WASHINGTON - Concerned about the possibility of unrest on Election Day, or in the days that follow, business owners in some areas of the District are being advised to sign up for crime alerts and to keep their insurance information handy. Some have boarded their windows and others have the materials ready.

A coalition of religious leaders, business owners and state lawmakers are suing the administration of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan over his stay-at-home orders meant to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus.