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DC-area doctor weighs in on how to keep kids safe when sports return 08/06/2020 04:22pm • At the baseball league Korin Hudson���s sons attend, athletes have been instructed to maintain physical distance even in a huddle and the goal is to keep kids in masks as much as possible. (Courtesy Korin Hudson) Children can return to organized sports safely as long as proper protocols are Fight over closing private schools in Montgomery Co. continues with memo from state health secretary 08/06/2020 02:53pm • Maryland's top health official has weighed in on a fight in Montgomery County over closing private schools because of the coronavirus pandemic, issuing a memo to all county health officers, saying, "it is the health policy of the state of Maryland that nonpublic schools not be closed in a blanket ma Safety improvements begin at deadly Bethesda intersection 08/06/2020 08:06am • Work to make a River Road intersection in Bethesda, Maryland, safer for drivers and pedestrians has finally begun, years after a deadly crash. In 2016, a driver traveling 70 mph over the speed limit crashed into a car��at the intersection of River Road and Braeburn Parkway in Bethesda, killing 18 Montgomery County battle over nonpublic schools opening escalates 08/05/2020 06:35pm • Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles adjusts his mask before talking with reporters at the VEIP station in White Oak on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has repeated his call fo Montgomery Co. leaders still 'evaluating' Hogan order on private schools 08/05/2020 04:28pm • Days after Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order aiming to block Montgomery County, Maryland, from keeping private and independent schools closed until Oct. 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, county leaders say they haven't rescinded their health directive, and they're still reviewing Hogan's order. "We ar DC residents advised to tend to health care needs; public outdoor pools stay closed 08/05/2020 03:04pm • D.C. residents should continue seeking general health care needs, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday. She also responded to a warning about more possible budget cuts. Bowser first addressed health care in the District during a briefing Wednesday, reminding residen Fairfax Co. schools release new details on schedules, tech for virtual learning 08/05/2020 10:42am • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Fairfax County school officials are providing parents with specific information on how class schedules, technology and Kraft mac and cheese is now a breakfast food, apparently 08/05/2020 10:41am • Kraft wants you to wake up and smell the mac and cheese. More Americans are eating at home as the pandemic spreads across the United States, and household routines are changing. So Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday that it will rebrand its Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner along with its iconic blue b MCPS releases details of all-virtual reopening plan 08/05/2020 09:00am • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland's largest school system, released more details for its all-virtual reopening How safe is a road trip home to see the family? 08/05/2020 07:10am • "I didn't look at our drive as a vacation or a trip," says Christy Frank, who drove 10 hours with her three children from Copake, New York, to her hometown of Tiffin, Ohio. "We were just trying to get across the state to do exactly what we were doing at home, but at my parents' house." After mont Hogan overturns Montgomery County closure of non-public schools 08/03/2020 04:43pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday that the closure of all schools, including private and parochial schools, in Montgomery County was "overly broad," and he has issued an order to stop it. The move comes after Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles announced last Friday an order fo Maryland hair salon takes business outdoors amid COVID-19 pandemic 08/03/2020 01:25pm • Kaitlyn Dice, with Bananas hair salon, serves a customer in College Park, Maryland. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) Businesses around the D.C. area are getting creative as they try to adjust to life during the COVID-19 pandemic. A salon in College Park, Maryland, has also made some changes and is servi Group: More cars on the road plus summer heat means poor air quality 08/03/2020 12:52pm • The summer's scorching temperatures combined with returning traffic on roadways across D.C., Maryland and Virginia, means the chances of poor air quality are on the rise. Though many drivers may be on the road less than before the COVID-19 pandemic, vehicle emissions are still one of the main con Why you should show your kids your household bills 08/03/2020 09:00am • Online resources for parents to educate children about finances are available for free from Junior Achievement of Greater Washington. (Getty Images/Cultura RF/Zero Creatives) It is never too early to start teaching children about money and finances, and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington s Parenting in a pandemic: What to consider before sending kids back to school, day care 08/03/2020 08:22am • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. For many parents grappling with how to keep their children safe during the coronavirus pandemic, a key decision has al