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Using personal protective equipment? Don't just toss it out on the street 04/03/2020 01:26pm • Sales of personal protective equipment products — such as masks and disposable gloves — are on the rise. Along with their rise in popularity is a rise in the number of these items carelessly discarded on streets and sidewalks. Law enforcement and other officials have said that people who are Loudoun Co. schools transportation worker tests positive for coronavirus 04/03/2020 11:14am • A Loudoun County Public Schools transportation worker, who recently supported the school's meal service program, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a letter from Superintendent Eric Williams. The staff member last worked in the Potomac Falls/Dominion High School region on Maryland Democrats urge Hogan to close gun stores 04/03/2020 08:20am • A large group of Maryland Democratic lawmakers wants the state's gun stores closed during the coronavirus pandemic and sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday, urging him to do so. Under federal guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, gun shops are considered essential b Masks in public likely, despite Va., D.C. mask laws 04/03/2020 07:45am • After initially discouraging it, public health officials are leaning toward recommending people without symptoms of coronavirus wear non-medical grade masks when shopping. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Although still not finalized, public health guidance is shifting toward wearing non-medical masks in Hungry? These DC-area restaurants are open for carryout and delivery 04/03/2020 01:07am • In this Feb. 20, 2018, file photo shows the Uber Eats app on an iPhone in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) It's a lot harder to get restaurant food amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, but it is safe and it supports local businesses that are likely struggling given the drop in cust Montgomery County songwriter pens comfort song to cope with pandemic 04/03/2020 12:16am •  A Montgomery County, Maryland, teenager, who as a 12-year-old in 2013 stole the show when Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong invited him on stage to sing at the Patriot Center — now called EagleBank Arena — has written a song of hope amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Davis Gestieh Coronavirus: Va. receives major disaster declaration; White House considers broader use of face masks 04/02/2020 11:04pm • During the coronavirus pandemic, some people in D.C. are suiting up in face masks, gloves and body gear when they are out in public. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The latest Virginia has received a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government to help the commonwealth's response to the coronav U.Md. provides additional details about partial fee refunds 04/02/2020 10:49pm • The University of Maryland has released more details about partial fee refunds students will get following the transition to online classes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The university will give students prorated fee refunds or credits for the following: room and board if they have be DC, Maryland and Virginia face medical supply shortfall 04/02/2020 10:24pm • Medical staff and volunteers from Children's National Hospital work at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site for children age 22 and under at Trinity Washington University on April 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has only pr Md. elections board recommends limited in-person voting for June 2 primary 04/02/2020 10:09pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland State Board of Elections will recommend a limited number of voting sites throughout the state for the delayed presidential prim DC-area ER doctor talks about concerns of front-line medical workers on and off the clock 04/02/2020 05:45pm • Concern about catching, spreading or bringing the new coronavirus home is constant for some front-line medical workers in the D.C. area. Some are scared to hug their own children. "This morning, when I came home from work, my 4-year-old son jumped out of bed and ran over to me to give me a big 'Unprecedented': DC region not immune from layoffs in wake of pandemic 04/02/2020 04:02pm • The D.C. region is not immune from the steep economic drop that has gripped the nation due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the rise in unemployment claims shows that. More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, signaling that layoffs are accelerating, The Associa Md. unemployment fund in danger of being depleted, lawmakers are warned 04/02/2020 12:04pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As the public health crisis spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, Maryland lawmakers convened Wednesday to discuss the projected medical Frosh, fellow AGs to Trump: Put the brakes on new regulations 04/02/2020 11:58am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) and 20 other attorneys general from across the country are pressing the Trump administration to Express Lanes traffic falls in coronavirus era as gridlock disappears 04/02/2020 03:40am • Signs above I-95 point to access ramps that lead into the express lanes. All drivers entering the lanes must have an E-ZPass. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) No traffic jams during the coronavirus pandemic stay-home orders means drivers are not seeing a reason to use Northern Virginia's toll lanes. Traff