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Vacation mecca wants visitors to stay away -- for now 04/18/2020 11:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. It���s not the ad campaign Ocean City���s official cheerleaders thought they would be running right now. But a global pandemic has forced Review: 'Trolls World Tour' explores music history as it makes film history on demand 04/17/2020 01:15am • This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows characters Branch, voiced by Justin Timberlake, right, and Poppy, voiced by Anna Kendrick in a scene from "Trolls World Tour." (DreamWorks Animation via AP) During normal times before the coronavirus, "Trolls World Tour" might have been quick Gambling, transportation, discrimination and budget changes in Virginia 04/14/2020 05:30am • From casinos and transportation to voting and anti-discrimination measures, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed hundreds of bills and suggested amendments to dozens of others ahead of next week���s reconvened session of the General Assembly. Northam���s deadline to act over the weekend also re Coronavirus update: Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park closed to traffic; Prince George's Co. orders shoppers to wear masks 04/14/2020 12:01am • The latest Sections of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park in D.C. are closed to vehicle traffic through April 30 to allow for recreational use. Montgomery County, Maryland, will open up two more parkways for weekend recreational use. Prince George's County, Maryland, is ordering shoppers in "gro Amid season on hold, Wizards planning for the future 04/10/2020 02:31pm • Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard smiles at an NBA basketball press conference, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) In these uncertain times, it���s important to always be prepared. The power was out in Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppar 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 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 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 Va., Md. make changes to tolling amid COVID-19 pandemic 03/26/2020 12:25pm • Virginia and Maryland are making some tolling changes amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Virginia In addition to expanding all-electronic tolling where possible, Virginia is planning to reduce the minimum amount required in E-ZPass accounts from $35 to $20 within the next few days, Transportatio Making masks, sanitizer: How to help small businesses pitch in on coronavirus response 03/23/2020 09:41pm • As small businesses struggle in these uncertain times, some are taking their skills and helping the D.C. area meet immediate health supply needs. Normally, Dawn Crothers runs the event rentals company Something Vintage. However, Crothers said every spring event on the schedule is canceled, so she 'Another winter:' DC-area cab drivers feel pinch of COVID-19 pandemic 03/23/2020 01:33am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3ea3ec59-a06e-4af9-9b21-06360a4f09ff' }).render("2876153615c32c7f");}); Despite many people taking advantage of b Summer destination areas still optimistic coronavirus won't impact beach plans 03/13/2020 06:31am • The coronavirus pandemic is impacting cruises and flights, but it���s less clear what it might mean for summer trips to the beach. In Bethany Beach, Delaware, ���There has really been no impact on our business thus far,��� said Carolyn Fitz of Tansey-Warner Realty. ���We���re actually getting onl Virginia gas tax hike deal reached as state lawmakers come down to the wire 03/05/2020 10:09pm • A driver fills her tank at a gas station in Richmond, Virginia, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Virginia lawmakers are set to approve a 10 cent gas tax increase over the next two years and transportation funding changes that would restore Northern Virginia money cut a few years Montgomery County Council passes air conditioning bill 02/25/2020 02:37pm • It'll be a lot cooler this summer in Montgomery County, Maryland ��� at least for the roughly 300,000 people who rent. After approving amendments to a bill requiring that landlords provide air conditioning to their tenants, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to pass Bill 24-19. Th Rent my car? Virginia heads toward peer-to-peer auto rental law 02/24/2020 12:28pm • Think of it as Airbnb for cars. Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish rules for peer-to-peer car rentals, in which a car owner could rent a vehicle to a stranger, for a fee. Unlike traditional car rental companies that monopolize airport rentals, and established ride-s