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Fauci says Marlins’ virus outbreak could endanger MLB season 07/28/2020 08:24am • MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, although he doesn't believe games needs to stop now. More than a dozen Marlins players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19, stranding the team in Phil George Washington University to enroll 500 people in COVID-19 vaccine trial 07/28/2020 05:01am • D.C.'s George Washington University is taking part in a nationwide third-phase trial to develop and safely test a coronavirus vaccine. The D.C.-based school is one of about 90 sites in the U.S. to participate in the vaccine trial, developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseas Delaware beach towns 'disappointed' to see state on DC's high-risk list 07/28/2020 02:31am • Vehicles are seen parked on the beach as people enjoy a hot summer day along the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Washingtonians are known to flock to Delaware's beaches during the summer, but this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has signif Virginia announces $70 million in new aid for small businesses 07/27/2020 09:47pm • Small businesses and nonprofit agencies in Virginia that have suffered economic damages because of the coronavirus will have access to parts of $70 million in new financial aid the state is making available. Gov. Ralph Northam said $10,000 each will be awarded to about 7,000 applicants. In order George Washington University to go online-only in fall 07/27/2020 05:12pm • The George Washington University in D.C. will hold all undergraduate classes online in the fall semester. The university said in a statement Monday that they made the decision after looking at a resurgence of the coronavirus nationwide and in the area, and speaking with students and faculty. S Baltimore doctor who worked pandemic 'front lines' dies of COVID-19 07/27/2020 01:12pm • The head of a Baltimore hospital's critical care unit, who "selflessly continued his work on the front lines" as the coronavirus pandemic swept through region, has died after contracting the virus. Dr. Joseph Costa, the chief of the critical care unit at Mercy Medical Hospital in downtown Baltimo Virus prompts drop in new voter registrations in Virginia 07/27/2020 11:07am • RICHMOND, Va. — Fewer new voters are registering to vote in Virginia because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that new voter registrations are significantly lower compared with the two most recent presidential elections, For instance, June experienced a 40% drop Who was best prepared for the pandemic? Arguably, zoo keepers at the National Zoo 07/25/2020 02:42pm • Even though the coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down for months, you'll notice that very little has changed inside the National Zoo in its first weekend back open to the public. We know the Bronx Zoo in New York famously saw animals, including tigers, get the coronavirus. In hind Prince George's County to inspect school, park fields for COVID-19 compliance 07/25/2020 07:23am • A team of inspectors from Prince George's County in Maryland will be visiting fields in county schools and parks over the weekend to make sure that people using them are following coronavirus guidelines. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Friday that the Ambassador COVID-19 Compliance T More than a third of coronavirus patients feel symptoms for weeks, CDC says 07/25/2020 02:48am • Coronavirus symptoms can stick around for weeks, even in otherwise healthy people who don't have a severe case of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a grim new analysis. The CDC surveyed 292 people who tested positive for the virus, and Virginia-based business brings alpacas to your door 07/24/2020 11:21pm • The pandemic is bringing out some unique new business ideas. One of these is a service from a Virginia-based company that brings visits from baby alpacas to your door. It all started when Andrea Diaz, of Vienna, wanted to join in parades alongside local firefighters and teachers with her pet baby Survey: Majority in Montgomery County favor wearing mask, large number report seeing incorrect usage 07/24/2020 09:46pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, released results of a survey that finds most people support wearing a face covering during the pandemic, but a large portion of respondents said they have seen people wearing them improperly. The survey, which was shared through the county's social media accounts Coronavirus vaccine being tested in DC region shows promise 07/24/2020 07:15pm • The race is on to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, and one trial taking place in the D.C. region could lead to the first vaccine in the U.S. to fight the deadly disease. The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore is running one of several clinical trials for a vaccine Fauci: Many unknowns on prevalence of coronavirus in kids, how much they spread it 07/24/2020 05:54pm • Dr. Anthony Fauci said that a study is underway to try to find answers on how susceptible children are to getting infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Fauci is a member of the White House coronavirus task force and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 'I feel like it's the best decision': Montgomery County student leader on all-virtual start 07/24/2020 04:05pm • SMOB: Outgoing MCPS Student member of the board of education Nate Tinbite, left, with incoming SMOB Nick Asante. (Courtesy Nick Asante) Just weeks ago, 17-year-old Nick Asante had posed next to the sign with his name on it in the Montgomery County School Board of Education parking lot. Now, A