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Driver injured after tractor-trailer fire on Capital Beltway’s Outer Loop

By Joshua Barlow

The driver of a tractor-trailer was injured after his vehicle crashed and caught fire near the exit for Georgetown Pike on Interstate 495 in McLean, Virginia, on Sunday afternoon.

According to Virginia State Police, around 1 p.m. Sunday, troopers responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer near Exit 44 on southbound I-495/Capital Beltway Outer Loop.

Officials with state police said the impact of the crash had caused the vehicle to catch fire. The driver of the tractor-trailer was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Firefighters extinguish a single-car fire involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 495 in McLean, Virginia. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

Virginia State Police said details surrounding the crash are still being investigated. It is unclear what caused the fire.

The WTOP Traffic Center reported a single lane on southbound I-495 reopened around 6 p.m. following a five-hour closure.

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A golf course for ‘the people’ faces a presidential makeover

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pack of cyclists whisked by along the circuit at East Potomac Park while the golf course parking lot filled with luxury SUVs parked next to older, inexpensive economy cars, all with the Washington Monument in the background. The scene highlighted what residents say are the park's best features: its accessibility and affordability right in the nation's capital. The historic park, especially the golf course, has caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who wants to turn it into a world-class golf venue. It's part of his grand vision for Washington, D.C., where he has torn down storied structures, remade or renamed others and deployed the National Guard for more than a year. But some residents fear the planned changes to the golf course — where Trump has visited with a cabinet member, a well-known golf course architect and blueprints — risk altering the character of a place that has served Washingtonians of many stripes for more than a century. Turning the park into an upscale golf course will mean costlier fees and a loss of public space, residents worry.
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