Local Headlines: A beloved mayor’s suicide devastated his city and left an agonizing question: Why?

Montgomery County school superintendent decision nears as issues of race arise; Democratic challengers seek traction in race to unseat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser; The National Butterfly Center closed indefinitely. A fringe Va. candidate is partly to blame.; Woman carjacked in Northeast D.C. with 11-month-old child in vehicle; Black Lives Matter fence's guardian seeks to preserve artwork: 'I want it seen'; Tom Perez names former Baltimore City councilwoman Shannon Sneed as running mate in Maryland governor's race; Baltimore is like Haiti? Why yes, Tucker Carlson, it is.; D.C.-area forecast: Rain ends late day as cold air pours in and winter makes a return; Renewed effort to raise D.C.'s tipped minimum wage is poised for primary ballot; Snowboarder Jamie Anderson stayed focused on wellness. The world finally caught up. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (City of Hyattsville) A beloved mayor's suicide devastated his city and left an agonizing question: Why? Hyattsville Mayor Kevin Ward's sudden death is part of an uptick in suicides among Black people. By Rachel Chason and Katie Mettler ●  Read more »   Montgomery County school superintendent decision nears as issues of race arise The Montgomery County school board is scheduled to name a new superintendent next week. By Donna St. George ●  Read more »   Democratic challengers seek traction in race to unseat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is facing a challenge for her seat from two council members in the June 21 Democratic primary. Yet it is an open question whether Robert C. White Jr. and Trayon White Sr. can gain traction when their capacity to mount a vigorous public campaign is undermined by the continuing pandemic. By Paul Schwartzman ●  Read more »   The National Butterfly Center closed indefinitely. A fringe Va. candidate is partly to blame. Kimberly Lowe, who is running in Virginia's 9th Congressional District, accused the executive director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Tex., of being indifferent to child sex-trafficking. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Woman carjacked in Northeast D.C. with 11-month-old child in vehicle Police said the woman suffered minor injuries; the infant was not hurt. By Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Black Lives Matter fence's guardian seeks to preserve artwork: 'I want it seen' Nadine Seiler, the self-appointed curator of protest displays from the fence near the White House, seeks to spread the works' message to a wide audience. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   Tom Perez names former Baltimore City councilwoman Shannon Sneed as running mate in Maryland governor's race Sneed brings both gender and geographical balance to Perez's ticket. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Baltimore is like Haiti? Why yes, Tucker Carlson, it is. Baltimore is the city that toxic Republicans love to dump on. After President Donald Trump called it the "worst in the nation", Tucker Carlson said it's "a little bit of Haiti in the mid-Atlantic". Baltimore's Haitians agree. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Rain ends late day as cold air pours in and winter makes a return It's a wet and increasingly chilly start to the day. Arctic air returns, producing a cold, dry weekend By A. Camden Walker ●  Read more »   Renewed effort to raise D.C.'s tipped minimum wage is poised for primary ballot As proposed, the initiative would raise the city's base minimum wage of about $5 per hour to the standard minimum wage, which will be $15.20 an hour by 2027. By Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »   Snowboarder Jamie Anderson stayed focused on wellness. The world finally caught up. Snowboarder Jamie Anderson has her candles, her essential oils and an essential message about self-care. Perspective ●  By Jerry Brewer ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Carolyn Hax for Post columnist Carolyn Hax's latest advice column every day. Sign up »

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