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Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr. 'able to wrestle a firearm away' in robbery; Richmond's statues fell. Now these sisters aim to lift up Black history.; Two Suitland students arrested on first day of school with guns, police say; Proud Boy member who instigated Capitol mob, menaced Schumer sentenced to 55 months; Remembering Herman Rabbitt, the Montgomery cattleman who buried cash; A dilemma at college drop-off: Is a GPS tracker too much?; D.C.-area forecast: Sweaty then potentially stormy today before nicer weather returns; Grandmother and grandson visit 63 national parks on adventure of a lifetime ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) The mayor vowed to protect nightlife spots. Then a Commanders player was shot. Along the H Street corridor, where city officials have invested resources to combat violence, violent crime is up 89 percent compared with the same time last year. By Emily Davies and Omari Daniels ●  Read more »   Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr. 'able to wrestle a firearm away' in robbery Brian Robinson, the Washington Commanders running back who was shot Sunday night, wrestled a firearm away from a suspect, according to D.C. police. By Nicki Jhabvala and Emily Davies ●  Read more »   Richmond's statues fell. Now these sisters aim to lift up Black history. The Moon sisters grew up in Richmond but are discovering a rich Black history they never learned in school. Their JXN Project highlights truths beyond Confederate statues. By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Two Suitland students arrested on first day of school with guns, police say Deputies with the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office initially came to Suitland High School on Monday morning to execute an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old student. The teen, police said, was involved in a carjacking in District Heights on June 29. By Katie Mettler and Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   Proud Boy member who instigated Capitol mob, menaced Schumer sentenced to 55 months D.C. bartender Joshua Pruitt, who joined the far-right group during earlier violent protests in Washington, was described by police as an instigator of the riot. By Tom Jackman and Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   Remembering Herman Rabbitt, the Montgomery cattleman who buried cash "This Rabbitt's hole lined with money" was one inevitable headline. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   A dilemma at college drop-off: Is a GPS tracker too much? As a Gen-X parent, I pushed them to be independent. But when the time came to drop my oldest at college, I found myself pondering a GPS tracker on his car. By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C.-area forecast: Sweaty then potentially stormy today before nicer weather returns Thunderstorms could affect the evening rush hour. By Matt Rogers ●  Read more »   Grandmother and grandson visit 63 national parks on adventure of a lifetime Joy Ryan, 92, had never seen a mountain. So her grandson decided to take her to every site that has "national park" in its name. By Sydney Page ●  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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