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What you need to know about how wildfires spread
Hundreds of fires have burned more one million acres so far this summer. Extremely high temperatures and dry conditions will continue to exacerbate fire conditions through the season.
Three baby ferrets named at National Zoo’s facility
Over 6,700 people voted on naming three baby ferrets born at a National Zoo facility in Virginia.
Justice Dept: Republican Rep. Mo Brooks may be sued over Jan. 6 speech to Trump supporters
Fiery comments before Capitol breach are not “within the scope of employment” or protected from lawsuits, Justice Dept. says.
Arrest made in fatal shooting in D.C. of 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, according to police officials
District officials have scheduled a news conference for noon
How breakdowns in oversight allowed Prince George’s to rack up a $26 million bill on a police lawsuit
The county council said it was given insufficient information. But some members acknowledged they should have asked more questions.
D.C.-area forecast: Heating up again today with a storm chance, then not as hot for a while
Another storm threat tomorrow before a really nice Friday and Saturday.
Driver killed in Beltway crash, Virginia state police say
Crash occurred west of Telegraph Road in Fairfax County, according to police.
Tuesday was almost as hot as Monday, not nearly as wet or windy
Tuesday’s temperature was the year’s second hottest.
Man found dead with gunshot wound in Fairfax County, police say
Relative finds man in an apartment on Southgate Drive, according to police.
Montgomery County police release body-cam footage of man shot by officers in McDonald’s drive-through
Ryan LeRoux, 21, was fatally shot by police on July 16.
Youngkin to participate in ‘election integrity’ rally at Liberty University
One Republican derided the event as “conspiracy-palooza.”
School year will begin with a mask mandates in suburban Maryland
Montgomery County, with the state’s largest school system, will require masks for all. A day earlier, Prince George’s took the same approach.
Man shot fatally in Prince George’s, police say.
Victim was found in Fort Washington area Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
Fairfax County moves toward requiring coronavirus vaccines for its workers
Virginia’s largest county joined other government agencies in the country seeking to respond more aggressively to a surge of infections caused by the delta variant.
Baltimore’s first city administrator sees echoes of Detroit
Chris Shorter, who spent about a decade working in the District, will oversee municipal services.
Maryland plans to release covid-19 data on vaccinated and unvaccinated populations
The leaders of the House Health and Government Operations Committee have been pushing for the statistics.
Maryland man charged with threatening Anthony S. Fauci
Prosecutors allege that Thomas Patrick Connally Jr., 56, also threatened Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.
Frederick, Md., man sentenced for threatening to execute Biden and Harris
James Dale Reed, 42, was given a seven-month sentence in federal prison.
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Bob Moses saw math as the path to equality. School systems should build upon his work.
The civil rights activist knew that to achieve education equity would take more than a lifetime. Still, it was his life’s work.
Northam proposes spending federal relief money on clean water; Virginia Republicans complain of being left out of the process
$411 million for water system improvements is latest proposal for using coronavirus funds.
