Breakfast links: NPS wants to charge a fee for some demonstrations in DC
Some worry that new NPS fees could curb free speech rights
The National Park Service has proposed a new set of permit rules for public lands in DC, including charging a fee for demonstration permits (which have always been free). The comment period closes on Monday. (Mikaela LeFrak / WAMU)
An arrest was made for a hit-and-run that killed a cyclist on the Mall
A 20-year-old Maryland man was arrested over a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of cyclist Thomas Hendricks Hollowell, a 64-year-old Smithsonian employee, near the National Mall last month. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
The elevator was confirmed to be working before a fatal fall at Columbia Heights
Metro has confirmed that the elevator was working at the Columbia Heights station after a man using a wheelchair who had requested it fatally fell from an escalator last week. What has yet to be determined, however, is why the escalator stopped near the time of the man's fall. (Martine Powers and Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
There was a brief Red Line shutdown last Saturday due to possible smoke
A section of the Red Line between the Van Ness and Medical Center stations was shut down briefly on Saturday night due to reports of smoke, but service was quickly restored after no fire was found. (Clarence Williams and Martin Weil / Post)
Bowsers says she was unaware of a top DCPS official’s school transfer
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was unaware of DC Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson's move to bypass rules and transfers his daughter to an out-of-boundary school. Wilson, who has since been dismissed, contends he had conversations with the mayor about the transfer. (Jenny Abamu / WAMU)
Many Duke Ellington School parents are cleared of residency fraud
The District has dropped more than 90 residency fraud cases involving the Duke Ellington School of the Arts after it was found that many parents of enrolled students were living with families in DC and simply lacked formal lease agreements. (Perry Stein / Post)
Don’t forget to register to vote today!
Today, October 16, the last day you can register in Maryland or DC to vote in the November 6 election. Yesterday, October 15 was the last day to register in Virginia. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
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