Metro ridership headed for two-decade low
A quarterly Metro ridership report from July through December 2018 shows trajectory toward a nearly two-decade low with an average of 595,000 weekday trips.
If the trend continues through May, when Metro benchmarks weekday ridership, it would be the lowest usage since 2000. [WTOP]
Maryland judge, former Rockville lawyer Roger Titus dies at 77
Roger Titus, a Maryland judge and former attorney best known for his defense of then-Montgomery County Council member Ike Leggett in a sexual harassment lawsuit, died March 3 of cancer.
Titus graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1959 and was the Rockville city attorney for 12 years. [Washington Post]
Five displaced after car crashes into Derwood house
Five people were displaced from their Derwood home after a car drove through the front door early Thursday morning.
None of the house’s occupants were injured and the Red Cross is assisting in finding temporary housing. [WUSA9]
Armed woman steals car, crashes into tree
An armed woman carjacked a vehicle before leading police on a pursuit and crashing on Clara Barton Parkway early Wednesday morning. The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken to a hospital with traumatic injuries. [WJLA]
Today’s weather
Warmer Thursday with a high of about 40 degrees and a low of 27 degrees.
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