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Fauci says normalcy may not return until next year 06/15/2020 04:29am • A return to normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic could come within a year, but people need to tamp down their expectations for typical summer travel and activities, Dr. Anthony Fauci told British newspaper The Telegraph in a story published Sunday. The latest time frame comes on the heels of National Capital Barbecue Battle goes virtual this month 06/15/2020 04:15am • Before the coronavirus pandemic, late June in D.C. meant only one thing for smoked meat fans: the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle. Not only was the two-day event on Pennsylvania Avenue a chance for backyard pitmasters to mingle with the experts; it was also a chance for the experts to comp Protesters call for Baltimore to defund police; tell lawmakers 'you about to lose your job' 06/14/2020 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. A coalition of civil rights organizations held a rally outside of Baltimore City Hall concurrent with the city council’s Friday evening DC United player tests positive for COVID-19 06/13/2020 10:06pm • A player for D.C. United tested has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday. The unidentified player was tested during a round of club testing held earlier in the week in preparation for a return to full-team training. The player is being treated by its medical staff who are Virginia expects to lose billions because of the pandemic 06/12/2020 01:40pm • The coronavirus pandemic could cost Virginia billions of dollars in tax revenue moving forward. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said the state has taken an $800 million tax revenue hit in the quarter, and that the losses will probably total $2.5 billion to $3 billion over the next two years. “Bu NPS: Part of Lafayette Park to reopen Wednesday 06/08/2020 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — That massive fence erected around Lafayette Park, which the National Park Service said will partially reopen Wednesday, has become a do-it-yourself gallery of protest art. Messages, posters and portraits, ranging from loving to enraged, almost blot out the view of the White Ho Protesters gather to remember Breonna Taylor on her birthday 06/06/2020 10:22am • Thousands of people gathered throughout the country on Friday with flowers, balloons, and birthday cards for Breonna Taylor to mark what would have been her 27th birthday. Taylor was shot and killed by police officers nearly three months ago in her own home. Police entered Taylor's home in Louis Bowser, Trump trade barbs; DC not moving into Phase Two just yet 06/05/2020 04:00pm • With St. John's Church in the background, people walk under a new street sign on Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. "The section of 16th Street in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza,'" D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted. The black and white sign was put up to mark Weekend road and rail work: US 1 in College Park set for overhaul; Metro and I-66 transform 06/05/2020 04:49am • Here's a detailed look at what will impact the weekend commute Maryland, Virginia and D.C. for the weekend of June 5 to June 7. Maryland According to the Maryland Department of Transportation and State Highway Administration, the plans for improvements on U.S. Route 1/Baltimore Avenue in College Protests continued as it poured; plans in works for a big Saturday protest 06/05/2020 01:14am •  The latest The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of protesters who were cleared from Lafayette Square near the White House. The National Guard has started to leave D.C. Even as the skies opened up and rain poured heavily in D.C., protesters stayed in Georgetown will temporarily widen sidewalks, but it's complicated 06/04/2020 01:28pm • In the past, Georgetown has temporarily widened M Street and Wisconsin Avenue sidewalks several times for weekend events. (Credit: Google Street View) Georgetown is working on giving pedestrians more socially-distanced breathing room by taking away some street parking to widen sidewalks, but it Some clarity a day after reports of tear gas in Lafayette Square, but questions remain 06/02/2020 09:30pm • Authorities have admitted to deploying smoke canisters and PepperBalls. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House, has been the local epicenter of the last five days of protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody last w Local church leaders call for compassion after violent protests 05/31/2020 10:58am • Local religious leaders are calling for prayer, anger management and compassion amid a weekend of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. In a message to his congregation, the Rev. Kenneth E. Rioland Jr. of Paramount Baptist Church in D.C., said people need to be careful when responde Weekend road and rail: Changes continue for I-66 and Purple Line amid Metro summer shutdown 05/28/2020 11:49am • Roadwork In Fairfax, Virginia, after the Memorial Day holiday pause, demolition work on the Cedar Lane bridge spanning I-66 continues with overnight lanes closures scheduled. Old Cedar Lane Bridge demolition progress to date. (Courtesy VDOT) The westbound closures on I-66 are required to DC-area members of Congress urge cancellation of July 4 military parade 05/26/2020 05:10pm • A National Guard vehicle sits parked at a security perimeter near the National Mall in Washington before Independence Day celebrations, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Congressional leaders who represent the national capital region are urging the Trump administration to cance