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Crews working to patch broken water main in Arlington 03/22/2021 08:33am • Crews are working to fix a 6-inch break in a water main on Wilson Boulevard, near North Oak Street in Arlington, Virginia. The Arlington Department of Environmental Services said about 100 customers could be affected, including some local business, as water and sewage crews work to mend the breac DC loosening some coronavirus restrictions 03/22/2021 05:14am • D.C. loosens some coronavirus restrictions on Monday, allowing some indoor restaurant dining, larger outdoor gatherings and some school sports. Here are a few of the changes: Starting Monday, March 22, restaurants can open for indoor dining at 25% of capacity or up to 250 people. Diners will Person barricades himself against police in Southeast DC 03/21/2021 11:20pm • Police dealt with a six-hour barricade situation in Southeast D.C. on Sunday evening. The stand-off was first reported around 4 p.m. Sunday in an apartment building near the intersection of 4th Street and Lebaum Street, according to a Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman. The spokeswoman All DC restaurants can serve alcohol until midnight starting Monday 03/20/2021 11:26am • D.C. restaurants can start serving alcohol until midnight again for both indoor and outdoor dining starting on Monday. Establishments that serve alcohol can resume serving beverages to customers daily from 6 a.m. to midnight, according to an order by Mayor Muriel Bowser and an emergency decision 'He's dead wrong': Fauci clashes with Rand Paul about masks 03/20/2021 07:37am • Dr. Anthony Fauci told "CBS This Morning" on Friday that Senator Rand Paul is "dead wrong" after the two had a fierce face-off about mask wearing in a Senate hearing. Fauci argues that Americans should continue to wear masks even after they are vaccinated against COVID-19 — something Paul dism Northam signs several bills that will become Va. law in July 03/20/2021 05:03am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed multiple bills approved by the General Assembly on issues ranging from alcohol sales to health care and early voting into law, which will go into effect on July 1, 2021. One bill will allow restaurants to continue to sell mixed alcoholic drinks and premixed ‘We remain vulnerable’ — Johns Hopkins doctors urge continued caution on COVID-19 03/19/2021 03:20pm • COVID-19 case numbers in the U.S. are on the way down, vaccines are getting into arms and spring is coming, which last year meant a decline in cases. But two experts at Johns Hopkins University said Friday that now is not the time to take the foot off the brakes. “Where we are today is of cours DC 911 interim director details errors, pledges improvements 03/19/2021 02:22pm • The interim director of D.C.'s Office of Unified Communications, which operates the District's 911 call center, has told a D.C. Council oversight  committee she considers some dispatcher behaviors "deal breakers" and "unacceptable," and is taking steps to improve performance. On Thursday, Interi Benefits from IBEW Local 26 allow you to retire with 'dignity' 03/19/2021 01:47pm • (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: '4ac8268a-4ee9-47a0-a4f1-133b7595412d' }).render("89615361fe48e53");}); Younger people may not think much about re DC gives OK for National Shrine to open at 25% capacity 03/19/2021 01:17pm • The District has given the go-ahead to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to open at 25% capacity from March 29 to April 5, just in time for Easter. The approval was given by D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Chris Rodriguez. The Shrine has Pandemic a year later: Food banks still in high demand around the region 03/19/2021 08:41am • Since the pandemic hit last year, the Capital Area Food Bank alone has bought 770 truckloads of food to help meet the need. (Courtesy Capital Area Food Bank) One of the most stunning visuals of the coronavirus pandemic was the sight of long lines of cars -- miles long sometimes -- approaching fo First baby born with COVID-19 antibodies to vaccinated mother 03/19/2021 06:55am • ▶ Watch Video: COVID-19 vaccine's effect on pregnant women and nursing mothers At 36 weeks pregnant, a South Florida frontline health care worker received her first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She gave birth three weeks later to a healthy baby girl — with COVID-19 antibodie Va. assault, battery trial against ex-NFL player Derrius Guice delayed amid ongoing scrutiny 03/18/2021 01:38pm • On the day former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice was to stand trial on four misdemeanor counts related to a series of alleged domestic assaults last year in Loudoun County, Virginia, his lawyers were granted a request to delay trial until June 1. Guice was arrested in August What's going on with Montgomery Co.'s mass vaccination site? 03/17/2021 04:00pm • County leaders plan to open large-scale vaccination site on the Germantown campus of Montgomery College. (Courtesy Montgomery College) Amid conflicting messages about a proposed COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Montgomery County, officials there insist a new vaccine site will open on the German Bowser celebrates 16th Street bus lane project; kicks off paving season for DC 03/17/2021 02:22pm • Construction on the 16th Street NW bus project is underway, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated at the site Wednesday, in addition to marking the start of paving season in the District. Officials say the new bus lane will make the transit experience "better and more efficient for the thousand