Residents at Tivoli Gardens, an apartment building in Columbia Heights, are passing around a petition to cancel rent while the pandemic ravages local economies and puts many out of work.

One woman in Prince William County couldn’t believe she tested positive for the coronavirus because she never showed any of the typical symptoms. Now she is urging others to listen to their gut and speak up if something doesn’t feel right. Mary McNamee, 62, had allergy-like symptoms at the end of March that sharply turned into gastrointestinal issues. She said…

A 70-year-old woman who was in the care of a rehabilitation center in Arlington, Virginia, is one of the state’s newest coronavirus patients. Her daughter fears that how her mother’s case was handled may have spread the virus.  Lisa Chesnut’s mother was recovering at the Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center after she broke her leg. She had a cough and…

Authorities in Maryland say that the death of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean has been ruled accidental after she drowned in the Chesapeake Bay

After Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday that the state is an emerging hot spot with 6,968 confirmed coronvairus cases and 171 deaths, he is ramping up efforts for testing and accommodating the economic strain of the pandemic. Hogan said the state established a new partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine to invest $2.5 million to be…

The shooting occurred Thursday afternoon in the Benning Ridge neighborhood

A citywide moment of silence and prayer was held in Washington, D.C., Friday morning to honor those on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis and mourn victims. Mayor Muriel Bowser led the moment of silence at Gonzaga College High School. Musicians played “Taps†and “Amazing Grace,†and Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders delivered messages of hope on Good Friday…

Community organizers in Washington, D