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Annapolis mural dedication for Breonna Taylor delayed due to crowd size restrictions 07/26/2020 11:45am • A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The artwork was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Mu Millions set aside to help renters avoid eviction in Anne Arundel Co. 07/25/2020 09:50pm • Destroying some jobs and some small businesses, the coronavirus pandemic has put many renters in danger of losing their homes. But to fight this, Anne Arundel County, Maryland is adding money to its fund intended to shield renters from eviction. County Executive Steuart Pittman announced that Woman dead after being struck by police car in DC 07/25/2020 09:10pm • A woman has died after she was struck by a police car in Southeast D.C. according to police. Police are investigating an incident in which a marked police car struck a woman on Friday in the 2800 block of Minnesota Avenue in Southeast D.C. At approximately 9:37 p.m., a member of the Sixth Dist More than a third of coronavirus patients feel symptoms for weeks, CDC says 07/25/2020 02:48am • Coronavirus symptoms can stick around for weeks, even in otherwise healthy people who don't have a severe case of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a grim new analysis. The CDC surveyed 292 people who tested positive for the virus, and Nonessential travelers to DC from 'high-risk areas' will need to self-quarantine 07/24/2020 11:56am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new order Friday requiring people coming to the District from "high-risk areas" after nonessential travel to self-quarantine for 14 days. The mayor's order starts Monday. It "excludes Maryland and Virginia. D.C. Health will publish a list of high-risk areas on Fears and uncertainties abound for Md. tenants, landlords and courts as eviction moratorium ends 07/24/2020 10:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are at risk of being put on the street with their belongings, after a federal moratorium on evictions Coronavirus concerns dominate virtual town hall in Montgomery County 07/24/2020 04:55am • The coronavirus continues to be top of mind in Montgomery County, Maryland. Everything from mask-wearing to the impact the virus can have on schools took center stage at a virtual town hall meeting in Montgomery County Thursday night. “I’ve noted that fewer people in my neighborhood are we Maryland faces 'emergency' staffing shortage, needs nearly 14K election judges, for November's general election 07/23/2020 11:11pm • With just over 100 days to go before the November election, Maryland election officials said they are facing an “emergency” shortage of poll workers willing to work during the pandemic. Maryland is short 13,970 election judges, according to David Garreis, president of the Maryland Association Nurses demand fresh PPE from Medstar Washington Hospital Center 07/23/2020 03:16pm • Nurses who work at Medstar Washington Hospital Center are demanding new personal protective equipment, saying the hospital continues to provide disinfected masks to reuse. "It's really remarkable that we are here in this situation, still demanding basic supplies to keep us safe," said Michelle Ma Powerful band of storms brings flooding, power outages to DC region 07/22/2020 10:46pm • Another sweltering day gave way to an afternoon of severe storms that brought with them flooding, downed trees and power lines and cut a broad swath of power outages around the region. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch until 11 p.m. and severe thunderstorm warnings, later is Montgomery County officials call for 'national strategy' on pandemic 07/22/2020 04:50pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, ripped into the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in a Wednesday briefing that's part of a weekly effort to keep the community updated on local efforts to deal with the public health crisis. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, Montgomery County school superintendent on virtual learning plans for fall 07/22/2020 03:15pm • The plan for the first semester of the 2020-2021 academic year in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be different from the spring semester, when the coronavirus pandemic closed schools. In a Wednesday morning briefing, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith said the spring was Challenges the Nationals will likely face in a truncated, title-defending season 07/22/2020 02:25pm • By the time the Nationals host the New York Yankees in Thursday’s season opener, 267 days will have passed since they last played a meaningful baseball game. You may remember that one. In the nearly nine months since, there’s been: A championship parade, Spring Training, a global pandemic Md. Gov. Hogan urged to reconvene General Assembly to deal with pandemic, police reform 07/22/2020 01:45pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is being urged to reconvene the General Assembly, or be forced to do so by lawmakers, in order for the state to take new action on coronavirus relief and police reforms. The calls are coming from state Del. Julian Ivey, a Democrat who represents part of Prince George’s Mayor Bowser issues new mask order for DC 07/22/2020 11:50am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new mask order Wednesday as officials voiced concern over an upswing in new coronavirus cases. "Basically it says, if you leave home, you should wear a mask," Bowser said. "This means, if you're waiting for a bus, you must have on a mask," she added. "If you a