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Loki the therapy dog is delivering care packages to Baltimore nurses during the pandemic 04/22/2020 08:37am • Loki the therapy "dogtor" poses in front of a "Hero Healing Kit." (Courtesy Caroline Benzel) The sight of nursing scrubs is a surefire way to get Loki wagging her tail. It's not something that leaves most dogs panting with excitement. But Loki isn't your typical dog -- she's a two-year-old Ro How does the National Guard keep people safe during a pandemic? By cleaning, sewing and packing 04/22/2020 03:25am • If there's one thing the Covid-19 crisis has taught us, it's that unusual times call for unusual solutions. That's why in Rotterdam, New York, a group of trained soldiers and airmen sat in a call center for weeks, taking more than 118,000 calls from concerned citizens asking about the coronavirus Maryland police investigate 'disturbing' animal abuse video 04/21/2020 08:13am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Authorities in Maryland say they've opened an investigation into a video posted to social media allegedly showing someone throw a duckling over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Capital Gazette reports the video was captured on the social media application Snapchat and showed a su Michael Imperioli dishes on new podcast 'Talking Sopranos' for HBO watch-along 04/21/2020 03:59am • This  image by HBO shows the cast of "The Sopranos," from left, Tony Sirico, Steve Van Zandt, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli and Vincent Pastore. Imperioli and co-star Steve Schirripa, not shown, launched a new podcast called "Talking Sopranos" available every Monday on various podcast apps o DC-area pastry chef sweetens the day for front-line workers 04/21/2020 01:00am • Front-line workers at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital pose with their treat box. (Courtesy Samantha Arita) When your business revolves around making desserts for events, a stay-at-home order could spell disaster. But the owner of one such Fairfax, Virginia, business is now baking treats for work 1 killed, several hurt in Prince George's County crash 04/21/2020 12:02am • One person was killed and three others are in the hospital after a six-car pileup in Prince George's County, Maryland, Monday. Police are investigating a multivehicle crash that killed one person on Monday, April 20, 2020. (Courtesy Prince George's County Fire and EMS) It happened just before Car Review: 2020 redesigned Corolla proves Toyota still believes in compact sedans 04/20/2020 06:05am • In a world of crossovers, some manufacturers have dropped the humble sedan from their lineups. But Toyota isn’t one of them, releasing the 12th generation of the venerable Corolla with BIG changes. Hop inside and you notice right away that much of the work went into updating the interior. The 'A lot of people are driving crazy': Expert says less traffic means more speeding on local roads 04/19/2020 03:38pm • With many businesses and schools closed for the coronavirus pandemic, a local expert said there has been a significant increase in drivers speeding, which could in turn be dangerous for hospitals. "It's very easy — myself included being honest about this — to be driving faster than you'd norm Virginia drive-thru farmer's market opens to hundreds of cars 04/18/2020 09:03pm • With social distancing guidelines in effect, a popular farmer's market in Fauquier County, Virginia, decided to make its opening day a drive-thru event, encouraging people to stay apart during the coronavirus outbreak. It went better than expected. More than 350 cars lined up to buy produce fr Montgomery Co. closing Little Falls Parkway on weekends to make more room for pedestrians 04/18/2020 07:11pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, with an estimated population of around 1 million people, is making a little more room for hikers, joggers and bicyclists during the coronavirus pandemic. After closing part of Sligo Creek Parkway for more recreational space in late March, Little Falls Parkway has been Coronavirus updates: Medical staff arrive from around US to assist in Md., 500 boxes of food given away in Montgomery Co. 04/18/2020 06:40pm • The latest A pantry staple giveaway Friday evening by a chain of grocery stores snarled traffic in a number of areas, even though few cars have been on the road due to stay-at-home orders. Nurses from around the U.S. are arriving in Maryland to help out at the University of Maryland Laurel M DC-area car sales down an estimated 70% because of the coronavirus 04/17/2020 08:32pm • Car dealers in the D.C.-area are considered essential businesses and are still open during the coronavirus pandemic, but they are struggling to move cars off their lots. "I would say in the D.C. metro region, car sales are down about 70%," said John O'Donnell, president and CEO of the Washington I-66 roadwork, Metro single-tracking and MDOT expands COVID-19 protections this weekend 04/17/2020 10:03am • Road construction continues on Interstate 66 and Metro reports single tracking is scheduled for the Orange Line platform work, closing the West Falls Church station. Metro trains will continue to bypass 19 stations amid the coronavirus ridership drop, with Saturday and Sunday rail system hours co Coronavirus response: Metro and other transit changes in DC, Md. and Va. 04/17/2020 09:30am • Transit services in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are making significant changes to their schedules and have stepped up cleaning efforts in response to coronavirus pandemic. Major Metro service cuts Metro has reduced service as ridership has fallen. 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