Morning Roundup: A Driver Struck A Person On Wheeler Road, Near Where A 9-Year-Old Was Hit

Dec 14, 2021

A driver struck a person in Southeast, blocks away from where a 9-year-old was hit Friday. [WTOP]
Black children in Virginia were referred to the juvenile justice system at twice the rate of their white counterparts in the past decade, according to a new report. [Virginia Mercury]
The IT branch of Virginia’s General Assembly was hit with a cyber attack. [Post]
The Capitals have a new program to get girls involved in hockey. [WUSA 9]
Community members shut down the intersection where 5-year-old Allie Hart was killed to protest for safer streets. [The Wash]
Kramers has a new bar. [Washingtonian]
Loudoun County’s school board voted to keep a book in school libraries that some parents want removed. [WJLA]
Dozens were arrested yesterday in a protest for low-wage workers at the Capitol. [Post]
Silver Spring grandparents scammed a scammer. [NBC 4]
Today will be sunny and slightly warmer than yesterday. [CWG]
ICYMI: Fairfax County Public Schools settled a lawsuit over the district’s use of seclusion and restraint against students with special needs.
ICYMI: D.C. identified four cases of the omicron COVID variant.
This Day in DCist: Jack Evans and a Council battle over electric signs.