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A walk through town: Families, coronavirus and togetherness in a Virginia suburb 03/28/2020 06:30am • GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — In a quiet suburb just north of Richmond, Virginia, a mother and her three children spend a weekday afternoon planting a small garden of spinach, red cabbage and lettuce. Across town, a dad teaches his kids how to play volleyball on an empty court. In a sprawling park, a fat Salvation Army suspends in-person volunteering during coronavirus pandemic 03/27/2020 11:55pm • The Salvation Army normally depends on hundreds of volunteers every week to serve those in need in the D.C. region, but the coronavirus has forced it to suspend all in-person volunteering at a time when more people are turning to the organization for help. Despite the pandemic, the Salvation Army Coronavirus: 2nd death in Fairfax County in Va.; member of DC Mayor Bowser's staff dies 03/27/2020 11:38pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who chairs the National Governors Association, talks about initiatives and funding Maryland is making available to help small businesses and employees hurt by the coronavirus' impact on the economy during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Hog Stars of 'Contagion' reunite for a PSA 03/27/2020 02:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The stars of the 2011 virus thriller “Contagion” — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19. Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle have teamed up with scientists from Colu Maryland parks enforce measures to encourage social distancing 03/27/2020 02:00pm • Montgomery County Parks says you can enjoy the outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, but it wants you to do it safely and smartly. (Courtesy Montgomery Parks) Park departments in Maryland are starting to take the rims off basketball hoops and even put up fences around some playgrounds to mai Stuck at home: Parent hacks for homeschooling, social connection 03/27/2020 01:13pm • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow. By now, most people are practicing some level of social distancing, or what's also being referred to as physical distancing, and an increasing number are responding to recommendations or orders to stay at home. Many schools and businesses are Coronavirus update: Metro closes 2 stations after contractor tests positive; DC officials call Senate relief bill ‘outrageous’ 03/27/2020 01:21am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks on the COVID-19 crisis Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Courtesy Mayor Bowser's Office) The latest President Donald Trump approves major disaster declaration for Maryland. Van Ness and Tenleytown Metro stations are closed until 8 a.m. on Friday. WTOP has learned t Sibley Memorial Hospital nurse quits over 'lack of protection' 03/26/2020 11:54pm • As the shortage of protective gear worsens at hospitals across the county and in the D.C. region, some health care workers are having to choose between the health of their families and the health of their patients. Kelly Stanton, a nurse at Sibley Memorial Hospital, is among them. She said she ha New retirement account rules in response to coronavirus 03/26/2020 08:00pm • The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act allows retirement account owners to take withdrawals for emergency costs related to the coronavirus pandemic and partially delays the tax consequences. Workers will also be able to initiate bigger 401(k) loans and get a slightly longer repayment If you don't laugh, you cry: Coping with virus through humor 03/26/2020 04:13pm • BOSTON (AP) — Neil Diamond posts a fireside rendition of "Sweet Caroline" with its familiar lyrics tweaked to say, "Hands ... washing hands." A news anchor asks when social distancing will end because "my husband keeps trying to get into the house." And a sign outside a n 'Extremely unusual': Md. 7-Eleven employee tests positive for coronavirus after co-worker fakes test result 03/26/2020 03:47pm • Photos of the 7-Eleven on Hallowing Point Road in Prince Frederick, which has closed temporarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. It’s one of 2 7-Elevens in Prince Frederick that have closed for now, as a precaution. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) An "extremely unusual" situation played Md. man who said he had coronavirus charged with spitting at police 03/26/2020 08:41am • An Anne Arundel County, Maryland, man who claims to have the coronavirus has been charged with spitting at police officers. William Edings, 32, was charged with four counts of "exposure by infected individual," a misdemeanor charge that states it's a crime for a person with an infectious disease 'Theoretical' coronavirus risk cited as judge denies Va. murder suspect's release 03/26/2020 07:08am • A Loudoun County, Virginia, judge denied a defense motion to grant pretrial release to the man charged with the 2018 armed murder of an Aldie woman and her adult son, saying the risk of Brian Welsh contracting COVID-19 in jail is "theoretical and speculative." As WTOP first reported Monday, defen Presidential primary in Md. should be through the mail, election leaders say 03/26/2020 05:04am • Maryland election leaders are recommending that the state cancel in-person voting for the state's presidential primary. The primary was already delayed from April 28 to June 2 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the State Board of Elections says more needs to be done to protect voters and poll w Coronavirus update: DC reports 3rd death as region surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases 03/26/2020 03:45am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan discusses the state's coronavirus response efforts Mach 19. Karen Salmon, Maryland's superintendent of schools, is standing right. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) The latest People who went to Murphy's Irish Pub in Alexandria on March 10, March 14 and March 15 are asked to se