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Coronavirus update: Bowser details budget cuts amid pandemic; council to vote on emergency bill 05/18/2020 09:39pm • The Lincoln Memorial is visible as a man works at the banks of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Bowser's budget cuts; coronavirus response D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released her proposed fiscal year 2021 budget during a news conference Monday. The mayor and Cit Montgomery County pools to remain closed Memorial Day weekend 05/18/2020 08:17pm • Put the inflatables and pool noodles away. Swimming pools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will remain closed on Memorial Day weekend. That weekend is when most outdoor swimming pools in the D.C. area start to open, kicking off the unofficial start of summer. But with the ongoing COVID-19 pand Courts reopen with restrictions in Loudoun Co. and DC expands remote hearings 05/18/2020 06:30am • Local court systems have handled emergency matters during the coronavirus lockdown — often via teleconference — but two courts in Virginia's Loudoun County are getting back to hearing all matters in person, with some restrictions. Starting Monday, Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relation 'Provide a lending ear': How to help those grieving during the coronavirus pandemic 05/17/2020 01:56pm • During the coronavirus pandemic, those who lose loved ones often find themselves unable to say goodbye in person as hospital visitors are limited. Lending an ear to those who lost a loved one during the pandemic is one of the most important steps to helping family and friends navigate grief at th Md. COVID-19 hospitalizations at 3-week low as state begins emerging from lockdown 05/17/2020 12:59pm • The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maryland reached a three-week low on Sunday, according to the Maryland Health Department's data. Gov. Larry Hogan has used the hospitalization rate as one of the key metrics in determining the state's readiness to reopen. Much of Maryland went in DC Council members urge Bowser to close or narrow roads to promote social distancing 05/17/2020 11:58am • Drivers could see a major change to D.C. roads in the coming weeks. D.C. Council members Mary Cheh, Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau have urged D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to call for the immediate closure or narrowing of several public roads to provide pedestrians and cyclists with additional sidew Spike in billing, price gouging complaints in DC attorney general's report 05/16/2020 07:59am • Large numbers of complaints about billing and cancellation, as well as price gouging, riddled D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine's coronavirus-focused consumer report released on Friday. A bulk of the complaints (46%) in the Office of the Attorney General's "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Consumer Complai Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels 05/15/2020 10:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press Va. braces for $1B budget shortfall; Northam to make decision on beaches next week 05/15/2020 09:33pm • Zumba Gold instructor Stacey Zebrowski, center, leads a class at the Shady Grove YMCA Friday May 15, 2020, in Glen Allen, Virginia. Gov. Ralph Northam instituted a Phase One reopening of certain portions of the state Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Though much of Virginia entered Phase One of Go Don't bug out: 2021 will see emergence of 'trillions of cicadas' 05/15/2020 01:30pm • FILE - In this May 18, 2004 file photo, a swarm of cicadas take over a bush near Trenton, Ohio. (Pat Auckerman/The Journal via AP, File) With warmer weather finally arriving along the mid-Atlantic region this weekend, it won’t be long before bugs of all shapes and sizes will be popping out of Md. courts processing marriage licenses remotely 05/15/2020 11:10am • The Maryland Judiciary announced Friday circuit courts in the state are processing all marriage license applications remotely while courts are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maryland law requires individuals to apply for a marriage license in person, and provide certain information under oa Amid testing focus, Virginia tweaks how it reports on coronavirus 05/15/2020 07:38am • With the rapid spread of COVID-19, public health experts and local leaders have specified increased testing as a benchmark in considering when it is safe to reopen, after the coronavirus restrictions end. There are actually two kinds of testing being done — diagnostic and antibody — and, unti PHOTOS: DC website showcases photographers' works during pandemic 05/15/2020 01:25am • Want to take a trip without leaving the house? A D.C.-based website is showcasing photographers in the area and other places and what they are capturing during the coronavirus public health emergency. See some of their work. “We love our photography community and we’re just trying to fin What DC-area photographers who usually cover concerts, theater and events are doing for you now 05/14/2020 11:18pm • Want to take a trip without leaving the house? Some D.C.-based photographers are doing the legwork for you. "We love our photography community and we're just trying to find ways to share what they're working on," said Svetlana Legetic, the founder of BYT Media and the website brightestyoungthings Several counties delay easing bans, as Md. stay-at-home order ends Friday 05/14/2020 10:24pm • The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is seen in 2015. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher) More from: Prince George's County | Montgomery County | Calvert County | Charles County | Anne Arundel County With Maryland slated to move into Phase One of its coronavirus recovery plan Friday, several counties are de