Local Headlines: Black cemetery headstones were used as scrap. Now area leaders are ‘righting a wrong’

Part of Third Street Tunnel in D.C. remains closed; Hearing on Park Police officers' motion to dismiss manslaughter charges in Bijan Ghaisar killing ends without witnesses; Oath Keeper wins release from jail after lawyer says he is no longer 'radicalized'; D.C. Medicaid patients could lose access to doctors at MedStar, the hospital system that most often treats D.C.'s poor; Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio sentenced to five months in jail; D.C.-area forecast: A series of hot sunny days; storm chances return this weekend; Nonverbal adult in Maryland group home is charged in beating death of caregiver; Ten years ago, a significant earthquake rippled through the Mid-Atlantic; Anastasia Pagonis is battling for her first gold at the Paralympics. On TikTok, she fights to normalize blindness. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Julia Rendleman for The Post) Black cemetery headstones were used as scrap. Now area leaders are 'righting a wrong' The governors of Maryland and Virginia and D.C.'s mayor gathered at the site where the headstones were dumped as scrap decades ago. By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   Part of Third Street Tunnel in D.C. remains closed Part of the major thoroughfare remains closed in both directions for a second day after water damaged it. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Hearing on Park Police officers' motion to dismiss manslaughter charges in Bijan Ghaisar killing ends without witnesses Prosecutors asked for a five-day hearing on the officers' motion to dismiss the case, but then agreed to present no witnesses in hopes judge will allow case to reach trial By Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   Oath Keeper wins release from jail after lawyer says he is no longer 'radicalized' Defense attorney argued Joseph Hackett's wife would keep him from returning to extremist views. She hosts a political podcast, prosecutors say. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C. Medicaid patients could lose access to doctors at MedStar, the hospital system that most often treats D.C.'s poor D.C. leaders are scrambling to find a way to prevent MedStar from ending its contracts with two insurers covering most of the city's Medicaid beneficiaries. By Julie Zauzmer Weil ●  Read more »   Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio sentenced to five months in jail Tarrio admitted to two crimes, including setting fire to a Black Lives Matter banner stolen from a historic Black church in the District. By Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: A series of hot sunny days; storm chances return this weekend Moderate to high humidity levels make it feel like 95 to 100 degrees on many afternoons By Matt Rogers ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nonverbal adult in Maryland group home is charged in beating death of caregiver Lawyers and public health officials said they will look at options in the case. By Dan Morse ●  Read more »   Ten years ago, a significant earthquake rippled through the Mid-Atlantic The jolt from the 5.8 earthquake rocked the region and sent people scurrying. Fortunately, damage was mostly minor, and injuries were few. By Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   Anastasia Pagonis is battling for her first gold at the Paralympics. On TikTok, she fights to normalize blindness. "I don't have to be the stereotype of blindness," Pagonis said. By Travis M. Andrews ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Afternoon Buzz for a roundup of the major stories about the D.C. area, weekdays at 4 p.m. Sign up »

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