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Mediterranean-style house in McLean, Va., is for sale for $8.9 million

HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The 2012 house was designed by the owner as a nod to her Italian great-grandparents. Many of the materials she sourced came from Italy to give the home a true Italian feel.

 

The omicron wave’s unequal toll

The omicron surge reached individuals across race, class and location. But it hit unvaccinated and under-vaccinated people hardest, wounding communities where officials have been unable to stamp out vaccine misinformation and distrust.

 

Literacy scores show widening achievement gap in D.C. during pandemic

"Our second-graders hadn’t been in regular school since kindergarten,” one D.C. Public Schools official said.

 

Cherry blossoms hit peduncle elongation stage, with peak bloom about a week away

The buds could begin flowering as soon as this weekend at the Tidal Basin.

 

She escaped Ukraine with her children when the war began. Now she watches her country’s fate unfold from thousands of miles away

When the war in Ukraine began, Ivanna Ivaniv, 36, took her three children from their Lviv home and drove to Poland. Now living in her sister’s home in southern Maryland, Ivaniv and her children are among the nearly 3 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children, who have fled their homeland to seek safety.

 

Community deaths

Obituaries of residents from the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

 

Man killed in motorcycle crash in Northwest Washington

The crash occurred about 5:20 p.m. at Georgia Avenue and Howard Place NW, near the Howard University campus.

 

PM Update: Showers end this evening, with patchy fog tonight. Friday will be much warmer.

Stay ready for changing visibility if you're out tonight. Temperatures will soar into the 70s Friday.

 

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