Morning Roundup: D.C. Ranks Fourth Among The Country’s Rattiest Cities On Annual List

Oct 14, 2020

Pest-control company Orkin says D.C. is the country’s fourth rattiest city. [WTOP]
As a Va. doctor faces trial this week for allegedly performing years of unnecessary hysterectomies, his patients want more answers. [Post]
Twenty businesses are on the waitlist to receive D.C.’s grants to winterize their outdoor spaces. [Washingtonian]
If you’re still overwhelmed by the D.C. council at-large race, here’s how they responded to a questionnaire on key issues. [Post]
Maryland’s governor and attorney general announced legal assistance funding for residents facing evictions. [Afro]
Columbia Heights residents are taking advantage of the city’s new ballot drop boxes to cast their votes. [the Wash]
One employee died of coronavirus and four others tested positive at a DMV branch in Largo. [Post]
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam criticized Trump’s coronavirus response. [Post]
A poll shows nearly half of Maryland residents struggled financially during the pandemic. [WBJ]
Photos document local restaurant workers’ lives during the pandemic. [WCP]
D.C.’s housing market had a record-breaking September. [WTOP]
Loudoun County students and parents pushed for a full return to classrooms in last night’s board meeting. [WUSA 9]
ICYMI: Five big takeaways from the first two episodes of Netflix’s “Deaf U.”
ICYMI: Montgomery County launches its new Bus Rapid Transit line today.
This Day in DCist: A Catholic University graduate sued the school over an alleged mishandled rape case.