Montgomery County police charged 22-year-old Alonzo Jerome Lyles of Gaithersburg with murder in connection to the death of Orlando Alexander Satz Jr., 20, who died after he crashed his car into a parked vehicle on Spruell Drive in Silver Spring in 2023. Satz was found with gunshot wounds. [WJLA]
County Executive speaks out against initiative focused on providing affordable housing
County Executive Marc Elrich called the Montgomery County Planning Board’s initiative aimed at creating more opportunities for affordable housing “misleading” and argued that the way it was presented wasn’t honest. [WTOP]
New Amtrak cross-country train set to stop in Rockville
Amtrak announced its new Floridian train will run daily from Chicago to Miami starting Nov. 10, including stops in Rockville; Washington, D.C.; and Alexandria. The train combines the Capitol Limited, which runs from Chicago to D.C., and the Silver Star, which runs from Miami to New York. [Montgomery County Media]
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