Stumpy's last bloom: A beloved Tidal Basin cherry tree faces the axe
Kevin Ambrose
The tree's days are numbered as the National Park Service prepares for a $113 million multi-year repair effort to Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park seawalls.
Navarro must go to prison for ignoring Jan. 6 subpoena, appeals court says
Rachel Weiner
The former White House aide has argued he was protected from testifying by executive privilege, but Donald Trump did not intervene on his behalf.
Population rebound from pandemic continues in D.C. region, data show
Marissa Lang
The D.C. metro area outpaced other northeast cities in population growth rates, according to an analysis by a Brookings Institution demographer.
$730 rooms, $75 parking: Youngkin's own report calls arena forecasts rosy
Teo Armus, Jonathan O'Connell
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the Alexandria arena project is based on sound financial assumptions and would generate enough revenue to pay off debt.
Finger-pointing and feuding after Montgomery fire chief pick fizzles
Dan Morse
Feuding has broken out between County Executive Marc Elrich and the firefighters union over who is to blame for the fizzled fire chief nomination of Charles Bailey.
Dorie Ladner, dauntless civil rights activist, dies at 81
Emily Langer
She joined the civil rights movement as a teen in Mississippi, braving gunfire, tear gas, police dogs and Ku Klux Klansmen in the campaign for racial equality.
PM Update: Mild tonight ahead of a warm and mostly sunny Thursday
Ian Livingston
Daytime temperatures continue to run 20 or more degrees above normal. We may tickle 80 tomorrow in some spots.
Teacher at Maryland church fondled two girls during prayers, police say
Dan Morse
Maryland church teacher accused of sexually abused four girls ages 6 through 12, including two whom he fondled while children had their eyes shut during prayers.
Sixth suspect arrested in fatal shooting of toddler in Maryland
Jasmine Hilton
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder, according to police.
A late, but not too late, apology for the shameful use of Black bodies
Theresa Vargas
Decades after a Black man's heart was used in a transplant without his family's consent, Virginia lawmakers express "profound regret." That matters.
Park Service to remove 158 cherry trees for sea wall project
Michael Ruane
New cherry trees will be planted around D.C.'s Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park when the project is finished, the Park Service said.