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Prince George's Co. looks to reopen June 1; more contact tracing in Md. 05/21/2020 04:37pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, is on its way to a modified reopening June 1, provided current coronavirus data trends continue, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said Thursday. COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths in the county have been declining, Alsobrooks' office said in Virginia lawsuit: Absentee voting not needed for coronavirus 05/21/2020 01:18pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A group of voters is suing Virginia election officials over a loosening of restrictions on absentee ballots for next month’s statewide primary, arguing that the state can’t allow voters to use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to vote by mail. State elections offici George Mason University raises tuition, despite coronavirus pandemic 05/21/2020 04:32am • It won't be a popular move as people struggle financially during the coronavirus pandemic, but George Mason University has decided to raise tuition. The school's Board of Visitors voted 15-1 Wednesday to adopt a new $1.18 billion budget that includes a $450 tuition hike for in-state and out-of-st 'Unacceptable': Montgomery Co. critical of Md.'s failure to deliver timely absentee ballots 05/20/2020 11:24pm • The Montgomery County Council is demanding Maryland hold an emergency meeting about the reasons why many voters are complaining about a continued wait for mail-in ballots for the upcoming June 2 presidential primary. The State Board of Elections lists on its website that the primary will be mostl Baltimore voting centers added after concern about mail in 05/20/2020 06:09pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's elections board has voted to allow two more in-person voting centers in Baltimore for the June 2 primary after officials expressed concern about ballots not arriving in the mail on schedule. The board voted to add two centers to the four that already had been pl Northam: COVID-19 crisis shouldn't overshadow Va.'s growing overdose numbers 05/20/2020 05:45pm • A woman wearing a face mask walks past a sign advertising a Memorial Day sale amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, May 18, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier Douleiry/AFP via Getty Images) As Virginia sees a downward trend in the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positi DC Pride organizers announce reworked series of Pride Month events 05/20/2020 11:52am • The traditional Pride Month celebrations set for June in D.C. may be off because of the public health emergency, but organizers have unveiled a schedule of revamped events. The theme for the month’s events is #StillWe, and it’s woven through the reimagined celebrations. The Capital Pride A Arlington County gets $20.6M federal grant for coronavirus response 05/20/2020 09:20am • Health care workers wait to swab for samples at a drive-thru coronavirus collection site in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 19, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The Arlington County Board accepted a $20.66 million federal grant Monday to bolster the county's coronavirus response programs. Md. expands testing capacity; teen's death linked to COVID-19 05/20/2020 02:36am • Maryland has increased its testing capacity for the novel coronavirus and is now able to offer testing to asymptomatic residents, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. As the state expands its testing abilities and broadens testing criteria, it has seen a jump in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 1 DC's reopening pilot program for small stores yields promising early results 05/19/2020 11:37pm • A handful of small D.C. stores were allowed to expand their sales operations this week during the pandemic under a pilot program, and the results so far are great in the eyes of owners. Six shops, such as education and academic stores, that applied for waivers were permitted to let customers DC Council passes emergency relief bill; small landlords required to offer rent plans 05/19/2020 01:15pm • A man crosses a quiet street in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The D.C. Council passed an emergency coronavirus relief bill Tuesday that is aimed at helping residents and businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis as the District's economy has slammed to a halt. Child care faces crunch with Maryland Phase One reopening, fears for future 05/19/2020 10:32am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As more Marylanders returned to work this week, child care providers say they have mounting fears about how their industry will be left Tropical Storm Arthur spins out to sea, will drench Bermuda 05/19/2020 07:16am • Tropical Storm Arthur moved further out to sea Tuesday and was expected to dissipate into a depression before dumping heavy rain on Bermuda later in the week. The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sent rain over North Carolina Monday and forecasters warned to expect dangerous sur 'These patients are not alone’: Md. hospital chaplain calls pandemic 'difficult time' 05/19/2020 04:12am • Stephanie Grant is the managing chaplain for Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, in Rockville, Maryland, and the pandemic has meant that she and her staff are performing tasks they’ve never had to do before. (Courtesy Adventist HealthCare) Stephanie Grant usually works a 12-hour d Coronavirus update: Bowser details budget cuts amid pandemic; council to vote on emergency bill 05/18/2020 09:39pm • The Lincoln Memorial is visible as a man works at the banks of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Bowser's budget cuts; coronavirus response D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released her proposed fiscal year 2021 budget during a news conference Monday. The mayor and Cit