This story by @dugganwapo isn't about a crime. It's about life and love and an unexpected reunion. It's worth listening to him read it. wapo.st/4azZseB
The 19 Buddhist monks carrying a message of peace made it to Richmond on Monday, the 100th day of their walk from Texas to D.C.
The mayor’s office estimated 10,000 people lined the route through the city. wapo.st/3MihcC2
After Trayon White’s indictment, @Meagan_Flynn and I pored through thousands of pages of financial documents of the gov’t contractor who allegedly bribed him. We found spending that one DC official acknowledged was completely inappropriate. Read more here: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/…
Brendan Banfield, the Virginia man accused of plotting with the family’s au pair to impersonate his wife on a sexual fetish website to frame a stranger as her killer, was found guilty of aggravated murder. wapo.st/4c7sS53
In 2024, a judge banned ICE from arresting people — including those with final removal orders — at marriage green card interviews in Maryland.
The government is now back in court trying to overturn the ban.
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As a father, husband and history teacher, Michael Devereaux was the perfect candidate for the Netflix makeover show “Queer Eye.”
But amid the pampering and clothes shopping, Devereaux insisted the show help his D.C. school rather than renovate his home. wapo.st/4alK6KH
State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) is leaving office next month.
On his final wish list: Removing three Confederate statues that remain at the State Capitol. wapo.st/4rjJnPL
New at @washingtonpost:
Trump wants to build a 250-ft-tall arch, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
Brendan Banfield, charged with aggravated murder in the February 2023 killings of his wife and one other person, told his side of the story publicly for the first time Thursday. wapo.st/49LNHl6
Still impassable streets and sidewalks are frustrating people across the DMV. Here's what officials say about the post-storm clean-up: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/…
A boy who was playing in the snow in McLean, Virginia, on Monday fell into a storm drain and got trapped. Rescue workers, who were unable to lift the frozen drain cover, resorted to digging and freed him later that day. He was uninjured. wapo.st/4k5LpRo