Afternoon Buzz: Ten injured after explosion and fire level apartment building in Silver Spring

Gov. Larry Hogan beats impeachment attempt by Trump-aligned Republican; 'Freedom Convoy' spinoff headed to D.C. region arrives this weekend. Here's what to know.; Virginia Republicans kill bill giving Indian tribes a role in reviewing development on ancestral lands; In Virginia, abandoned coal mines are transformed into solar farms; U-Md. breaks ground on memorial to honor Bowie State student killed on campus; A Virginia boy's battle with diabetes has shaped his life — and sent him to the White House; D.C. jail leader offers few details of plan to improve troubled facility; Here's how local TV meteorologists can stay relevant; Norbeck Grove offers camaraderie, a community pool and closeness to nature; Maryland men's basketball is at a coaching crossroads without an obvious solution; The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of March 3-9; Signature Theatre is betting if you like 'Fiddler on the Roof,' you'll love 'She Loves Me' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) Ten injured after explosion and fire level apartment building in Silver Spring A video of the explosion showed debris shooting upward, followed by loud screams. The Montgomery County fire chief said several people were in critical condition. By Dan Morse, Rebecca Tan and Justin Jouvenal ●  Read more »   Gov. Larry Hogan beats impeachment attempt by Trump-aligned Republican A Maryland panel dismissed the charge to impeach Hogan (R), squashing a rare removal effort brought by a fellow Republican who accused him of overstepping the bounds of his authority. By Erin Cox ●  Read more »   'Freedom Convoy' spinoff headed to D.C. region arrives this weekend. Here's what to know. Despite organizers touting numbers in the thousands, Indiana State Police say the convoy was about 550 vehicles as it headed into Ohio on Thursday. By Ellie Silverman and Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   Virginia Republicans kill bill giving Indian tribes a role in reviewing development on ancestral lands The measure had cleared the state Senate on a unanimous vote of 40 to 0 and had bipartisan support in the House, but a subcommittee rejected it Wednesday and urged bringing it back next year for consideration. By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   In Virginia, abandoned coal mines are transformed into solar farms Six old mining sites owned by the Nature Conservancy will be some of the first utility-scale solar farms in the region — and the nonprofit group hopes the model can be replicated nationwide. By Zoeann Murphy ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U-Md. breaks ground on memorial to honor Bowie State student killed on campus The memorial, which will overlook the bus stop where Lt. Richard Collins III was murdered in 2017, is slated for completion in May. By Lauren Lumpkin ●  Read more »   A Virginia boy's battle with diabetes has shaped his life — and sent him to the White House Joshua Davis, the 13-year-old from Midlothian, Va., who charmed America during the State of the Union address, has been giving speeches and advocating for kids with diabetes for almost a decade. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   D.C. jail leader offers few details of plan to improve troubled facility At a D.C. Council hearing, the jail's acting director did not detail the actions he said had been taken or what the U.S. Marshals Service was requiring to return over 100 defendants to the facility. By Emily Davies ●  Read more »   Here's how local TV meteorologists can stay relevant Weather apps are getting pretty good. TV forecasters might think about how to reinvent themselves. Perspective ●  By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Norbeck Grove offers camaraderie, a community pool and closeness to nature WHERE WE LIVE | The 20-year-old neighborhood of single-family houses and townhouses in Olney, Md., draws families young and old. By Diane Bernard ●  Read more »   Maryland men's basketball is at a coaching crossroads without an obvious solution It's easy to say whom Maryland men's basketball shouldn't hire, but harder to say whom it should. Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of March 3-9 Celebrate the reopenings of two D.C. museums, watch professional women's hockey or get an early start on St. Patrick's Day. By Washington Post staff ●  Read more »   Signature Theatre is betting if you like 'Fiddler on the Roof,' you'll love 'She Loves Me' The musical rom-com features lesser known songs by 'Fiddler's' Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. By Geoffrey Himes ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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