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Veteran reporter Mike Buchanan dies at 78 04/16/2020 08:39pm • FILE – WUSA TV reporter Mike Buchanan shares a bath with live ducks at the Peabody Hotel, Washington, USA, February 24, 1988. The ducks are a tradition at the Peabody Hotel, swimming in the marble lobby fountain, walking on red carpets and sleeping in penthouse quarters at night. Mike Buchanan Smart moves for your CARES Act money 04/16/2020 01:53pm • Despite some glitches, coronavirus relief money has started arriving in the bank accounts of those who qualify. The federal CARES Act provides one-time payments of $1,200 for adults earning up to $75,000 and $2,400 for couples earning up to $150,000, along with payments of $500 per child. The Pandemic rider drop creates path to speed Silver Line extension work 04/15/2020 03:45pm • A view of the Metro Silver Line track looking toward the Dulles International Airport control tower. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Stay-home orders, and progress on software safety concerns, could help speed up work on the Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport, since Metro now appears to b Bees — even cranky ones — critical for DC community gardens 04/14/2020 06:23pm • While stay-at-home orders have restricted or effectively curtailed most outdoor activities, D.C. resident beekeeper Bob Albright can rest assured the coronavirus crackdown won't put a stop to his work: It's been deemed essential. "Bees are critical for community gardens, for flowers, for a lot of Gambling, transportation, discrimination and budget changes in Virginia 04/14/2020 05:30am • From casinos and transportation to voting and anti-discrimination measures, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed hundreds of bills and suggested amendments to dozens of others ahead of next week’s reconvened session of the General Assembly. Northam’s deadline to act over the weekend also re Md. man charged in fires planned to vandalize 13 temples and churches, girlfriend says 04/13/2020 01:46pm • A man arrested for throwing lit Molotov cocktails at a Wheaton, Maryland, church allegedly told his girlfriend he was the anti-Christ and that he had plans to vandalize 13 local houses of worship, according to charging documents. Andrew Costas, 28, of Rockville, also faces charges in a recent hat Home sale closings can be done remotely for social distancing, but there’s a catch 04/13/2020 10:45am • A home is not sold until the transaction legally closes through a title company, and in a normal world, the buyer and seller would come to the table to sign the stack of legal documents in front of witnesses to settle the sale. But with social distancing the norm because of the coronavirus, t Police: Delaware officer shoots, kills dog charging at him 04/13/2020 08:29am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware say an officer shot and killed a dog that charged at him in a fire station parking lot. New Castle County police said in a statement Sunday that the officer was walking inside the Wilmington station from his cruiser when a dog ran across the lot toward Car Review: Mazda mixes luxury and performance with the CX-9 Signature 04/13/2020 04:11am • If you need to upgrade to a larger crossover, there isn’t a shortage of choices on the market. But there are really just a few that are fun to drive. The Mazda CX-9 is at the top of that list. With a turbocharged engine, the three row crossover will scoot, especially if you use premium fuel. Regul Coronavirus update: Dozens more dead in DC region, PG Co. requiring residents to wear face masks in stores 04/11/2020 07:41pm • The latest The D.C. Department of Corrections confirmed four more cases of COVID-19 among people incarcerated in D.C. jails Thirty-five people died of the coronavirus in Maryland on Friday, health officials said, bringing the state’s death toll to 206 — with Prince George’s County, Mon Coronavirus in black America: Living in the eye of a 'perfect storm' 04/11/2020 03:58am • Dr. Monica Peek was shopping for groceries on Chicago's South Side when she noticed half the 15 or so store clerks weren't donning masks. An internist who helps screen coronavirus patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center's emergency room, Peek knows what's at 2 dead, 1 injured in Prince George's County crash 04/10/2020 03:15pm • Police investigate a car crash that killed two people on Friday morning. (Courtesy NBC Washington) Two people are dead and a third person is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Brandywine, Maryland, early Friday, Prince George's County police said. The crash happened around 1:20 a.m. Coronavirus pandemic forces Fairfax Co. to revise budget, eliminate proposed tax hikes 04/10/2020 07:05am • Taxes won't be going up in Virginia's Fairfax County after the county executive revised the proposed budget because of the coronavirus pandemic. And a new tax on movie, theater and concert tickets has been eliminated from the new Fairfax County FY 2021 Budget proposed by County Executive Bryan Hi Farm to table, via driver's window: Drive-thru farmers' market to open 04/09/2020 11:35am • Normally, the farmers market in historic Warrenton is a walking affair. In the midst of the coronavirus, the town will soon try a drive-thru farmers market. (Courtesy Warrenton Farmers Market) On most weekends, a trip to the farmers market includes a leisurely stroll among vendors, sampling a ju Review: Relentlessly crude kid undercuts entertaining romp in 'Coffee & Kareem' 04/08/2020 12:55am • This image released by Netflix shows Taraji P. Henson, from left, Terrence Little Gardenhigh and Ed Helms in a scene from "Coffee & Kareem." (Justina Mintz/Netflix via AP) We all need a good laugh right now during the stress of the coronavirus shutdown. So you might be curious to chec