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Marymount professor creates reusable face shields for hospital workers 04/02/2020 01:53pm • Medical staff at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York show off the 3D printed face shields they received from Marymount University. (Courtesy Marymount University) A professor at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, is using his talents in 3D printing to make reusable face shields for h Restaurants chip in to feed employees at Bethesda ER 04/02/2020 04:43am • Money is tight for small businesses during the coronavirus outbreak, but that hasn't stopped a group of restaurants in Bethesda, Maryland, from donating food to emergency room employees who are on the front lines of the pandemic. The idea came from Gina Semeraro, who posted on Facebook a couple w Coronavirus: Social Security recipients won't need to file return to get stimulus check; Va. could see April-May surge 04/02/2020 12:00am • The Petworth-Georgia Ave. Metro station is usually a bustling hub of activity. (WTOP/Will Vitka) The latest The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need t There's a run on treadmills: Home exercise equipment sales rise during stay-at-home order 04/01/2020 09:09pm • Stores that specialize in fitness gear have seen a bump in interest during the coronavirus outbreak. (Courtesy Dominic DiMento) Closed gyms and orders to stay at home in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia because of the coronavirus pandemic have sparked sharply higher sales at stores offering home exer Despite telework, stay-at-home orders, not much change to air quality in DC area 04/01/2020 06:15pm • A street near the Tidal Basin is shown nearly empty due to the impacts of the pandemic on March 31, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/Anadolu Agency) One outcome that is emerging from the mandated stay-at-home orders and other local initiatives related to the coronavirus 'Blinded': Coronavirus pandemic impedes critical work of spies 04/01/2020 04:31pm • A worker sprays disinfectant to sanitize Duomo square, as the city main landmark, the gothic cathedral, stands out in background, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with exi Capitals' Backstrom hopes NHL can crown champion this summer 04/01/2020 04:23pm • Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom (19) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Count Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom among the NHL players who would welcom Help Fund Face Shields Montgomery County COVID-19 04/01/2020 04:08pm • You can help Alicia & Hobie Cohen support local hospitals! With the shortage of protective equipment for hospital doctors and staff, Alicia and Hobie Cohen decided that they wanted to do something to help. Alicia and Hobie are a husband and wife team working on creating and assembling face sh Lidl opens huge Maryland warehouse as demand for food explodes 04/01/2020 12:03pm • German grocer Lidl opened its new distribution center in Maryland ahead of schedule to meet a surging demand for food amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 754,000-square-foot facility in Perryville will ultimately create 200 new jobs and "will serve as the backbone of Lidl’s regional store Field hospital sites identified in Northern Virginia for expected surge 03/31/2020 05:55pm • Sites have now been identified to establish field hospitals in Northern Virginia to accommodate an expected surge in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. Though the first phases of the plans call for adding beds in existing hospitals or on hospital campuses, the third phase would establish new treat Md. mom says her child’s medicine is in short supply amid pandemic 03/31/2020 04:00am • The mom of a 12-year-old with lupus believes a federal order allowing experimental use of two drugs commonly used to treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, is making it harder to fill her child’s prescription. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for hy Coronavirus update: Md., Va. stay-at-home orders in place; DC order in effect April 1 03/30/2020 11:55pm • The latest Editor's note: The stay-at-home order for Maryland started Monday, March 30 at 8 p.m. An earlier version of this story contained an inaccurate description relating to the partial reopening of Liberty University. The campus partially reopened and did not call students back.  Followi Doctors advise against overusing alcohol during coronavirus pandemic 03/30/2020 04:10pm •   It's not unusual for people to turn to alcohol to ease anxiety, but doctors warn that overusing it can weaken your immune system and lead to dangerous behavior. "It is a depressant," said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, the psychiatry chairwoman at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. "It's 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 At least another week of traffic restrictions around Mall, Tidal Basin 03/30/2020 03:25pm • A view of the cherry trees and their blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2020. While the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin in D.C. reached peak bloom last week, there is still enough of a bloom that might entice visitors to get just a little too close to one ano