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Coronavirus updates: Md. secures half a million COVID-19 tests; coronavirus cases top 25,000 04/20/2020 11:55pm • The shipment of 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea arriving at BWI Airport April 18, 2020. (Courtesy Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan) The latest The state of Maryland has acquired 500,000 new COVID-19 tests from a South Korean health care company, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. Virginia is wor Local tax experts give tips on how to help small businesses stay afloat with federal funding 04/20/2020 04:30pm • As some local businesses work to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, navigating the loan process can be difficult. Local tax experts say to apply to as many programs as you can and to get help to maximize your assistance. "The small business owners need to work with a bank," said Jeffrey Stimulus check fraud concerns Secret Service 04/20/2020 11:11am • Do you know what a government-issued stimulus check looks like? As U.S. Treasury checks from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) are being mailed and issued to millions of Americans, federal law enforcement authorities are concerned that check fraud will Displaced Georgetown employees get a lifeline from BID, Halcyon amid the coronavirus crisis 04/20/2020 09:14am • About $100,000 worth of checks were mailed out over the weekend to 350 applicants of the Georgetown BID's Employee Emergency Relief Grant program. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/SOMATUSCANI) The Georgetown Business Improvement District’s Employee Emergency Relief Grant program has partnered with Ge WATCH Awards crown 'The Producers,' 'Time Stands Still,' 'Last Summer at Bluefish Cove' for community theater 04/20/2020 02:30am • The cast of the award-winning "Time Stands Still" by Reston Community Players. (Courtesy WATCH Awards) Local community theater was supposed to celebrate at the Washington Area Theater Community Honors (WATCH) on Sunday night at The Bichmere in Alexandria, Virginia. However, this year the Prince George's Co. adds financial literacy to graduation requirements 04/18/2020 06:05am • This week the Board of Education for Prince George's County, Maryland, passed a resolution adding a course in financial literacy to graduation requirements. The vote came Wednesday after several meetings where students urged board members to add the requirement so all graduating seniors leave hig Coronavirus update: Case total in DC, Md., Va. passes 20,000; 5.2 million new US jobless claims 04/17/2020 01:47am • A shopper walks out of a store in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Anne Arundel County is now requiring employees and shoppers to wear masks to help limit the spread of the coronavirus joining a few other counties in Maryland who are requiring the same. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The latest Using a 401(k) loan to cope with coronavirus costs 04/17/2020 12:00am • The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of March 2020 doubles the amount retirement savers can borrow from a 401(k) plan. But that doesn't necessarily mean you should raid your future retirement savings, even during the coronavirus pandemic. "If we weren't in this crisis moment tha A property assessment hike in Prince William County is off the table 04/16/2020 01:00pm • Manassas National Battlefield ParkManassas National Battlefield Park. (Courtesy Getty Images/ThinkStock) A proposed increase in property assessments in Prince William County, Virginia, has been removed from the county’s revised fiscal 2021 budget. The original budget proposal submitted by C Demand for Md. crab cakes skyrockets nationwide during coronavirus pandemic 04/16/2020 06:54am • Shipments of crab cakes from Jimmy's Seafood have been delivered to every state except Alaska during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy Jimmy's Famous Seafood) Running a business during the coronavirus pandemic is incredibly difficult — unless you're in the business of Maryland crab cakes, th Idea of suspending bag tax in Montgomery County gets scrubbed 04/16/2020 05:27am • A proposal to suspend the 5-cent tax on plastic and paper bags in Maryland's Montgomery County as a way to curb the spread of coronavirus is getting nixed by the the county council member who proposed it. A couple of weeks ago Council member Will Jawando suggested suspending the tax. The tax is p Hit by the virus and weighing a raid on your 401(k)? Beware 04/16/2020 01:17am • Many Americans are struggling financially due to the coronavirus. A recent federal relief package makes it easier for people financially harmed by the coronavirus outbreak to tap into their retirement savings for cash by loosening rules for withdrawals and loans. But should they use them? Expe Annapolis theaters have financial and cancellation concerns 04/15/2020 08:41pm • POTOMAC, Md. — While many businesses are struggling nationwide with paying salaries and dealing with layoffs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the theater industry has been hit particularly hard. With some jobs, working remotely is still possible. However, what about an industry where its pri Fairfax County approves $2.5M in small business coronavirus relief micro loans 04/15/2020 01:01pm • The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a $2.5 million Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Fund that will provide loans of up to $20,000 to eligible Virginia businesses. The micro loans will be principle and interest-free for six months, and carry a six-year term with an interest rate of 3. Prince William County cuts $40M from its budget in response to coronavirus pandemic 04/15/2020 10:27am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A leaner proposed Prince William County budget adds $5.2 million for the response and recovery to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as $3