14 Whitman Students Busted For Drinking at School Dance; 81-Year-Old Chevy Chase Cold Case

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February 23, 2016 8:23 a.m.

Whitman principal might cancel dance after 14 students cited for underage drinking

The students were cited for underage drinking at Walt Whitman High School’s annual bRAVE event, a dance and fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Principal Alan Goodwin, who prior to the event sent out multiple warnings not to drink, said the school might cancel the event. [The Black & White]

Detective still searching for clues in 81-year-old double murder

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The so-called Car Barn Murders happened in 1935 in Chevy Chase. It’s Montgomery County’s oldest cold case and one detective is still trying to crack it. [NBC4]

Washington’s new ethnic enclaves

The Washington Post Magazine says that when it comes to food, the new Chinatown is in Rockville and the new Little Ethiopia is in Silver Spring. [Washington Post Magazine]

Montgomery County contingent travels around Havana

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During their trip to Cuba, County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council members Roger Berliner and Nancy Navarro on Monday visited the U.S. Embassy in Havana. [Nancy Navarro via Twitter]

Assistant police chief talks body cameras

At a national conference this weekend, Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Luther Reynolds told officials to carefully and slowly roll out any body camera programs for their police departments. County police are undertaking a pilot body camera program. [Route Fifty]

General Assembly again debates medically assisted death bill

The bill was the subject of hours of testimony Friday and will likely be a hot topic again in a Senate hearing this week. [Baltimore Sun]

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SHA does emergency repairs on Beltway bridge over Old Georgetown Road

The State Highway Administration did the bridge joint repair on Saturday. [SHA via Twitter]

Tuesday will be full of rain

Between a quarter of an inch and half an inch of rain will fall, mostly before 4 p.m. with a high temperature near 43 degrees. [National Weather Service]

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