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Maryland couple gets married with help from 'The Office' cast 05/13/2020 09:28pm •  A Charles County, Maryland, couple who was given a surprise wedding on the YouTube program "Some Good News" enjoyed all the usual matrimonial elements, including parents, vows, live music and lots of tears — and they also enjoyed a demonstration of gleeful message from cast members of their Coronavirus update: Bowser extends DC stay-at-home order into June 05/13/2020 09:04pm • FILE -- A woman in a mask walks past a digital sign displaying groups of people walking above K Street, an area usually packed with people this time of day, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) D.C.'s stay-at-home order has been extended until June 8, Mayor Muriel B Congress urged to provide funding to prevent layoffs of public employees 05/13/2020 08:43pm • The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is urging the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for additional funding in hopes of preventing layoffs of public employees. During the council's May meeting Wednesday, the group determined the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Econ Ellicott City business flood loans deferred 05/13/2020 05:30pm • Shoppers peruse the boutiques and restaurants along Main Street, Ellicott City, Md. on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. (WTOP/John Domen) Ellicott City, Maryland, businesses who got loans from the state have some breathing room to repay them. The Maryland Department of Housing and Comm Momofuku closes DC restaurant permanently 05/13/2020 05:00pm • Momofuku in D.C. has closed for good, according to a social media posting from the restaurant. The restaurant opened at CityCenterDC in 2015. (WTOP/Rachel Nania) The D.C. outpost of famed New York restaurant Momofuku has closed for good, according to a social media posting from the restaurant. Bus drivers roll into DC seeking federal help as coronavirus cripples industry 05/13/2020 12:24pm • A caravan of bus drivers from around the country rolled into D.C. on Wednesday morning, calling attention to their industry's plight during the coronavirus pandemic and seeking federal money to get back on their feet. Hundreds of buses rallied at the National Mall, circling the Capitol and the Wh Coronavirus: When do Americans think public gatherings will be safe again? 05/13/2020 10:18am • If you're jonesing to head out and get together with some friends for a fun time in the near future, you might want to curb your enthusiasm. Roughly two-thirds of Americans (66%) say they don't think it will be safe for groups of 10 or more people to gather until July or later, according to a new Inn at Little Washington to reopen: 'Waiter, there's a mannequin eating soup' 05/13/2020 08:44am • Lifelike mannequins will be seated at tables when The Inn at Little Washington reopens, since COVID-19 restrictions say it can only be filled to 50% capacity. (Courtesy The Inn at Little Washington) When The Inn at Little Washington reopens on May 29 as Virginia's COVID-19 restrictions begin to MGM National Harbor lays out plan to protect staff, guests in reopening 05/13/2020 07:59am • MGM Resorts International is prepping to reopen its casinos, hotels and conference spaces, including MGM National Harbor, after months in the dark during the coronavirus pandemic — but a lingering risk of disease means things won't be the same once they're allowed to resume business. MGM Resor Prince William County's overnight homeless shelter moves to Dale City rec center 05/13/2020 04:28am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Prince William County Department of Social Services and Streetlight Community Outreach Ministries have moved the overnight shelter Mystics to open season with virtual celebration 05/13/2020 04:11am • Aerial Powers. (Courtesy Washington Mystics) It is very real that the Washington Mystics are the reigning WNBA champions, but their 2020 season opener will be done virtually. Saturday was supposed to be the start of the Mystics title defense with a home game against Los Angeles. Instead, the Frontline Heroes: Compassion for patients marks Md. radiology tech 05/13/2020 04:00am • EDITOR’S NOTE: During the coronavirus pandemic, there are people throughout the community working on the front lines. WTOP is honoring essential personnel through its Frontline Heroes campaign. Each day, WTOP chooses two nominees, awards each $100 and donates another $100 to Feed the Fight DC, a Update on Md.'s coronavirus recovery plans coming from Hogan this afternoon 05/13/2020 02:59am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to make an announcement about the first stage of the state's recovery efforts in response to the coronavirus. Hogan has scheduled a news conference for 5 p.m. Wednesday. Hogan first outlined the plan on April 24 when he said he hop Montgomery Co. delegate says it's 'way too soon' to reopen at all 05/12/2020 11:25pm • More details on Maryland's plans to reopen the state in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic will be revealed Wednesday afternoon, and a Montgomery County delegate is expressing concern that it is "way too soon" to reopen at all. "What we don't want to see is a second spike," Del. Kirill Reznik DC-area traffic levels on the rise despite stay-at-home orders 05/12/2020 11:09pm • The traffic bustle is slowly building in the D.C. region despite the ongoing public health restrictions. Recent vehicle counts indicate that the once-vacant D.C.-area roads are carrying more traffic than they were in April immediately after stay-at-home orders were issued. Traffic volumes