Local Headlines: Climate activists fear this is the last chance to pass meaningful legislation

D.C. police officer fatally shoots man with gun in Northeast Washington, officials say; 8-year-old boy shot, killed in Prince George's, police say; D.C.-area forecast: Hot and humid on repeat before a slightly cooler weekend; Error-riddled ethics reports on school board create political firestorm in Prince George's County; Most of D.C. Council calls on mayor to mandate coronavirus vaccines — without testing option — for teachers, child-care workers; Part of Third Street Tunnel still closed in downtown D.C.; Virginia lawmakers say their law was not intended to mandate masks, contradicting Northam's order; Walt Whitman High School teacher, community rowing coach charged with sexual abuse; Erick Fedde, Nationals get best of old friend Jesus Luzardo and handle the Marlins ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Post) Climate activists fear this is the last chance to pass meaningful legislation Climate activists protesting in front of the White House and lobbying at the Capitol say they fear Democrats will fall short. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   D.C. police officer fatally shoots man with gun in Northeast Washington, officials say The shooting early Wednesday occurred hours after another officer shot and wounded a man in Southeast. By Peter Hermann and Martin Weil ●  Read more »   8-year-old boy shot, killed in Prince George's, police say The shooting was reported on Brightseat Road. By Martin Weil ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Hot and humid on repeat before a slightly cooler weekend We're looking at a steady diet of sunshine and highs in the 90s through Friday, with only an isolated storm here and there. By Dan Stillman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Error-riddled ethics reports on school board create political firestorm in Prince George's County The reports targeted elected board members who clashed with the county's political establishment. By Rachel Chason and Donna St. George ●  Read more »   Most of D.C. Council calls on mayor to mandate coronavirus vaccines — without testing option — for teachers, child-care workers Under current rules, D.C. Public Schools teachers must get vaccinated or tested. By Perry Stein ●  Read more »   Part of Third Street Tunnel still closed in downtown D.C. Officials have said it could be days before the major artery can carry traffic again to and from downtown Washington. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Virginia lawmakers say their law was not intended to mandate masks, contradicting Northam's order Two Virginia state lawmakers sent a letter to superintendents and school boards in response to the mask mandate that was issued on Aug. 12 requiring masks in all K-12 schools. They used the letter to clarify what they say has been a misrepresentation of a law passed earlier this year being used as basis to mandate masks in schools. By Karina Elwood ●  Read more »   Walt Whitman High School teacher, community rowing coach charged with sexual abuse Authorities say their investigation continues as school officials in Montgomery County place teacher on leave. By Peter Hermann and Perry Stein ●  Read more »   Erick Fedde, Nationals get best of old friend Jesus Luzardo and handle the Marlins The Nationals feast on Jesús Luzardo, their former prospect who was sent to Oakland to complete the Sean Doolittle-Ryan Madson trade four years ago. By Jesse Dougherty ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local News email alerts for important breaking news email alerts for the D.C. area. Sign up »

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