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Protesters at Annapolis rally call for an end to 'tyranny' 05/16/2020 08:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. “Tyranny” was the word around State Circle in Annapolis Friday afternoon as the group Reopen Maryland held another rally in protest of Virus lockdown gives Venice a shot at reimagining tourism 05/16/2020 02:36am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — In Venice, a city famous for being visited by too many and home to too few, children’s play now fills neighborhood squares, fishermen sell their catch to home cooks, and water buses convey masked and gloved commuters to businesses preparing to reopen. At the same time, th Delaware prepares to reopen its beaches, but not to everyone 05/15/2020 11:25pm • The beaches and boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, opened last weekend, and next Friday, neighboring Delaware will do the same. But everyone isn't welcome. “Technically in Delaware, you're not supposed to come in from Maryland,” Scott Koenig, Dewey Beach town manager, said. Currently beach Md. businesses open to limited customers as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed 05/15/2020 10:38pm • On Friday, some areas of Maryland began to relax coronavirus restrictions after nearly two months, but with limitations. Ridia Dearie had people calling her immediately after Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement saying some businesses could reopen after lifting the stay-at-home order for the coronavir Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels 05/15/2020 10:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press Va. braces for $1B budget shortfall; Northam to make decision on beaches next week 05/15/2020 09:33pm • Zumba Gold instructor Stacey Zebrowski, center, leads a class at the Shady Grove YMCA Friday May 15, 2020, in Glen Allen, Virginia. Gov. Ralph Northam instituted a Phase One reopening of certain portions of the state Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Though much of Virginia entered Phase One of Go Hundreds of cars line up for food distribution in Montgomery County 05/15/2020 06:50pm • Those in need of food assistance receive a box of groceries and ready-to-eat meals from Catholic Charities DC. (Courtesy Kate Kennedy) Hundreds of cars lined up Friday at a Montgomery County, Maryland, park to receive food assistance. Catholic Charities DC has been organizing large-scale food 'Not booking at all': Protesters push to reopen Loudoun County 05/15/2020 03:13pm • Protesters in Leesburg, Virginia, across the street from the Loudoun County government building, call for the reopening of western Loudoun County despite ongoing pandemic restrictions. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Loudoun County government building Friday Coronavirus update: Bowser joins Booker to unveil new bipartisan small business bill 05/15/2020 01:20pm • The Washington Monument is visible as ​Kristof Grina, co-founder and farm director for Up Top Acres, works wearing a mask at sunrise on one of their rooftop farms in the Navy Yard neighborhood, Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Sen. Cory Booker, D Hong Kong police watchdog upholds actions against protesters 05/15/2020 09:32am • This Sept. 2, 2019 photo by Reuters photographer Tyrone Siu, provided by Columbia University, shows an anti-extradition bill protester detained by riot police during skirmishes between the police and protesters outside Mong Kok police station, in Hong Kong, China. (Courtesy of Reuters via AP) HO Amid testing focus, Virginia tweaks how it reports on coronavirus 05/15/2020 07:38am • With the rapid spread of COVID-19, public health experts and local leaders have specified increased testing as a benchmark in considering when it is safe to reopen, after the coronavirus restrictions end. There are actually two kinds of testing being done — diagnostic and antibody — and, unti Coronavirus shuts down most of Virginia's TV, film industry 05/15/2020 05:31am • Virginia's film and television production industry, which generates million of dollars annually in the state, has been mostly closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Edmunds, director of Virginia's Film Office, said while some post production work is still happening in Northern Virginia, PHOTOS: DC website showcases photographers' works during pandemic 05/15/2020 01:25am • Want to take a trip without leaving the house? A D.C.-based website is showcasing photographers in the area and other places and what they are capturing during the coronavirus public health emergency. See some of their work. “We love our photography community and we’re just trying to fin What to know before heading out to Virginia wineries during Phase 1 05/15/2020 12:12am • Virginia, with the exception of several Northern Virginia localities, enters Phase One of reopening Friday, and some wineries in the state are opening their businesses and tasting rooms. Before you take a scenic drive out to wine country, here's what you need to know. First, check out the wine What DC-area photographers who usually cover concerts, theater and events are doing for you now 05/14/2020 11:18pm • Want to take a trip without leaving the house? Some D.C.-based photographers are doing the legwork for you. "We love our photography community and we're just trying to find ways to share what they're working on," said Svetlana Legetic, the founder of BYT Media and the website brightestyoungthings