Possible reopening for DC is welcome news for business owners

The health metrics District officials have been closely watching have been trending downward for eleven days now.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says nation’s capital could enter phase 1 of reopening May 29 if decline continues

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Thursday that after more than 10 days of declining COVID-19 cases, the nation’s capital may be on the verge of announcing phase one of reopening.

Lawsuit against Virginia election officials says absentee voting not needed for coronavirus

A group of voters is suing Virginia election officials over a loosening of restrictions on absentee ballots for next month’s statewide primary, arguing that the state can’t allow voters to use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to vote by mail.

Facebook will begin allowing some employees to work from home permanently

Speaking from an internal staff meeting that was livestreamed on his Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will allow some of its employees to work from home permanently. 

Baltimore cancels all major events through August

All large public events in Baltimore have been canceled through Aug. 31, including the Fourth of July fireworks and the Artscape festival, officials announced Wednesday.

Great-great-grandmother, 100, beats coronavirus: ‘She’s our little boomerang’

A 100-year-old great-great-grandmother in the United Kingdom isn't letting the novel coronavirus take her down, overcoming her battle with COVID-19 after a more than two-week hospital stay, her family says.

CDC releases COVID-19 guidelines to help schools reopen while keeping students, teachers safe

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance for school districts across the country to use as education facilities work to reopen while protecting students, teachers and other staff from the spread of COVID-19.

Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million

Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 5 million early Thursday, nearly five months after the first infection was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Employee with COVID-19 says DC 911 center was slow to implement social distancing

Michelle Enoch has been in the hospital battling COVID-19 since May 4, she believes she contracted the virus at work for D.C.'s Office of Unified Communications and she says managers were slow to fully implement her requests for social distancing.

Volunteers infected with COVID-19 in human challenge study

Thousands of people are signing up to be infected by COVID-19 all in the name of science and research, and dozens of those volunteers are from the D.C. region.

The future of live concerts amid the coronavirus pandemic

The adrenaline-filled air. The roar of the crowd. Standing shoulder to shoulder with fellow fans -- it’s not clear when we’ll be able to do this again. 

One business owner behind several blue lights tributes in Loudoun County

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, landmarks all over the District, Maryland, and Virginia have been lit up with blue lights to honor front-line heroes. That includes the National Cathedral in D.C., the Capital Wheel at National Harbor, and in Virginia – it turns out just one person is responsible for seven different displays, all in Loudoun County.