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Prince George's, Montgomery, D.C. schools begin new year; Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr., shot twice in D.C., is in stable condition; After 60 years, Dulles Airport is poised for a makeover; Marc Elrich squeaked by to win nomination. What will he do next?; Md. watchdog: Reports from Pr. George's school board ethics panel are unreliable; Roland Mesnier, White House pastry chef for a sweet quarter-century, dies at 78; Children's hospital threatened after Libs of TikTok recording on trans hysterectomies; 'Mutilated by rats,' burned, trashed: 200 years of presidential papers lost; Md. opened police IA files to the public. But here the union looks first.; How experts are trying to save wood turtles in the D.C. region; Montgomery County settles lawsuit over police berating 5-year-old; King family announces coalition to aid Black, Brown organizers; A D.C. man died in a Louisiana prison. Then came a second death.; Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation.; D.C.-area forecast: Steamy start to week, but more pleasant after Tuesday ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Parker Michels-Boyce for The Washington Post) Inside the 'wild, wild west' of Virginia's marijuana market In Virginia, where marijuana possession is legal but sales are not, people breaking into the market are left operating in the space in between. By Karina Elwood ●  Read more »   Prince George's, Montgomery, D.C. schools begin new year Along with welcoming back students, school officials are also working to fill remaining teacher shortages, ensuring students have completed vaccinations and keeping a close eye on community levels of covid-19 cases. By Lauren Lumpkin and Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr., shot twice in D.C., is in stable condition Robinson was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries believed not to be life-threatening. By Nicki Jhabvala and Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   After 60 years, Dulles Airport is poised for a makeover Richard Golinowski, who took over leadership of Dulles last year, discusses what the future holds for the airport. By Lori Aratani ●  Read more »   Marc Elrich squeaked by to win nomination. What will he do next? Marc Elrich says he needs to do a better job of communicating if he wins a second term as Montgomery County executive. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Md. watchdog: Reports from Pr. George's school board ethics panel are unreliable The IG's investigation was prompted in part by a group of parents and activists who accused the ethics panel of using "taxpayer funds to conduct an apparently improper investigation." By Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   Roland Mesnier, White House pastry chef for a sweet quarter-century, dies at 78 He was a confident and methodical chef who took as his motto "perfection is no accident." By Olesia Plokhii ●  Read more »   Children's hospital threatened after Libs of TikTok recording on trans hysterectomies Children's National Hospital in D.C. faced a torrent of threats after a right-wing Twitter account published a recording that falsely suggested the hospital is performing hysterectomies on transgender children. By Peter Jamison ●  Read more »   'Mutilated by rats,' burned, trashed: 200 years of presidential papers lost Before the Presidential Records Act of 1978, presidents owned their papers. Now, as Donald Trump has learned, they must turn them over to the National Archives. By Ronald G. Shafer ●  Read more »   Md. opened police IA files to the public. But here the union looks first. Officials say it's to ensure confidential information doesn't slip through, but transparency advocates worry the arrangement will delay and impede public access. By Steve Thompson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How experts are trying to save wood turtles in the D.C. region The population of wood turtles was nearly wiped out, and researchers are working to track and preserve them. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Montgomery County settles lawsuit over police berating 5-year-old Police video recorded two officers yelling at 5-year-old boy and saying he should be beaten By Dan Morse ●  Read more »   King family announces coalition to aid Black, Brown organizers On the 59th anniversary of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King are supporting Black and Brown organizers across the country. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   A D.C. man died in a Louisiana prison. Then came a second death. The prisoners' deaths have raised questions for relatives and revived discussions about the city's practice of sending residents to prisons across the country. Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   Why are hummingbirds such jerks? An investigation. The toughest birds for its size? Science says its the rufous hummingbird. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Steamy start to week, but more pleasant after Tuesday Late-day storms are possible Tuesday amid a week that's otherwise mainly dry. By Jason Samenow ●  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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