Magnificent News: The 7 DMV: Say goodbye to summer heat

Good morning. It's Friday, Sept. 15, and I'm looking forward to catching the Mystics in the WNBA playoffs tonight. Onward to the news.

☀️ Upper 70s/Upper 40s. Another day of perfection. Capital Weather Gang gives it a 10/10.

An internal investigation into sexual assaults at Loudoun schools was released.

What to know: The report, made public yesterday, found that Loudoun County Public Schools administrators botched the handling of two 2021 sexual assaults that generated criminal charges and made Loudoun a focus of the nation's culture wars.
More concerns: The district may be doing too little to investigate other cases of sexual assault and harassment, the report found.

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The DMV remained a top hub for remote work last year.

The rankings: Among metropolitan regions, the area ranked fourth in the country, with 25.4% of workers remote last year, according to a U.S. Census survey. The share of those working from home nationwide last year remained well above what it was before the coronavirus pandemic.
Why it matters: The trend is upending downtown districts, companies and commuting patterns.

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A former Pentagon police officer pleaded guilty to murder.

The case: David Dixon pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of second-degree murder in the 2021 fatal shootings of Dominique Williams and James Johnson, who were driving away from him in a parking lot in Takoma Park, Md.
How we got here: Dixon had gone to trial earlier this year in Montgomery County Circuit Court, but it ended in a mistrial after the jury could not reach an agreement.

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The Capital Weather Gang has called it: Summer is over.

The forecast: Through at least the weekend, temperatures should be cooler than normal with highs within a few degrees of 80 and lows mostly in the 50s.
Next week: Expect some warmer-than-normal conditions to return — but no more sustained 90-degree weather.

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The Commanders will play against a quarterback they wanted.

The background: Eighteen months after Washington failed to trade for Russell Wilson, his shadow still looms large. First-year starting quarterback Sam Howell grew up watching Wilson play.
This weekend: Howell and the Commanders face Wilson, now in his second year with the Broncos (0-1). Sunday's game in Denver is at 4:25 p.m. on CBS.

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Check out these things to do this weekend.

H Street Festival: One of D.C.'s biggest, free street parties extends from Third to 15th streets NE, tomorrow from noon to 7 p.m.
Washington Ukrainian Festival: The three-day event at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Silver Spring begins today. Three-day tickets are $20 for adults; free for everyone younger than 21.

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Tomorrow night brings two concerts, including a band of D.C. punk veterans.

Bed Maker: Members of the quartet have been rocking in bands for at least three decades. They perform at 7 p.m. at Rhizome. Tickets are $10-$15.
Another option: Claud, a 24-year-old nonbinary artist, performs at Union Stage at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20-$40.

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Today's Perspective

From Petula Dvorak: America can take care of our poorest children. We just don't want to.

Before you go … read about a Nationals reliever's "elite pitch."

And finally … end your week with a high score by playing On the Record, The Post's new quotable news quiz. The weekend version is 10 questions, and you can risk all your points on a final bonus question. Ready to play? Click here.

You're all caught up. See you next week.