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Coronavirus: Maryland announces 1st COVID-19-related death as region sees jump in new cases 03/18/2020 09:25pm • Dawn Canova (C), clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital, talks to a person seeking a test for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospital's parking garage March 16, 2020 in Westminster, Maryland. Not open to the general public for testing, the station was set up Amid coronavirus crisis, small farms and creameries offer food, safety, diversion 03/18/2020 11:57am • Child: "I'm bored." Parent: "I know, but we have to keep safe." In the midst of local, state and national emergencies designed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, children and parents are spending most of their time at home, sequestered from friends and organized activities. At the sam Tips for small businesses to stay connected, afloat during coronavirus shutdown 03/17/2020 08:20am • The unprecedented public health shutdown due to coronavirus is posing serious challenges to small businesses, which in many cases have been forced to cease normal operations, but thinking outside the box can help them survive, according to a public relations and crisis communications expert. Tamm Explained: What did the Federal Reserve do Sunday and why? 03/16/2020 06:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Federal Reserve unleashed a massive amount of stimulus to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus, on Monday the stock market plunged by the most since the Black Monday crash of 1987. But Treasury bond yields fell as their prices rose, a sign that at lea Under Armour to close stores, corporate employees encouraged to work from home 03/16/2020 12:11pm • Under Armour Inc. is closing all of its stores in North America for two weeks to help slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. The stores will be closed from March 16 through March 28, according to a statement released Sunday afternoon by the Baltimore-based sportswear maker. Under Armour s DC, Md., Va. announce new coronavirus restrictions; feds get maximum telework flexibility 03/16/2020 10:26am • In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies in the D.C. region will open Monday with "maximum telework flexibilities to all current telework eligible employees, pursuant to direction from agency heads," the Office of Personnel Management said. That announcement came shortly after t Coronavirus fears spark snowstorm-like atmosphere at DC grocery stores 03/15/2020 03:13pm • Fears about the pandemic are making for busy scenes at D.C.-area grocery stores. Some people are preparing for the possibility of staying home sick. Others now have to provide another meal to kids who are home from school. And many say they simply need groceries, as usual. Toilet paper and dis Asian grocery store struggles to put staple foods back on shelves as shoppers buy in bulk 03/14/2020 04:31pm • As people rush out to get what they need to hunker down for the coronavirus closings, shoppers at an Asian market in Howard County, Maryland, found a lot of empty shelves. "This is Jasmine, this is white rice, it is almost empty," said Young Hoon Chung, the grocery manager at Lotte Plaza Market i Off-road crash kills driver in Prince George's Co. 03/14/2020 08:39am • A man is dead in Prince George's County, Maryland, after their vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole in the early morning hours of Saturday. Prince George's County police said a driver was traveling along Pennsylvania Avenue in Forestville, when his vehicle ran off the road and crashed into What you can do to reduce greenhouse gasses in the DC region 03/14/2020 04:01am • Accomplishing big goals takes teamwork, and as D.C.-area leaders shape an action plan to reduce greenhouse emissions, there are steps your household can take to help. Stephen Walz, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments director of environmental programs, spoke with WTOP before the CO What social distancing might mean for the DC area's modern economy 03/13/2020 05:30pm • "The main thing is for folks to take due diligence, but I don't think there's a reason to panic," a local economist said. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/m-imagephotography) Coronavirus-related cancellations and closures are expected to deliver a blow to the D.C. area economy at least in the short-ter Dulles International Airport's restaurant workers say their hours are being cut as traffic slows 03/13/2020 03:28pm • Hourly workers at Dulles International Airport's restaurants and coffee shops say their hours have been cut as passenger traffic slows with the novel coronavirus spread. "It's a little creepy seeing the terminal so empty," said Brigham Galbraith, who has worked at several Starbucks behind the Tra Maryland moves closer to banning plastic grocery bags 03/13/2020 06:38am • The days of single-use plastic grocery bags may be coming to a close in Maryland, thanks to a new bill making its way through the state's legislature. Maryland's House of Delegates passed a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags most commonly seen at the grocery store. Though lawmakers recog Potomac Mills mall peeping incident under investigation 03/11/2020 11:38pm • Police in Prince William County, Virginia, are investigating a peeping incident that occurred at a shopping mall. On Monday around 8:20 p.m., police responded to the H&M at Potomac Mills after a woman reported that when she was inside a fitting room, she saw the curtain move. When she looked Quarantine grocery list recommended by nutritionists 03/11/2020 08:00pm • It is no exaggeration to say we've all been a bit preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic. That's why we've seen panic buying of toilet paper, shortages of hand sanitizers and an onslaught of products claiming to super charge your immune system -- from juice cleanses and elderberry syrup to MCT