Breakfast links: A Prince George’s County police officer struck and killed a pedestrian Monday night
A Prince George’s police officer struck and killed a pedestrian
An on-duty Prince George’s County police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving an unmarked police vehicle on University Boulevard in the Langley Park area Monday night. (Martin Weil / Post, Nick Boykin / WUSA)
DC tightens coronavirus rules again
With rising coronavirus cases, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is putting more limits on gatherings and businesses to try to slow the spread. Among other restrictions: indoor gatherings are capped at 10 people, group indoor exercise classes are suspended, and alcohol sales must end at 10 p.m. (Colleen Grablick, Jordan Pascale / DCist)
The latest Beltway widening opponent is the U.S. Navy
In a letter to Maryland’s Department of Transportation, the Navy outlined its opposition to the Beltway widening project, saying the state should not plan on using any military property and faulting it for failing to consider transit options. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
Two pedestrians killed by drivers last week have been identified
Latoya Sommers, 42, of Southeast DC, was identified as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a driver on Southern Avenue last Thursday evening. And the pedestrian who was killed by a driver in Old Town Alexandria last Friday was Justin Benedict, 55, a local cartoonist known for satirical comics. (Martin Weil / Post, Drew Wilder / NBC4)
Quarantine crunch hits Alexandria’s e-scooter pilot
Alexandria’s e-scooter pilot program wants another year after coronavirus restrictions sent scooter usage in the city plummeting. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)
The zoning saga of a Capitol Hill treehouse
A five-year zoning and permitting battle over a treehouse in Capitol Hill that juts 20 inches into an alley is finally coming to an end. The treehouse, painted to look like a castle, will come down in early 2024, when the family’s two daughters have grown out of it. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
One in 33 Maryland residents has had COVID-19
November’s coronavirus surge in Maryland has set records. Of the 183,797 Marylanders who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, one in five of them were dlagnosed in November. (Sanya Kamidi / Baltimore Sun)
In a dark year, Christmas lights are going up early
Many area families are putting up holiday lights early this year to bring some cheer to a difficult winter. (Teddy Amenabar, Kyle Melnick / Post)
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