Afternoon Buzz: Maryland to award vaccinated residents cash via lottery; $400,000 top prize

$400,000 top prize; House spending bill includes $66.7 million for D.C.'s emergency security fund; Director of D.C.'s troubled crime lab resigns after scathing audit report; As we enter cicada peak bloom, here's where they've already emerged; How the Nationals inspired GW softball on the way to its first NCAA tournament; 65-year-old woman fatally shot in Southeast Washington; As D.C. reopens, why some venues are taking it slow, and you might still need a mask ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Associated Press) Maryland to award vaccinated residents cash via lottery; $400,000 top prize State residents vaccinated in Maryland are eligible for daily prizes of $40,000 and one $400,000 grand prize. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   House spending bill includes $66.7 million for D.C.'s emergency security fund Security costs have skyrocketed since President Donald Trump took office; funding did not keep up. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Director of D.C.'s troubled crime lab resigns after scathing audit report The agency botched a ballistics exam in a murder case, then "misrepresented" its mistake, a panel of experts found. By Paul Duggan and Keith L. Alexander ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As we enter cicada peak bloom, here's where they've already emerged We polled our readers and queried the Cicada Safari app to find the insects. By Kevin Ambrose ●  Read more »   How the Nationals inspired GW softball on the way to its first NCAA tournament The Colonials, led by three graduate students, are taking a "go 1-0 every day" mind-set to this weekend's Baton Rouge Regional. By Scott Allen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   65-year-old woman fatally shot in Southeast Washington D.C. police found Ella-Mae Neal suffering from an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday evening. By Justin Wm. Moyer ●  Read more »   As D.C. reopens, why some venues are taking it slow, and you might still need a mask Restaurants can open to full capacity this weekend, but that doesn't mean that they all will. By Fritz Hahn ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local Headlines for important local stories in D.C., Va. and Md., around 8 a.m. on weekdays. Sign up »

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