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Ralph Northam alarmed by coronavirus increase in Southwest Virginia

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday said while the Eastern region of the state has shown improvement, the uptick in coronavirus cases in the Southwest is cause for concern.

September 15, 2020

Fairfax County schools confirm ransomware attack on data

The Fairfax County Public Schools system confirmed Monday that its data has fallen victim to a ransomware attack amid reports that it also was experiencing technical difficulties with online-only instruction.

September 14, 2020

D.C. health official says residents shouldn’t worry about COVID-19 spreading via sewage backup

D.C. Health Department Director LaQuandra Nesbitt on Monday said residents with sewage backup from the heavy flooding last week should not be concerned about coronavirus spreading through wastewater.

September 14, 2020

D.C. officials honor first responders on 9/11

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials on Friday honored the city's first responders at Engine Company 16 in commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.d

September 11, 2020

D.C.-area flooding submerges cars, prompts rescues

Much of the D.C. area on Thursday is under a flash flood warning after rains pummeled down, submerging cars and closing a number of roadways.

September 10, 2020

Maryland buying rapid COVID-19 tests for nursing homes, jails

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday announced that the state will be the first in an interstate testing compact to purchase and deploy hundreds of thousands of rapid screening COVID-19 tests to residents.

September 10, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser says she thinks D.C. Public Schools can eventually host small group learning

Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday said she thinks that D.C. Public Schools eventually can have in-person small group learning for students although instruction during the first term of the current academic year is online only.

September 9, 2020

Northern Virginia starts first day of school online with few technical issues

Arlington County said that some public school students had trouble logging into the classes, while Fairfax County and Alexandria reported no technology issues Tuesday, the first day of a semester of online-only instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic.

September 8, 2020

Montgomery County unlikely to move to phase 3 of reopening

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday the county unlikely will move to phase 3 of reopening, following an announcement this week that all businesses in Maryland can open.

September 2, 2020

Maryland OK to move into phase 3 of reopening

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday the state can move to phase 3 of reopening due to steady improved health metrics about coronavirus cases.

September 1, 2020

Virginia couple’s premature twins emerge from neonatal intensive care during coronavirus pandemic

Babies born prematurely face a number of difficulties -- and COVID-19 only adds another layer of complication and worry, Susan and Matt Leas say.

September 1, 2020

Novavax, Maryland biotech company, secures COVID-19 vaccine deal with Canada

A Gaithersburg, Maryland, biotech company this week reached a tentative agreement with Canada to supply up to 76 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

September 1, 2020

D.C. area students begin academic year with online instruction

It was a first day of school like no other: Thousands of D.C.-area students replaced backpacks and bus rides with logins and video screens Monday to start the academic year with remote learning.

August 31, 2020

Thousands march in the District for racial justice

Thousands of people gathered Friday around the Lincoln Memorial to speak out against racism and police brutality and to demand justice, marking the 57th anniversary of the first March on Washington where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech.

August 28, 2020