Local Headlines: This Maryland town needed growth to survive. Nearly 20 years later, some say growth could destroy it.
| Md. health department faces second week of disruption from cyberattack; Omicron now in the District, Maryland and Virginia, with first case present for weeks; Lawsuit claims Howard University governing board is 'illegally' excluding students, alumni and faculty; A division of Virginia's General Assembly is dealing with ransomware attack; He was her eyesight. She was his everything.; D.C.-area forecast: Warming trend this week before weekend cold front; Former NFL fullback Steve Smith was a hero among heroes, and they will never forget him; Sentencing hearing delayed in sexual assaults at Virginia high schools; Report on troubled D.C. forensics department chronicles systematic failures ; How 'Survivor' contestant Shantel Smith would spend a perfect day in D.C. |
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| | | |  |  | | Essential news and more for DMV residents. | | | | | |  (Marvin Joseph/The Post) A Northern Virginia developer long ago offered to help Trappe, a tiny, financially strapped town on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The price was a massive development with more than 2,500 homes plus commercial space that would increase the town's population five times or more. Environmentalists and neighbors, who thought the plan had died, are now battling to slow or reduce its size, saying that number of homes will harm the Chesapeake Bay. By Fredrick Kunkle ● Read more » | | | | Department employees on Monday remained unable to access their computers or many portions of the agency's network and the disruptions were being felt by local health workers trying to stem the spread of the coronavirus — especially as the new omicron variant was discovered in the state. By Steve Thompson and Ovetta Wiggins ● Read more » | | | | The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected across the region as of the weekend. By Jenna Portnoy and Dan Keating ● Read more » | | | The suit from Howard University alumni alleges the school's governing board violated its own bylaws when it stopped filling vacant affiliate trustee spots in April 2020 and later voted to eliminate the positions. By Lauren Lumpkin ● Read more » | | | | Gov. Ralph Northam has directed state agencies to help the information technology division of the General Assembly cope with a ransomware cyberattack. By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider ● Read more » | | | Allen Hirsh helped his blind wife, a federal government lawyer, throughout her life. Now he sees how much she did for him. Perspective ● By Petula Dvorak ● Read more » | | | | Showers possible at times Thursday night through Saturday. By Matt Rogers ● Read more » | | | For his family, for the football icons who knew him best and at DeMatha, there will never be another Steve Smith. Perspective ● By Kevin B. Blackistone ● Read more » | | | | The teen's sexual assaults against classmates caused a political firestorm. By Justin Jouvenal ● Read more » | | | | In response to the findings, the D.C. mayor vowed to commission a review of criminal cases dating back a decade. By Emily Davies ● Read more » | | | The Maryland-based pastor became a fan favorite during Season 41 of the CBS reality competition. By Thomas Floyd ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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