Local Headlines: Two officers and friends, slain at Bridgewater College, are eulogized as heroes

Police investigate bomb threats at several D.C. high schools; Virginia Senate votes to make masks in schools optional statewide; Trail tunnel planned for downtown Bethesda faces another funding battle; Teenager shot, critically injured in Southeast Washington; Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler taps former Hyattsville mayor as running mate; Capitol Hill staff member who carried gun into House building pleads guilty to lesser charge; Dumped by her husband, an author dove into loneliness and resurfaced with lessons for a pandemic; D.C. Public Schools required weekly covid tests for pre-K students. How has it gone?; D.C.-area forecast: Mild through Saturday before winter cold and a chance of snow arrive Sunday ; Jonathan Allen apologizes for saying he wanted to dine with Hitler ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Steve Helber/AP) Two officers and friends, slain at Bridgewater College, are eulogized as heroes Hundreds attended memorial service for John Painter and Vashon "J.J." Jefferson By Antonio Olivo and Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   Police investigate bomb threats at several D.C. high schools Students and staff were evacuated as authorities conducted searches. By Peter Hermann and Perry Stein ●  Read more »   Virginia Senate votes to make masks in schools optional statewide The measure, which would require that schools instruct students in person and give parents the right to decide if their children wear masks in school, now heads to the Republican-led House, which is expected to support it. By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   Trail tunnel planned for downtown Bethesda faces another funding battle Montgomery County officials have long committed to replacing a trail tunnel beneath downtown Bethesda as part of the Purple Line's construction. But a fight over how to pay for it could bring delays. By Katherine Shaver ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Teenager shot, critically injured in Southeast Washington A teenager was shot and critically injured, Earlier, a 14-year-old girl was charged in the shooting Monday of a 13-year-old boy on a busy street, also in Southeast Washington. By Peter Hermann and Jasmine Hilton ●  Read more »   Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler taps former Hyattsville mayor as running mate By Karina Elwood ●  Read more »   Capitol Hill staff member who carried gun into House building pleads guilty to lesser charge The congressional employee told police he inadvertently brought the loaded gun to work in his backpack. By Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Dumped by her husband, an author dove into loneliness and resurfaced with lessons for a pandemic Florence Williams dug into the role intimate relationships play in human and animal health and longevity. By Tara Bahrampour ●  Read more »   D.C. Public Schools required weekly covid tests for pre-K students. How has it gone? In the weeks since D.C. Public Schools began its test-to-return program for pre-K students, data shows participation has increased, but enrollment for that age group remains down. By Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Mild through Saturday before winter cold and a chance of snow arrive Sunday Highs are well into the 50s the next three days By David Streit ●  Read more »   Jonathan Allen apologizes for saying he wanted to dine with Hitler Jonathan Allen, a key player for the Washington Commanders, said he was sorry, adding, "I realize it was dumb." By Sam Fortier ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Afternoon Buzz for a roundup of the major stories about the D.C. area, weekdays at 4 p.m. Sign up »

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