Local Headlines: Eyewitness contradicts police account of fatal shooting of Black man

At Senate committee, D.C. statehood is debated anew; Loudoun school board cuts short public comment during meeting; Metro employee accused of stealing more than $150,000 in bus parts; The Chesapeake Bay's water quality is inching in the right direction, scientists say; Md. man traps and kills nearly 8-foot alligator in a pond off the Chesapeake Bay; Maryland says it needs to cut transit, highway projects to offset lost private investment in toll lanes plan; Man accused in fatal shooting at vigil had been released from prison months earlier; Montgomery primary: Gaithersburg lawmaker, former Raskin aide join council race; A toast to the glorious life (and messy death) of Brood X cicadas; In one Arlington neighborhood, cicadas remind residents of a kindly scientist; Man with gun who took hostages is killed by police in Virginia, authorities say; Prince George's County launches summer crime reduction initiative; Ex-restaurant worker brings back D.C. initiative to raise tipped minimum wage ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Julia Rendleman/The Washington Post) Eyewitness contradicts police account of fatal shooting of Black man A friend says Donovon Lynch was not brandishing a gun when he was shot by Virginia Beach police as two officers contend. By Justin Jouvenal ●  Read more »   At Senate committee, D.C. statehood is debated anew Former senator Joe Lieberman and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser stressed voting rights for D.C. residents. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Loudoun school board cuts short public comment during meeting The unruliness led to one arrest and a summons for trespassing. By Hannah Natanson and Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   Metro employee accused of stealing more than $150,000 in bus parts A Metro employee is indicted on suspicion of stealing more than $150,000 in bus parts. By Justin George ●  Read more »   The Chesapeake Bay's water quality is inching in the right direction, scientists say A 2020 report on the Chesapeake Bay shows improvements in key health indexes. By Stephanie Lai ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Md. man traps and kills nearly 8-foot alligator in a pond off the Chesapeake Bay The tale of how 43-year-old William Adams — a.k.a. Crocodile Dundee — and his 14-year-old son, Jake, came to find the alligator has created a buzz in his hometown. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Maryland says it needs to cut transit, highway projects to offset lost private investment in toll lanes plan Montgomery County's executive says Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is "arm-twisting" after his toll proposal lost a key vote last week. By Katherine Shaver ●  Read more »   Man accused in fatal shooting at vigil had been released from prison months earlier Jakel Stone, 31, is charged with second-degree murder in Montgomery County. By Dan Morse ●  Read more »   Montgomery primary: Gaithersburg lawmaker, former Raskin aide join council race State's Attorney John McCarthy faces challenge from the left. By Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A toast to the glorious life (and messy death) of Brood X cicadas The cicadas are dead (but not yet gone). Cheers to Brood X, with a look back at some of The Post's best, weirdest and funniest cicada stories. Perspective ●  By Bonnie Berkowitz ●  Read more »   In one Arlington neighborhood, cicadas remind residents of a kindly scientist Harry Allard was an Agriculture Department researcher who loved sharing his knowledge. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   Man with gun who took hostages is killed by police in Virginia, authorities say The man came out of a store in Luray and pointed a gun, Virginia state police say. By Martin Weil ●  Read more »   Prince George's County launches summer crime reduction initiative Police Chief Malik Aziz announces Operation Heat Wave, aiming to reduce crime in the county. By Jasmine Hilton ●  Read more »   Ex-restaurant worker brings back D.C. initiative to raise tipped minimum wage The D.C. Council repealed Initiative 77 in 2018, which was passed by voters and would have raised pay for tipped workers. By Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Carolyn Hax for Post columnist Carolyn Hax's latest advice column every day. Sign up »

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