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Suffering quarantine envy? Area therapist says it's perfectly normal 04/25/2020 02:54pm • Are you suffering from Quarantine Envy? If you’re an essential worker, you may have found yourself feeling a little jealous seeing friends and family enjoying time together or getting projects done during quarantine while you’re busy working. That feeling is perfectly normal, according to Head-on crash with dump truck kills person in Harford Co. 04/24/2020 11:40pm • One person was killed when a car went on to the opposite side of the road and crashed head-on into a dump truck in Harford County, Maryland, police said. It happened on Maryland state Route 136 north of Route 543 in Bel Air on Friday around 2:30 p.m. Witnesses told Maryland State Police that a Weekend Work: New closures on I-66, Route 28; Metro limits work during COVID-19 measures 04/24/2020 10:00pm • The Virginia Department of Transportation is moving forward with the Transformation of Interstate 66 Outside of the Beltway construction project. This week marked the implementation of several new extended lane closures and the ramp configuration for the 22.5-mile stretch between Interstate 495 a Parents try to save Montgomery County school amid coronavirus uncertainty 04/24/2020 08:45pm • While the D.C. region has no shortage of expensive, exclusive private schools, parents say the Seneca Academy in Darnestown, Maryland, isn’t one of them. But they love it, and have a passion for it just the same. “It’s not one of your chic, high-end private schools where everybody drives fa Stretching, posture tips so working from home doesn't become a pain in the neck 04/24/2020 06:45pm • Rolling out of bed and walking 10 steps to begin a workday may be setting people up to developing neck and back pain, according to a Northern Virginia spinal surgeon who has tips to help keep those working from home healthy. “We are seeing an uptick in those injuries in and of themselves based Wine of the week: Wine tastings in the age of coronavirus 04/24/2020 07:34am • A lot of business, large and small, are feeling the unprecedented sting of the pandemic, and wineries across the country are no exception. In mid-March, out of an abundance of caution, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of all winery tasting rooms, and tour and winery restaurants sh Improvements in crowdsourcing app helps find supplies like toilet paper 04/24/2020 06:14am • A free crowdsourcing app that can help you find essential supplies like eggs and paper towels during the coronavirus pandemic has been downloaded about 30,000 times in the last 3 weeks. The app is called OurStreets, and its original goal was to help people report things like cars parked in bik 2nd Molotov cocktail launched at DC police parking lot; 1 suspect arrested 04/23/2020 11:27pm • Police are investigating whether the same suspect is responsible for two Molotov cocktails launched into D.C.'s Sixth District station grounds this month. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Officer Robert Watlington called in that someone had just thrown a Molotov cocktail at him as he was getting into his unm What Amtrak service could look like once stay-at-home orders are lifted 04/23/2020 10:21pm • Amtrak started the year on track to break even financially, but that might not be the case, because of the coronavirus outbreak. Since March, Amtrak Board Chair Anthony Coscia said the company’s ridership has dropped 95%, and he expects to see at least a $700 million drop in adjusted operating Va. governor's office shoots down rumors of Northam visiting Outer Banks 04/23/2020 09:01am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Social media rumors accusing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam of recently visiting the Outer Banks, despite stay-at-home orders in his home st Suspect wounded in shooting with Virginia State Police 04/23/2020 08:55am • BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — A suspect shot and wounded by a trooper has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to Virginia State Police. Police said 48-year-old Daniel Ira Newman refused to pull over during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning and hit two police vehicles. He then In extraordinary session, Virginia lawmakers freeze new spending amid coronavirus pandemic 04/23/2020 08:01am • Wearing masks and sitting far apart from each other, Virginia state lawmakers met in Richmond on Wednesday during the coronavirus pandemic for an extraordinary session that will be written about in history books. The state Capitol was empty, with the House of Delegates meeting outside the buildin Md. educators tell Van Hollen: Digital divide doesn’t just impact distance learning 04/23/2020 05:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The COVID-19 pandemic has left over 800,000 Maryland children to learn from a distance but, when it comes to distance learning, it has also Fairfax Co. animal shelter sees 'astounding' uptick in pet adoptions 04/22/2020 10:23pm • The Fairfax County, Virginia, animal shelter recently paired Layla with an owner. A Fairfax County, Virginia, shelter has seen a significant increase in adoptions since stay-at-home orders were issued. 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