Metro Bus Redesign Set for Vote — Metro’s board is scheduled to vote today (Thursday) on “an overhaul of the bus network in and around D.C. — the first major redesign of the system in half a century.” Expected to take effect next summer, the proposed routes were revised from a plan unveiled in July based on public feedback. [Washington Post]
Woman Killed in I-495 Crash — “A Massachusetts woman died and three others were injured in a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash Tuesday on Interstate 495 near Alexandria. Troopers were called to the wreck in the through lanes of westbound I-495 near Telegraph Road at 5:33 p.m. after a Dodge Ram struck the right rear of a Lexus sedan stopped in traffic, state police said in a release.” [Inside NoVA]
Trump Could Upend D.C. Area’s Economy — “Trump has called for creating an office of efficiency that would be tasked with slashing $2 trillion from the federal budget by, among other things, reducing the government workforce, moving some of those jobs outside of the region and even eliminating federal agencies such as the Department of Education.” [Washington Business Journal]
Fairfax Resident Sentenced for Jan. 6 Role — “A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former member of an alleged Alexandria-area militia was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation for his role in the Capitol riot. Fi Duong, 30, of Fairfax County, was arrested in July 2021 and pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one felony count of civil disorder.” [WUSA9]
Fairfax City Reelects Mayor — “Mayor Catherine Read defeated challenger Susan Hartley Kuiler in the Fairfax City mayor’s race, according to unofficial results reported by the Virginia Board of Elections.” City voters also weighed in on new school board members and a public schools bond referendum. [Patch]
Murder Suspect Arrested at Dulles Airport — “A man wanted in connection with a 2022 robbery and murder in Woodbridge was arrested Sunday at Dulles International Airport as he tried to board a one-way flight to El Salvador, federal authorities said.” [Inside NoVA]
Fort Hunt Butcher Shop Under Construction — “Construction kicked off in late October at the former Top It Off space at Hollin Hall Shopping Center … When The Cut opens early next year, it will sell a variety of meats, seafood and provisions like wine and cheese.” [On the MoVe]
It’s Thursday — There’s a 40% chance of precipitation, with showers mainly before noon, followed by partly sunny skies and a high near 77. Thursday night will be mostly clear, with temperatures around 50 and precipitation chances dropping to 20%. [NWS]
