Rehoboth Beach to reopen beach, boardwalk on May 15 for exercise

The City of Rehoboth Beach will open the beach and boardwalk on Friday, May 15 for exercise. Swimming and surfing are not allowed.

Documents reveal complicated and expensive landscape local governments navigate for PPE

Documents FOX 5 obtained as part of a public records request from Loudoun County show local governments across Northern Virginia were willing to pay nearly six times the normal price of N95 masks, a choice emblematic of the difficult market for protective equipment.

Maryland Gov. Hogan will give DC suburbs latitude during reopening process

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is expected to announce relaxed restrictions as the state begins to climb out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the counties in the D.C. area may be among those given more leeway to take a slower path.

Virginia paramedic heads home after battle with COVID-19

After 28 days in the hospital with COVID-19, a Northern Virginia paramedic finally got to head home Tuesday evening.

Video shows how quickly COVID-19 can spread in buffet-style restaurant setting

An experiment filmed by Japan’s public broadcasting organization NHK shows how easy it is for a virus like COVID-19 to spread on a cruise ship or in buffet-style restaurant.

63-page CDC document shelved by White House offered detailed reopening guidance

Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic included detailed instructive guidance and some more restrictive measures than the plan released by the White House last month.

Fauci, in Senate testimony, warns of new coronavirus 'outbreaks' if states jump 'checkpoints' to reopen

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the White House coronavirus task force, warned in testimony Tuesday before the Senate Health Committee that reopening the economy before certain "checkpoints" set up in the White House's coronavirus recovery plan are met could bring "serious" consequences.

Emotional testimony heard on Maryland Unemployment site issues

There were some very emotional testimonies shared from those participating in a virtual joint Maryland committee hearing held on Tuesday to review some of the serious and continuing issues Marylanders are still having with the Maryland Department of Labor’s new unemployment web portal. 

Gov. Northam delays northern Virginia reopening until at least May 29

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is delaying northern Virginia's reopening amid the coronavirus outbreak until at least May 29, two weeks after the rest of the state is expected to reopen.

New coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screening

The new test is cheaper and quicker than the current standard and could be a key but imperfect step toward the kind of screening needed to reopen schools and businesses.

Fauci warns of 'suffering and death' if US reopens too soon

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will bring “needless suffering and death.”

How to choose a college during the coronavirus crisis

What to do when deciding on colleges and you can’t visit the campus due to coronavirus closures.

Counterfeit masks reaching frontline health workers in US

An investigation has found millions of counterfeit medical masks, gloves, gowns and other supplies being used in hospitals across the country, putting lives at risk.

California man who wore KKK hood at grocery store won't face charges

A Southern California man who went to grocery shopping in a Ku Klux Klan hood last week will not be charged with a crime, police said Tuesday, adding that he didn’t mean to make “a racial statement.”