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Self-care for parents in a pandemic: Finding time when you don't have it 06/13/2020 04:01am • Parents know the drill: Put on your own oxygen mask before helping your children put on theirs. It's so true, and yet it's become a cliched metaphor for parental self-care. If there was ever a time that it's especially true, it's during this now months-long pandemic and our added ongoing conce Goodwill stores begin reopening in DC region 06/12/2020 04:30pm • Some Goodwill locations will reopen in the D.C. area, with social distancing and safety measures in place. (Courtesy Goodwill) Goodwill retail stores in the D.C. area are in the process of reopening as coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions loosen around the region. A phased reopening of 2 Data Doctors: What's that 'Exposure Notification' on my smartphone? 06/12/2020 03:50pm • Q: Is Google automatically signing Android users up for their contact tracing system? There has been a lot of misinformation posted on social media as it pertains to an update for certain Android phones that included a setting for "Exposure Notifications." As I previously wrote, Apple and Goog 2 Maryland counties debate role of school resource officers 06/11/2020 11:25pm • Maryland school boards in Montgomery and Prince George's counties examined the role of school resource officers Thursday amid recent scrutiny of police conduct nationwide. Opposing viewpoints debated in Montgomery County The Montgomery County Board of Education passed a resolution to consider abol DC files lawsuits accusing relatives, health aide of taking financial advantage of seniors 06/11/2020 11:02pm • D.C. has filed multiple lawsuits accusing relatives and a caretaker of taking financial advantage of elderly residents. The D.C. Attorney General���s Office filed five separate lawsuits against family members and a home health aid they said ���financially exploited��� vulnerable adults. The Di DC not ready for Phase Two despite coronavirus progress; contact tracing ramps up 06/10/2020 02:05pm • D.C. is making headway on at least one metric it needs to see in order to start Phase Two reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday. There has been a nine-day decrease in community spread. A sustained 14-day decrease is one of the metrics that needs to be hit to move towar Prince George���s Co. school board hears proposal to remove police from campuses 06/09/2020 06:32am • Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, have taken their first step in removing school resource officers from campuses after a call for police reform in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. At a meeting Monday night, the county's public school board heard a proposal to end their Five ways COVID-19 can worsen depression 06/02/2020 10:11am • This content is sponsored by��Greenbrook TMS. While stress, anxiety, and restlessness are widely accepted as common reactions to sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, those who struggle with depression��� one out of every six American adults��� may find this time particularly challeng Black Marylanders fearful after George Floyd death; Mfume calls it 'murder' 05/31/2020 08:35am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. African Americans fear the police in Maryland. Many see parallels to the recent death of Minnesota resident George Floyd and what could happ Prince George's County to start 1st phase of reopening June 1; stay-at-home order being lifted 05/28/2020 10:17am • Maryland's Prince George's County will begin Phase 1 of lifting COVID-19 safety restrictions on June 1. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks referred to it as an "incremental opening" during a Thursday news conference, urging a need for caution. She also will lift the county's stay-at-home order. DC-area members of Congress urge cancellation of July 4 military parade 05/26/2020 05:10pm • A National Guard vehicle sits parked at a security perimeter near the National Mall in Washington before Independence Day celebrations, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Congressional leaders who represent the national capital region are urging the Trump administration to cance Hong Kong protesters hope for 'miracle' but China's national security law seems impossible to stop 05/25/2020 12:33am • After a months-long break due to the coronavirus pandemic, tear gas returned to the streets of central Hong Kong Sunday, as police clashed with protesters over a proposed national security law. Sunday's march was the first opportunity many Hong Kongers had to respond to Johns Hopkins experts on reopening plans, possible 2nd COVID-19 wave 05/24/2020 09:33pm • Experts at Johns Hopkins held a discussion on Sunday sharing insights and warnings as regions go through phases of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the takeaways. Could the coronavirus be a seasonal disease? ���I think some people were talking about second wave in the Maryland's court system plans for jury trials to resume in October 05/23/2020 06:29am • The Maryland judiciary is planning a five-phased return after a shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic that will culminate on with the resumption of jury trials in early October. The state's court system, which is now in phase one of its five-part reopening plan, is scheduled to begin phase two at Wicomico Co. couple struggles to stay afloat with underwater mortgage 05/23/2020 05:05am • John Peters (gray shirt) and Sheryl Peters (seated), share their house with friends but are worried they will not be able to refinance their mortgage, which is more than their house is worth. (Paige Leckie/Capital News Service) Each week, John Peters does yard work for neighbors, shuttles friend