Local Headlines: Agency probes Metro over handling of weekend track-fire incident

Man pleads guilty to posing as fake federal law enforcement agent; Sister of man killed by D.C. police says he was shot in back of head; D.C. attorney general seeks to block access to Casa Ruby bank accounts; Judge dismisses discrimination suit over Montgomery's magnet schools; First Jan. 6 defendant convicted at trial sentenced to more than 7 years ; W.Va. politician who apologized for Jan. 6 now writing defiant book ; Black female firefighters sue D.C., alleging racial and gender bias; Black women — feeling let down by America — are arming themselves; 1 dead, 5 wounded in Northeast D.C. shooting; Venus Williams's Citi Open debut ends with a loss but no lack of love; Juan Soto leaves a lasting impression as the Nationals fall to the Mets; The Juan Soto swirl is all the more emotional as the trade deadline looms; D.C.-area forecast: Heating up through Thursday, while storm chances return Friday ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Agency probes Metro over handling of weekend track-fire incident The fire shut down a section of the Red Line in Northwest Washington for part of three days. By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Justin George ●  Read more »   Man pleads guilty to posing as fake federal law enforcement agent Arian Taherzadeh was accused of cozying up to U.S. Secret Service agents inside luxury high-rises in Washington and pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. By Emily Davies ●  Read more »   Sister of man killed by D.C. police says he was shot in back of head The sister of Kevin Hargraves-Shird watched a video Monday from the officer's body camera. By Peter Hermann and Clarence Williams ●  Read more »   D.C. attorney general seeks to block access to Casa Ruby bank accounts AG Karl A. Racine wants to prevent the nonprofit's founder from making further withdrawals, alleging "suspicious circumstances surrounding its collapse." By Casey Parks ●  Read more »   Judge dismisses discrimination suit over Montgomery's magnet schools A federal concluded that a parent group suing the school system failed to show that revisions to the admissions process "... had been implemented with discriminatory intent." By Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   First Jan. 6 defendant convicted at trial sentenced to more than 7 years The Three Percenters recruiter, the first Jan. 6 defendant convicted at trial, was found guilty of leading the charge while armed that led to first break-in at the Capitol. By Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   W.Va. politician who apologized for Jan. 6 now writing defiant book Derrick Evans filmed himself entering the Capitol building and urging others to do the same, while yelling at police officers who tried to control the mob. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   Black female firefighters sue D.C., alleging racial and gender bias The four plaintiffs say they have been "systematically and continuously discriminated against." By Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   Black women — feeling let down by America — are arming themselves Black women who have spent a lifetime keeping guns out of their homes and away from their families are strapping up. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   1 dead, 5 wounded in Northeast D.C. shooting Several people were shot Monday night in an outbreak of gunfire in Northeast Washington not far from Capitol Hill. By Martin Weil and Jasmine Hilton ●  Read more »   Venus Williams's Citi Open debut ends with a loss but no lack of love In her first singles match in nearly a year, the 42-year-old faltered late for a three-set loss to Rebecca Marino. By Liz Clarke ●  Read more »   Juan Soto leaves a lasting impression as the Nationals fall to the Mets The night before the trade deadline, Soto slugged a home run and walked three times as the Nationals fell to the first-place Mets, 7-3. By Andrew Golden ●  Read more »   The Juan Soto swirl is all the more emotional as the trade deadline looms Taking in what could be Soto's final game with the Nationals is a lot to stomach. Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Heating up through Thursday, while storm chances return Friday Heat indexes crack 100 on Thursday before thunder crackles Friday into the weekend. By Matt Rogers ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Capital Weather Gang morning forecast for Your daily forecast and important weather updates, every day at the break of dawn. From Capital Weather Gang experts. Sign up »

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