Local Headlines: Neighbors offer support for family of 7-year-old who died in D.C. rowhouse fire

Children's hospitals seeing early increase in seasonal respiratory illness; Three arrested in fatal shooting of 8-year-old PJ Evans in Prince George's; Capitol Police request National Guard if needed ahead of rally defending those arrested after Jan. 6; He wouldn't let anyone into his home. Police found his father's decomposing body in a bedroom.; D.C.-area forecast: Scattered downpours today and Friday before drying out this weekend; Forty-five years later, Virginia woman identified as the Woodlawn Jane Doe; Va. relatives of front-line doctor who died by suicide press House to pass physicians' mental health bill; Not only lives are lost to gun violence. So, too, are 'teenage dreams.'; Montgomery planners grant more time for Takoma Park development proposal fought by Md. comptroller; Native American tribes demand emergency protection for wolves ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Bill O'Leary/The Post) Neighbors offer support for family of 7-year-old who died in D.C. rowhouse fire Fire officials on Wednesday offered smoke alarms and fire safety tips in the neighborhood where Karen Thomas, a third-grader, died after she was pulled from a burning home. By Jasmine Hilton and Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Children's hospitals seeing early increase in seasonal respiratory illness Children's National Hospital enacted a surge plan to deal with the number of patients, while Inova Children's Hospital says it is near capacity. By Jenna Portnoy ●  Read more »   Three arrested in fatal shooting of 8-year-old PJ Evans in Prince George's The child was struck by a stray bullet inside an apartment in the Landover area after a white sedan opened fire in the parking lot of the complex, police said. By Clarence Williams ●  Read more »   Capitol Police request National Guard if needed ahead of rally defending those arrested after Jan. 6 Law enforcement appears to be taking a more assertive approach to the rally after the security failures during the insurrection. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   He wouldn't let anyone into his home. Police found his father's decomposing body in a bedroom. Gary D. Howes of Olney was charged with neglect of his father, who had been dead for several months, police said. By Dan Morse ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Scattered downpours today and Friday before drying out this weekend Temperatures stay warm for the duration. By David Streit ●  Read more »   Forty-five years later, Virginia woman identified as the Woodlawn Jane Doe Using sophisticated DNA analysis connecting the body to relatives, Baltimore County police said the woman found sexually assaulted and badly beaten was an Alexandria woman named Margaret Fetterolf. By Michael S. Rosenwald ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Va. relatives of front-line doctor who died by suicide press House to pass physicians' mental health bill Lorna Breen's New York hospital saw an onslaught of covid-19 patients at the start of the pandemic. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Not only lives are lost to gun violence. So, too, are 'teenage dreams.' A D.C. college student and other school shooting survivors appear in a new video that turns Katy Perry's song into a mournful anthem. Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   Montgomery planners grant more time for Takoma Park development proposal fought by Md. comptroller Supporters of a new two-story building say they question Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot's influence in meetings with state highway officials. By Katherine Shaver ●  Read more »   Native American tribes demand emergency protection for wolves Gray wolves, part of many tribes' culture, were taken off the endangered species list in January. By Associated Press ●  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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