Local Headlines: Howard University announces historic $785 million investment in new buildings, renovations
| D.C. police arrest two people in sale of fentanyl that led to nine deaths; For Trayon White Sr., D.C. mayoral campaign is a test of grass-roots outreach ; Want to talk? FBI trolls Russian Embassy for disgruntled would-be spies; Parkland shooting survivors return to D.C., with a grim message; Youngkin calls lawmakers back to Richmond, starts TV ads pushing tax cuts; Home values soared during the pandemic, except for these Black families ; D.C.-area forecast: Mild today with a notable cooling trend through the weekend; Judge rules that a dozen Virginia students can ask for mask mandates — but no more; The Nationals are working to get Stephen Strasburg back. 'Slowly but surely,' Dave Martinez says. |
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| | | |  |  | | Essential news and more for DMV residents. | | | | | |  (Evelyn Hockstein for The Post) The investment signals an era of financial security for a university with a history of budget woes. By Lauren Lumpkin ● Read more » | | | | Police say the batch of fentanyl targeted a neighborhood near the Southwest Waterfront in January and sent five others who survived to the hospital. By Peter Hermann and Jasmine Hilton ● Read more » | | | As the deadline to make the ballot and qualify for matching funds through the city's public financing program loomed, White has worked to galvanize his base. By Michael Brice-Saddler ● Read more » | | | | The FBI is sending social media ads to cellphones near the Russian Embassy in D.C., suggesting Russian speakers come talk to federal agents. The pitch is part of a ramped-up effort to recruit Russians unhappy about President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. By Devlin Barrett ● Read more » | | | Activists will use 1,100 body bags on the National Mall to spell out "THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS," a condolence often invoked after mass shootings — and one that gun-violence-prevention activists decry as hollow as more people continue to die. By Ellie Silverman ● Read more » | | | | Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has summoned the General Assembly back to Richmond on April 4 to pass a state budget, and mounted a pricey TV ad campaign to pressure lawmakers to pass tax cuts. By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella ● Read more » | | | A Black couple were shocked when their home appraised for $1.15 million in 2021 at the height of the real estate market — $300,000 less than what they had paid six years earlier. They were not alone. By Tracy Jan ● Read more » | | | | Passing showers are possible today and this evening. By David Streit ● Read more » | | | The order is limited to the 12 families who sued in Charlottesville federal court, whose children attend 10 different school districts in Virginia and range from preschool to 11th grade. By Hannah Natanson and Rachel Weiner ● Read more » | | | | Based on Dave Martinez's comments Wednesday, the best case is for Stephen Strasburg to join the rotation in May. By Jesse Dougherty ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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