Afternoon Buzz: Maryland to require coronavirus vaccination or testing for health-care workers

Tornado watch runs until 8 p.m. as remnants of Fred pass the D.C. region; The money he loaned wasn't getting paid back, so he turned to Plan B — murder for hire; Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles resigns; Katherine Evans takes over as Wizards VP of research and information systems; Washington Monument closed for third day in a row; Two men found fatally shot inside vehicles in Northwest, Southeast Washington; Mystics running out of time to turn things around after back-to-back collapses at Las Vegas; These D.C. shops show how delicious vegan ice cream can be; Roomy houses, lots of amenities in the Prince George's community of Perrywood; Glenn Youngkin's campaign rolls out the crime ads; Virginia women may be the key voters in November; Goodbye, Chocolate City; Preventing police suicides must become a national priority; Virginia's extreme sentences don't make us safer, and they hurt communities ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Maryland to require coronavirus vaccination or testing for health-care workers Employees of hospitals and nursing homes in the state must get at least the first dose of vaccine by Sept. 1 or undergo regular testing. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   Tornado watch runs until 8 p.m. as remnants of Fred pass the D.C. region Any tornadoes should be brief and relatively weak. Flooding concerns are greatest over the western half of the area. By Jeff Halverson and Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   The money he loaned wasn't getting paid back, so he turned to Plan B — murder for hire Clement Robert Mercaldo Jr. pleaded guilty after having a restaurant owner's home set on fire and plotting to kill him and his business partner. By Jasmine Hilton ●  Read more »   Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles resigns In an email to top officials, Gayles, who has been the public face of the county's pandemic response, said his last day would be Sept. 12. By Rebecca Tan and Rachel Chason ●  Read more »   Katherine Evans takes over as Wizards VP of research and information systems Katherine Evans is the first woman in the NBA to head an analytics or research department. By Emely Hernandez ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Washington Monument closed for third day in a row The popular tourist site was struck by lightning early Sunday morning, damaging its electronic access system. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Two men found fatally shot inside vehicles in Northwest, Southeast Washington Police said it appears that there is no connection between the shootings. By Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Mystics running out of time to turn things around after back-to-back collapses at Las Vegas The Mystics squandered first-half leads against the Aces in two straight games and have fallen into ninth place in the WNBA standings. By Kareem Copeland ●  Read more »   These D.C. shops show how delicious vegan ice cream can be There are many ways for dairy-free ice cream to go wrong. These spots do it right. By Kelsey Ables ●  Read more »   Roomy houses, lots of amenities in the Prince George's community of Perrywood WHERE WE LIVE | A development built in the 1990s is close to the booming Largo area. By Michael Loria ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions Glenn Youngkin's campaign rolls out the crime ads There's a solid history in Virginia of law-and-order candidates doing well in general elections. Opinion ●  By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   Virginia women may be the key voters in November Women spoke loudly and decisively in Virginia's latest two gubernatorial races, powering Democratic wins in both. Opinion ●  By Mark Rozell ●  Read more »   Goodbye, Chocolate City The latest census data shows White D.C. residents now outnumber Black residents. Was this inevitable? Opinion ●  By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Preventing police suicides must become a national priority More police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty. Yet the problem doesn't get the attention that is needed. Opinion ●  By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Virginia's extreme sentences don't make us safer, and they hurt communities We need to give people a second look and a second chance. Opinion ●  By Juanita Belton ●  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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