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Coronavirus update: DC reports 3rd death as region surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases 03/26/2020 03:45am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan discusses the state's coronavirus response efforts Mach 19. Karen Salmon, Maryland's superintendent of schools, is standing right. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) The latest People who went to Murphy's Irish Pub in Alexandria on March 10, March 14 and March 15 are asked to se 3 Inova respiratory illness clinics open in Fairfax Co. amid coronavirus surge 03/25/2020 03:32pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, announced the opening of three Inova Urgent Care respiratory illness clinic locations Wednesday to help check the spread of coronavirus. The clinic locations are at Dulles South, North Arlington and Tysons. Medical staff at those locations will evaluate all patients with Fairfax County government buildings to close to public Friday 03/25/2020 01:42pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, will close all government buildings to the public Friday to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. At 5 p.m. Friday, the county will restrict public access to its government buildings, according to a statement. The county government will remain open, with most serv Of America and sacrifice: Is the country ready to step up? 03/25/2020 10:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — For most Americans alive today, the idea of shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction, a memory handed down from a grandparent or passed on through a book or movie. Not since World War II, when people carried ration books with stamps that allowed them to purchase m How local police are practicing social distancing 03/25/2020 07:45am • With the number of new coronavirus cases continuing to increase, police departments around the D.C. region are taking unique steps in order to protect officers who can't work from home. Police officers are starting to limit the types of incidents where they would take an in-person report. If i This Date Capitals History - March 25 03/25/2020 12:16am • With the NHL season on pause due to the coronavirus, we're digging into the archives for a look back at some great moments in Capitals history. Over the next few weeks, we'll present a series of 'This Date in Capitals History' features. We begin with March 25:   March 25, 1977: Ace Metro to close 17 more stations, several entrances amid coronavirus rider drop 03/24/2020 08:55pm • FILE: A sign outside the Friendship Heights Metro station, part of Washington, D.C.’s Red Line, is seen amid rain. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) Metro is closing more than a dozen stations for an indefinite period beginning Thursday morning. Trains will pass through the stations in D.C., Marylan Car Review: The Cadillac Escalade ESV is big on luxury, style and size 03/23/2020 06:23am • Big luxury SUVs are everywhere. The most popular seems to be the Cadillac Escalade. It has been on top for years, offering a stylish exterior with a modern look even after five years or so with the same design. Space is a big selling point for this supersized luxury UTE. It has three rows of seats a 'Another winter:' DC-area cab drivers feel pinch of COVID-19 pandemic 03/23/2020 01:33am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3ea3ec59-a06e-4af9-9b21-06360a4f09ff' }).render("2876153615c32c7f");}); Despite many people taking advantage of b 'Our workers are scared to death': Metro union calls for more cuts during coronavirus crisis 03/22/2020 07:11pm • As Metro aims to run trains every 20 minutes or so this week on each line, with buses mainly on a Sunday schedule, workers continue to fear they could be exposed to COVID-19. Buses will become free Tuesday, so riders can board using the back door to stay away from bus operators. Several other loc 2 killed, 1 hurt in single-car crash in Howard County 03/22/2020 12:50pm • Two people were killed and another has critical injuries in a crash in Howard, County, Maryland. It happened Sunday morning around 2:30 a.m. in Columbia. Police said that a Mazda 3 was headed north on Snowden River Parkway near Good Hunters Ride when it struck a tree in the median. The driv Increased coronavirus testing coming to Anne Arundel County 03/21/2020 07:04pm • As the U.S. comes to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, increased testing has shed a light on the spread of the virus. In Anne Arundel County, testing is expected to ramp up in coming days as county health leaders get ready to implement drive-through testing, as well as direct testing inside what Right now, truck stops are some of America's most 'essential businesses' 03/21/2020 08:11am •  Trucks stops across the US are open for business -- and they're planning to stay that way. Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic that has brought most of the US economy to a halt, truck stops remain open, offering truckers a place to eat, rest and refuel on their way Frederick man fired gun during domestic assault response: Police 03/21/2020 04:55am • A Frederick, Maryland, man was arrested Friday morning for allegedly firing a gun while police responded to a domestic violence dispute. Upon arriving to the 1100 block of Orchard Terrace just before 8 a.m., Frederick Police said they spoke to a woman who told them she had been fighting with her Police to DC-area drivers: Don't take advantage of more open roads 03/20/2020 01:57pm • Drivers are seeing fewer cars on the road, but maybe not fewer police cars. Virginia State Police said they’re stepping up their visibility amid the new coronavirus pandemic. State police spokesperson Corinne Geller said they're "just recognizing the fact that we are in such uncertain times