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Private and parochial schools in Maryland can choose when to reopen, the governor said Monday, after Montgomery County ordered all private schools to remain closed.  Gov. Larry Hogan issued an emergency order barring county officials from requiring private schools to close. Montgomery County’s order on Friday that the schools must stay closed was “overly broad and inconsistent with the...

Montgomery County has ordered private schools to remain closed for in-person instruction through Oct. 1. Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, who issued the order late Friday, said it will be reevaluated before Oct. 1 to determine whether it should be extended, terminated or changed in any way. Gayles noted there have been increases in transmission rates for COVID-19…

Montgomery County’s health officer has ordered that private schools do full-time distance learning in the fall. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke to some parents who disagree with the directive.

A pregnant woman was shot in Columbia, Maryland Friday night while inside a home she was staying at, police say. Rabiah Ahmad, 30, was shot and transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where she later died. The baby was delivered at 28 weeks and is in critical condition. Howard County police said they responded to a call…