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Chris Core on coronavirus: Not the retirement I planned 04/11/2020 04:49am • Retired WTOP staffer Chris Core will have to wait a while before accessing the public beach in his new Florida hometown. (WTOP/Chris Core) Editor's note: After 11 years of daily commentaries on WTOP, Chris Core embraced retirement at the end of 2019. You never know what's gonna happen. You mak Coronavirus in black America: Living in the eye of a 'perfect storm' 04/11/2020 03:58am • Dr. Monica Peek was shopping for groceries on Chicago's South Side when she noticed half the 15 or so store clerks weren't donning masks. An internist who helps screen coronavirus patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center's emergency room, Peek knows what's at Webcams on empty streets, travel destinations offer virtual escape during pandemic 04/11/2020 12:12am • Missing that view of D.C. that you used to see during your daily commute or morning run? Vacation plans canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak? Take a virtual escape through webcams and check out the places you'll go when the quarantine is over. The founder and CEO of EarthCam said the number of v DC halfway house not extending contract with Bureau of Prisons 04/10/2020 11:38pm • A men's halfway house will not be extending its contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons when it expires at the end of April, and the D.C. delegate is asking the agency for a contingency plan. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton wants to know if the BOP has a plan to house people returning to D.C. from Data Doctors: Tips for sniffing out COVID-19 scams 04/10/2020 11:27pm • Q: Any tips on what to watch for from COVID cyber-scammers? A. Cyberscams proliferate any time there are big events, so a pandemic is a huge opportunity to compromise victims trying to keep up with the constantly changing landscape. They can be in email messages with malicious links or attachm Coronavirus spreads in DC region’s prisons as families, advocates worry and seek action 04/10/2020 09:22pm • WASHINGTON - The number of coronavirus cases inside correctional facilities across Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia are rising, while inmates, staff and their families grow more concerned. There are 57 confirmed cases of the virus inside Maryland correctional facilities, including Coronavirus update: DC grants early release to eligible inmates; worldwide deaths surge past 100,000 04/10/2020 08:20pm • A stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts across the U.S. are mounting, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Maryland and Virginia weren't immune. (AP/John Locher) The latest D.C. has granted early release to some inmat DC-area food pantries need help in order to keep helping 04/10/2020 06:30pm • A lot of people are facing tough times right now, and area food pantries are seeing that in agonizing terms. More and more people who live in the D.C. area are turning to them for help, at the same time that much less food is being donated than usual. "That comes through both in terms of calls †Md. Dept. of Labor: 'It's all hands on deck' to help residents file for unemployment 04/10/2020 03:59pm • Over 240,000 Maryland residents have filed for unemployment benefits in the past month, with just under half of those coming in the last week. That's what Gov. Larry Hogan told residents of his state at a briefing Friday afternoon. The last week of claims was greater than the state dealt with How to network from home during the pandemic and beyond 04/10/2020 03:32pm • This content has been provided by Sonabank. COVID-19 has dramatically altered the economy and the work lives of millions. Conferences and events have been canceled, and many have had to adjust to working from home to mitigate the spread of the virus. You may find yourself in this situation, ha Telemedicine: Coronavirus has spurred its growth, and it may be here to stay 04/10/2020 02:05pm • An example of telemedicine, which allows a doctor in Montgomery, Ala., to work with patients all over the state at the Medical Advocacy and Outreach clinic in Montgomery, Ala. on Friday, June 14, 2019. (Jake Crandall/Montgomery Advertiser via AP) These days, most people want to avoid in-person v Md. budget officials: Coronavirus could cost state $2.8B in lost revenues by June 30 04/10/2020 01:22pm • Calling the coronavirus emergency "the worst public health crisis and most devastating economic catastrophe of our lifetimes," Maryland's top financial official said the virus could cost the state $2.8 billion in lost revenue by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. That’s about 15% of the gen Auto insurers offer coronavirus rebates, refunds 04/10/2020 12:30pm • The Interstate 395 center span bridge facing Crystal City is seen. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) With stay-at-home orders dramatically limiting driving across the country, U.S. auto insurers have seen a drop in auto insurance claims. Many are passing on their savings to policy holders in one way or anothe What does it mean to recover from coronavirus? 04/10/2020 10:49am • In a little more than a month, the novel coronavirus has spread throughout the D.C. region, infecting more than 13,000 people and killing 330 people. As serious as the virus is, doctors have maintained from the beginning of the public health crisis, that most people infected with the virus will h DC-area grocery stores adjust hours, set purchase limits to soothe coronavirus pandemic pains 04/10/2020 09:15am • While D.C., Maryland and Virginia have mandatory stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus, that will not affect whether you can go to the grocery store. Getting food and supplies are allowed in all three jurisdictions. Grocery stores, though, have been changing their hours, closing early,