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Maryland Senate president unveils operations plan for COVID-19 11/06/2020 12:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) released rules and guidelines Friday for how his chamber will tackle the first Charles County delays bringing students back to classrooms amid rise in COVID-19 cases 11/05/2020 06:11pm • Schools in Charles County, Maryland, are pressing pause on bringing some students back to the classroom after a recent rise in reported COVID-19 cases throughout the state and nationwide. "We will continue to monitor the data and reassess; however, we will not consider a move to Phase 2 until aft Maryland renews state travel advisory amid coronavirus case surge 11/05/2020 05:46pm • Maryland is renewing its travel advisory amid a marked increased in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Larry Hogan said during a news briefing Thursday evening. Residents are being asked to avoid travel to and from states with a 10% positivity rate or higher. If they do travel to or from states above that thre U.Md. to go almost entirely online after Thanksgiving 11/05/2020 05:07pm • The University of Maryland will change plans and go to online learning "with very few exceptions" after the Thanksgiving break. President Daryll J. Pines said in a statement Thursday that he was taking the decision because of a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide and in the area that would likely Anne Arundel Co. delays hybrid school plan, pauses small group instruction 11/05/2020 03:00pm • Citing an increase in the seven-day average coronavirus case count, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted to delay the Maryland county's hybrid school reopening plan on Wednesday night. Anne Arundel County Public Schools will also pause small group, in-person instruction at the Center DC schools chief says 'primary barrier' for in-person learning is supply of teachers to teach in classrooms 11/04/2020 11:01pm • Parents and officials shared their thoughts and questions during a town hall Wednesday following the announcement that D.C. will not reopen elementary schools next week as originally planned. "The primary barrier now for in-person learning is having the supply of teachers to teach in those classr Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden 11/04/2020 01:19am • President Donald Trump won Florida, the nation's most prized battleground election state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. Neither candidate had the 270 Electoral WATCH/LISTEN: Election Day coverage 11/03/2020 05:55pm • The 2020 election season has likely been the longest and strangest in a lifetime. Voters face a choice between candidates with starkly different visions, against the backdrop of a virus that has killed more than 230,000 Americans, an economic plunge not seen since the Great Depression, and racial Some Arlington students to return to schools, but many will wait until next year 11/02/2020 09:44pm • Schools in Arlington, Virginia, will proceed with bringing students with disabilities back to classrooms starting Wednesday but will delay the return of students in second-grade and below until the end of the year. "We are prepared to provide in-person learning support to the 236 students in Leve Fauci unleashes on White House pandemic approach days before election 11/01/2020 12:28am • As President Donald Trump fights his way through the final days of the presidential campaign denying the pandemic — by lashing out at doctors, disputing science and slashing the press for highlighting rising coronavirus case counts — the long-running rift between the Wh 'Dose' of virus a person gets may determine how sick they get; masks could help 11/01/2020 12:25am • "The dose makes the poison" is an adage credited to Paracelsus, a Swiss physician-philosopher from the early Renaissance. Basically, it means that any substance can become toxic if given at a high enough concentration. Even too much water can throw off your electrolytes DC partnership with 2 home improvement chains aims to keep outdoor dining cozy this winter 10/31/2020 04:14pm • Two home improvement businesses, Ace Hardware and the Home Depot, are working with D.C. to help its restaurants prepare for the coming winter. In a normal year, cooler weather would push diners indoors. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, the District has capped indoor service at restaurants to Parents, teachers rally against early return to some in-person learning for DC students 10/31/2020 01:32am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '8a70ed18-a7b4-4e92-87e2-4bf3a1187215' }).render("457615365e6ee158");}); Chanting "Only when it's safe," some teac Maryland once again renews state of emergency during pandemic 10/30/2020 06:40pm • Gov. Larry Hogan once again reaffirmed the state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency Friday, as Maryland and the rest of the U.S. enter the last couple of months of a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest proclamation is the 10th time Hogan has renewed the declaration of its Figuring out health care coverage options if you're unemployed 10/29/2020 09:30pm • An estimated 5.4 million Americans lost health care coverage along with their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a consumer's group has advice for accessing insurance. Do you qualify for Medicaid? "The first line of defense, if you've lost your job, lost income, is finding out whether o