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Montgomery Co. plans to give small businesses coronavirus grants 03/25/2020 07:00am • With so many small businesses shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, the Montgomery County Council is poised to create a $20 million program that would allow businesses to access grants so they can pay their bills and employee salaries. Through the Public Health Emergency Grant Program, busin Help available for out-of-work DC restaurant employees during coronavirus pandemic 03/24/2020 12:44pm • While some restaurants in the District have been able to stay open, despite new restrictions limiting contact between workers and customers, other restaurants and all bars have closed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak. It’s a move that has impacted thousands of workers, who n Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages 03/24/2020 05:24am • CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that his friend sews into face masks. Fashion designer Briana Danyele left Italy last month to Car Review: The Cadillac Escalade ESV is big on luxury, style and size 03/23/2020 06:23am • Big luxury SUVs are everywhere. The most popular seems to be the Cadillac Escalade. It has been on top for years, offering a stylish exterior with a modern look even after five years or so with the same design. Space is a big selling point for this supersized luxury UTE. It has three rows of seats a Coronavirus: 2nd death in DC; cases surge throughout region with more testing 03/22/2020 05:15pm • The latest Three more members of DC Fire and EMS test positive President Trump said in his Sunday briefing that FEMA will send hospital ships to Los Angeles and New York to provide support for the fight against the coronavirus. The ships will be used to treat patients who are not affected by Md. company donates 14,000 masks to state health department 03/21/2020 05:50pm • A business owner in Pasadena, Maryland, has been stockpiling masks for years. Now, that stockpile has come in handy, as the coronavirus pandemic has made masks harder to find for those who need them most. It took two trucks two days to transport the donation from Pasadena Boatworks to the Marylan Regional utilities and coronavirus: What your provider is doing 03/20/2020 06:35pm • A number of utilities serving the D.C. region have announced plans to stop service disruptions during the coronavirus outbreak. This is the status of the major utility providers in the area based on information available on March 20. D.C. Electric Pepco Suspending service disconnectio Maryland General Assembly: Frenzied lawmaking and tender moments in tense session's final hours 03/19/2020 06:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, D-Baltimore County, presides over the last day of the 2020 General Assembly session. (Courtesy Ma Coronavirus: Maryland announces 1st COVID-19-related death as region sees jump in new cases 03/18/2020 09:25pm • Dawn Canova (C), clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital, talks to a person seeking a test for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospital's parking garage March 16, 2020 in Westminster, Maryland. Not open to the general public for testing, the station was set up Va. to enforce 10-person limit in some businesses, as DC area sees jump in coronavirus cases 03/18/2020 12:30am • Pharmacist Evelyn Kim, wears a mask and gloves at the CVS pharmacy at Target in the Tenleytown area of Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) As testing for the novel coronavirus ramps up, the number of cases in Maryland and Virginia took dramatic leaps on Tuesday morning Cigarette packs and ads to include graphic warnings starting next year, FDA says 03/17/2020 07:40pm • The US Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule Tuesday that requires tobacco companies to place new graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and in advertisements. The US Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule Tuesday that requires tobacco companies to place new graphic h Carryout only for DC restaurants; US told to limit social gatherings 03/16/2020 08:30pm • The latest Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia has extended its closure until at least April 10. The school previously announced that it will close through March 20. For a complete list of school closures, go to WTOP's Closings and Delays page. Starting 10 p.m. Monday, all bars and res Poison Prevention Week aims to increase awareness, save lives 03/15/2020 08:02am • National Poison Prevention Week begins Sunday and it's designed to remind people that too much of anything can be poisonous. Dr. Kelly Johnson Arbor, executive director at the National Capital Poison Center in D.C., said there aren't many treatments for a lot of poisons, making prevention critica Trump declares national emergency; DC bans mass gatherings 03/14/2020 01:14am • Andre of Washington, D.C., rides the escalator up at the Metro subway Congress Heights train station in Washington, Friday, March, 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The latest President Donald Trump declared a national emergency. In Montgomery County, Maryland, the first three patients t 'This is a public health emergency': All Md. schools to close for 2 weeks; National Guard activated 03/13/2020 12:01am • Maryland is ramping up its response to the new coronavirus outbreak, including closing all public schools and banning public gatherings of 250 people. And, in Virginia, the governor declared a state of emergency. Here's the latest Thursday: More Coronavirus News Sign up for news a