Afternoon Buzz: Covid cases in D.C. region quietly rise again, fueled by BA.2

Youngkin proposes new crimes for pot possession, changes to CBD retail; A Maryland bill to protect child sex-trafficking victims died at the 11th hour; Freedom Plaza skateboarders worry their favorite spot is in jeopardy ; Loudoun rejects new police department, seeks minimum sheriff standards; Momentum builds behind a three-year degree to lower college costs; Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station ; As the USFL restarts, a look back at the Washington Federals' wild ride; Josh Bell is back in a familiar place, as familiar questions about his future linger; Unusual Potomac, Md., house set in the woods offered at $2.9 million ; 'Defiant Requiem' mines musical hope from the horrors of the Holocaust; Phillips Collection show commemorates victims of domestic violence; Easter and Passover have an answer to death at home and abroad; The First Amendment at a Falls Church clinic; Maryland opts for business as usual, not helping fight climate change; Montgomery County's teachers need better working conditions; Limiting Asian students at Thomas Jefferson is not advancing 'equity' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Covid cases in D.C. region quietly rise again, fueled by BA.2 With fewer public health reports and more testing at home, it's harder now to monitor the rise in cases in the D.C. area. By Julie Zauzmer Weil and Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   Youngkin proposes new crimes for pot possession, changes to CBD retail His amendment would increase the penalty for possession of more than two ounces of marijuana from a $25 fine to a misdemeanor. By Karina Elwood ●  Read more »   A Maryland bill to protect child sex-trafficking victims died at the 11th hour The legislation was designed to ensure that exploited children who might commit crimes at the direction of their traffickers are not treated as criminals. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   Freedom Plaza skateboarders worry their favorite spot is in jeopardy Commission weighing proposals for Pennsylvania Avenue NW plans to meet with skaters as redesign effort moves forward. By Omari Daniels and Joe Heim ●  Read more »   Loudoun rejects new police department, seeks minimum sheriff standards The high cost of creating a new police department trumped concerns over the sheriff's power and a lack of transparency in Loudoun County. By Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Momentum builds behind a three-year degree to lower college costs A handful of conventional colleges and universities are adding three-year degrees as students and families increasingly chafe at the more than four years it now takes most of those earning bachelor's degrees to finish — and the resulting additional cost. By Jon Marcus ●  Read more »   Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station The passenger railroad said the move is necessary to realize a long-planned expansion and modernization of the nation's second-busiest train hub. By Luz Lazo ●  Read more »   As the USFL restarts, a look back at the Washington Federals' wild ride The Federals were terrible on the field and colorful off it. Players and coaches alike were both unconventional and unpredictable. By Jake Russell ●  Read more »   Josh Bell is back in a familiar place, as familiar questions about his future linger Bell has been one of the Nationals' most productive hitters so far this season. By Jesse Dougherty ●  Read more »   Unusual Potomac, Md., house set in the woods offered at $2.9 million HOUSE OF THE WEEK | Built in 1951 as a modest rambler, the six-bedroom, six-bathroom, 10,400-square-foot house has been transformed over the years by a variety of owners. By Kathy Orton ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'Defiant Requiem' mines musical hope from the horrors of the Holocaust The multimedia project, to be performed at Strathmore on April 20, honors Rafael Schächter's chorus of prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp. By Michael Andor Brodeur ●  Read more »   Phillips Collection show commemorates victims of domestic violence Puerto Rico-born, Washington-based artist Marta Pérez García's installation "Restos-Traces" commemorates victims of domestic violence with hand-formed paper figures. By Mark Jenkins ●  Read more »     Opinions Easter and Passover have an answer to death at home and abroad Opinion ●  By Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   The First Amendment at a Falls Church clinic Opinion ●  By Shira M. Zemel ●  Read more »   Maryland opts for business as usual, not helping fight climate change Opinion ●  By Tom Croghan ●  Read more »   Montgomery County's teachers need better working conditions Opinion ●  By Jennifer Martin ●  Read more »   Limiting Asian students at Thomas Jefferson is not advancing 'equity' Opinion ●  By Chap Petersen ●  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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