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PHOTOS: Shoppers navigate Giant's senior hour during coronavirus pandemic 03/20/2020 10:25am • At the South Riding, Virginia, Giant grocery store in Loudoun County, there was a line of people waiting outside when the doors opened at 6 a.m. on Friday. The grocery chain, as well as others in the area, are offering special dedicated hours of shopping for those most vulnerable during the coronavi 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 Garden Plot: Real cure for coronavirus may be outside your door 03/20/2020 03:44am • As I type these words on March 19, my ancestral home, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is essentially on hiatus (as is much of the rest of the nation and the world). Major and Minor League Baseball have been postponed nationwide, with the players forbidden to even hold "sandlot" games, which I w 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 DC sees 'unprecedented' spike in unemployment insurance applications 03/19/2020 02:07pm • D.C. officials are pleading for patience from the business community as they roll out programs to assist companies and workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, reassuring the private sector that help is on the way. The D.C. Council passed a series of measures designed to counteract the econo Coronavirus: Maryland announces 1st COVID-19-related death as region sees jump in new cases 03/18/2020 09:25pm • Dawn Canova (C), clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital, talks to a person seeking a test for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospital's parking garage March 16, 2020 in Westminster, Maryland. Not open to the general public for testing, the station was set up Amid coronavirus crisis, small farms and creameries offer food, safety, diversion 03/18/2020 11:57am • Child: "I'm bored." Parent: "I know, but we have to keep safe." In the midst of local, state and national emergencies designed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, children and parents are spending most of their time at home, sequestered from friends and organized activities. At the sam Tips for small businesses to stay connected, afloat during coronavirus shutdown 03/17/2020 08:20am • The unprecedented public health shutdown due to coronavirus is posing serious challenges to small businesses, which in many cases have been forced to cease normal operations, but thinking outside the box can help them survive, according to a public relations and crisis communications expert. Tamm Explained: What did the Federal Reserve do Sunday and why? 03/16/2020 06:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Federal Reserve unleashed a massive amount of stimulus to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus, on Monday the stock market plunged by the most since the Black Monday crash of 1987. But Treasury bond yields fell as their prices rose, a sign that at lea Under Armour to close stores, corporate employees encouraged to work from home 03/16/2020 12:11pm • Under Armour Inc. is closing all of its stores in North America for two weeks to help slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. The stores will be closed from March 16 through March 28, according to a statement released Sunday afternoon by the Baltimore-based sportswear maker. Under Armour s DC, Md., Va. announce new coronavirus restrictions; feds get maximum telework flexibility 03/16/2020 10:26am • In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies in the D.C. region will open Monday with "maximum telework flexibilities to all current telework eligible employees, pursuant to direction from agency heads," the Office of Personnel Management said. That announcement came shortly after t Coronavirus fears spark snowstorm-like atmosphere at DC grocery stores 03/15/2020 03:13pm • Fears about the pandemic are making for busy scenes at D.C.-area grocery stores. Some people are preparing for the possibility of staying home sick. Others now have to provide another meal to kids who are home from school. And many say they simply need groceries, as usual. Toilet paper and dis Asian grocery store struggles to put staple foods back on shelves as shoppers buy in bulk 03/14/2020 04:31pm • As people rush out to get what they need to hunker down for the coronavirus closings, shoppers at an Asian market in Howard County, Maryland, found a lot of empty shelves. "This is Jasmine, this is white rice, it is almost empty," said Young Hoon Chung, the grocery manager at Lotte Plaza Market i Off-road crash kills driver in Prince George's Co. 03/14/2020 08:39am • A man is dead in Prince George's County, Maryland, after their vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole in the early morning hours of Saturday. Prince George's County police said a driver was traveling along Pennsylvania Avenue in Forestville, when his vehicle ran off the road and crashed into