While you might be enjoying the comforts of working from home, cybersecurity experts warn you shouldn’t get too comfortable. “You kind of have to turn your paranoia meter all the way to high and be extra diligent while you’re working from home,” said James Lee, chief operating officer of the Identity Theft Resource...

Almost a dozen employees of the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center have tested positive for the coronavirus, and the first death of a patient was reported Monday afternoon. Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team discovered the wave of patients hitting VA hospitals is larger than the agency has reported.

Some D.C. community organizers are collecting supplies for the inmates inside one of the nation’s largest halfway houses amid growing calls for action to protect the men inside from contracting the coronavirus and spreading it once they leave. Activists and friends of inmates inside Hope Village on Langston Place SE say people are crowded too close...

As we all clamor for information about the COVID-19 virus, our leaders are listening to advice from scientists and medical professionals who’ve spent their careers preparing for a pandemic.  “It’s an important role,” said Dr. Georges Benjamin, one of 20 members of the Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases an...

States and hospitals are trying to add more bed as they prepare for waves of coronavirus patients. Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team dug through state records to see how many beds local hospitals started the year with. See Maryland’s records here.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says a wave of patients could soon be coming to VA hospitals across the country and acknowledges a cluster of cases in D.C. Wilkie sat down for an interview with Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane.

As doctors and nurses around the country work to conserve personal protective equipment while fighting COVID-19, Children’s National Hospital has developed a way to limit its use by quickly finding out if patients have the virus. They’re getting test results back in just 90 minutes.  “It really is a game changer to be able to ...

Air travel is shrinking, and airports are emptying, but TSA officers remain on the frontlines handling not just the remaining passengers, but the stress of working a post during a pandemic. Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane reports stress is flaring in some harsh language and debates on TSA “members-only” Facebook pages.

The VA system says it’s making changes to protect its patients and staff during this health crisis.
Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team report.

Curt Sebastian says he wasn’t expecting a rush of customers but, as a small business owner, he’ll take it. He says fear and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus have more than doubled sales at his two Northern Virginia gun stores in the past few weeks. “We had no choice but to increase staff at both locations,” Sebastian s...

When schools reopen, some local students will have more direct access to a registered school nurse than others. A review of state and school records by the News4 I-Team shows a wide range in the number of school nurses employed by local school districts.  Though all public schools provide health care for students, some school districts provide...

At least nine Transportation Security Administration officers around the country have caught the coronavirus. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports on what the agency is doing to protect its employees.

Tanya and Tim Brosnan found their dream home in  Fredericksburg, Virginia, last fall, but once they moved in, they realized they couldn’t log in. Their home has no access to broadband. “Honestly, I never even thought that would be a question I would need to ask,” Tanya Brosnan said. “It’s 2020. How can I not get internet?” Their ho...