Cloudy Sunday with a small chance of afternoon showers and a Small Craft Advisory on the Potomac. Midweek heats up sharply, with possible highs near 97°F.

Reader tips and neighborhood posts say HipCityVeg’s Chinatown counter has quietly closed, potentially leaving the District without a local outpost. The chain’s site still lists the address while locals wait for official word.

Startups are using AI to answer campaign texts; vendors say millions of messages have already been sent as the 2026 midterms approach. Regulators and voters are weighing consent and disclosure.

A 93,000‑square‑foot modernization at J.O. Wilson Elementary is wrapping up with net‑zero systems and LEED Gold targets.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, died after a "brief and sudden illness," his office said. He had recently met with Ukraine’s president and chaired the Senate Budget Committee.

HHS has asked the FDA to revise testosterone prescribing information, removing an age‑related limit and updating prostate and blood‑pressure warnings.

A teenager was shot Friday night in Northeast D.C.; police located him near 4th and W Streets NE and say he was conscious and breathing. Investigators are asking for tips.

A child was rescued after being seen partially outside a Fairfax County apartment window; three other children were found alone and the child abuse unit is investigating.

The $50.8M Fort Lincoln project reached a topping out, bringing a new rec center and early-learning hub closer to opening.

DEA Seattle amplified a federal warning that counterfeit prescription pills sold on social media can be lethal amid rising fentanyl deaths. Local officials and national data back the alert.

A Washington man with 18 prior convictions was sentenced to 27 months after officers found a loaded Polymer80 "ghost gun" on a Northwest sidewalk.

A federal planning commission cleared a proposal to buy the Defense Health Agency's Falls Church campus at 7700 Arlington Blvd — a rare move as agencies sell other properties.

A package of property‑tax bills went before the D.C. Council on Friday, promising new exemptions for disabled veterans and procedural fixes for appeals.