chevy chase circle

August 5, 2020 | Alex Argiris

Raskin Proposes Removing Name of Segregationist From Chevy Chase Circle

Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced on Tuesday that he will introduce a bill to remove the name of Francis G. Newlands from Chevy Chase Circle. Newlands is a late U.S. senator from Nevada who held openly racist views. His name appears on a plaque and the fountain in the circle. Raskin is introducing the bill […]

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July 10, 2017 | Douglas Tallman

Bus Crashes into Utility Pole; 5 People Hospitalized

https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO4/status/884099562734055425 Five people were hurt Sunday morning when a Ride On bus crashed into a utility pole on Chevy Chase Circle. The wreck occurred after the bus collided with an automobile in the circle, then struck the pole, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said. The five people, all believed to be passengers on the bus, were […]

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May 30, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Police Report Man Died of Natural Causes

UPDATED The Medical Examiner has determined that a man found bleeding outside All Saints Church in Chevy Chase on May 30 died of natural causes. Police are no longer investigating the case as a suspicious death. Police identified the man as Colbert Pleze, 59, of the 1500 block of Butler Street in southeast, Washington, D.C. […]

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