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Column: Scattergories provides remote family fun during coronavirus quarantine 03/23/2020 03:00am • Scattergories is a fun game to play remotely during a coronavirus quarantine. (WTOP/Jason Fraley) The coronavirus quarantine has forced us all to find ways to entertain ourselves by streaming movies, binge watching TV shows, reading books and listening to music. Here's something you may n In midst of coronavirus pandemic, couples reschedule weddings 03/22/2020 01:00pm • With limits on social gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic, Leeanne Shepherd and Jeffrey Noel have had to reschedule their wedding. (Courtesy Leeanne Shepherd and Jeffrey Noel) Spring is usually the time of year when you hear lots of wedding bells. But with the coronavirus outbreak, the ri More than 200 colleges delay deposit deadlines as families face unprecedented economic uncertainty 03/22/2020 08:10am • Usually, colleges require students to send in a deposit by May 1 in order to hold a spot in the incoming freshman class. But some schools are offering more flexibility to students as the coronavirus crisis grows. Over the past week, more than 200 colleges and universitie Another weekend on the National Mall — with a global pandemic in mind 03/22/2020 06:14am • Justin and Cody enjoy the National Mall on Saturday, March 20, while keeping their distance from other groups during the coronavirus pandemic. (WTOP/Liz Anderson) Amid a national emergency and tightening restrictions on public gatherings, D.C.'s National Mall maintained a thin veneer of normalcy Coronavirus: Md. announces 3rd death; DC region sees uptick in cases with more testing 03/21/2020 05:35pm • The latest Maryland has confirmed its third death from the novel coronavirus — a 40-year-old Montgomery County woman who suffered from an underlying condition. In Virginia, Fairfax County reported its first coronavirus-related death, Virginia's third overall as of March 21. Gov. Ralph N Coronavirus updates: DC announces 1st COVID-19 death; Maryland reports 2nd death 03/21/2020 02:11am • The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that a second person has died from COVID-19. The patient was a Baltimore County man in his 60s who had underlying medical conditions. Hogan is also calling on spring break travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days and avoid people over age 60. Have to cook from home for the first time? Here's what you need to know 03/21/2020 12:23am • With the intensity of the coronavirus situation increasing each day, getting food in the hands of so many who can't leave home presents a critical health challenge. And though they may be more mobile, a new challenge has simultaneously emerged for many young people, who have regularly dined out o US tourists stranded abroad don't know when they'll return 03/20/2020 10:31pm • Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex of Inca ruins. So they were thrilled when their flight landed last Friday in the Peruvian capital. They managed to do part of their trek but now they are trapped in a Lima hotel room a Police try to identify teens who taped themselves coughing on produce in Va. grocery store 03/20/2020 12:26pm • Young people videotaped themselves coughing on produce in a Purcellville, Virginia grocery store, Wednesday, and police are investigating and narrowing their search for the juveniles. The Purcellville Police Department said the store, which has not been identified, immediately removed the affecte US Attorney for Maryland warns of coronavirus fraudsters 03/20/2020 11:06am • If you see an offer for a coronavirus "vaccine" or "cure" that seems too good to be true — it is. That's the warning from the Maryland U.S. Attorney's office. The reason is simple: There is no coronavirus vaccine and there is no coronavirus cure. Not yet, anyway. Coronavirus scams are hap Thinking about visiting Ocean City during coronavirus pandemic? Don't, mayor says 03/20/2020 08:44am • As the coronavirus continues to spread through the D.C. area, the mayor of one popular Maryland beach is asking visitors to steer clear. Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan and the city council urged people on Thursday to stay home and avoid crowds. That means delaying trips to the sunny seaside town With DC-area gyms closed, health experts recommend maintaining exercise routines 03/19/2020 11:00pm • Children who are skipping usual activities, such as attending school, because of the coronavirus outbreak might have a lot of built-up energy, and parents starting an exercise routine with youngsters can help, experts say. "Make it a game; make it challenging for each other," said Lance Kelly, di Coronavirus: As more tests become available, DC sees jump in coronavirus cases 03/19/2020 09:56pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who chairs the National Governors Association, announces five priorities that governors are asking of the federal government to fight the coronavirus during a news conference Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, the adjutant general of the M Fun things to do in your free time that cost nothing 03/19/2020 08:00pm • Going stir crazy yet? In these self-quarantining times, we're all looking for something fun to do in our free time. Some of us, like kids who are going to virtual school and no longer have after-school activities, may have a lot more free time than they know what to do with. You can clean out you Social distancing outside: 8 safe places to go 03/19/2020 08:00pm • If you're practicing social distancing (as both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization are advising), chances are you're limiting trips outside your home to protect your health and the health of your loved ones. But fresh air is good for your health, too, and so