Liquor store closes temporarily due to positive COVID-19 test
One Montgomery County liquor store shut down temporarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Alcohol Beverage Services said it was made aware that an employee at the White Oak store in Silver Spring had tested positive on Dec. 19. [WTOP]
Founder of Urban One Radio in Silver Spring honored
Urban One, a national radio station headquartered in Silver Spring focusing on the African American community, was honored for its 40 years on the air.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen entered the achievement into the Congressional Record. [Montgomery Community Media]
Jury trials suspended across Maryland until April
Jury trials are suspended across Maryland after the state’s chief judge issued an administrative order Tuesday amid a surge of coronavirus cases.
Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera said jury trials won’t resume until April 23. [Baltimore Sun]
Today’s weather
Partly cloudy, with a high around 49 and a low around 40
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