An individual was diagnosed with a case of the measles on Wednesday after having traveled to another country and is being treated in Montgomery County, Maryland. The state’s health officials warn that those who were at international arrivals or baggage claim at Dulles International Airport on May 15 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and in parts of Gaithersburg and Rockville could have been exposed.
(The Washington Post)
Despite “SafeTrack” maintenance being complete, Arlington residents are still not riding the Metro as frequently as they did this time last year, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority report showing that ridership decreased 4.1 percent between the first three months of 2017 and the first three of 2018.
(ARL Now)
Wednesday, a federal judge ruled in favor of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University who claimed that President Trump blocking people who disagreed with him on Twitter was a violation of the individuals’ First Amendment rights. The Knight First Amendment Institute is representing a Loudoun resident, Brian Davison, who was similarly blocked from the Facebook page of Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall in a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit case.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)
A neuropsychologist and neurotoxicologist will evaluate Darwin Martinez-Torres, the 23-year-old Sterling resident who is facing the death penalty for the rape and murder of Reston’s Nabra Hassanen, a South Lakes High School student.
(WTOP)
The National Park Service found a copperhead snake near the National Mall on Monday, prompting officials to make area residents aware that this is mating season for the venomous snakes, and though not all are fatally venomous, individuals that are bit should seek medical treatment.
(The Washington Post)
Friday morning, Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan police station to face the criminal charges resulting from multiple women’s sexual abuse accusations, which inspired the #MeToo movement.
(WTOP)
