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Fire destroys warehouse on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf 05/23/2020 07:10pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire engulfed a warehouse on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf early Saturday, sending a thick plume of smoke over the waterfront and threatening to spread to a historic World War II-era ship before firefighters brought the flames under control. One firefighter sustained Poll shows some Md., Va. residents may miss some aspects of quarantine life 05/23/2020 02:38pm • After months of stay-at-home orders, states are beginning to finally reopen, but some residents in our region responded to a recent poll and said they'll miss being in lockdown. A survey conducted by everydaycarry.com, a shopping website that targets customers who are looking for hunting knives, Anne Arundel Co. to start reopening businesses June 1, limiting occupancy based on square footage 05/22/2020 06:35pm • Anne Arundel County announced that it will start the reopening process June 1 with measures that will make it the first in Maryland to set maximum occupancy for nonessential businesses based on gross square footage. “This action allows small businesses to operate and people to get back to work, DC announces start date for public schools; virtual summer school, camp-at-home offered 05/22/2020 01:58pm • The Lincoln Memorial stands empty, Friday, May 22, 2020, in Washington. The District of Columbia is under a stay-home order for all residents in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) D.C. made it official Friday: Public schools in the District will star Dulles Airport workers want a safety plan and health care before returning to work 05/22/2020 08:24am • Workers who clean, disinfect and transport passengers around our area's airports are concerned for their safety when they return to work, as the coronavirus pandemic continues. "Safety comes first for our co-workers," said Gebrish Weldemariam who works at Dulles International Airport. Weldemar Best Memorial Day car deals, picked by US News and World Report 05/22/2020 06:42am • It’s not going to be your average Memorial Day weekend in any sense and people looking to buy a car are no exception. But if you’re still in the market after the economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic, you might be able to get a good deal. U.S. News and World Report has come out with Campaign seeks to turn Uptown Theatre into DC landmark 05/21/2020 03:27pm • When the Uptown Theatre in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest D.C. closed in March, a group of fans launched a campaign to save its spot in local history by getting it designated as a city landmark. The Uptown Theatre's most recent owner, AMC, closed shop due to slumping cinema attendan Baltimore County to start reopening businesses Friday 05/21/2020 10:55am • Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced the county will reopen certain businesses effective Friday morning. In a Thursday briefing, Olszewski said county businesses such as retail stores, barbershops and hair salons can reopen Friday at 9 a.m. However, other personal services, such Swastikas painted at Fairfax County shopping center 05/20/2020 06:08pm • Police are investigating graffiti of swastikas found Wednesday at a Fairfax County, Virginia, shopping center. It happened in the 1400 block of North Point Village Center in Reston. Around 6 a.m., police responded to the shopping center for a report of graffiti and found several swastikas painted DC's reopening pilot program for small stores yields promising early results 05/19/2020 11:37pm • A handful of small D.C. stores were allowed to expand their sales operations this week during the pandemic under a pilot program, and the results so far are great in the eyes of owners. Six shops, such as education and academic stores, that applied for waivers were permitted to let customers New Showtime documentary 'Basketball County: In the Water' salutes PG County 05/19/2020 12:43am • Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, embraces his mother, Wanda Pratt, right, following the news conference to announce that Durant is the winner of the NBA Most Value Player Award in Oklahoma City in 2014. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Across America, just three out of every 10,000 high sch 'Trial weekend': Virginia, Delaware beaches welcomed visitors, with restrictions 05/18/2020 03:45pm • Virginia Beach also received visitors over the weekend before the rules against sunbathing were relaxed, but the crowds were not as large as anticipated, said Deputy City Manager Ron Williams. (Courtesy City of Virginia Beach) Visitors made their way to the beach and boardwalk in Rehoboth, Delaw Need a puzzle? DC offers waivers to nonessential educational and academic shops 05/17/2020 07:49pm • Music stores, bookstores, office supply stores, art supply stores, and toy stores that sell things like puzzles and games for child enrichment are examples of nonessential businesses eligible to reopen as soon as May 18 if they apply for a waiver from D.C. The Education and Academic Retail Shops Virus lockdown gives Venice a shot at reimagining tourism 05/16/2020 02:36am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — In Venice, a city famous for being visited by too many and home to too few, children’s play now fills neighborhood squares, fishermen sell their catch to home cooks, and water buses convey masked and gloved commuters to businesses preparing to reopen. At the same time, th Md. businesses open to limited customers as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed 05/15/2020 10:38pm • On Friday, some areas of Maryland began to relax coronavirus restrictions after nearly two months, but with limitations. Ridia Dearie had people calling her immediately after Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement saying some businesses could reopen after lifting the stay-at-home order for the coronavir