Good morning, Washington. Given that A Charlie Brown Christmas was on TV last night, this story seems especially rough. Apparently some folks stole $1500 worth of Christmas trees from the Boy Scouts that were selling them. Remember kids: leave your clearly marked tree receipt out for Santa if you want your presents delivered promptly and with a minimum of additional paperwork. Latest On Taylor Murder Investigation, Funeral: The Post reports on the few details......

It's been a tradition since time immemorial (or at least since pagan days): the Christmas tree. A reader getting into the holiday spirit wondered where to get their piney living room centerpiece in the city, since it's probably frowned upon to take a saw to some trees in Rock Creek Park. Thankfully, at least for those among us with the Christmas spirit, trees are available all over the city. Here's a few of our......

Good morning, Washington. You should check out DCMatt's photos of last night's lightning. The flashes prompted me to race home from a happy hour, hoping to escape what seemed like an inevitable deluge — but the downpour never came. And, looking at the forecast, it seems that it's not about to: the weather should continue to be pleasant through the end of the week. VA Loses More Veteran Data: It's happened again. WTOP reports......

The city has in recent days been particularly crowded by troops of Boy Scouts in full uniform, as pictured by brownpau at right. Bearing merit badges celebrating everything from fishing to cinematography, agribusiness to dog care, more than 40,000 Boy Scouts from around the country arrived in the area to celebrate the 10-day National Scout Jamboree in Bowling Green, Va., near Fredricksburg. In tragic news, four adult Boy Scout leaders from Alaska were killed yesterday......

The organization RightMarch.com is organizing "Carols at the ACLU" in order to defend the Boy Scouts. The protest, organized by conservative activist Eugene Delgaudio, has been circulated to area members of several conservative organizations. The protest/caroling is scheduled for Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the organization's 15th Street D.C. office. "I hope you can help me," writes Delgaudio, "I have ten volunteers but would like to get more since some of us don't sing so......