DC area entertainment venues likely to see dedicated funding in relief bill

D.C. area music and theater venues stand to receive a lifeline with dedicated relief funding as part of the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress.

COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin at nursing homes in Maryland

Nursing home vaccinations will begin Wednesday in Maryland and families with loved ones at one facility were furious after they were told there would be no vaccinations there until February.

Couple dies from COVID-19 holding hands after 61 years of marriage

A North Carolina couple married for more than six decades held hands in their final moments before passing away from COVID-19.

Trump asks Congress to amend $900B COVID-19 relief bill, increase stimulus checks to $2,000

The bill that was passed by Congress establishes a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans, but President Donald Trump said he wants lawmakers to increase the check amounts to $2,000 per person or $4,000 for married couples.

US negotiating with Pfizer for millions more doses of COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. government is negotiating with Pfizer to acquire tens of millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.

Christmas in the ICU: Decorations, lights and tears

A Christmas tree stands outside the intensive care room where a man stricken by COVID-19 lies unconscious, a machine breathing for him. A few feet away, a plastic snowman adorns the door of another patient whose face is barely visible behind ventilator tubes.

The challenge of the new coronavirus strain identified in the UK
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Dr. Amesh Adalia of Johns Hopkins talks about the new strain of the novel coronavirus that has been identified in the United Kingdom - and how it might complicated efforts to slow the spread.

California could see 100,000 coronavirus hospitalizations in a month

The state has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that a projection model shows California could be facing nearly 100,000 hospitalizations within a month.

Loudoun County coronavirus update
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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors chair Phyllis Randall provides an update on the county's response to the novel coronavirus.

Holy Cross Health vaccine plans
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Dr. Yancy Phillips of Holy Cross Hospital talks about his facility's coronavirus vaccine plans.

Coronavirus relief package passes
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Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen talks to FOX 5's Steve Chenevey about the coronavirus stimulus package that's headed to President Trump's desk.

Community hopes to save Christ Episcopal School, which could close in June

The race is on to raise enough money to save Christ Episcopal School, on the verge of closure because of a deficit largely attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic baby boom unlikely, researchers say

It’s a pandemic, plenty of romantic partners are stuck inside night after night with nothing to do, and so the thinking goes – we could be in line for a COVID baby boom, right?

Is Los Angeles County the new 'epicenter' of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Los Angeles County health officials Monday are continuing to warn the public of more devastating times ahead, as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue to soar. Some are now calling it the new "epicenter" of the pandemic.