National Guard staff sergeant from Damascus dies in collision
Dinora Aracely Flores, 33, was on Route 30 near Camp Fretterd Military Reservation when she was rear-ended by a flatbed truck Tuesday morning in Reisterstown. Her vehicle was pushed into oncoming traffic and she was struck by a tractor-trailer. Flores died of her injuries. [Baltimore Sun]
Pope appoints Washington Archbishop
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta has been chosen to lead the Washington Archdiocese. [Catholic News]
Investigation by Catholic school in Silver Spring finds racist and offensive behavior
After a student at St. Bernadette School was disciplined for sending a Snapchat image with disturbing comments, administrators looked into the issue and found instances of similar actions by seventh-grade students. In a letter to parents and students, Principal Theodore M. Ewanciw wrote the school “will not tolerate hateful, hurtful, or inappropriate speech or acts in our school community.” [Washington Post]
Today’s weather
Fairly warm again for Thursday, partly sunny with temperatures in the low-60s.
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