Wheaton Homicide; Express Lanes Over the Potomac; Name that Street

News, announcements and other helpful links for Wednesday morning

July 15, 2015 7:56 a.m.

Police investigating homicide at Wheaton Metro station

Police said a man died after he was shot in a parking garage at the station Tuesday night. [WTOP]

Police said two men were in custody related to the shooting and a more detailed update is on the way Wednesday morning. [Montgomery County Police/Twitter]

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Should Beltway Express Lanes extend across the Potomac?

Virginia transportation officials say the state should extend its Beltway Express Lanes to the congested American Legion Bridge and into Maryland. [WAMU]

Red Line delays

Those on Metro’s Red Line around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday were treated to long delays thanks to a “track problem” near the Medical Center station. [Metro/Twitter]

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Purple Line faces different political, economic realities in Prince George’s

While officials in Montgomery quickly said they’re willing to pony up more money for the light-rail line, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker has been less enthusiastic about how much his county can contribute. [Washington Post]

Twinbrook Library to close for ‘refresh’

The library in Rockville will be closed for most of the rest of 2015 to get a new layout, new paint job and new bathrooms. [Montgomery County]

Rockville wants help to name a new street

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The city is asking for resident input when it comes to naming the one-block street part of the Cambria Suites Hotel project near Rockville Town Square. [City of Rockville]

Chevy Chase couple give $5 million to UMass-Amherst

Pamela and Robert Jacobs donated the money to create a faculty chair for the university’s Judaic and Near Eastern Studies department and programming for its Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies. [UMass-Amherst]

Rockville mayor running for reelection

Bridget Donnell Newton is running for reelection for the post in the city’s November election. [Montgomery County Sentinel]

More clouds, more chances of storms Wednesday

Wednesday will look and feel a lot like Tuesday, with showers likely and a thunderstorm possible between noon and 3 p.m. [National Weather Service]

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