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FDA shares guidelines on how supermarket shoppers can stay healthy during coronavirus crisis 04/20/2020 06:16am • A sign at a Safeway supermarket in Northwest D.C. advises shoppers to wear face masks and practice social distancing on April 18, 2020. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) While businesses across the D.C.-region remain closed, many grocery stores are busier than ever — and health officials are releasing A day in the life of a DC nurse treating COVID-19 patients 04/20/2020 04:00am • While many people are staying home to flatten the curve, D.C.'s nurses are on the front-line of battle as they care for patients with the deadly coronavirus. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Debra Washington, 64, a nurse at United Medical Center in Southeast D.C. For Washington 'A lot of people are driving crazy': Expert says less traffic means more speeding on local roads 04/19/2020 03:38pm • With many businesses and schools closed for the coronavirus pandemic, a local expert said there has been a significant increase in drivers speeding, which could in turn be dangerous for hospitals. "It's very easy — myself included being honest about this — to be driving faster than you'd norm Judge rules in favor of DC inmates in coronavirus risk lawsuit 04/19/2020 12:20pm • A judge has ruled in favor of some D.C. inmates who filed a lawsuit seeking early release and increased cleaning of facilities in light of an increase of coronavirus cases. Inmates at the Central Detention Facility and Correctional Treatment Facility in D.C. will not be released but will be seein Mass virus test in nursing home seeks to combat loneliness 04/19/2020 04:44am • AMMERSCHWIR, France (AP) — Some were born in this warren of small rooms in what used to be a hospital, dating to the 17th century. Many are likely to die here. And all are currently confined to their rooms, denied the simple comfort of human companionship. The residents at the Weiss nursing hom Trump and governors are on a collision course over coronavirus testing 04/19/2020 12:05am • The simmering tension between President Donald Trump and the nation's governors over coronavirus testing has escalated as the two sides continue to tangle over whether the much-needed expansion of testing capacity is the responsibility of the states or the federal government. Exasperated after a Montgomery Co. closing Little Falls Parkway on weekends to make more room for pedestrians 04/18/2020 07:11pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, with an estimated population of around 1 million people, is making a little more room for hikers, joggers and bicyclists during the coronavirus pandemic. After closing part of Sligo Creek Parkway for more recreational space in late March, Little Falls Parkway has been Coronavirus updates: Medical staff arrive from around US to assist in Md., 500 boxes of food given away in Montgomery Co. 04/18/2020 06:40pm • The latest A pantry staple giveaway Friday evening by a chain of grocery stores snarled traffic in a number of areas, even though few cars have been on the road due to stay-at-home orders. Nurses from around the U.S. are arriving in Maryland to help out at the University of Maryland Laurel M Montgomery Co. agency waives respite care income requirement for families of children with special needs 04/18/2020 05:00pm • Leona Meddaugh poses for a picture with her husband and grandchildren Zeki and Oberron Evans-El. The Arc Montgomery County is helping to provide respite care for the family while schools are closed during the coronavirus outbreak. Leona Meddaugh, of Germantown, Maryland, is the primary caregiver Md. protesters demand Gov. Larry Hogan reopen all businesses 04/18/2020 04:18pm • Hundreds of vehicles streamed into downtown Annapolis, Maryland, near the statehouse Saturday, many waving American and Trump flags with signs, honking as traffic moved at a crawl in protest of statewide closures meant to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases. More than 1,700 people have signed an Nurses from all over are coming to Md. to help fight virus 04/18/2020 11:30am • In coming days, when the University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center opens its expanded ICU for COVID-19 patients in need of serious help, nurses from around the country will be there working to help them. Walking through the ICU and intermediate care floors will be nurses from our region, but a As questions mount about COVID-19 procedures in prisons, one advocate wonders where her clients are 04/18/2020 10:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Julie Magers is looking for answers to her questions about COVID-19 procedure and oversight in Maryland detention facilities. She also wa Coronavirus updates: Hogan, Northam, Bowser coordinating response; extended school closures in Md., DC 04/18/2020 12:58am • The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke in a conference call Friday to discuss coordinating virus response efforts. Public schools in Maryland will stay closed through May 15 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state's top Advice on co-parenting during COVID-19 04/17/2020 11:54pm • The COVID-19 pandemic is especially hard for parents who share custody of their children, and a family advocate in the D.C. area urges them to put past problems aside. "If you've had negative relationships with your co-parent, now is the time to consider forgiving them and starting fresh," Shayne DC mayor considering specific factors before reopening 04/17/2020 09:27pm • D.C.'s mayor said she agreed with President Donald Trump's framework in reopening the economy but wants residents to understand what has to happen before she would consider it. The mayor's department of health team has been in conversations with the Trump administration and has reviewed the plan