Arlington County Board is expected to ask the General Assembly in Richmond for the authority to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway. The county hopes that the arrival of Amazon will help spur the change, though efforts in the past were eventually denied.
(Arl Now)
Time has named a group of journalists, including Jamal Khashoggi, as the Time’s Person of the Year for 2018. All of the journalists have been jailed, or killed, for their work. The remaining honorees include Maria Ressa, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and the Capital Gazette of Annapolis, Maryland.
(NBC Washington)
A proposed policy in Stafford County would allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match with their gender identities. The policy would be the first of its kind in Virginia.
(Fredericksburg.com)
The Metro Board is expected to take a vote this week that will determine if service will continue using the current hours (until 11:30 p.m. during the week, 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 11 p.m. on Sundays) or return to the old hours of 3 a.m. closings on Fridays and Saturdays. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld says the reduced hours are helpful to the maintenance of the aging system.
(WTOP)
Alexandria’s Bill Vaughn has another reason to celebrate this holiday season, as his Christmas decorations were the winner of ABC’s reality competition The Great Christmas Light Fight.
(WJLA)
