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Parents, teachers rally against early return to some in-person learning for DC students 10/31/2020 01:32am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '8a70ed18-a7b4-4e92-87e2-4bf3a1187215' }).render("457615365e6ee158");}); Chanting "Only when it's safe," some teac Maryland once again renews state of emergency during pandemic 10/30/2020 06:40pm • Gov. Larry Hogan once again reaffirmed the state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency Friday, as Maryland and the rest of the U.S. enter the last couple of months of a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest proclamation is the 10th time Hogan has renewed the declaration of its Vote from quarantine: Maryland's board of elections offers guidelines 10/30/2020 05:47pm • Citing the increase in COVID-19 cases "in some locations," Maryland's State Board of Elections has released information on how residents can vote from their hospital bed or from quarantine. "It is important for hospitalized or quarantined voters to know that they can still cast their ballots," Ma Review: Creepy thriller 'Alone' turns archetypes into gripping suspense 10/30/2020 12:32pm • We all know the classics, but what if you're looking for a new Halloween flick? Don't miss the creepy thriller "Alone," now streaming on Video on Demand. It follows a widow named Jessica (Jules Willcox) who embarks on a road trip to Oregon. While driving across the Pacific Northwest, she e Alexandria school board OKs police department contract changes 10/30/2020 07:02am • The Alexandria City School Board has voted to approve extensive revisions to its contract with the police department in the Northern Virginia city. Several local school systems around the region are re-evaluating how police are used inside their buildings and what the role of policing in schools Presto's Picks: Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech & Navy try to avoid a scary Halloween 10/30/2020 05:02am • Halloween is here! Or is it? We won't be seeing costumed neighborhood kids wandering around in packs knocking on doors looking for processed sugary treats this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, nor will we see adults running around dressed as who knows what. M Street will be clear of costumed Parents, advocates in 2 Md. counties weigh in on back-to-classroom plans 10/29/2020 08:33pm • Parents and school advocates in two Maryland counties are weighing in on�� plans to return students back to classrooms after months of virtual learning. Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, won't reopen before Feb. 1. And upcoming board meetings on Nov. 6 and Nov. 10 in Montgomery County Prince George's County officials urge vigilance as COVID-19 cases rise 10/29/2020 02:16pm • Officials in Prince George���s County, Maryland, warned against ���COVID fatigue��� and said the county would remain in Phase Two of pandemic-related restrictions as cases in the county continue a recent rise. Prince George���s County was ���the hardest-hit jurisdiction in our region,��� County E PGCPS students still won���t be in classrooms before February 10/29/2020 07:30am • The earliest students in Maryland's Prince George���s County Public Schools will be back in the classroom will be February, Schools CEO Monica Goldson reiterated in a brief conference call Wednesday night. ���We have no plans to reopen before February,��� Goldson said of Maryland's second-largest Loudoun Co. school board votes to eliminate class rank, starting with Class of 2025 10/29/2020 07:26am • The Loudoun County School Board voted to eliminate the numerical ranking of high school students, starting with the next incoming freshman class, in the Northern Virginia county. Starting next fall, as the Class of 2025 enters high school, Loudoun County Public Schools will use the percentage-bas Podiatrist: Pandemic is leading to problems with people���s feet 10/28/2020 08:38pm • The coronavirus crisis is beginning to impact people���s feet, according to a D.C.-area podiatrist with advice for what might help. ���We���re actually seeing a huge array of foot issues that have come from people who are now homebound because of the pandemic,��� said Dr. Howard Osterman of Foot Northam calls for continued diligence on virus, patience over election results 10/28/2020 03:37pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said that while no new COVID-19 safety regulations are coming just yet, the rise in cases in areas of the commonwealth, especially the southwest, are "concerning," and that he was monitoring the situation "very closely." He also said at the media briefing Parents, teachers push back on DC's plan to reopen schools to more students 10/28/2020 03:24pm • Parents and teachers in D.C. are pushing back on the city's plan to reopen schools next month to about 7,000 elementary school students. Though some parents are happy their children will have the opportunity to return to in-person learning, others worry about those kids who are not getting the sa Don't skip these steps when borrowing parent student loans 10/28/2020 07:51am • In more than one-third of U.S. families, parents decide how to pay for college, according to a July 2020 report from private lender Sallie Mae. Half of those parents don���t inform the child of their decision. Joe Allen, 51, of Frederick, Maryland, did talk about college costs with his daughte Protesters confront police over DC moped death 10/28/2020 07:30am • Protesters descended on a Northwest D.C. police station late Tuesday evening in outrage over the death of a Black man who was struck and killed riding an electric scooter. Twenty-year-old D.C. native Karon Hylton-Brown died in a hospital after a motorist struck him while riding a scooter in Brigh