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Bowser: DC could begin phased reopening next Friday 05/21/2020 11:57am • Signs reading "No Job No Rent" and "Food Not Rent" hang from the windows of an apartment building in Northwest Washington, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) D.C. could begin a phased reopening May 29, if data continues to show improvements, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday. Md. Democrats push Gov. Hogan for 'bold' plan to address COVID-19 disparities 05/21/2020 05:45am • Democrats in Maryland's congressional delegation are pushing the governor to develop a comprehensive plan for the communities hit the hardest by the coronavirus. In a letter sent to Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, the lawmakers noted the virus has had a disproportionate impact on black and Hispan PHOTOS: Blue Angels give flyover salute to Naval Academy grads 05/20/2020 11:10pm • U.S. Naval Academy graduates who participated in the fifth in-person swearing event Wednesday in Annapolis, Maryland, got a surprise flyover visit. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flew over Bancroft Hall as the midshipmen sang the “Navy Blue and Gold.” Some Free Loudoun County drive-thru COVID-19 test site reaches capacity hours before closing 05/20/2020 09:31pm • A volunteer helps line up cars at Loudoun County's drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Bolen Memorial Park. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) There were dozens of cars in line an hour before Loudoun County, Virginia, began free drive-thru coronavirus testing Wednesday morning at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Pa 'Compassionate and strong': Loudoun Co. executive praises county's pandemic response 05/20/2020 09:13pm • The chair of the Loudoun County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors offered encouraging words Wednesday about the county's coronavirus response and economic standing in her annual state of the county address. Speaking to residents in an online livestream, Phyllis Randall declared that in the middle o Day care slots in Maryland open to nonessential workers 05/20/2020 08:19pm • Families returning to work under Phase 1 of Maryland's plan to reopen will now have access to day care for their children. Day care slots were provided to essential workers only under the state's COVID-19 measures issued in March. With Gov. Larry Hogan easing some restrictions, the Maryland St Judge isn't freeing Prince George's County Jail inmates in virus hot spot 05/20/2020 01:26pm • SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal judge plans to require a Maryland jail in a COVID-19 hot spot to implement measures to prevent the virus from spreading inside the facility, but she isn’t ordering the immediate release of medically vulnerable prisoners. During a hearing Wednesday, U.S. Dis Sewage could help researchers studying spread of coronavirus 05/20/2020 09:43am • STAFFORD, Va. — Researchers hope that data collected from wastewater treatment plants will help identify and predict future spreads of the coronavirus. The Free Lance-Star reported Tuesday that two wastewater treatment plants in Virginia’s Stafford County are among more than 100 across the co Md. expands testing capacity; teen's death linked to COVID-19 05/20/2020 02:36am • Maryland has increased its testing capacity for the novel coronavirus and is now able to offer testing to asymptomatic residents, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. As the state expands its testing abilities and broadens testing criteria, it has seen a jump in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 1 Hogan: Md. sending 10,000 tests, other supplies to support local testing efforts 05/20/2020 02:23am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that the state is rolling out "universal" coronavirus testing for inmates and staff at all state-run correctional and juvenile, the latest in a series of moves to expand COVID-19 testing. The Maryland Department of Health will work with the Department 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 FBI faces new safety challenges in era of COVID-19 05/19/2020 07:35pm • In addition to their usual duties arresting spies, stopping terrorist attacks, shutting down and investigating a variety of other criminal activities, FBI agents are keeping a close eye on COVID-19. “We’re out there continuing to conduct our investigations, execute search warrants and make ar This bites: DC ranks No. 3 for mosquitoes 05/19/2020 10:51am • Concern about murder hornets has made headlines recently, but it turns out the nation's capital is already a hub for another deadly pest — mosquitoes. D.C. ranked third on Orkin's 2020 "Top Mosquito Cities List," which is based on the number of customers served from April 1, 2019 to March 31 of Roanoke puts in place hiring freeze, budget cuts, amid virus 05/19/2020 04:28am • ROANOKE, Va. — The city of Roanoke has put in place a hiring freeze and budget cuts to help it deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Roanoke Times reports the decision was made during a virtual meeting by the Roanoke City Council on Monday. The new budget calls for a reductio 'These patients are not alone’: Md. hospital chaplain calls pandemic 'difficult time' 05/19/2020 04:12am • Stephanie Grant is the managing chaplain for Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, in Rockville, Maryland, and the pandemic has meant that she and her staff are performing tasks they’ve never had to do before. (Courtesy Adventist HealthCare) Stephanie Grant usually works a 12-hour d