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JetBlue suspends all BWI Marshall flights 04/08/2020 01:15pm • Starting April 15, JetBlue will no longer serve BWI Marshall through June 10, and will instead consolidate its D.C.-area flights to Reagan National Airport. (Credit: JetBlue) JetBlue is consolidating operations in five metropolitan areas where it serves more than one airport, including the D.C. Lawmakers to FEMA: DC area needs medical supplies now to fight coronavirus 04/08/2020 12:55pm • FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo stacks of medical supplies are housed at the Jacob Javits Center, which became a temporary hospital in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) A dozen members of Congress from D.C., Virginia and Maryland on Wednesda Outer Banks property owners file federal suit over coronavirus restrictions to their homes 04/08/2020 10:47am • he Outer Banks closed its bridges to visitors on March 17, and to out-of-state property owners on March 20. (Kari Pugh for InsideNova) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription toda Gaithersburg’s Novavax sees early success with COVID-19 vaccine 04/08/2020 09:59am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based biotech Novavax Inc. reports early success with its experimental coronavirus vaccine, and has accelerated its timetable for human trials. Its vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, was shown to be highly immunogenic in animal models for antibodies that block the binding of t 'Rumor has it': Maryland moves to inoculate against false coronavirus rumors 04/08/2020 09:12am • Social media feeds and word-of-mouth have spread lots of rumors related to the coronavirus in recent weeks. In many cases, they simply aren’t true. For example, the National Guard is not going to take over Baltimore and declare martial law. And Maryland State Police won’t pull you over jus Alexandria faces $100M budget gap because of coronavirus pandemic 04/08/2020 08:20am • The City of Alexandria is feeling a budget crunch from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, leaving officials in the Virginia city with no choice but to revise down their funding plan for the next fiscal year. Alexandria City Manager Mark Jinks announced revisions to his proposed Fiscal Year 2021 bu Federal judge seeks quick action in DC jails coronavirus lawsuit 04/08/2020 07:02am • A federal judge said she wants an independent evaluator to inspect conditions within D.C jails, to determine if sufficient steps are being taken to attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In an emergency hearing, conducted by teleconference, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Maryland to join DC and Va. in offering racial data on coronavirus 04/08/2020 05:12am • Virginia and D.C. have been offering a detailed racial breakdown of their coronavirus cases, and now Maryland will be doing that as well. Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the state health department will post the information on its website by the end of the week. The breakdown will be updated d Coronavirus update: Hogan says local health boards can close 'unsafe' Md. businesses; Baltimore-DC area an 'emerging hot spot' 04/07/2020 06:00pm • Visitors walk on the Lincoln Memorial steps near a sign encouraging coronavirus protection measures in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Officials have urged Washington residents to stay home to contain the spread of the coronavirus. AP/Patrick Semansky The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hog 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 DC Council passes COVID-19 relief bill with rent freeze, consumer protections 04/07/2020 01:27pm • D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson ran the council's first-ever remote meeting. (Courtesy D.C. Council) Meeting remotely for the first time in its 45-year history, the D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously passed its second emergency COVID-19 relief bill, a measure that establishes a rent freeze Health Secretary: Maryland has leased ice rinks for possible makeshift morgues 04/07/2020 12:46pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect comments from the governor's office. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The state of Maryland has leased two ice skati As coronavirus spreads, organizations across the region seek volunteers 04/07/2020 11:20am • The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington has volunteer opportunities. (Courtesy YMCA of Metropolitan Washington) As the number of coronavirus cases in the D.C. area continues to increase, several organizations are looking for volunteers to ensure vulnerable people throughout local communities are abl Virginia lawmaker wants unemployment benefits extended to Peace Corps volunteers 04/07/2020 05:57am • A prominent Virginia Democratic congresswoman is urging labor officials to make Americorp and Peace Corps volunteers eligible for unemployment benefits under the latest coronavirus relief package. In a letter to Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Virginia 10th district representative Jennifer Wext Coronavirus update: As area cases top 8,000, DC to take more emergency action 04/07/2020 12:56am • An electronic message sign above the Capital Beltway in Maryland urges drivers to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The latest The total number of COVID-19 cases in the region has topped 8,000. More first responders around the area have tested positive for t