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Will it be another rainy July 4? 07/02/2020 11:55am • Any patriot would want comfortable temperatures and clear skies to be the backdrop for the Fourth of July holiday. But wet weather has found a way to dampen the region's holiday for the better part of the last decade. Seven of the last 10 Independence Day's in the D.C. area have had rain, with Loudoun Co. details plans for July drive-in movies 07/01/2020 09:34pm • Public health restrictions stemming from the coronavirus pandemic have kept D.C.-area theaters closed so far this summer, and it's led to the revival of a once-cherished tradition — the drive-in movie. The latest example comes in Loudoun County, Virginia, which will host a series of three pop- Virginia moves into Phase 3 reopening 07/01/2020 08:45pm • Virginia is now in Phase Three of reopening from the coronavirus lockdown, which increases capacities inside stores and restaurants but still requires social distancing of at least 6 feet. For Craig Smith, co-owner of Twins Ace Hardware in Fairfax, Virginia, that means "business as usual," he sai 'We don't want to see that here': Bowser warns of virus surge, personal fireworks 07/01/2020 02:40pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser sounded the alarm on the nationwide rise of new coronavirus cases, urging residents again to stay home for the Fourth of July. "We are seeing dramatic increases in cases across the country, in states across the country, and we don't want that to happen in D.C.," Bowser sa Bowser: DC residents should stay 'vigilant' for July 4 weekend 06/30/2020 02:24pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated her call for D.C. residents to celebrate the Fourth of July at home. But she did offer up guidance for those hosting events. "If you are hosting people this weekend, or if you're going to someone else's home, even if everyone is outside, you still need to consider h Culprit of coronavirus cases in Loudoun Co.: Beach week in Myrtle Beach 06/30/2020 12:08pm • A large "beach week" gathering in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, appears to be a major source of a COVID-19 outbreak among young people from Virginia's Loudoun County. "Beginning last week, we saw an increase in adolescents" testing positive for COVID-19, county health director Dr. David Goodfrien Rehoboth Beach lifeguards test positive for coronavirus 06/30/2020 06:37am • Three Rehoboth Beach lifeguards have tested positive for the virus which causes COVID-19, officials in the popular Delaware resort said Monday. The lifeguards are asymptomatic and staying home until medically cleared to return, according a news release from the City of Rehoboth Beach that adds al Participants needed for study aiming to prevent COVID-19 spread within households 06/29/2020 04:01pm • When one member of a household comes down with the virus that causes COVID-19, many of the other people in the home will go on to develop the disease. But new research is testing a way to interrupt that spread. It involves getting medicine quickly to people who've been exposed to the virus before Hogan announces $210M for remote learning and tutoring 06/29/2020 02:03pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will receive $210 million for remote learning and tutoring to help schools and students most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent Karen Salmon made the announcement Monday. The money is being allocated through federal cor DC Diner en Blanc 2020 party moves online due to coronavirus concerns 06/29/2020 09:02am • Among a certain group of D.C. partygoers, Diner en Blanc — the pop-up, mystery-shrouded picnic whose attendees arrive decked out in all white — is the big event to end the summer. Over the last six years, the party has taken over iconic D.C. spaces including Yards Park, Pennsylvania Avenue, t As Fairfax Co. schools gear up for fall, many teachers aren't so ready 06/29/2020 02:51am • As Virginia's largest public school system plans to reopen buildings this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, associations representing educators across Fairfax County said teachers fear for their lives. The three groups that represent Fairfax County Public Schools employees said the school syste How Fairfax County schools are funding coronavirus changes 06/28/2020 06:40pm • Fairfax County Public Schools are planning to see students back in their buildings this fall, and that means a host of changes to protects against the coronavirus. But the changes will cost money, and the question now is where to find that money. County money is being used to fund budget items Pandemic could lead to longer power outages following hurricanes 06/28/2020 02:55am • Power companies across hurricane-prone states are forced to face a prospect they've never dealt with before: restoring power after a major storm amid a global pandemic. Long restoration times are likely depending on how the coronavirus plays out during the six-month Atlantic hurricane season, whi AP source: Yankees vs champ Nationals in DC on opening day 06/28/2020 01:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole could make his New York Yankees debut in a tasty opening-day treat for fans, facing Juan Soto and World Series champion Washington at Nationals Park. The Yankees and Nationals are set meet when the virus-delayed season begins next month, a person familiar with the ga Md. health officials: Lab ordered to stop COVID-19 tests over incorrect results 06/27/2020 11:47pm • Maryland's Department of Health said Saturday that it shut down coronavirus testing at Advanced Pain Medicine Institute (APMI) locations due to the laboratory's lack of certification and patients' being unable to get their test results. Robert R. Neall, secretary for the state's health department