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Maryland toll lanes plan removed from key environmental analysis, jeopardizing federal approval; Crisis counselors are being hailed as police alternatives. It's too heavy a burden, some say.; Under D.C. mayor's budget, school police program would remain intact despite strong calls for its elimination; She's endured stares and insults. Her dream: To create a community space where others won't have to.; Women dominate early field of new candidates for Montgomery County Council; A D.C. inmate becomes the city's first incarcerated person to win elected office; GOP congressman refuses to shake hands with D.C. police officer who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6; Partly dismembered body found by hikers in Maryland: 'This person has a story to tell'; The 25 best sandwiches in the D.C. area; Cicadas are dying off, but leaving behind a stench; Remembering the day the Rick Springfield fan army shut down Tysons Corner; Visitors flock to Maryland's state parks as officials consider reservations to manage crowds; Fairlawn, a green gem in Anacostia, seeks to stay family-friendly amid change ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Civil War cannons that may have been at Battle of Bull Run get new home Park Service gets two Civil War cannon that may have been at Battle of Bull Run in 1861. The two guns had stood outside the Fairfax County courthouse for 114 years. By Michael E. Ruane ●  Read more »   Maryland toll lanes plan removed from key environmental analysis, jeopardizing federal approval The vote came after Maryland public officials said the governor's proposal lacks local support. By Katherine Shaver ●  Read more »   Crisis counselors are being hailed as police alternatives. It's too heavy a burden, some say. Police encounters with the mentally ill too often end in violence. These counselors in suburban Maryland know how to deescalate — but still want police backup. By Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   Under D.C. mayor's budget, school police program would remain intact despite strong calls for its elimination City would add $500,000 to school police program for training By Perry Stein and and Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   She's endured stares and insults. Her dream: To create a community space where others won't have to. Hannah Setzer and her husband aim to build an accessible playground surrounded by stores run by disabled adults and foster youths. Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Women dominate early field of new candidates for Montgomery County Council Seven challengers have formally entered the Democratic primary race, all of them women. By Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   A D.C. inmate becomes the city's first incarcerated person to win elected office Joel Castón, who is imprisoned at the D.C. Jail, was elected as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. By Stephanie Lai ●  Read more »   GOP congressman refuses to shake hands with D.C. police officer who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6 Michael Fanone said he was rebuffed by Rep. Andrew S. Clyde, a day after the Georgian voted against awarding police officers the Congressional Gold Medal. By Colby Itkowitz and Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Partly dismembered body found by hikers in Maryland: 'This person has a story to tell' The FBI is seeking to identify human remains found in Catoctin Mountain Park. By Dan Morse ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The 25 best sandwiches in the D.C. area The District's sandwich scene is stuffed with delicious options. By Tim Carman ●  Read more »   Cicadas are dying off, but leaving behind a stench They should be mostly gone within one to two weeks. We've mapped where they've been present. By Kevin Ambrose ●  Read more »   Remembering the day the Rick Springfield fan army shut down Tysons Corner In 1981, the guy behind "Jessie's Girl" drew thousands to Variety Records. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   Visitors flock to Maryland's state parks as officials consider reservations to manage crowds The surge has forced rangers to shut gates and turn people away. By Bryn Stole ●  Read more »   Fairlawn, a green gem in Anacostia, seeks to stay family-friendly amid change WHERE WE LIVE | New bridge, new park and new development in a historic neighborhood. By Michael Loria ●  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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