Local Headlines: The rebranding of Amazon’s HQ2 neighborhood: Alpacas, mocktails and flower crowns for dogs

Mayor Bowser denies breaking newly reimposed mask mandate; Maryland gave away $2 million in a vaccine lottery to boost vaccinations. Did it work?; A tech CEO was found dead outside her home in Md., police say. Her son is now charged with murder.; D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it's taken almost no action as deadline looms.; New indoor masking policy in D.C. has quiet start, stirs old fears over virus; D.C.-area forecast: Beautiful start to week with increasing rain chances by Thursday; How Ashli Babbitt went from Capitol rioter to Trump-embraced 'martyr'; Washington region brings back contact tracers amid new spike in covid cases; D.C. has the widest wage gap for Black women. This 72-year-old doesn't need data to know that.; U.S. women's soccer team loses to Canada in semifinals, ending bid for Olympic gold ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Sarah L. Voisin for The Post) The rebranding of Amazon's HQ2 neighborhood: Alpacas, mocktails and flower crowns for dogs The newly-renamed "National Landing" area in northern Virginia is getting a facelift. But who exactly is this transformation meant to target? By Teo Armus ●  Read more »   Mayor Bowser denies breaking newly reimposed mask mandate The D.C. mayor is accused of going maskless at an indoor wedding on the same day the reimposed mandate took effect. By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff ●  Read more »   Maryland gave away $2 million in a vaccine lottery to boost vaccinations. Did it work? State officials say the cash giveaway helped Maryland reach a goal of 70 percent of adults vaccinated. Some wonder whether the money was the reason. By Ovetta Wiggins ●  Read more »   A tech CEO was found dead outside her home in Md., police say. Her son is now charged with murder. Detectives said Andrew Weylin Beavers fatally stabbed his mother, Juanita Koilpillai, at their home, hid her body and then fled in her car to Leesburg, Va. By Justin George ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it's taken almost no action as deadline looms. Advocates say D.C. hasn't put its money where its mouth is when it comes to taking control of parole. By Michael Brice-Saddler and Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   New indoor masking policy in D.C. has quiet start, stirs old fears over virus As new indoor masking rules took effect on Saturday in D.C., the normalcy that some residents had begun to feel when pandemic restrictions were lifted earlier was dashed. By Lizzie Johnson and Karina Elwood ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Beautiful start to week with increasing rain chances by Thursday Today is close to perfect By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How Ashli Babbitt went from Capitol rioter to Trump-embraced 'martyr' Babbitt was shot and killed Jan. 6 by a police officer as she and hundreds of others stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn to the 2020 presidential election. In the months since, Trump and his allies have waged a fevered campaign to rewrite the narrative of one of the darkest days in the nation's history. By Paul Schwartzman and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Washington region brings back contact tracers amid new spike in covid cases Experts say the job will be crucial in efforts to avoid widespread mask mandates and other restrictions. By Antonio Olivo ●  Read more »   D.C. has the widest wage gap for Black women. This 72-year-old doesn't need data to know that. Venorica Tucker has been working since she was 13 and she has no plans to retire. Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   U.S. women's soccer team loses to Canada in semifinals, ending bid for Olympic gold Days after defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, the Americans fell to Canada on Monday in Japan. By Ava Wallace ●  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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