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Officials stress need for testing as Montgomery Co. sees uptick in daily COVID-19 cases 10/13/2020 02:45pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, has seen an uptick in the number of new cases of the coronavirus this week. On Monday, the county reported 95 new cases. By midday Tuesday, the count of new cases hit 121. Earl Stoddard, director of the county's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, 25-year-old man first in US to catch COVID-19 twice, study says 10/13/2020 09:59am • ▶ Watch Video: Top doctor on COVID-19, reopening schools and first reported reinfection in U.S. A 25-year-old man is believed to be the first person in the United States – and North America – to be infected with COVID-19 twice, according to researchers. The man, a resident of Washo Man arrested for 'brutal' fatal stabbing in North Carolina 10/13/2020 07:28am • GALAX, Va. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman and wounding her son in a “brutal” attack inside their North Carolina home has been arrested in Virginia. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said 55-year-old Edward Eugene Snipes was taken into custody Monday in Galax, Virginia. Pandemic-related stress may be triggering migraines in teenagers 10/12/2020 03:16pm • Migraines affect more than 15% of people in the U.S., and parents should know the first attacks can happen with teens or kids even younger, a Virginia neurologist says. "Now, more than ever, in the stressful times we live in, teenagers are having migraines," said Dr. Sommer Ebdlahad, a neurologis 2020 Watch: Is it too late for Trump to turn things around? 10/12/2020 05:23am • NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 22 Days to next scheduled presidential debate: 10 ___ THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail this week after an Double Exposure: Investigative Film Fest presents MLK, COVID documentaries 10/12/2020 12:45am • What happens when you combine investigative journalism with documentary filmmaking? You get vital double exposure on the important issues of society. Hence the name of the Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival, which returns for its sixth annual event this Wednesday through Sunday wit Metro train cars detach near Union Station, stranding 100 passengers 10/09/2020 06:00pm • About 100 Red Line passengers were stuck onboard a Metro train that stopped outside Union Station after two rail cars detached from each other Friday afternoon. The Red Line train was traveling from Union Station to the NoMa-Gallaudet U station when the two cars separated from each other at 12:21 Weekend Road and Rail: Holiday sees some road work; Metro schedules a Yellow Line shut down 10/09/2020 01:55am • This being a holiday weekend, there are generally limited work zones to contend with, but there are still some areas to watch for if you're out on the roads. In Virginia, there’s a new project on Route 7, and Stringfellow Road will be closed. Paving projects continue in D.C. and Maryland. On to Former White House Coronavirus Task Force member on complex protocols and why social distancing is challenging 10/08/2020 09:20pm • A former White House insider is providing insight into the protocols taken at the White House leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak and about the need to be as forthcoming as possible about infections. Joe Grogan, a former Trump White House domestic policy council director and former member of the Hidden White House staff face elevated COVID-19 risk 10/08/2020 07:34pm • Though they're not immediately noticeable, the 200-year-old White House would simply not function without them. Kate Andersen Brower, author of "The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House," told WTOP there is a universe of people at the White House that the public never sees. Prince George's Co. advises against traditional trick-or-treating for Halloween 10/08/2020 04:48pm • As Prince George's County, Maryland, remains in Phase Two of its coronavirus recovery plan, officials are advising against some traditional October activities, such as door-to-door trick-or-treating, and outright banning others, such as indoor haunted houses. "Halloween is going to have to look d Alexandria extends Old Town 'streatery' car-free zone until spring 2021 10/08/2020 03:25pm • The 100 block of King Street in Alexandria, Virginia, has lots of outdoor dining space. (Credit: Chris Cruz for Visit Alexandria) The Alexandria City Council has voted to keep in place the pedestrian-only restaurant zone in Old Town through March 2021. The 100 block of King Street near the Po Baltimore bus driver killed during argument with passenger 10/08/2020 03:06pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Baltimore say a bus driver was shot to death after an argument with a passenger. Maryland Transit Administration bus driver Marcus Parks, 51, was in an argument with a passenger who pulled out a gun and shot him Thursday morning, news outlets reported. Parks was pr Prince George's County: Phase Three could come in next few weeks 10/08/2020 01:57pm • Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, say they could begin relaxing more coronavirus-related restrictions in a few weeks, but for now, citing a recent uptick in new daily cases and the rate at which COVID-19 tests are coming back positive, the county is remaining in Phase Two. "COVID-19 Northam announces additional federal money for Virginia schools 10/08/2020 12:30pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is announcing he’s putting an additional $220 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds towards the state’s public schools. Northam said in a statement Thursday the extra money would be used to help schools pay for testing supplies, personal p