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Fire At Unoccupied Home Leaves $250,000 In Damage – An early Sunday morning fire in a home under renovation caused $250,000 in damage and required 50 firefighters to respond. No one was injured and MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer said the damage was moderate at the home — 9519 Singleton Dr. [Montgomery Community Media]

Potomac Teen Killed In Beltway Accident – Seventeen-year-old Dominik Liam Pettey was killed in an early Sunday morning crash on the Beltway, near the Clara Barton Parkway exit. Another teen in the car was sent to intensive care. Police said the car Pettey was in was disabled on the side of the road when it was hit by a Jeep. Police said the driver of the Jeep, Margaret Christine Baisely, 24, of Rockville showed signs of being impaired. [NBC4]

Bethesda Restaurant Named Best In Maryland – Travel website TripAdvisor.com says Black’s Bar & Kitchen (7750 Woodmont Ave.) is the best restaurant in the state of Maryland. The website put together a list of the best restaurant in each state and neglected to include the District of Columbia. [Trip Advisor]

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Hail to the chief: Take our presidential trivia quiz

EDITOR'S NOTE: WTOP first brought you this quiz in 2019. Presidents Day is coming. How well do you know the less-important facts about the nation's leaders? Take WTOP's quiz — with any luck, it won't take you all Presidents Day to finish it.
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