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Prince George's County leaders tout COVID-19 progress, urge continued caution 07/09/2020 01:45pm • The county executive and health officer of Prince George’s County, Maryland, said that the main metrics for COVID-19 continue to look good, but they also urged residents to continue with safety measures such as mask wearing and social distancing. “Our cases have been dropping precipitously,†At Virginia schools, coronavirus pandemic halted more than just in-person learning 07/09/2020 05:37am • When it comes to making the decision to return to class in the fall, Virginia’s top educator said that there is more to consider than just the benefits of in-person learning. While learning is the major component, there are other vital services schools deliver, such as the free and reduced lunc Fairfax County schools reject Trump administration criticism of reopening plan 07/09/2020 02:32am • A Virginia school system is defending its plan for the fall, rejecting criticism by the Department of Education that Fairfax County parents are being given a "false paradigm" in the choice of either two days a week of in-classroom learning or five days a week of distance learning. "They must full Maryland mental health texting initiative aims to reach youths, rural communities 07/08/2020 11:03pm • Maryland’s crisis hotline saw a significant increase in volume in recent months, especially in text messages, and a new text-based mental health initiative has been launched to help fight isolation and encourage mental wellness. MD Mind Health is a new program developed by the health department More cleaning, more space, fewer kids: How child care centers have opened up again 07/08/2020 02:56pm • There are many child care centers around the D.C. region that remain closed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, but those that have reopened have seen their daily procedures and protocols change. One center in Bowie, Maryland, shared its "new normal." At the Rainbow Child Development Center, p Bowser blasts DC Council's proposed police cuts; coronavirus cases jump 07/08/2020 02:27pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser slammed the D.C. Council during a news conference Wednesday, saying "they made the District less safe" after approving a police budget cut in a preliminary vote. "It appears to me to be a shell game, them moving dollars around from this to that, and we're going to have to dig MedStar Washington Hospital Center: We are safe and ready to care for you 07/08/2020 01:52pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Coronavirus has impacted the way hospitals function around the world. Through the global pandemic, hospitals have had to adapt to meet the needs of their patients, keep their staff safe and healthy and work to limit the spread of C How the pandemic might be changing people’s perceptions about bike rides 07/07/2020 08:57pm • The Washington Area Bicycling Association wants to know how people's perspective on biking has changed during the pandemic. (Courtesy WABA/Colin Browne) A D.C. bicycling advocacy group wants to know how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the role that bikes play in people's lives. “We’v Maryland gets $45k to stop drug-impaired driving 07/07/2020 01:07pm • The Maryland Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Association (MDOT MVA) has been awarded a grant aimed at reducing drug-impaired driving in the state. The nearly $45,000 grant — awarded by the Governors Highway Safety Administration (GHSA) in partnership with Responsibility.org — wil U.Md. housekeepers scared for their health as they prepare campus for fall 07/07/2020 10:23am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When Gliny Gonzalez, a 51-year-old housekeeper at the University of Maryland College Park, woke up for work in mid-June, her chest was bot Montgomery Co. closes some businesses, cites others for not following reopening rules 07/06/2020 11:44pm • Several businesses in Montgomery County, Maryland, have been cited or closed for not following coronavirus reopening guidelines. “I will reiterate what I’ve said before and about which I have been very clear: Businesses will stay open provided they follow the public health guidelines. If they Switching up travel patterns? Metro is inquiring about plans for returning to work 07/06/2020 09:25pm • Metro is on a fact-finding mission so it can develop plans for increasing levels of rail and bus service as the D.C. region gradually reopens. Questions for workers and their bosses explore: whether anyone in the business stopped traveling to work for an extended period between March and the Nationals release 2020 schedule 07/06/2020 07:43pm • FILE — In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals pitcher and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg, center, celebrates the World Series baseball championship during a rally following a parade to celebrate the team's World Series baseball championship over Houston Astros, in Washington. Tom Hanks on COVID-19, 'Greyhound' and wartime mentality 07/06/2020 05:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating in Australia, where he had been shooting Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley film. He hosted a from-home episode of “Sa Lawmaker wants to boost building high-rises at Montgomery County Metro stations 07/06/2020 05:15pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, lawmaker believes that high-rise buildings near Metrorail stations could be the answer to the housing needs in the county. At-Large Council member Hans Riemer said Bill 29-20 aims to spur development around Metro stops. “We want tall buildings on top of Metro s