Local Headlines: D.C. sees a boost in visitors, but full recovery remains elusive

Biden announces plans to give pay raises to federal employees in 2023; Man is exposing himself, trying to grab women and girls on W&OD trail; D.C. government auditor involved in romance scheme, prosecutors say; Wes Moore outraises Dan Cox by 10 to 1 in Maryland governor's race; Parts of the D.C. region are parched, and it might get even drier; A U.S. diplomat left Ukraine, only to die on a Washington-area road; 15-year-old charged in shooting of 2 classmates outside D.C. school; Two critically endangered blue-billed curassows hatch at National Zoo; No, Lorde will not grow a third eye because she swam in the Potomac; D.C. attorney general sues billionaire, alleging income tax evasion; The nerve of some people: Remembering an audacious hotel guest; Sean Doolittle and Eireann Dolan are living their D.C. statehood advocacy; D.C.-area forecast: Plentiful sun keeps it warm through the holiday weekend ; Library of Congress launches internal probe of controversial remodel ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) D.C. sees a boost in visitors, but full recovery remains elusive The number of travelers who came to D.C. increased in 2021, but the total still remains significantly below pre-pandemic levels. By Lori Aratani ●  Read more »   Biden announces plans to give pay raises to federal employees in 2023 The Washington region, where about 15 percent of federal employees work, would be in line for one of the larger raises, according to a recent report by an advisory committee on federal pay. By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   Man is exposing himself, trying to grab women and girls on W&OD trail Police said they believe at least six incidents are linked to the same person. By Omari Daniels ●  Read more »   D.C. government auditor involved in romance scheme, prosecutors say A D.C. auditor and a government contractor are accused of starting relationships with women online before bilking them, according to criminal complaints. By Justin Jouvenal and Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »   Wes Moore outraises Dan Cox by 10 to 1 in Maryland governor's race Moore, the Democratic nominee for Maryland governor, took in $1.8 million in the last two months and has $1.3 million to spend, while his Republican opponent brought in $195,000 with a cash balance of about $130,000. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Parts of the D.C. region are parched, and it might get even drier Damascus, Md., in Montgomery County recorded its driest summer in its 49-year climate history. By Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   A U.S. diplomat left Ukraine, only to die on a Washington-area road Sarah Langenkamp's husband is calling for safer roads and has already raised more than $150,000 to go toward that effort. Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   15-year-old charged in shooting of 2 classmates outside D.C. school All three teens involved had been turned away from school after coming late. By Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Two critically endangered blue-billed curassows hatch at National Zoo The zoo caught the hatching of the chicks on video. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   No, Lorde will not grow a third eye because she swam in the Potomac The water in Lake Como, Italy and Lake Geneva, Switzerland and even Lake of the Ozarks was in the same range as the Potomac River last week, according to Potomac Riverkeeper data. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C. attorney general sues billionaire, alleging income tax evasion The lawsuit brought by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine accuses billionaire Michael Saylor of evading $25 million in D.C. income taxes. By Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »   The nerve of some people: Remembering an audacious hotel guest We seem to be living in the Age of Chutzpah. I want to hear your stories. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   Sean Doolittle and Eireann Dolan are living their D.C. statehood advocacy Eireann Dolan and Sean Doolittle have adopted not only the District, but the city's issues — including voting representation in Congress. Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Plentiful sun keeps it warm through the holiday weekend Only slight shower chances on Sunday and Labor Day. By David Streit ●  Read more »   Library of Congress launches internal probe of controversial remodel A whistleblower complaint challenges proposed changes to the historic Main Reading Room, and the library takes issue with its critics. By Peggy McGlone ●  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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