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Still waiting: Maryland's unemployment system working to clear 49,000 claims 10/23/2020 05:37pm • The Maryland Department of Labor is, in the words of Gov. Larry Hogan, "moving heaven and earth" to clear a backlog of 49,000 unemployment claims. When Hogan announced $250 million in the latest effort to help small businesses on Thursday, he was asked about the status of claims — in particular Poll: Virginia voters approve of Northam's handling of pandemic, think restrictions 'about right' 10/23/2020 01:22pm • Voters in Virginia strongly approve of Gov. Ralph Northam's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, oppose requiring public schools to reopen and remain concerned that they or a close family member may contract the virus. That's according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll released this wee Russia insists COVID 'under control' as bodies pile up in a hospital 10/23/2020 09:57am • Moscow — Russia confirmed a record 17,340 new coronavirus cases on Friday, but despite the rise, and mounting deaths, authorities pledged not to reimpose strict lockdown measures across the country and declared the epidemic "under control." The increase in daily cases — Friday was the first Mental health training program for first responders goes virtual in Maryland 10/22/2020 09:26pm • Training that can better equip first responders to handle some of the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis is being offered online in Maryland. The program, called Mental Health First Aid, can help police, firefighters and medics better recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substan How DC plans to return to in-person learning 10/22/2020 02:36pm • The District released more information Thursday on plans to return to in-person learning for select students for the second term at D.C. Public Schools. Those plans include $31 million in safety measures for schools, $3.6 million for additional personal protective equipment, $4.5 million in build Specific coronavirus vaccine plan needed for Md. schools, superintendents say 10/22/2020 06:06am • School superintendents from Montgomery and Prince George's counties called for more guidance from Maryland education officials on how to handle a coronavirus vaccine once one is available. They made the comments during a hearing held Wednesday by the Maryland Senate Education, Health and Environm She spent a night in the ER with COVID-19. She's still running the Marine Corps Marathon 10/22/2020 04:21am • The coronavirus has disrupted the Marine Corps Marathon this year, forcing the annual race to go virtual. But that’s not the only adjustment some of this year’s runners have had to make. What happens when you get the virus in the middle of your training? It’s something Melissa Sulliv GW to welcome more students back to campus next spring, but virtual instruction continues 10/21/2020 11:50pm • The George Washington University in D.C. announced that it can accommodate more students who return to campus in the spring, but virtual learning will continue. "In our ongoing efforts to support health and safety, we are now at a stage where we believe we can safely welcome back a limited number How chores in the middle of the day could help kids improve concentration for virtual learning 10/21/2020 08:27pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. If kids are having trouble focusing during virtual learning, parents may be left wondering whether it's related to Amid talk of reopening rollback, Montgomery Co.'s coronavirus numbers under scrutiny 10/21/2020 06:23pm • Amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases across the country, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they're closely monitoring a persistent uptick that could result in them walking back some of the recent loosening of the county's virus-related restrictions. During an online news bri Arlington schools to resume distance learning after network outage 10/21/2020 03:00pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Distance learning for public schools in Arlington County, Virginia, will resume Thursday after it was canceled Wednesd National Cherry Blossom Festival will go on without parade in 2021 10/21/2020 02:52am • The iconic spring D.C. event that is the National Cherry Blossom Festival will proceed next year, but without its signature parade. Organizers announced Tuesday that the 2021 festival will continue to be held from March 20 to April 11, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the parade will be canceled Hormel introduces bacon-scented masks 10/20/2020 10:21pm • You probably don't concern yourself often with the "latest in pork-scented technology." But Hormel Foods does, and the Austin, Minnesota-based company has launched Black Label "Breathable Bacon" face masks that, yes, fill your nostrils with the smell of bacon. And the company is giving them away Maryland drafts plan for coronavirus vaccinations 10/20/2020 01:33pm • Maryland has drawn up a plan for how it will inoculate residents once a COVID-19 vaccine is approved. Gov. Larry Hogan's office announced Tuesday that it has submitted a draft plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Maryland stands ready to order, distribute and administer it DC gyms and fitness studios adapt, hope for mild weather or close for good as winter nears 10/20/2020 04:07am • When the coronavirus pandemic swept across North America in March, it closed schools, businesses, restaurants and fitness centers, forcing many people to work from home and limit their mixing in society. There was one silver lining: the weather, while brisk and blustery some of the time, was gen