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Md. schools stay closed for rest of academic year; Hogan offers hope on 'Phase One' of reopening 05/07/2020 02:31am • Maryland schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year, the state's schools superintendent announced Wednesday. And, during the briefing, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan also shared updates that the state appeared to be on track to begin "Phase One" of his reopening plan, possibly as soo 500 grocery boxes run out in less than an hour during Montgomery Co. food distribution 05/02/2020 03:04pm • In just an hour, more than 500 boxes of groceries were handed out in Silver Spring, Maryland, to those in need during a local partnership. Then, they had to start turning people away. "These are very highly impacted communities already before COVID, but now they are some of the highest ZIP codes Blue Angels and Thunderbirds to soar above DC, Baltimore in tribute to essential workers 05/01/2020 11:15am • The military's elite flight demonstration squadrons salute health care workers and others on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus over New York City on April 28. (Courtesy FEMA/K.C. Wilsey) The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels will conduct a flyover through Coronavirus updates: Several Va. measures extended; free meals to be distributed in Md. 04/24/2020 03:27am • Medical personnel from Montgomery County, Md., check patients arriving for a COVID-19 drive-in testing in Silver Spring, Md., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Maryland has dramatically boosted its testing capacity for the new coronavirus with a shipment of 500,000 tests from a South Korean company. (AP Pho Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning 04/23/2020 03:23am • Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action. And this time, they'll have company. Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will join them for a two-on-two match sometime in May. Missing from the announcement Coronavirus updates: Trump suspends issuance of some green cards; Md. reopens Prince George's hospital 04/23/2020 02:27am • Workers construct a second tent on the House side of the Virginia Capitol, Monday April 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The House and Senate are meeting in separate locations for Wednesday's reconvene session due to the COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The latest Pr How coronavirus changed how WTOP brings you news 04/21/2020 04:57am • You've probably been saying to yourself things have really changed in the last couple of months because of the coronavirus. At WTOP, they certainly have. A little over two months ago, WTOP celebrated one year in our new Maryland location. Like all great radio station events, there was food — lo Vacation mecca wants visitors to stay away -- for now 04/18/2020 11:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. It’s not the ad campaign Ocean City’s official cheerleaders thought they would be running right now. But a global pandemic has forced VIDEO: Cal Ripken talks about coronavirus pandemic and shift in Ripken charity to help 04/16/2020 04:33am • (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: '52ca230c-1433-4c01-922e-c32b788f7729' }).render("56153627b3bbab");}); Cal Ripken Jr. is retired, but he has nev Turner Classic Movies delivers 'Special Home Edition' of Classic Film Festival 04/16/2020 12:37am • Turner Classic Movies presents a "Special Home Edition" of its Classic Film Festival. (YouTube) Every year, Turner Classic Movies hosts a red carpet Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles. However, this year, the annual public event was scrapped due to shelter-in-place orders. Not to worry, Gambling, transportation, discrimination and budget changes in Virginia 04/14/2020 05:30am • From casinos and transportation to voting and anti-discrimination measures, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed hundreds of bills and suggested amendments to dozens of others ahead of next week’s reconvened session of the General Assembly. Northam’s deadline to act over the weekend also re DC, Md. extend traffic closures in parkways for recreational use 04/13/2020 07:50pm • D.C. is extending the closure of a section of Beach Drive to vehicle traffic, and Montgomery County, Maryland, is opening up parkways on weekends for recreational use. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the National Park Service announced Saturday that a section of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park will b One year later, #DontMuteDC advocates for financial support of go-go music 04/10/2020 07:08pm • #DontMuteDC went viral last year after the owner of a Metro PCS in Shaw was told to turn off the go-go music he has been playing for 24 years. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) Exactly one year after more than 80,000 people from 94 countries signed a petition to bring go-go music back to D.C.'s Shaw neighbo Montgomery Co. to open additional section of Sligo Creek Parkway for recreational purposes 04/09/2020 03:54am • For Montgomery County residents, enjoying the outdoors amid the coronavirus pandemic will become less challenging. Beginning April 10, Montgomery County Parks announced it will open an additional section of Sligo Creek Parkway to people on weekends between Forest Glen Road and University Boulevar The Latest: Nearly 3,000 released from Sri Lanka prisons 04/04/2020 11:17pm • The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: , — China reports 30 new coronavirus cases, mostly