• A look into the biggest embezzlement scheme in Montgomery County history. [Post]
• D.C. is the snowiest East Coast city so far this winter. [FOX 5]
• Meet the local immigrants with temporary protected status who are fighting to stay. [WCP]
• Alexandria is touting its nearness to Amazon in a bid for more businesses to come. [WBJ]
• Gov. Hogan stirs more speculation about a 2020 primary play by criticizing RNC. [Politico]
• A deep dive into host attire at D.C. restaurants. [WCP]
• Ashburn elementary schoolers were instructed to play “runaway slave” in PE. [WJLA]
• Mayor Bowser isn’t giving up on her choice for the Board of Ethics, setting up for a conflict with Councilmember Allen. [WCP]
• Local pastor learns he has royal blood. [Post]
• A man allegedly struck a Secret Service officer outside the White House. [NBC Washington]
• The pros and cons of a D.C. condo conversion. [Urban Turf]
• “I did not have an easy life. And I can’t promise you an easy life here. But I can promise you peace of mind. And I can promise you that you will never be alone on your journey again.” [Post]
• Virginia bans anyone under 21 from buying tobacco. [AP via WTOP]
• ICYMI: The effects of the government shutdown linger for would-be lawyers waiting to be barred in D.C.
• ICYMI: Synetic was going to get booted from its building in Crystal City. Now it’ll stay and shack up with Amazon.
• Today In DCist: Ted Leonsis compared D.C.’s lack of free wi-fi to Flint’s water crisis.

This post has been updated to remove a link from 2016.