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El Templo de Washington D.C. de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días en Kensington, comúnmente conocido como el Templo Mormón, anunció que abrirá sus instalaciones al público, por primera vez desde 1974. El evento de apertura se llevará a cabo del 28 de abril al 4 de junio de 2022. […]

The Washington D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kensington — commonly referred to as the Mormon Temple —  announced it will open its temple to the public for the first time since 1974. The open house will take place April 28 to June 4, 2022. The temple closed for […]

Update at 5 p.m.:  All lanes of the outer loop of the Capital Beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Rockville Pike are open. The lanes were closed following an early morning tanker jackknifed and spilt hot liquid asphalt on the roadway. Update Montgomery Co: All lanes are now open at I-495 OL at exit 35. sf […]

Un bebé nació en la I-495 Capital Beltway el viernes por la mañana, dijo el portavoz del Servicio de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado de Montgomery (MCFRS), Pete Piringer. Los socorristas transportaron a la madre y al recién nacido y todos estaban bien, dijo Piringer en Twitter. El bebé nació alrededor de las 7 a.m., […]

A baby was delivered on the I-495 Capital Beltway Friday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. Responders transported the mother and newborn and everybody was fine, Piringer said on Twitter. The baby was delivered around 7 a.m., before MCFRS arrived, on the outer loop by University Boulevard, between New […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported “quite a few wrecks” on the Capital Beltway Thursday. The county is under a Winter Weather Advisory; the National Weather Service says to expect mixed precipitation, with snow/sleet accumulating up to one inch and ice accumulating up to 1/10 of an inch. County Emergency Management […]

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has “strong reservations” about the Maryland Department of Transportation’s plan to expand I-495 and I-270, saying it will “shortchange transit and inflict unnecessary damage to parkland while increasing emissions from vehicles.” At the end of last month, Maryland highway officials announced that their preferred alternative for the […]

A person was injured in a rollover collision on the beltway (I-495) between Rockville Pike and Connecticut Avenue. Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, tweeted that one person was extricated from a vehicle. The person was then evaluated for trauma, according to Piringer. The extent of the person’s injuries are […]

Desde principios de la década de 1970, el puente del ferrocarril sobre la I-495 en Kensington, Maryland, ha sido el lienzo de los famosos grafitis. Con la impresionante estructura del Templo Mormón asomándose a la distancia, la frase “Rendirse Dorothy” a menudo se ha grabado en el puente, haciendo referencia a la Ciudad Esmeralda del […]

Since the early 1970s, the railroad bridge over I-495 in Kensington, Md. has been the canvas for famous graffiti. With the impressive structure of the Mormon Temple looming in the distance, the phrase “Surrender Dorthy” has often been etched on the bridge, referencing the Emerald City of The Wizard of Oz. However, amid the tension of […]