County teacher killed in apparent murder-suicide
Prince George’s County police found special education teacher Anika Browne, 46, shot to death in a Clinton home Monday night. Deceased suspect Gordon Johnson, 49, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the same bedroom. Johnson was Browne’s boyfriend. Browne taught at the Blair Ewing Center. [WJLA]
Gov. Hogan defends Beltway widening plan
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan complained about objectors to his plan in front of the Maryland Business for Responsive Government on Tuesday. The state Board of Public Works will vote on the plan Wednesday. [WTOP]
Gang member gets maximum sentence for Montgomery bus robbery, assault
A 19-year-old gang member from Montgomery County has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he robbed a man of Louis Vuitton sunglasses and $700 aboard a Ride-On bus in April 2018, prosecutors announced. [WTOP, WUSA]
Researcher says governor wrongly cites study to suggest highway expansion will cut air pollution
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration says a project adding toll lanes to Washington-area highways would reduce air pollution, along with congestion. But a researcher whose study was used to support that conclusion said it’s not that simple. [Baltimore Sun]
Monorail to be considered in I-270 toll lane study
Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn told proponents of the idea, led by county developer Robert Eisinger, an upcoming traffic relief study on the toll lanes will include a monorail. Rahn called the 27-mile monorail between Frederick and the Shady Grove Metro station “worth additional exploration.” [Washington Post]
Today’s weather
Partly sunny with temperatures topping 80 degrees on Wednesday, but a chance of rain showers from 11 a.m. onward.
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