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NBC News correspondent helps rescue teen driver from burning car on Capital Beltway

By The Banner Montgomery

A veteran NBC News correspondent helped rescue a driver from a burning car after the teenager crashed into a concrete barrier on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County at high speed.

The journalist, Tom Costello, told NBC News he was driving home Tuesday when he witnessed a “horrific crash” as the car broke into pieces, flipped and landed on the ground.

“It was smoking. It was crushed,” Costello told NBC News’ Hallie Jackson.

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Montgomery County Council approves $143M budget increase for MCPS; personnel cuts still possible

By Bethesda Today
In an emotional straw vote Friday, the Montgomery County Council voted 9-2 to approve a $7.9 billion operating budget for next fiscal year — providing an additional $143 million in funding for Montgomery County Public Schools that is still $36 million less than what the district requested. The decision, which is not binding but is unlikely to be changed, means hundreds of educator positions — including media assistants, social workers and English composition assistants — could still be on the line.
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