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Montgomery Co. residents are recycling a lot more during the pandemic 10/08/2020 08:39pm • From bottles to cardboard, Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing a big spike in recyclables left out on the curb at homes in the county amid the pandemic. “We’re seeing real big increases from residences,” said Adam Ortiz, director of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Prote Prince George's Co. advises against traditional trick-or-treating for Halloween 10/08/2020 04:48pm • As Prince George's County, Maryland, remains in Phase Two of its coronavirus recovery plan, officials are advising against some traditional October activities, such as door-to-door trick-or-treating, and outright banning others, such as indoor haunted houses. "Halloween is going to have to look d Prince George's County: Phase Three could come in next few weeks 10/08/2020 01:57pm • Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, say they could begin relaxing more coronavirus-related restrictions in a few weeks, but for now, citing a recent uptick in new daily cases and the rate at which COVID-19 tests are coming back positive, the county is remaining in Phase Two. "COVID-19 Trump campaign proposes delaying 2 remaining debates by a week to allow them to be in person 10/08/2020 12:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign is proposing delaying the two remaining presidential debates by one week to ensure the debates can take place in-person, rather than virtually, after Trump's coronavirus diagnosis. The Commission on Presidential Debate announced Thursday that Northam announces additional federal money for Virginia schools 10/08/2020 12:30pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is announcing he’s putting an additional $220 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds towards the state’s public schools. Northam said in a statement Thursday the extra money would be used to help schools pay for testing supplies, personal p DC-area health officials to White House staff: Come get a COVID-19 test 10/08/2020 10:54am • Health officials across nearly the entire D.C. area are calling on people who work at the White House or anyone who attended the recent Supreme Court nomination announcement in the Rose Garden to contact their local health departments and get tested for COVID-19. "Given the growing numbers of pos Pandemic is contributing to rise in the number of cremations 10/08/2020 10:01am • WESTMINSTER, Md. — The coronavirus pandemic is contributing to more people choosing to have cremations instead of funerals in Maryland and across the nation. The Carroll County Times reported Thursday that Maryland’s cremation rate has gone from about 35% in 2010 to more than 50% in 2020. Albemarle County spent $100K on Confederate statue removal 10/08/2020 09:10am • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A county in Virginia spent more than $100,000 to take down its Confederate statue and hold an event around the removal. The Daily Progress reported Tuesday that the cost to pay a construction company for the removal in Albemarle County cost about $60,000. But there wer With the MCM going virtual this year, some are doing all 3 races 10/08/2020 05:14am • In a normal year, 30,000 people would have converged in the D.C. area to run the Marine Corps Marathon and push their bodies as hard as they can. This year is not a normal year. Sure, thousands of people will still run the marathon virtually, on the course of their choosing. And some are going to Bowser expects 'more conversations' with White House as DC offers help with virus response 10/07/2020 07:39pm • D.C. leaders have been trying to coordinate with the White House on a response to an apparent COVID-19 outbreak among federal officials. On Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said that D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt connected with the White House by phone late Monday. "Dr. Nesbitt was DC extends state of emergency during pandemic through end of year 10/07/2020 07:23pm • D.C. and Maryland have reaffirmed the states of emergency each jurisdiction declared earlier this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. D.C. extended its state of emergency through the end of year, and Maryland renewed its declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency and catastrophic health emerg In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid 10/07/2020 01:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to salvage a few priority items after he told aides to halt COVID-19 relief talks, pressing for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic. In a barrage of tweets, Trump pressed for p What could complicate the quick arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine to protect kids 10/06/2020 09:47pm • Work to produce COVID-19 vaccines is moving ahead at warp speed for adults, but it's unclear when manufacturers will turn their attention to kids. "Some vaccine manufacturers have committed to doing the testing in children, but not really that timeline yet," Children's National Hospital pediatric MCPS superintendent says it will take 'tremendous amount of planning' to open schools 10/06/2020 09:31pm • There is still no date set for students in Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools to return to their classrooms, but the Board of Education did hear from the superintendent on the issue this week. "Everyone understands that we're not going to open the schools tomorrow," Superintendent Jack Fairfax County teachers union again calls for delay in resuming in-person learning 10/06/2020 08:41pm • The Fairfax County Federation of Teachers has again asked Virginia's largest school system to delay this month's start of in-person learning. Fairfax County Public Schools said it's ready to safely bring back special education students and English language learners — about 3.5% of its nearly 18