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Great Falls teenager gives financial advice to other teens 07/06/2020 08:30am • Whitman Ochiai, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, has a free podcast giving financial advice to his fellow teens. (Courtesy Whitman Ochiai) Whitman Ochiai, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria

Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications 07/06/2020 07:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contr

Hot dog champs repeat as July 4 gluttony fest moves indoors 07/04/2020 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak moved the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest from the Coney Island boardwalk to an undisclosed indoor location but the results were familiar: Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo repeated as men's and women's champions of the annual g

July Fourth visitors to Shenandoah National Park cause concern of coronavirus spread 07/04/2020 04:22pm • With Shenandoah National Park in Virginia open, thousands of people are expected to drive down Skyline Drive for the July Fourth holiday weekend. This has some business and restaurant owners concerned. "We were completely booked this weekend," said Joan Gentes, manager at Brookside Gift Shop

Judge extends hospitalization of National Harbor truck attack plot suspect 07/04/2020 02:08pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has extended the court-ordered hospitalization of a Maryland man deemed mentally unfit for trial on charges he planned an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near D.C. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in a court filing

Cleveland Indians look into changing name amid pressure 07/03/2020 09:53pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — They've been known as the Cleveland Indians since 1915. Those days could be over. Amid new pressure sparked by a national movement to correct racial wrongdoings, the Indians said Friday night they will review their long-debated nickname which has been in place for 105 years.

Virginia moves into Phase 3 reopening 07/01/2020 08:45pm • Virginia is now in Phase Three of reopening from the coronavirus lockdown, which increases capacities inside stores and restaurants but still requires social distancing of at least 6 feet. For Craig Smith, co-owner of Twins Ace Hardware in Fairfax, Virginia, that means "business as usual," he sai

Giant integrates Peapod users in new online and mobile shopping platform 06/30/2020 10:34am • Giant Food, which dropped the Peapod brand in the D.C. market last fall, has debuted a new e-commerce grocery shopping platform that integrates former Peapod customers’ accounts. (Courtesy Giant Food) Giant Food, which dropped the Peapod brand in the Washington market last fall and brought its

Prince George's Co. to loosen more COVID-19 restrictions Monday 06/25/2020 06:49pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, will enter what it is calling a full Phase Two of reopening on Monday. "We remain cautiously optimistic as we move forward with our phased reopening and recovery of Prince George’s County,” County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said in a statement Thursday. T

Dodging virus, Navy ships break record for staying at sea 06/25/2020 06:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The two U.S. warships in the Middle East weren't aiming to break a record. But when the coronavirus made ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto were ordered to keep moving and avoid all port visits. On Thursday, as th

Va. Route 9 closure through Hillsboro extended for W.Va., Md. commuters 06/24/2020 09:36am • The Virginia Department of Transportation has approved extending the full closure of Route 9 through the tiny town of Hillsboro, in western Loudoun County, meaning commuters from Maryland and West Virginia will need to take detours through Aug. 15. Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance said extending the c

2 dead in suspected Prince George's Co. murder-suicide 06/22/2020 11:57am • Two men are dead after a suspected murder-suicide in a Suitland, Maryland, home early on Saturday morning. Prince George's County police responded to the 3800 block of St. Barnabas Road, near the Marlow Heights Shopping Center, around 12:50 a.m. on June 20 for a report of shots fired. They fou

DC Phase 2 coronavirus reopening begins Monday 06/21/2020 09:28pm • Phase Two of D.C.'s coronavirus reopening begins on Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday. The loosening of restrictions allows certain businesses to reopen with restrictions, and activities to resume under specified conditions outlined at coronavirus.dc.gov/phasetwo. 2/ The District ha

DC-area chefs launch international bake sale to combat racism 06/21/2020 09:19pm • What happens when local pastry chefs get together to combat racism? They have an international bake sale, according Paola Velez, pastry chef at Kith and Kin on the D.C. Wharf. “Bakers Against Racism was not only to make a fundraiser, but to raise awareness on the issues that impact the Black co

Montgomery Co. businesses eager to enter Phase 2 of re-opening 06/19/2020 06:00pm • Enzo Livia, chef and owner at Il Pizzico in Rockville, is excited to open his doors during Phase Two in Montgomery County. (Photo Courtesy Enzo Livia) For the first time since the pandemic brought sweeping shutdowns in Montgomery County, shops and gyms opened, and restaurants started indoor din