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Daily Archives: April 13, 2020
Virginia Scraps Criminal Charges for Marijuana Possession
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says the state will become “a more fair, just, and equal place†now that simple possession of marijuana will be decriminalized
Inmate at DC Jail Dies of Coronavirus, in First Virus Death at Facility
A man who was an inmate at the D.C. jail has died of coronavirus, in the first death from the virus at the facility. Deon Crowell was 51. He was diagnosed with the virus on Tuesday and “placed in isolation, where he was monitored by medical staff,†the Department of Corrections said in a statement. He was hospitalized the same…
‘It Made My Morning’: Virginia Yard Sign Business Thrives During Coronavirus
Under the cloak of darkness on April 5, the signs were delivered to Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Signs with emoji faces — some smiling, others covered in surgical masks — were skewered into the lawn facing the main drag. Other signs in the shape of red hearts were posted nearby along with clip art images of doctors and nurses. Behind…
Severe Weather Expected as DC Area Copes With Coronavirus Crisis
People who expected to get tested for coronavirus at FedExField on Monday will have to wait another day. The Prince George’s County executive opted to close the site for the day as poor weather conditions were expected. Storm Team4 is expecting waves of storms Monday that could bring heavy rain, damaging winds and the risk of isolated tornadoes. Go here…
COVID-19 Disrupts Virginia Tourism Ahead of Peak Season
Virginia’s tourism industry is losing money due to COVID-19
Maryland Military Armor Company Shifts to Face Shields
The goal of Hardwire, an armor manufacturer in Pocomoke City, has always been about improving the “survivability of human beings.†For 19 years that’s meant supplying military-strength armor to clients across the world, but now it means producing face shields for doctors and nurses as they battle the novel coronavirus. The company sprang into action after it started to hear…
Virginia Workers Lodge Over 150 Coronavirus-Related Complaints
State regulators have received more than 150 complaints about insufficient precautions being taken against coronavirus at Virginia workplaces