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Virginia investigates 3 possible cases of coronavirus; 1 in No. Va. 01/26/2020 05:20pm • Three possible cases of the new coronavirus are under investigation in Virginia, and one of them is in Northern Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health said in a news release that two of the residents with symptoms are from central Virginia and the third is from Northern Virginia. All meet Sick passenger at BWI didn't meet coronavirus testing criteria 01/26/2020 02:06pm • A passenger on a Southwest flight who recently traveled to China and had flu-like symptoms was taken off the flight at BWI Marshall Airport on Saturday. They were evaluated by state medical officials but did not meet federal criteria for coronavirus testing. The crew contacted the airport about t Take care of yourself and your neighbors by getting the flu shot 01/22/2020 04:40pm • You’ve seen the warning signs. It might start with a sore throat or a runny nose. You may notice you’re unusually hot or cold or both at the same time. All of a sudden, your muscles ache, you spike a fever and are too exhausted to stand up. It then hits you like a viral freight train: the fl Alert, monitoring, but no enhanced coronavirus screening at DC-area airports 01/22/2020 01:28pm • With the spread of a new coronavirus, passengers arriving from Wuhan, China, will be screened for the virus at five airports in the U.S., but no such screenings are planned at the three airports serving the D.C. area. Officials at Dulles International Airport, Reagan National Airport and BWI Mars As wildfires get worse, smoke spreads, stokes health worries 01/11/2020 12:34am • PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50 mph (80 kph) wind gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton’s house and killed 85 people in her community. Then came the smoke — not just from the forest but also from some 14,000 houses and their contents that bur Feeling sick? How to keep your germs from spreading during cold and flu season 12/10/2019 09:28pm • If you're sick with the cold or flu, one bit of advice from doctors is to avoid other people — but for how long? WTOP talked with Dr. Glenn Wortmann, director of Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center about best practices if you don’t feel well or want to try to avoid getti Texas family celebrates at NIH after daughter's transplant, chance for cure 11/28/2019 08:52pm • (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: '1474cf95-f995-4ce7-a50b-3929c49b11c0' }).render("20861535ef3ab922");}); A Texas family spending time at the Natio Maryland reports lowest number of new HIV cases in more than 30 years 11/26/2019 06:55pm • The number of newly reported HIV cases this year is the lowest it's been in Maryland in over 30 years. That's according to the Maryland Department of Health, which announced Tuesday that 997 new HIV cases were reported in 2018. That's the lowest number since 1986, when 947 new cases were reported AWLA reopens after disease outbreak 11/09/2019 05:36pm • The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is fully open again, following an outbreak of parvo virus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness. AWLA CEO Samuel Wolbert said that once two recent arrivals, dogs named Rolo and Slim Jim, tested positive, the shelter was closed "out of an abundance of How ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became a feared preacher of hate 10/27/2019 02:13am • A preacher of hate. The instigator and inspirer of some of the most hideous acts of violence ever put to video. An elusive fugitive, hunted by drones, only once seen in public. The perverter of Islam with a nauseatingly infectious ideology that had a greater lure to a disen Today in History: Oct. 27 10/27/2019 01:57am • Today is Sunday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2019. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published. On this date:  In 1858, Rabid cat found in Manassas Park; health officials seek more information 10/25/2019 08:06am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County health officials are warning residents of a cat in the City of Manassas Park that tested positive for rabies. Th Today in History: Oct. 23 10/23/2019 12:15am • Today is Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2019. There are 69 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 23, 1973, President Richard Nixon agreed to turn over White House tape recordings subpoenaed by the Watergate special prosecutor to Judge John J. Sirica. On this dat Today in History: Oct. 16 10/16/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2019. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba. Today in History: Oct. 11 10/11/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2019. There are 81 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland. On t