Afternoon Buzz: Why the famed Appalachian Trail keeps getting longer — and harder

He lost his best friend in WWII. A trailblazing hike helped him heal.; Supreme Court clears the way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction; Comer introduces bill that could let D.C. turn RFK into Commanders home; PM Update: Excessive heat warning Friday for heat index around 110 degrees; A sister lost one brother to gun violence in 2017. Now she has lost another.; Street Sense to publish biweekly, citing a drop in grants and donations; This song by two children of D.C. is the antidote to Jason Aldean; Jeimer Candelario trying to concentrate as trade deadline approaches; The 20 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) Why the famed Appalachian Trail keeps getting longer — and harder As America has transformed, so too has its famous footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid. By Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney ●  Read more »   He lost his best friend in WWII. A trailblazing hike helped him heal. Earl Shaffer was 'confused and depressed' when he started hiking the Appalachian Trail in 1948. He made history 124 days later. By Lizzie Johnson ●  Read more »   Supreme Court clears the way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction Without comment, the justices lifted a lower court's halt on construction of the natural gas pipeline, which will stretch 300 miles through rugged mountains in West Virginia and Virginia. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Comer introduces bill that could let D.C. turn RFK into Commanders home The bipartisan legislation would allow for a stadium, commercial and residential developments, or recreational facilities on the roughly 142-acre site. By Meagan Flynn and Sam Fortier ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   PM Update: Excessive heat warning Friday for heat index around 110 degrees Our hottest day of the year thus far is a good bet Friday. Add in high humidity and it'll be dangerous out there. By Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   A sister lost one brother to gun violence in 2017. Now she has lost another. Tia Corry remembers the love that her brother, Tyrone Howard Brown, had for his family. The teen was found shot in White Oak in July. By Omari Daniels ●  Read more »   Street Sense to publish biweekly, citing a drop in grants and donations The publication, which helps the unhoused earn money, began publishing more frequently two years ago, but grants and donations have since dropped. By Kyle Swenson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   PERSPECTIVE This song by two children of D.C. is the antidote to Jason Aldean The War and Treaty — a duo raised in the D.C. region who now record in Nashville — made Barack Obama's summer playlist. Their song is the antidote to Jason Aldean. By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   Jeimer Candelario trying to concentrate as trade deadline approaches The Nationals third baseman says he wants to be in D.C. and he wants to win. Those two goals may not be compatible. By Andrew Golden ●  Read more »   The 20 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week D.C.'s biggest tennis tournament returns, a celebration of Asian pop culture features three days of cosplay and games, and a park turns into a family fun zone. By Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Adele Chapin and Haben Kelati ●  Read more »     News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 7 DMV for a brief rundown of the seven most important and interesting stories from D.C., Maryland and Virginia every weekday morning. Sign up »

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