Afternoon Buzz: Washington-region voters will soon head to the polls

A guide to the 2022 Washington D.C. general election; A guide to the 2022 Virginia general election; A guide to the 2022 Maryland election; Unearthing Native American history on an island in Southern Maryland; November feels like September as warm weather shatters records in East; After two recent deaths, National Zoo gets two new Asian elephants; Weak coffee, milky cake and other family food oddities; A chicken heiress, an emerald ring and her effort to help Ukraine; Man running from police struck by a car in Herndon area, officials say; Overturned truck closes Beltway's inner-loop lanes in Montgomery County; Hail or Fail: Shirtless Kirk Cousins liked that comeback win over Commanders; Seven restaurant soups to transport you far from home this winter ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Washington-region voters will soon head to the polls Polls will be open Tuesday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. in Virginia and between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in Maryland and the District. By Antonio Olivo ●  Read more »   A guide to the 2022 Washington D.C. general election Voters on Nov. 8 will cast their ballots for mayor, council and decide on an initiative to require tipped workers to be paid the full minimum wage. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   A guide to the 2022 Virginia general election Early voting began Sept. 23. All 11 Congressional races are on the ballot, in addition to several local races for county and school boards. By Meagan Flynn, Teo Armus and Antonio Olivo ●  Read more »   A guide to the 2022 Maryland election Governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller are on the ballot, in addition to Congressional seats, statehouse contests and local races. By Ovetta Wiggins and Erin Cox ●  Read more »   Unearthing Native American history on an island in Southern Maryland Centuries after Native Americans dominated Southern Maryland, there's now more concrete evidence of their presence at St. Clements Island on the Potomac River. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   November feels like September as warm weather shatters records in East Dozens of records have fallen from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian boder; some areas have seen their warmest weather observed this late in the year. By Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   After two recent deaths, National Zoo gets two new Asian elephants Two young females, a gift from the Rotterdam Zoo, are expected to be bred with the zoo's male elephant. By Michael E. Ruane ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE Weak coffee, milky cake and other family food oddities Does every family have a food tradition or two that turns out to be completely bonkers? By John Kelly ●  Read more »   A chicken heiress, an emerald ring and her effort to help Ukraine Mitzi Perdue plans to auction an emerald ring from a 400-year-old shipwreck and use the proceeds for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. By Karina Elwood ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Man running from police struck by a car in Herndon area, officials say A person who authorities allege had been running from Fairfax County police at Hutchison Elementary School was struck by a car on the Dulles Toll Road. By Olivia Diaz ●  Read more »   Overturned truck closes Beltway's inner-loop lanes in Montgomery County Lanes on the Beltway's inner loop were closed Monday afternoon in Montgomery County after a truck overturned, officials said. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Hail or Fail: Shirtless Kirk Cousins liked that comeback win over Commanders Kirk Cousins led a "You like that!" chant in the Vikings' locker room and danced on the flight home after a successful return to FedEx Field. By Scott Allen ●  Read more »   REVIEW Seven restaurant soups to transport you far from home this winter Whether it's Vietnamese pho or Chinese luosifen, we have seven soups that will help get you through the winter. By Tim Carman ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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