Local Headlines: Thousands lay flowers at Tomb of the Unknowns to mark its centennial

Incoming Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears visits the chamber where she'll soon preside; Deep divides over program meant to move homeless out of encampments are on display at D.C. Council hearing; D.C. hires former Philadelphia health commissioner who ordered destruction of bombing victims' remains; Death threats, online abuse, police protection: School board members face dark new reality; White supremacists find a new platform to spread hate: A federal courtroom in Charlottesville; D.C.-area forecast: November warmth continues through Friday; cooler this weekend ; Loudoun parent group files recall petition against school board chair Brenda Sheridan; A D.C. elected official, who holds office while incarcerated, was almost moved to Pennsylvania prison; Aaron Rodgers is entitled to stay unvaccinated. He's not entitled to lie about it.; Max Cleland, Vietnam War veteran who led VA and served in Senate, dies at 79 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Alex Brandon/Pool/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Thousands lay flowers at Tomb of the Unknowns to mark its centennial Members of the public were permitted to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknowns for the first time. By Fredrick Kunkle ●  Read more »   Incoming Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears visits the chamber where she'll soon preside Twenty years after a short stint in Richmond, Sears returns as Virginia's second-in-command. By Laura Vozzella ●  Read more »   Deep divides over program meant to move homeless out of encampments are on display at D.C. Council hearing By Marissa J. Lang ●  Read more »   D.C. hires former Philadelphia health commissioner who ordered destruction of bombing victims' remains Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley made national headlines in May when he admitted to ordering the cremation and disposal of human remains that belonged to victims of the 1985 police bombing in West Philadelphia years ago. By Michael Brice-Saddler and Jenna Portnoy ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Death threats, online abuse, police protection: School board members face dark new reality Some board members are resigning, or considering it, amid a wave of harassment. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   White supremacists find a new platform to spread hate: A federal courtroom in Charlottesville These extremists were booted from Facebook and other social media sites for the hate they spew. Now on trial, they're using the courtroom to amplify their racist views, put on performances they boast about on far-right media, and attack their opponents. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: November warmth continues through Friday; cooler this weekend Scattered showers likely Thursday night into Friday with a few thunderstorms possible. By Dan Stillman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Loudoun parent group files recall petition against school board chair Brenda Sheridan The group, Fight for Schools, previously filed a recall petition against board member Beth Barts, who resigned before her case went to trial. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   A D.C. elected official, who holds office while incarcerated, was almost moved to Pennsylvania prison Joel Castón is set to be released on parole in December and said he needed to stay in the District until then to do his job as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. By Julie Zauzmer Weil ●  Read more »   Aaron Rodgers is entitled to stay unvaccinated. He's not entitled to lie about it. We might not like it, but Aaron Rodgers has the right not to get the vaccine. But failing to be honest about his status is something else. Perspective ●  By Sally Jenkins ●  Read more »   Max Cleland, Vietnam War veteran who led VA and served in Senate, dies at 79 Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996, he served one term as a Georgia Democrat before losing reelection in a campaign that centered on national security after Sept. 11, 2001. By Harrison Smith ●  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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