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'The numbers are not on our side': Montgomery Co. officials warn of large gatherings 07/31/2020 02:49am • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are urging residents to limit large gatherings, such as graduation ceremonies, warning that they are not safe and are not allowed under the county's Phase Two coronavirus recovery plan. "We continue to urge people to have the smallest social gatherings," Montgomery Co. school officials outline process for handling reports of sexual harassment 07/27/2020 09:35pm • Montgomery County Council members questioned county school officials on how complaints of sexual harassment and sexual assault are handled by the Maryland school system during a meeting Monday. Members of the Montgomery County Council's Education and Culture Committee heard from Gregory Edmundson What the Twitter hack tells us about security risks of working from home 07/26/2020 05:12pm • The Twitter hack that compromised the accounts of Barack Obama, Kanye West and other figures earlier this month was one of the more prominent cybersecurity breaches in recent memory — and it was all the more dramatic as it played out live on the platform while users watch DC Council passes budget after $1B coronavirus-related revenue drop 07/24/2020 07:47pm • The D.C. Council met virtually for the entirety of the budget process which took months after the initial budget had to be amended for covid-related revenue losses. (Courtesy Council of DC) After months of back and forth with the mayor, controversial additions and more contentious cuts, the D.C. Nonessential travelers to DC from 'high-risk areas' will need to self-quarantine 07/24/2020 11:56am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new order Friday requiring people coming to the District from "high-risk areas" after nonessential travel to self-quarantine for 14 days. The mayor's order starts Monday. It "excludes Maryland and Virginia. D.C. Health will publish a list of high-risk areas on Montgomery County officials call for 'national strategy' on pandemic 07/22/2020 04:50pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, ripped into the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in a Wednesday briefing that's part of a weekly effort to keep the community updated on local efforts to deal with the public health crisis. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, Challenges the Nationals will likely face in a truncated, title-defending season 07/22/2020 02:25pm • By the time the Nationals host the New York Yankees in Thursday’s season opener, 267 days will have passed since they last played a meaningful baseball game. You may remember that one. In the nearly nine months since, there’s been: A championship parade, Spring Training, a global pandemic How to file an amended tax return 07/20/2020 12:00am • It's not too late to get back an extra refund from your income taxes for 2017, 2018 or 2019. You generally have up to three years after the tax-filing deadline to file an amended return and take advantage of tax credits or deductions you missed in the past -- and get back more money from the governm Md. colleagues pay tribute to Lewis: ‘As close to a christ-like figure as I have known’ 07/19/2020 08:32pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. John Lewis, the icon of the Civil Rights movement who died Friday at the age of 80, entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987 — Heat index topped 100 degrees Sunday; potential for first 100 degree day since 2016 comes Monday 07/19/2020 02:48pm • Reporting stations throughout the D.C. area show the "feels like" temperature, known as the heat index, well over 100 degrees for much of the daytime hours on Sunday. Some locations, especially in the District had a heat index over 105. Temperatures early this week should come close to 100 with a Extreme heat due for DC area Saturday, heat index may top 100 07/18/2020 08:58am • A heat emergency continues in D.C. as temperatures are forecast to climb into the mid to upper 90s by Saturday afternoon. The high temperatures, which with humidity may feel like 100 degrees or more at times, are expected to stick around for at least the next week. It is forecast to be sunny S 'Answer the call': Fairfax Co. urges residents to help out contact tracers 07/17/2020 01:53pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, is urging residents to pick up the phone as the health department ramps up contact tracing to fight the coronavirus. "For us to successfully box the virus in, we need everyone to respond to our calls and follow the instructions and guidance for staying home and away from Officials shut down 2 Silver Spring eateries for not obeying coronavirus restrictions 07/14/2020 03:07pm • Montgomery County officials announced Tuesday that they shut down two Silver Spring, Maryland, restaurants after inspections found they weren't complying with COVID-19 restrictions. Society Lounge was closed Sunday and had its liquor license suspended after officials determined the eatery wasn't The Latest: Italy sees jump in new coronavirus cases 07/12/2020 12:08pm • ROME — Local outbreaks of COVID-19 among workers at a courier service in northern Italy and among migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea have helped swell an increase in the nation’s daily new cases. Calabria, which in recent days had been registering a couple or even no new daily coronavi Johns Hopkins discusses return to class in the fall 07/07/2020 04:04pm • In this July 8, 2014 picture, people walk on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) How do you bring thousands of students to campus safely during a pandemic? It's a complicated issue they’re working through at Johns Hopkins University. In a tow