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March Memories: This season included a few great courses, but I missed dessert 04/04/2020 03:53pm • Virginia head coach Tony Bennett celebrates with his team after defeating Texas Tech 85-77 in the overtime in the championship of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt York) This is the weekend we're usually focused on the Final Coronavirus update: Va. picks field hospital sites; DC projects up to 93,000 infections 04/04/2020 01:18am • Medical personnel perform drive up tests in the parking lot of United Medical Center as Mayor Muriel Bowser holds a news conference nearby to update the city on the COVID-19 crisis, in Washington, DC, April 2, 2020. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The latest The W Coronavirus: How police in Maryland, Virginia and DC plan to enforce stay-at-home orders 04/03/2020 08:00pm • When the governors of Virginia and Maryland and D.C.'s mayor announced "stay-at-home" orders on Monday, many residents became concerned about whether they might be fined or arrested for just being outside. Both D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Maryland State Police took steps Tuesday to assure re How Montgomery County is trying to lighten the load of strained ERs 04/03/2020 06:58pm • Montgomery County EMS strike teams will be deployed in SUVs. Their goal is to reduce the number of people taking trips to the hospital. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue) Montgomery County, Maryland, has a new way to help people who may have COVID-19 while preventing unnecessary trips What I-66 toll money could pay for next (if traffic returns) in Northern Va. 04/03/2020 01:09pm • Heavy traffic travels westbound on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County, Virginia, between the Capital Beltway and Nutley Street in this Aug. 24, 2016 file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Two new Metro entrances, expanded bus service and even a bus-only lane in Rosslyn are among Northern Virginia projects Garden Plot: Take a 'tree walk' break while social distancing 04/03/2020 07:29am • Take a walk with the trees Feeling a little "squirrely?" Then do what those Long-Tailed Servants of Satan do and take to the trees! Specifically, the trees in Baker Park in Frederick County, Maryland. The Frederick Forestry Board has created a "tree walk" by placing placards on thirty different var Metro Board OKs fare hikes, service changes but coronavirus could change budget 04/03/2020 04:50am • Normally, the Metro Board’s unanimous approval of the first rush-hour fare increases in three years, the restoration of some rail service hours and a number of other service cuts or additions would be a huge deal. This year though, even the eight members who voted for the transit system's budg DC-area fire and police departments make coronavirus contingency plans as first responders get sick 04/03/2020 04:32am • As coronavirus spreads, first responders are also getting sick. As a result, D.C.-area departments are planning ahead to ensure they can avoid any changes to emergency response. At last release, D.C. Deputy Mayor Kevin Donahue said 12 police officers tested positive for the coronavirus and 154 we Md. passes bills to expand use of telemedicine 04/03/2020 04:30am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is signing bills that expand the use of telemedicine into law. The legislation was passed in the General Assembly before the coronavirus outbreak led to executive orders that resulted in current restrictions on businesses, the closure of schools and the most recent stay- Coronavirus: Va. receives major disaster declaration; White House considers broader use of face masks 04/02/2020 11:04pm • During the coronavirus pandemic, some people in D.C. are suiting up in face masks, gloves and body gear when they are out in public. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The latest Virginia has received a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government to help the commonwealth's response to the coronav DC, Maryland and Virginia face medical supply shortfall 04/02/2020 10:24pm • Medical staff and volunteers from Children's National Hospital work at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site for children age 22 and under at Trinity Washington University on April 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has only pr DC-area ER doctor talks about concerns of front-line medical workers on and off the clock 04/02/2020 05:45pm • Concern about catching, spreading or bringing the new coronavirus home is constant for some front-line medical workers in the D.C. area. Some are scared to hug their own children. "This morning, when I came home from work, my 4-year-old son jumped out of bed and ran over to me to give me a big What would it take for Metro to shut down? 04/02/2020 01:55pm • An empty Metrorail car is shown on March 31, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/Anadolu Agency) Metro does not expect to totally shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said. "I don’t anticipate that happening," Wiedefeld told a virtu Md. unemployment fund in danger of being depleted, lawmakers are warned 04/02/2020 12:04pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As the public health crisis spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, Maryland lawmakers convened Wednesday to discuss the projected medical Frosh, fellow AGs to Trump: Put the brakes on new regulations 04/02/2020 11:58am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) and 20 other attorneys general from across the country are pressing the Trump administration to