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'This must stop': Reckless driving soars amid COVID-19 closures 05/05/2020 02:34pm • The global coronavirus pandemic has eased traffic congestion in the D.C. area but has led to a dramatic rise of excessive speeding at a time when more people are walking or riding bicycles. AAA Mid-Atlantic said in a news release Tuesday that local police departments, which are still ticketing dr With MLB dark, baseball in Taiwan suddenly draws eyes from around the world 05/05/2020 04:21am • (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: '496751cd-e4ca-43e5-bc39-901bd04c4193' }).render("470615361e9ed930");}); There are no peanuts and Cracker Jacks, Wine of the Week: Wine podcasts worth a listen 05/01/2020 10:43am • So maybe you’re going a bit stir-crazy at home and starting to suffer a bit from quarantine fatigue. I get it. I really do. I’ve binge-watched everything on my list and I’ve fallen asleep with more books in my lap than I care to admit. But physical distancing is still the current reality and f For those seeking socialization, Quarantine Chat pairs strangers across the globe 04/29/2020 04:11am • Mura Tierney from Galway, Ireland, had no idea who she'd speak with when she used the Quarantine Chat app. She's seen here with her mother. (Courtesy Mura Tierney) For those who love to travel and are miss connecting with the outside world during the coronavirus crisis, a new app works to pair s US senators: Lift 'needless' restrictions on pandemic relief funds 04/27/2020 04:10pm • Scott Cook, manager of Buddy's Crabs and Ribs in downtown Annapolis, stands outside waiting for some business. They are offering carryout and curbside pickup. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) U.S. senators from Virginia and Maryland have joined more than 40 other l WFH coronavirus perk? At least you’re not commuting 04/27/2020 09:16am • An electronic message sign above the Capital Beltway in Maryland urges drivers to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) D.C.-based B2B research firm Clutch says 44% of all workers are now currently working from home five or more days per week, up from 17% before the c Coronavirus update: Trump announces immigration restrictions; Va. hits pause on field hospitals 04/22/2020 02:44am • A medical worker prepares to test a young man for COVID-19 at a Children's National Hospital drive-through (drive-in) coronavirus testing site at Trinity University, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The latest President Donald Trump announced what he described VIDEO: Germany may provide blueprint for how US sports could resume 04/17/2020 12:12am • (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: '888b116c-2b22-4352-8d47-6c0d1f5d6aec' }).render("282615365d18f0d9");}); Sports games without fans, a current cons Jeffrey Katzenberg brings DreamWorks, Disney experience to hot new app Quibi 04/13/2020 03:40am • Jeffrey Katzenberg demonstrates Quibi's Turnstyle technology at Sundance 2020 on January 24, 2020 in Park City, Utah. Quibi, a mobile-only, short-form video service that launches next month, has pitched itself as "on-the-go viewing, from seven in the morning to seven at night," as CEO Meg Whitman d A bicycling boom in the DC area: A way to exercise and save money, now more than ever 04/12/2020 04:05pm • Everyone is trying to get some exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it be working out at home or getting outside for a quick walk. Some people in the D.C. area are biking to get exercise, as well as to save some money by not driving. Biking to the store for food or medicine is a chan How to efficiently work from home as a federal employee 04/07/2020 03:08pm • This content is sponsored by WAEPA. We are in unprecedented times, and now more than ever, people are forced to work through the quarantine by doing what they can form the comfort of home. Working from home, or teleworking, is one of the only ways most of us are still working, but it can be toug Md. fire marshal: Uptick in kitchen fires, concerns about safety layout in stores during pandemic 04/06/2020 01:52pm • With social distancing measures in place in Maryland during the coronavirus pandemic, firefighters are getting more calls to people's homes for kitchen fires and more inquiries into exit plans for businesses that have changed their layouts, according to the state fire marshal. "Now that we have p Montgomery County songwriter pens comfort song to cope with pandemic 04/03/2020 12:16am • ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿ A Montgomery County, Maryland, teenager, who as a 12-year-old in 2013 stole the show when Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong invited him on stage to sing at the Patriot Center — now called EagleBank Arena — has written a song of hope amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Davis Gestieh Frosh, fellow AGs to Trump: Put the brakes on new regulations 04/02/2020 11:58am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) and 20 other attorneys general from across the country are pressing the Trump administration to Montgomery County deploys emergency medical 'strike teams' 03/30/2020 03:33pm • While 911 call volume in Montgomery County, Maryland, is generally down right now, if you do have an emergency, you might be assisted differently during the coronavirus outbreak. Pete Piringer, the spokesman for the county's fire and rescue department, said that with fewer people out in their car