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What businesses can stay open in Maryland? What businesses can stay open in Maryland? 04/16/2020 07:30am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered all nonessential businesses closed in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. So, what is considered essential and nonessential? It’s a long list, available here, but WTOP has compiled the highlights. Most importantly, essential businesses in the food a What businesses can stay open in Virginia? What businesses can stay open in Virginia? 04/16/2020 07:20am • Gov. Ralph Northam, citing the continued spread of the new coronavirus, has ordered all Virginia schools closed for the rest of the academic year and placed new restrictions on many businesses, ordering some of them closed, as well. Northam’s executive order, released later in the day, spells i What businesses can stay open in DC? What businesses can stay open in DC? 04/16/2020 07:08am • UPDATED APRIL 16 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered nonessential businesses in the District to close starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 1. That means tours, salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors, gyms and other services not related to emergency response will be closed. Nonessential businesses ca Idea of suspending bag tax in Montgomery County gets scrubbed Idea of suspending bag tax in Montgomery County gets scrubbed 04/16/2020 05:27am • A proposal to suspend the 5-cent tax on plastic and paper bags in Maryland's Montgomery County as a way to curb the spread of coronavirus is getting nixed by the the county council member who proposed it. A couple of weeks ago Council member Will Jawando suggested suspending the tax. The tax is p Pandemic rider drop creates path to speed Silver Line extension work Pandemic rider drop creates path to speed Silver Line extension work 04/15/2020 03:45pm • A view of the Metro Silver Line track looking toward the Dulles International Airport control tower. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Stay-home orders, and progress on software safety concerns, could help speed up work on the Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport, since Metro now appears to b Making your own coronavirus face mask, no sewing required Making your own coronavirus face mask, no sewing required 04/15/2020 10:30am • With Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Charles counties being added to the list of Maryland jurisdictions that now require masks to go shopping during this coronavirus crisis, you might find yourself scrambling to come up with a face covering. As the new restrictions go into effect, Anne Arundel AP PHOTOS: Virus threatening Egypt's fragile economy 04/15/2020 05:12am • CAIRO (AP) — It wasn't unexpected, but the ban on visitors to Egypt's famed Pyramids amid the coronavirus pandemic still came as a shock to souvenir vendor Sayed el-Gibri and other tourism workers. As the virus spread, the government stepped up preventive measures, culminating in a ban on all i Md. officers involved in shooting return to full duty; chief cites pandemic staffing issues Md. officers involved in shooting return to full duty; chief cites pandemic staffing issues 04/14/2020 10:42pm • Six Hyattsville police officers who had been on administrative duty following a fatal Maryland shooting have been returned to full-duty status. Hyattsville Police Chief Amal Awad said her department has been short-staffed for a year and fears the situation would worsen if any of her officers were PHOTOS: DC-area restaurants, bars get creative with unexpected takeout options PHOTOS: DC-area restaurants, bars get creative with unexpected takeout options 04/14/2020 04:20am • .gallery__img--caption{ text-align: unset;} Did you ever think you’d be able get a mixed drink delivered in a Capri-Sun style pouch (named after the nation’s most prominent infectious diseases expert, no less) or take home three days’ worth of fancy family-style dinners from a rest Coronavirus update: Dozens more dead in DC region, PG Co. requiring residents to wear face masks in stores Coronavirus update: Dozens more dead in DC region, PG Co. requiring residents to wear face masks in stores 04/11/2020 07:41pm • The latest The D.C. Department of Corrections confirmed four more cases of COVID-19 among people incarcerated in D.C. jails Thirty-five people died of the coronavirus in Maryland on Friday, health officials said, bringing the state’s death toll to 206 — with Prince George’s County, Mon Just a strong suggestion: Va. governor won't require coronavirus masks for public Just a strong suggestion: Va. governor won't require coronavirus masks for public 04/11/2020 09:47am • A customer at a Giant grocery store in Alexandria, Virginia, wears a protective face mask while waiting in line at the checkout. (Courtesy Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) Despite orders in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland, that require shoppers to wear cloth Coronavirus in black America: Living in the eye of a 'perfect storm' 04/11/2020 03:58am • Dr. Monica Peek was shopping for groceries on Chicago's South Side when she noticed half the 15 or so store clerks weren't donning masks. An internist who helps screen coronavirus patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center's emergency room, Peek knows what's at DC-area grocery stores adjust hours, set purchase limits to soothe coronavirus pandemic pains DC-area grocery stores adjust hours, set purchase limits to soothe coronavirus pandemic pains 04/10/2020 09:15am • While D.C., Maryland and Virginia have mandatory stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus, that will not affect whether you can go to the grocery store. Getting food and supplies are allowed in all three jurisdictions. Grocery stores, though, have been changing their hours, closing early, Maryland boy spends savings to make care packages for seniors staying home Maryland boy spends savings to make care packages for seniors staying home 04/09/2020 08:26pm • (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: '59478a05-1daa-4f29-ac36-b3e1bfa21c88' }).render("564615362caa1596");}); Would you spend your life savings to help Coronavirus updates: Shoppers in Montgomery Co. must wear face covering starting Monday Coronavirus updates: Shoppers in Montgomery Co. must wear face covering starting Monday 04/09/2020 07:00pm • A supermarket employee at a Giant in Alexandria, Virginai cleans a self-checkout station. (Courtesy Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) The latest Starting on Monday, shoppers in Montgomery County, Maryland, will need to wear cloth masks or face coverings when they go to grocery stor
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