Good morning, Washington. For those of you with an extended holiday weekend, it's going to be a beautiful three days. For those of us looking at no more than our perfunctory time-off, relish Saturday and Sunday’s sunshine. Monday’s certain to arrive sooner than we’d like. more ›

Maryland and Virginia health officials have released more information regarding the possible measles exposure to travelers moving through Reagan National Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The first may have occurred on Feb. 20 at Dulles Airport in the International Arrivals and Baggage Claim level of the main terminal from 3:15 to 7:15 p.m. Authorities have also confirmed that the infected traveler then traveled through BWI airport on a 7 p.m. flight two days later. In addition to having contacted passengers on the flights, officials ask those in the area who develop symptoms to contact their doctors. more ›

Passengers traveling though Dulles International Airport last Tuesday may have been exposed to the measles virus, according to the CDC. The scare comes after a 27-year-old woman flying from the United Kingdom to airports in D.C., Denver and Albuquerque tested positive for the virus. The CDC is currently in the in the process of tracking down anyone at risk of exposure and has provided local officials with information to begin tracing passengers on those flights. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has already released an alert for travelers and workers in concourse C of Denver International Airport to be on the look out for early symptoms, such as the tell-tale rash, which can take up to 18 days to develop. Expect similar warnings, beyond those on the same passenger plane, for those having traveled through Dulles this past week. A similar warning was for those traveling through Reagan National Airport last October. more ›

The swine flu scare is saying sayonara. The virus, while very infectious, proved not to be very deadly. With this new CDC directive, all closed Maryland schools will reopen Wednesday. As far as we know, Our Lady of Victory in the District has not yet decided to reopen. more ›