Afternoon Buzz: Two dead after car crashes outside restaurant in D.C.
| Potent storm to bring plummeting temperatures and snow to D.C. area Saturday; All 133 Virginia school superintendents urge Youngkin to scrap tip line, effort to root out policies deemed 'divisive'; Campaign finance filings show Bowser outraising Robert White in D.C. mayoral race; D.C. Public Schools to lift mask mandate; many charters to keep requirement for now; Judge denies Fairfax schools' request to leave current TJ admissions policy in place for now; A cat was killed in Maryland. Two dogs were put on 'death row.'; Behind the Story: The 'People's Convoy' is in the D.C. region. Here's what it's like covering the protests. ; Virginia Senate nixes Youngkin parole board picks as payback for GOP's ouster of Democratic appointees; New FBI supervisor for D.C. working with local police to curtail violent crime; Alexandria school board fails to reach decision on forming advisory group to review school policing; Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are polar opposites. Together, they thrived. ; For Russell Westbrook, it might never be as good as it was in … Washington?; Georgetown house with an exaggerated history seeks a buyer; Larry Hogan shows how judicial appointments are done; Maryland's flawed pretrial detention system can be fixed; Despite carjackings, D.C. shouldn't revert to ineffective tough-on-crime policies; Youngkin has a chance to rise above cancel culture; The region's recovery rides on Metro |
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| | | |  |  | | Local news you don't want to miss. | | | | | |  (Craig Hudson/for The Washington Post) A vehicle crashed into patrons at an outdoor restaurant seating area along Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington and left several injured, fire officials said. By Peter Hermann and Dan Morse ● Read more » | | | Some accumulation is a good bet and slick roads are possible in some areas By Jason Samenow ● Read more » | | | | The superintendents expressed their concerns in a letter Thursday to Jillian Balow, state superintendent of schools, saying a recent administration report that rooted out policies aimed at racial equity was misguided and prepared without input from school districts around the state. By Gregory S. Schneider ● Read more » | | | | Thursday's filing deadline for campaign contribution reports painted a picture of many of the competitive elections in D.C. in June. By Julie Zauzmer Weil ● Read more » | | | | Masking in D.C. Public Schools becomes optional effective Wednesday and follows similar mask-optional policies already in place in most metro area school systems. By Perry Stein ● Read more » | | | | Judge Claude M. Hilton said switching to a new admissions cycle for the Class of 2026 — which is already well into the application process — will cause only "some minor inconvenience." By Hannah Natanson and Rachel Weiner ● Read more » | | | The case in Anne Arundel County started more than a year ago when a neighbor's cat was found dead near the dogs' home. By Dana Hedgpeth ● Read more » | | | Local reporter Ellie Silverman discusses the convoy, getting to know some of its members and what it's like to cover protests and activism as her beat. By Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn ● Read more » | | | | The Virginia Senate rejected Gov. Glenn Youngkin's picks for the Parole Board on Thursday, extending a bitter tit-for-tat that began when the chamber rejected a Trump EPA chief for the Republican governor's Cabinet. By Laura Vozzella ● Read more » | | | | Wayne A. Jacobs, special agent in charge of the bureau's criminal and cyber division in Washington, says these collaborations are key to reducing crime in the region. By Peter Hermann ● Read more » | | | | The school system also released data showing safety incidents and arrests so far this school year, with Black students seeing a disproportionately high rate of arrest. By Hannah Natanson, Teo Armus and Rachel Weiner ● Read more » | | | Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, the twin pillars of hockey in the District, played their 1,000th game together on Tuesday in Calgary. By Samantha Pell ● Read more » | | | | Russell Westbrook left Washington for Hollywood. Now his final blockbuster is bombing. Perspective ● By Candace Buckner ● Read more » | | | HOUSE OF THE WEEK | A plaque on the circa 1795 house claims it was once the Yellow Tavern and later the White Horse Inn. In fact, the tavern was a block away. By Kathy Orton ● Read more » | | | | | | Opinions | | | | | | | | | |
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