Nearly 11,000 migrants in search of asylum have been sent by bus from Arizona and Texas since April. A significant number of them have decided to stay local.

Northam says the long onslaught of the pandemic has put a strain on doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who have “worked tirelessly for 22 months.”

The council has been extending the declaration every six months since it originally passed on March 9, 2020.

The state’s eviction moratorium will extend through Aug. 15, and residents will have until that date to renew expired driver’s licenses.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan have also declared states of emergency.

D.C. area declares state of emergency.

Remember how Mayor Fenty and Govs. O’Malley and Kaine were begging the feds for more assistance to cover the costs of the 56th Presidential Inauguration? Well today, President Bush stepped up to the plate, at least for Fenty, and formally declared a state of emergency in the District for the inaugural events. From the press release: The President today declared an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered federal aid to supplement…

AP Photo/Steve Helber By some miracle, so far no fatalities have been reported in the wake of three tornadoes and other violent storm activity in southeastern Virginia, with the worst of the damage having happened in Suffolk, Va., just under 200 miles from Washington. Dozens of photos of the destruction of homes and businesses are being posted online. The Suffolk News-Harold has a photo gallery up, and photos on Flickr tagged with suffolk offer plenty…