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George Mason basketball coach ups his technology game 06/26/2020 06:57am • The coronavirus pandemic has forced people to improvise how they live and work. For many people, including George Mason University's basketball coach Dave Paulsen, that includes learning new skills. Paulsen had to up his technology game at the Fairfax, Virginia, school, spending a lot of his time In midst of pandemic, virtual children’s summer camps to open their world and minds 06/26/2020 04:02am • Summer is here, and while trips and vacations may be somewhat restricted because of remaining coronavirus restrictions, virtual summer camps can bring the wide world to the home and open children to new and lasting experiences. Algebra, arguments and life skills at Montgomery College summer youth p Montgomery County Agricultural Fair canceled due to virus concerns 06/25/2020 10:07pm • Since 1949, the Montgomery County, Maryland, Agricultural Fair has brought people to Gaithersburg each year to see and learn about farm animals, ride the many rides and enjoy the food. However, as has been the case with other big events in the D.C. region, organizers have decided the coronavirus Prince George's Co. to loosen more COVID-19 restrictions Monday 06/25/2020 06:49pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, will enter what it is calling a full Phase Two of reopening on Monday. "We remain cautiously optimistic as we move forward with our phased reopening and recovery of Prince George’s County,” County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said in a statement Thursday. T Dodging virus, Navy ships break record for staying at sea 06/25/2020 06:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The two U.S. warships in the Middle East weren't aiming to break a record. But when the coronavirus made ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto were ordered to keep moving and avoid all port visits. On Thursday, as th DC sues 'ghost gun' maker Polymer80 06/25/2020 05:36am • D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Polymer80 Inc., which sells untraceable partially-assembled semi-automatic rifles and handguns, for advertising and selling illegal guns to District consumers. The civil lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, alleges th Ein: DC's Citi Open could be best ever 06/25/2020 05:09am • (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: '6ae8dacf-c71f-42ea-a323-26f760cbd720' }).render("703615363fe89728");}); Despite Novak Djokovic testing positive f Metro DC area’s burn center sees spike in visits since quarantine began 06/24/2020 08:08pm • Since the pandemic hit, the number of people going to the D.C. region’s burn center is up dramatically, and cases are more serious than usual, the center's director said. “We’ve had nearly 60 to 70% of more volume than we normally have during this time of the year,” said Dr. Jeffrey Shupp Dr. Google is wrong: Online symptom checkers often inaccurate, study says 06/24/2020 10:56am • Self-diagnosing health symptoms via online symptom checkers, or "Dr. Google," is wrong nearly three-quarters of the time, according to new Edith Cowan University research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The study, which analyzed 36 symptom-checking apps and websites across the glob Summertime allergy myths 06/23/2020 10:15am • Summertime and the living is (supposed to be) easy. But there are some myths about summer allergies that may get in the way of your "easy life." Let's look at a few of them. 1. Outdoor allergies only occur in the spring and fall. In fact, grass pollen can be in the air in early summer, which can MGM National Harbor will reopen June 29 06/23/2020 09:19am •   MGM National Harbor reopens at 6 a.m. June 29. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MGM National Harbor, Maryland's largest casino, joins Live! Casino & Hotel, the state's second-largest, in setting a June 29 re-opening date for the general public. MGM Want to work at home permanently? Don't mention the pajamas 06/22/2020 09:55am • Experts suggest citing specific examples of how working from home during the coronavirus pandemic has allowed you to continue to be productive — or maybe even more productive, if you want to continue the arraignment with your employer. (Getty/iStockphoto/Sonja Rachbauer) If you have grown to l Spotting fake home appraisal pictures 06/22/2020 09:01am • Some unscrupulous home sellers may be tempted to substitute online photos that are not actually their kitchen, living room or bath in order to boost appraisal value, but it is pretty hard to fake it. (Getty/Stockphoto/Andrey Popov) In-home inspections by appraisers for home sellers or refinancin This year's 'A Capitol Fourth' will be pretaped except for live fireworks 06/22/2020 08:37am • "A Capitol Fourth" is set to return for America's 244th birthday in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic means the star-studded Independence Day television extravaganza must make some changes. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year's "A Capitol Fourth" is changing format from its usual ven Basilica of the National Shrine to reopen Monday 06/21/2020 08:56pm • The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will reopen Monday after being closed for over three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Basilica announced in a release. In accordance with Monday's Phase Two reopening in D.C., only 100 people will be allowed in the Basili