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What coronavirus Phase 1 reopening looks like around the DC area 05/26/2020 02:55pm • People wearing face masks walk past a mural in front of a store displaying a hopeful message amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images) Some parts of Maryland and Virginia began relaxing coronavirus restrictions on May 1 Police investigating homicide in Glenmont neighborhood 05/26/2020 11:15am • Police are searching for suspects after a deadly shooting in a Glenmont, Maryland, residential neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Montgomery County police received a call for shots fired in the Glenmont Circle area, near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road, just after 7 a.m. Tue 'There will be blood': Mosquitoes make their annual return in DC region 05/25/2020 06:11pm • As temperatures warm up, an annual pest with a nasty bite is making its return to the D.C. area. Mosquitoes are back and chances are you may have already encountered one or two — or more — while outdoors. Mike Raupp, an entomologist known as “The Bug Guy” at the University of Maryland, New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus 05/23/2020 10:43pm • The most important word on the front page of Sunday's New York Times is "incalculable." The total losses from the Covid-19 pandemic are, indeed, incalculable. The losses are greater than any illustration or description. But The Times is trying, in a unique way, by dedica Prince George's Co. teenager honored with award normally given to first responders 05/23/2020 02:55pm • A high school student in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been recognized with an award that is usually reserved for career and volunteer first responders. Emergency Services Award...a rare honor for a high school student. As the nation celebrates #EMSWeek2020 and #EMSRecognitionDay today, w Maryland's court system plans for jury trials to resume in October 05/23/2020 06:29am • The Maryland judiciary is planning a five-phased return after a shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic that will culminate on with the resumption of jury trials in early October. The state's court system, which is now in phase one of its five-part reopening plan, is scheduled to begin phase two at How to help children with ADHD thrive in a virtual schoolhouse 05/23/2020 06:00am • When schools shut down because of the coronavirus, some parents of children with ADHD found themselves in a stressful predicament. Homeschooling is hard for any parent who's never done so before, but parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder face special challenges. It Data Doctors: What is a virtual machine and what is it used for? 05/23/2020 04:38am • Q: What exactly is a virtual machine and what is it used for? A: Generally speaking, your computer is made up of hardware, an operating system and programs. Most of us own a computer that runs on either a Microsoft or Apple operating system, and if you wanted the ability to run both, you would Millions of cicadas are expected to emerge after 17 years underground 05/23/2020 01:01am • As if we didn't have enough to worry about with giant murder hornets invading the US and a global pandemic, millions of 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground this year. As many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre may emerge, and people living in Southwest Virginia, par Remdesivir alone is not enough, researchers conclude in major COVID-19 drug trial 05/22/2020 07:02pm • Researchers have finally published the data that led the federal government to recommend the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir in very ill coronavirus patients, and they say the drug alone will not be enough to help patients. The data, published in the New England Jou COVID-19 complicates a busy hurricane season 05/22/2020 05:59pm • FILE - In this May 15, 2020, photo, the Miami skyline is shrouded in clouds as a cyclist rides along Biscayne Bay at Matheson Hammock Park, in Miami. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center, said Thursday, May 21, 2020, that six to 10 of the storms could develop Naval Academy holds its first-ever virtual graduation event 05/22/2020 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first-ever virtual graduation and commissioning ceremony, the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday welcomed a new class of officers into the Navy and Marine Corps as the sea services steer through the coronavirus crisis. In remarks recorded earlier in the week, Defense Secretar Did you 'spot' that bug? Now smash it. Marylanders encouraged to watch out for spotted invasive species 05/22/2020 11:51am • A close-up of spotted lanternfly, black spotted nymph stage on a grapevine in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The Department of Agriculture said Marylanders should keep an eye out for these invasive creatures. (Getty Images/ThinkStock) If a certain spotted little black bug is seen in the backyard, t Coronavirus testing expands to 3 Maryland Walmart stores 05/22/2020 10:58am • The expansion of coronavirus testing will include three Walmart stores in Maryland, including one in Frederick. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the expansion Friday. "As Maryland continues to dramatically expand testing availability and broaden the criteria for COVID-19 testing statewide, we are ex Garden Plot: As Graham Nash sang — 'mulch your tomatoes well' 05/22/2020 04:43am • Wondering which mulch won't whither your wonderful tomatoes? WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath has answers for you. (Getty Images/ThinkStock) Anne in Falls Church, Virginia, writes: “My husband just purchased some shredded wood mulch to use under our tomatoes. Then I read your recent comments a