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White House press staffer Karine Jean-Pierre tests positive for COVID-19 03/27/2022 08:58pm • White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says she tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to Europe with President Joe Biden. Jean-Pierre was with the president after Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus. Va. couple, DC man and NASA employee investigated for COVID-19 fraud schemes 03/26/2022 04:39am • A Virginia couple and a brother, as well as a D.C. man and a NASA employee are among those the IRS investigated for tax and money laundering related to COVID-19 fraud. Southwest Virginia couple Gregory Tackett and Leelyn Chytka were sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding the government PHOTOS: Virginia’s Gold Cup returns 03/25/2022 10:37pm • The Virginia Gold Cup, the commonwealth’s biggest horse racing event, will be held May 7 at Great Meadow in The Plains. The event, celebrating its 97th anniversary this year, was scaled down for the past two years in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said in a statement Friday, a New video shows assault on 14th Street Bridge involving alleged trucker convoy participants 03/25/2022 08:41pm • Video footage shows a fight between a motorcyclist and alleged members of the trucker convoy demonstration that happened on the 14th Street Bridge last week. An Alexandria, Virginia, man named Logan confirmed to WTOP that he was the one in the video on March 16, wearing a helmet and pinned down o Fauci urges vaccination as new omicron variant could cause spike in cases as soon as next week 03/25/2022 04:53pm • Though coronavirus caseloads, deaths and hospitalizations are declining in the U.S., the nation's top infectious disease expert is urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted as a new variant has cases rising across Europe. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, sa White House Easter Egg Roll returns: Here's how to get tickets 03/25/2022 07:48am • The annual White House Easter Egg Roll will return to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. next month after being canceled the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Biden administration said the event, one of the oldest traditions in White House history, will take place on the South Lawn on Easte Judge rules in favor of immunocompromised students, but masking still optional in Virginia 03/25/2022 01:20am • A federal judge has ruled in favor of the families of 12 immunocompromised students, who filed a lawsuit claiming that Virginia's new mask-optional law violates their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In his ruling, Judge Norman Moon makes clear that SB739 is law in Virginia, but Former WH adviser: 'stealth omicron' may not lead to increased hospitalizations in US 03/24/2022 08:39pm • A more transmissible strain of the coronavirus' omicron variant has been growing in Europe. While in the past what is happening on the continent has been a barometer for how things might unfold, an expert explains why BA.2 might not lead to increased hospitalizations in the U.S. BA.2 has been Montgomery Co. council member Andrew Friedson tests positive for COVID-19 03/24/2022 02:00pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, council member Andrew Friedson has tested positive for the coronavirus, he said in a statement Thursday. Friedson said he has "mild symptoms thanks to being vaccinated and boosted" and is working remotely from home while isolating. He urged residents to get vaccina Tests, vaccines, wastewater surveillance: Montgomery Co. preps for next possible COVID wave 03/23/2022 04:54pm • Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations remain extremely low in Montgomery County, Maryland, but with a more infectious strain of the virus driving rising case numbers in Europe, officials are making plans to make sure "we're ready for a surge." Speaking during an online briefing with reporters, A As Commanders football steadies on the field, its business operations stumble 03/23/2022 10:00am • As Commanders steady on field, business operations stumble originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Commanders lost a major partner last week when global beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev decided to pull out of its sponsorship deal.That contract was worth at least $4 million annual Montgomery Co. to keep streeteries in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton open until Labor Day 03/22/2022 06:13pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will keep streeteries in Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton open at least through Labor Day, the county’s Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. Streeteries were established during the pandemic to help restaurants by closing off street traffic to create ou Attendee at Prince William School Board meetings faces disorderly, trespassing charges 03/22/2022 01:58pm • 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. Prince William County school officials are pressing charges against a Woodbridge man for trying to disrupt two recent School Board meetin Virginia’s COVID workplace restrictions ending following health leaders' recommendation 03/22/2022 01:37pm • Coronavirus workplace restrictions in Virginia are expected to ease this week following a unanimous vote from the state's Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board that the coronavirus no longer poses a “grave danger” to workers. The plan is to end restrictions, such as mask re Gary Williams believes Maryland did a 'great job' hiring Kevin Willard 03/22/2022 12:58pm • Williams believes Maryland did a 'great job' hiring Willard originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe University of Maryland officially named Kevin Willard as the school's new men's basketball head coach on Monday, hoping the 46-year-old will be the right man to lead the Terrapins ba