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Despite emergency declarations, cases move forward in Loudoun Co. courts, others 04/27/2020 12:39pm • With declarations of judicial emergency in response to COVID-19 from chief justices of their appeals courts, most cases in Virginia, Maryland and D.C.'s courthouses have been postponed. But in each jurisdiction, the wheels of justice continue to turn. Last Wednesday, Virginia's Supreme Court exte Maryland seafood industry feeling coronavirus impact 04/27/2020 08:47am • Maryland's seafood industry has slowed down as the coronavirus pandemic continues, leading to uncertainty for the oyster and crab markets. Chris Moore, a senior scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said the market for oysters that have already been harvested is on the decline. "Once t Majority of travelers looking to hit the road again, share personal info amid coronavirus, survey finds 04/27/2020 08:28am • Amid the coronavirus crisis, a new survey has found that the vast majority of travelers want to get moving before the end of the year — and they're willing to share personal information to do so. “Many travelers are planning to hit the road again this summer and they are willing to share pers After COVID-19: Anxious, wary first responders back on job 04/27/2020 08:01am • The new coronavirus doesn't care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are just a 911 call away from contracting COVID-19 and spreading it. With N95 masks hanging off their duty belts and disposable blue gloves stuffed in their back pocke Md. House Republicans press Hogan administration for data on prisons, nursing homes 04/27/2020 07:39am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Members of the Maryland House Republican Caucus sent a letter to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) Friday asking him to share data about the 2, Deportees from U.S. make up 20% of Guatemala's COVID-19 cases 04/27/2020 06:02am • When it unveiled an unprecedented order last month to swiftly expel virtually all unauthorized migrants from the U.S. southern border, the Trump administration said potentially infected foreigners could spread the coronavirus in the U.S., prompt outbreaks in immigration jails and strain public hea Coronavirus update: Md.'s Hogan on recovery road map, Trump comments 04/27/2020 03:19am • Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, left, talks to people after he gave them bags of food during a donation drive by World Central Kitchen in the parking lot of the Camden Yards Sports Complex, Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Baltimore. World Central Kitchen conducted its food relief operation du More states are easing coronavirus restrictions, unnerving experts and local officials 04/26/2020 03:36am • Several states are reopening from coronavirus shutdowns this week even as the number of people infected in the US gets closer to 1 million. Colorado, Minnesota and Montana plan to ease social distancing and stay-at-home restrictions. And starting Monday, Iowa will reopen 'SNL' returns with Brad Pitt as Dr. Anthony Fauci 04/26/2020 12:32am •  Dr. Anthony Fauci jokingly said that if any actor was going to portray him on "Saturday Night Live," he'd want Brad Pitt. On Saturday night, Fauci got his wish. In a surprise appearance, Pitt played Fauci at the opening of Saturday's "SNL," which was produced remotely because of the cor Coronavirus update: Md. sees deadliest report yet; Northam, Hogan detail plans to slowly reopen 04/25/2020 11:53pm • The latest Saturday morning's report from D.C., Maryland and Virginia brought somber news of the region's deadliest day by far due to COVID-19. Between the three there were 112 reported new deaths. In Maryland, 74 new deaths were reported, moving the state's total to 797. More than 1,100 new Judge orders DC psychiatric hospital to isolate patients following facility cases, deaths 04/25/2020 03:56pm • A federal judge has ordered St. Elizabeths Hospital to isolate patients exposed to the coronavirus after several deaths in the facility. In an opinion released Saturday, the D.C. hospital was ordered by a federal judge to quarantine all patients exposed to the coronavirus separately. Seven pat Hogan’s political future tied to Maryland’s economic recovery 04/25/2020 04:46am • Correction: An earlier version of this story, in the 21st paragraph, incorrectly reported that Gerald Suarez worked for the Obama Administration. He worked for the Clinton Administration. SILVER SPRING, Md. — Grappling with the greatest test of his term, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, R, has been l No, don't inject disinfectant: Outcry over Trump's musing 04/25/2020 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's raising of unproven, even far-fetched ideas for fighting COVID-19 -- including his latest musing about injecting disinfectants into people -- triggered an outcry from health officials everywhere. It also highlighted his unconvent Virginia students catch a break on graduation, testing requirements because of coronavirus 04/24/2020 09:58pm • Help is coming for Virginia students who are worried about meeting high school graduation and test requirements during the coronavirus pandemic. Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane said Friday he's ready to grant a series of waivers quickly, as soon as Gov. Ralph Northam sign COVID-19 crisis blows a hole in DC's revenue, budget projections 04/24/2020 09:52pm • A cyclist wearing a face mask rides along Pennsylvania Avenue as the U.S. Capitol stands in the background amid the novel coronavirus outbreak on April 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images) The COVID-19 health crisis is doing a number on D.C.'s