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Northbound BW Parkway reopens after deadly crash, hours-long closure near Beltway

The Northbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near the Beltway were closed for more than seven hours Sunday morning following a two-car crash that left a man dead and a woman injured, according to U.S. Park Police. WTOP traffic reports the crash happened in the Northbound lanes of the BW Parkway near Interstate 495 around 2:30 a.m. and all lanes reopened just before 10 a.m.



A man died at the scene and a woman was taken to the hospital, but is expected to survive, police said. Police said there was no other information about the crash including the cause or the identities of the people involved.

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Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center, according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump. No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center's grand foyer collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center's vice president for public relations. Photos provided by the center showed a large hole in the high ceiling and debris littering the red carpet in part of the hallway that connects the Kennedy Center's three main performance auditoriums. The damage occurred during stormy weather in Washington. The Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board is fighting in court to move forward with plans to add Trump's name to the building's facade and to close the center for two years as it undergoes $250 million in renovations.
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