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'Not an anomaly': Montgomery County eyes uptick in coronavirus cases 10/28/2020 07:24pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases, which could put a pause on some activities related to reopening, and is preparing guidelines on how to celebrate upcoming holidays. “We are at levels of virus that, if this had been May or June and we are making decisions ab 5,400 ask for help to prevent evictions in Montgomery Co. 10/27/2020 11:53pm • Weeks after members of the Montgomery County Council criticized County Executive Marc Elrich on what they said was the lack of information on where funds for coronavirus relief in the Maryland county were going, the council got an update. Amanda Harris, chief of the Special Needs Housing division 401(k) and IRA penalties that don't apply in 2020 10/27/2020 07:00am • Individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans often impose penalties if you take money out of a retirement account too soon or too late. There's usually an early withdrawal penalty if you make a withdrawal before age 59 1/2 and a penalty for failing to take annual distributions after age 72. Howev What to know about early voting in DC, holidays during pandemic 10/26/2020 02:21pm • Early voting in the District kicks off Tuesday, and D.C. offered guidance for those headed to the polls during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We want people to know that they should be wearing a mask when they go, and that they should have a plan," D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a Monday Takeaways from Washington Football Team's win over Dallas Cowboys 10/26/2020 04:15am • The Washington Football Team snapped a five-game losing streak and beat the Dallas Cowboys 25-3 to improve to 2-5 on the year. Head Coach Ron Rivera wanted to see how his team would respond after coming up short in New York last week. The team responded in a big way against a bad football team. T Car Review: Nissan looks to impress with the 2020 Sentra 10/26/2020 04:04am • Compact sedans have lost some luster to the crossover onslaught, so much so that some automobile manufacturers have stopped making them all together. Nissan isn’t one of them. The Sentra remake really is the biggest redo of the company’s compact sedan. First off, it looks more upscale and less l Maryland group uses old smartphones to help coronavirus patients 10/25/2020 02:57pm • One Takoma Park, Maryland, nonprofit is using old smartphones to help COVID-19 patients. The organization, Secure the Call, is hoping anyone eyeing a new smartphone for Christmas will donate their old phone. Secure the Call takes old smartphones and sends them to hospitals across the country so p Washington Post: Trump privately said to donors it will be 'tough' for Republicans to keep Senate 10/24/2020 06:47pm • President Donald Trump made a prediction about the GOP's control of the Senate at a fundraiser this week, privately telling donors that it will be "very tough" for Republicans to keep control of the chamber in the upcoming election, namely because Trump refuses to support s Pepsi, National Urban League bring Black Restaurant Accelerator to 12 cities, including D.C. 10/22/2020 04:23pm • Black-owned restaurants in D.C. will have access to a new business accelerator program starting next year. PepsiCo and the National Urban League this week announced plans for a Black Restaurant Accelerator, which looks to support existing and emerging Black restaurateurs in 12 cities, including t Hogan: Additional $250M in COVID-19 relief for Md. small businesses amid Capitol Hill gridlock 10/22/2020 03:06pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan addresses reporters during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (Courtesy Maryland governor's office) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that the state is doubling its economic recovery and relief efforts for small businesses by tapping into the state Children’s National gets $5 million Boeing gift 10/22/2020 03:37am • The Boeing Co. has donated $5 million to Children’s National Hospital for its new Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, currently under construction in D.C. The campus occupies almost 12 acres of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including a conference center that will Amid talk of reopening rollback, Montgomery Co.'s coronavirus numbers under scrutiny 10/21/2020 06:23pm • Amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases across the country, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they're closely monitoring a persistent uptick that could result in them walking back some of the recent loosening of the county's virus-related restrictions. During an online news bri Here's what a health care agent is and why you need one 10/21/2020 11:13am • This content is provided by JSSA. We all wish for a life free from accidents and unexpected health crises. One of the things we have learned this year, however, is that our world can change in an instant and it is important to plan ahead. If you were to experience an emergency or a serious accid Blips or trends? Montgomery Co. health officials keep eye on COVID-19 numbers 10/20/2020 05:38pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's latest COVID-19 numbers show that the rolling three-day average of confirmed cases is holding at 90, with the one-day report for Tuesday at 94 new cases. And the number of COVID-19 deaths in the county is 821, with the latest death reported Tuesday. County Health Off Prince George's Co. police on track for body camera goal 10/20/2020 05:29pm • The Prince George's County Police Department is on track to outfit every patrol officer in the Maryland county with a body camera. The department plans to have each wearing a body-worn camera by the start of 2021. According to Mark Magaw, the county’s deputy chief administrative officer for pub