be seen coming from the garage and the second floor. Crews resc VA Ready has fast and free retraining for good, open jobs in Virginia 11/02/2020 08:42am • Virginia's unemployment rate remains high, but many companies based in the state have well-paying jobs going unfilled owing to a lack of people with the right skills — a gap which the new nonprofit Virginia Ready Initiative seeks to close. Supported by two dozen Virginia companies, individual d Caravan of drivers supporting Trump clogs Beltway's outer loop Sunday 11/01/2020 05:16pm • Miles-long stretches of cars waving flags and donning decorations for President Donald Trump caused delays all around the Capital Beltway’s outer loop Sunday afternoon. The WTOP Traffic Center reported just after 1 p.m. issued caution to all drivers on the Beltway for the caravan, which was tr 'Dose' of virus a person gets may determine how sick they get; masks could help 11/01/2020 12:25am • "The dose makes the poison" is an adage credited to Paracelsus, a Swiss physician-philosopher from the early Renaissance. Basically, it means that any substance can become toxic if given at a high enough concentration. Even too much water can throw off your electrolytes Trick-or-Treat? Rent relief march arrives at DC Mayor's doorstep on Halloween 10/31/2020 11:06pm • (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: 'f584da7c-5fd5-47e4-9083-96948f0de443' }).render("56661536c6ddddea");}); D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser extended the Dis Md. judge quickly dismisses lawsuit claiming religious right to vote without a mask 10/31/2020 09:35am • A Maryland man really wants to vote without wearing a mask, but he's not having much success. On Friday, Daniel Swain, 52, of Fallston tried to go to court for the right. He sued a long list of entities, including the Harford County Board of Elections and the Jarettsville Volunteer Fire Company, Maryland once again renews state of emergency during pandemic 10/30/2020 06:40pm • Gov. Larry Hogan once again reaffirmed the state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency Friday, as Maryland and the rest of the U.S. enter the last couple of months of a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest proclamation is the 10th time Hogan has renewed the declaration of its Vote from quarantine: Maryland's board of elections offers guidelines 10/30/2020 05:47pm • Citing the increase in COVID-19 cases "in some locations," Maryland's State Board of Elections has released information on how residents can vote from their hospital bed or from quarantine. "It is important for hospitalized or quarantined voters to know that they can still cast their ballots," Ma Alexandria school board OKs police department contract changes 10/30/2020 07:02am • The Alexandria City School Board has voted to approve extensive revisions to its contract with the police department in the Northern Virginia city. Several local school systems around the region are re-evaluating how police are used inside their buildings and what the role of policing in schools Low-flying helicopters over DC this weekend assessing radiation ahead of inauguration 10/30/2020 05:34am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Helicopters will once again be flying low over downtown D.C. and other areas in the region to assess radiation ahead of the Jan. 20 i Here are DC's Election Day-related parking restrictions 10/29/2020 06:08pm • If you're driving in D.C. on Election Day, here are parking restrictions and potential street closures as residents head to the polls. “We are all looking forward to every vote being counted, no matter how long it takes,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday, vowing the city will stay safe Bowser vows DC safety during election 10/29/2020 04:15pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser promised that the city will stay safe during the 2020 election — regardless of who the next president is. "We are all looking forward to every vote being counted, no matter how long it takes," Bowser said at a Thursday news conference. She also asked for peace in the BID: Boarded up downtown DC businesses making their own decisions 10/29/2020 02:30pm • A number of businesses in downtown D.C. are choosing to board up their glass storefronts. (WTOP/John Domen) A lot of businesses in downtown D.C. have seen their glass windows hidden by giant sheets of plywood for months, and now some more businesses are also boarding things up as a precaution ah Prince George's County officials urge vigilance as COVID-19 cases rise 10/29/2020 02:16pm • Officials in Prince George’s County, Maryland, warned against “COVID fatigue” and said the county would remain in Phase Two of pandemic-related restrictions as cases in the county continue a recent rise. Prince George’s County was “the hardest-hit jurisdiction in our region,” County E