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DC-area car sales down an estimated 70% because of the coronavirus 04/17/2020 08:32pm • Car dealers in the D.C.-area are considered essential businesses and are still open during the coronavirus pandemic, but they are struggling to move cars off their lots. "I would say in the D.C. metro region, car sales are down about 70%," said John O'Donnell, president and CEO of the Washington Prosecutors seek to drop murder case against first DC Jail inmate to die from COVID-19 04/17/2020 08:30pm • The D.C. Jail is seen in this April 2020 photo. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have asked a D.C. Superior Court judge to drop the indictment and prosecution of 51-year-old Deon Crowell, who died of complications from COVID-19 before standing t 6 tips to build resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic 04/17/2020 07:00pm • A Georgetown University professor shares tips on how to build resilience during the pandemic. One of those tips: Establish a routine. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Hakase_) Most people consider being resilient as having the ability to bounce back from adversity, but with true resilience, people actu Data Doctors: For now, avoid COVID-19 contact tracing apps 04/17/2020 06:30pm • Ukrainians wearing face masks look at the latest news on a phone in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Q: Do you think any of the COVID-19 contact tracing apps will be effective and worth using? If you look to see how other countries have been tracing the interactio COVID-positive or not, patients can be discharged from hospitals 04/17/2020 06:13pm • Even a recent positive test for COVID-19 is not actually enough to keep someone in the hospital. One woman recounted the experience she had with her mother, who had recently tested positive for COVID-19. Dawn Aumiller's mother, Eleanor Hughes, had tested positive Thursday after coming in with che Keeping pets (and yourself) entertained inside during COVID-19 04/17/2020 02:42pm • This content is sponsored by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Currently we are experiencing a shelter in place order due to Covid-19. We are limited to what we can do outside including our four-legged friends. There is still plenty of things you can do indoors to keep pets (and ourselves) hea Maryland expands COVID-ready units by reopening floors in Laurel hospital 04/17/2020 02:05pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '336d2299-eab2-4260-a648-7c59a9261d91' }).render("79361536083cb896");}); Confirmed cases of COVID-19 are on the Arlington County rolls out coronavirus relief grants for small businesses 04/17/2020 12:49pm • FILE - In this March 25, 2020 file photo, a closed sign hangs in the window of a shop in Portsmouth, N.H., due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Arlington County, Virginia, has approved a grant program for small businesses in the county that have been affected by the corona 'You hear the cries': Virus toll haunts a New York paramedic 04/17/2020 09:18am • NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Bonilla pulls her ambulance up to a set of Bronx row houses. Another ambulance and a fire truck are already there, their flashing lights painting the dark streets an eerie shade of orange. Neighbors gather on their stoops to watch. Some sip wine. “We gotta gown up,†Ordering food during coronavirus? Md. chef urges customers to delete food delivery apps 04/17/2020 08:14am • A Maryland chef is urging customers to call restaurants instead of using delivery apps that take a commission while local businesses struggle during the coronavirus outbreak. "Delete every food delivery app that you have on your phone whether it’s Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, whatever it is, Coronavirus panic buying disrupts food supply chain, but dinner remains a national security priority 04/17/2020 05:40am • Against the backdrop of the coronavirus-induced panic buying, empty shelves in grocery stores suggest to shoppers, there’s a shortage of food. In other words, they think the food supply is not secure.    But, ask Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, if there’s a Coronavirus update: Case total in DC, Md., Va. passes 20,000; 5.2 million new US jobless claims 04/17/2020 01:47am • A shopper walks out of a store in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Anne Arundel County is now requiring employees and shoppers to wear masks to help limit the spread of the coronavirus joining a few other counties in Maryland who are requiring the same. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The latest Using a 401(k) loan to cope with coronavirus costs 04/17/2020 12:00am • The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of March 2020 doubles the amount retirement savers can borrow from a 401(k) plan. But that doesn't necessarily mean you should raid your future retirement savings, even during the coronavirus pandemic. "If we weren't in this crisis moment tha Distance learning proceeds smoothly, securely at Montgomery County schools 04/16/2020 10:59pm • Unlike what's been happening with Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, distance learning in Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland's largest school system, is proceeding smoothly and securely, education officials said. "We've been able for the past two weeks to have a secure Zoom system From thriving to surviving: DC-area food businesses feel impact of COVID-19 04/16/2020 10:22pm • For most restaurants in the D.C. region, the pandemic has been devastating. And businesses that were thriving before the coronavirus crisis are now barely getting by. Thirty-eight percent of restaurants have closed their doors, according to the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. F