Metro awaits new transit center tests before committing to taking control
Official tells Montgomery County that agency will wait to see results of new tests on troubled $120M hub.
Va. teen charged in skateboarding accident that killed friend
The 17-year-old is charged with reckless driving in the “skitching” incident that killed John Malvar.
Did guards’ youth play a role in the Baltimore jail corruption scandal?
Most of the indicted officers were hired before 21, an age that may have left them open to influence.
Youth is killed in school accident
The incident occurred at Fox Mill elementary school in the Herndon area of Fairfax County.
For homeless students, graduation brings relief and a brighter future
Fairfax students Sia Kanu and Zac Winland overcome harrowing pasts to earn their diplomas.
You think the NSA is intrusive? Try being stopped and frisked by police.
COLUMN | There must be a better way to improve public safety without racially targeted policing.
Flaws seen in Virginia’s new method to evaluate teachers by performance
A rule urging use of “student growth percentiles” — how much students learn in a year — is tricky, officials say.
Offense proves elusive for Nationals
Washington produces just six hits against the Phillies as the Nats slump to their third loss in a row.
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SmarTrip: Through the years
Metro has had several versions of the SmarTrip card over the years. Here are several of them.
Daily Gripe: You vent, we’ll answer
Do you have an issue with the Beltway or other local roads that your government should fix?
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Prince William logo controversy boils over, supervisor files a FOIA request for answers
Seeking answers to how many logos were devised and how much was spent, Peter Candland is stopped by one supervisor, files a citizen's FOIA, then reaches a compromise.
Hello again: A new home for Rosenwald, Md. content
A blog evolves. We've been rethinking blogs here at the Post. Take a look and tell us what you think.
Food trucks are here to stay
The D.C. Council voted unanimously to complete the approval process for regulations setting out where and how food trucks may operate.
Recent Videos
The year in prep highlights
Members of the 2012-2013 All-Met teams narrate a multimedia presentation that highlights the biggest moments in high school sports.
Timelapse: How to paint a house in eight hours
Using a team of twelve skilled painters, watch as crew from house painting company Wow1Day transforms a house in Chantilly, Va. in only eight hours.
When Walter Barrera chose ultra long-distance running over crack cocaine, he was able to slowly start putting his life back together.
A go-go blowout sends Chuck Brown home
Thousands attended Chuck Brown’s funeral. But if anyone wanted to shed a tear for Chuck they needed to squeeze it in between dance sessions — the funeral was a party.
Remembering Chuck Brown, creator of go-go music
The Washington Post’s Chris Richards remembers Chuck Brown. Richards highlights the 75-year-old musician’s devotion to D.C., early years in prison where he is said to have learned music, and how Brown created the go-go sound.
Michelle Obama holds book signing at Politics & Prose
First lady Michelle Obama talked about the inspiration behind "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America," at a book signing at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
VIDEO | The Capitals discuss their 3-1 win over the Rangers in the playoff opener.
Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel mark Holocaust Museum’s 20 years
"The historic suffering and slaughter of the holocaust reflects a human disease that takes different forms--the idea that our differences are more important than our common humanity," said former President Bill Clinton, marking the U.S. Holocaust Museum's twentieth anniversary.
McMillian commits to Virginia Tech
Hylton junior uarterback, Travon McMillian, committed to Virginia Tech.
Rustic pizzas, raspberry thyme bon-bons, and local brews whirl around Bryan Voltaggio’s bustling 295-seat restaurant in Friendship Heights.
D.C. athletes wish you a happy Valentine’s Day
Washington Wizards and Capitals players say happy Valentine’s Day, each in their native language. Athletes include Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Kundratek, Jan Vesely, Michal Neuvirth, Kevin Seraphin, Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner.
A pillow fight on the National Mall
A pillow fight broke out on the National Mall as part of Pillow Fight Day, an effort by the Urban Playground Movement to energize public spaces.
An iconic moment in history, recreated for the film “Zero Dark Thirty,” is now recreated in Peeps.
Behind the scenes: Alfred Morris’ Eastern Motors commercial
The Washington Post takes you behind the scenes to the making of Redskins’ Running Back Alfred Morris’ Eastern Motors commercial. ¶
The Winner: Twinkie: Rest in Peeps
After Hostess Brands declared bankruptcy last year, people across the country mourned the loss of their beloved Twinkie, and the Peeps were no different.
This Peeps diorama took the partisan bickering in Congress and the State of the Union and turned it into “Despeepable Congress.”
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Local Columns
Summer isn’t a time for students to slip academically. At this camp for at-risk kids, learning never stops.
COLUMN | Novelist Grisham is right to call proposed Charlottesville highway a “boneheaded . . . boondoggle.”
COLUMN | Ousted head of Latino Economic Development Center worries its mission is at risk.
COLUMN | Even Md. Democrats say O’Malley should have acted sooner to stymie problems at Baltimore jail.
Photo Galleries
Homeless students take joy in graduation
Two Fairfax County teens have overcome harrowing pasts to earn their high school diplomas.
Jubilarian Mass
Each year, hundreds of couples renew their wedding commitments at the Jubilarian Mass in the District.
Father’s Day picnic in NE
“It’s off-the-chain fun” at this decades-old celebration in Northeast D.C., which draws hundreds.
72nd Annual Greater Washington Soap Box Derby
Children gathered near the Capitol to compete in the races.
Bruising storm system races through D.C. area
The severe thunderstorm watch was canceled for the area Thursday morning, but intense storms hit in the afternoon.
The downfall of Michael A. Brown
The former D.C. Council member has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges.
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