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Stream 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Andrew Lloyd Webber for free this weekend only 04/18/2020 05:25pm • Musical lovers, it's time to pause whatever you're watching on Netflix. Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," staged at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2011, is now available to stream free on YouTube for this weekend only. So grab some snacks, dim the lighting, and get ready to bring B As questions mount about COVID-19 procedures in prisons, one advocate wonders where her clients are 04/18/2020 10:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Julie Magers is looking for answers to her questions about COVID-19 procedure and oversight in Maryland detention facilities. She also wa Coronavirus updates: Hogan, Northam, Bowser coordinating response; extended school closures in Md., DC 04/18/2020 12:58am • The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke in a conference call Friday to discuss coordinating virus response efforts. Public schools in Maryland will stay closed through May 15 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state's top DC-area car sales down an estimated 70% because of the coronavirus 04/17/2020 08:32pm • Car dealers in the D.C.-area are considered essential businesses and are still open during the coronavirus pandemic, but they are struggling to move cars off their lots. "I would say in the D.C. metro region, car sales are down about 70%," said John O'Donnell, president and CEO of the Washington Job Order Contracting: The Army’s Own IDIQ Procurement Solution 04/17/2020 03:59pm • This content is sponsored by Gordian. Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts have been used by the United States Armed Forces as a standard form of construction procurement for nearly a half century. IDIQ contracts deliver both flexibility and cost by allowing owners to complet Keeping pets (and yourself) entertained inside during COVID-19 04/17/2020 02:42pm • This content is sponsored by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Currently we are experiencing a shelter in place order due to Covid-19. We are limited to what we can do outside including our four-legged friends. There is still plenty of things you can do indoors to keep pets (and ourselves) hea Coronavirus response: Metro and other transit changes in DC, Md. and Va. 04/17/2020 09:30am • Transit services in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are making significant changes to their schedules and have stepped up cleaning efforts in response to coronavirus pandemic. Major Metro service cuts Metro has reduced service as ridership has fallen. On weekdays, trains will now run every 15 minut 'You hear the cries': Virus toll haunts a New York paramedic 04/17/2020 09:18am • NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Bonilla pulls her ambulance up to a set of Bronx row houses. Another ambulance and a fire truck are already there, their flashing lights painting the dark streets an eerie shade of orange. Neighbors gather on their stoops to watch. Some sip wine. “We gotta gown up,†Windows Catering gets $100,000 donation from customer for hospital worker meals 04/17/2020 08:59am • Alexandria, Virginia-based Windows Catering has received a $100,000 gift from an anonymous customer and is using the funds to provide thousands of meals to area hospital workers. Windows is working with United Way of the National Capital Area to distribute the fresh meals to doctors and nurses, a Using a 401(k) loan to cope with coronavirus costs 04/17/2020 12:00am • The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of March 2020 doubles the amount retirement savers can borrow from a 401(k) plan. But that doesn't necessarily mean you should raid your future retirement savings, even during the coronavirus pandemic. "If we weren't in this crisis moment tha People met with busy tone when trying to place cellphone calls in Fairfax Co. 04/16/2020 02:18pm • A network issue has been reported in Fairfax County, Virginia, causing intermittent issues with wireless phone calls. People are reporting hearing a busy signal when using their cellphone for calls. A WTOP listener reported similar issues in Montgomery County, Maryland, shortly after the issues in Smart moves for your CARES Act money 04/16/2020 01:53pm • Despite some glitches, coronavirus relief money has started arriving in the bank accounts of those who qualify. The federal CARES Act provides one-time payments of $1,200 for adults earning up to $75,000 and $2,400 for couples earning up to $150,000, along with payments of $500 per child. The Dozens at Loudoun Co. senior living community not working amid coronavirus concerns 04/16/2020 10:01am • Dozens of staff members at a senior living community in Ashburn, Virginia, are not working their normal shifts over concerns about infecting their loved ones at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Loudoun County officials learned about the situation at Waltonwood at Ashburn on Tuesday night, an Vital services remain open in DC on Emancipation Day 04/16/2020 09:16am • Emancipation Day is typically a day off for all D.C. students and government employees, but the coronavirus pandemic has kept food, shelter and unemployment services open on the annual holiday. The city announced its Department of Human Services will be closed to celebrate President Abraham Linco What businesses can stay open in Maryland? 04/16/2020 07:30am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered all nonessential businesses closed in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. So, what is considered essential and nonessential? It’s a long list, available here, but WTOP has compiled the highlights. Most importantly, essential businesses in the food a