Public can comment on Montgomery bus pass fares; Man found dead in Wheaton was homicide; D.C. to give away bags to educate public about new fees

Comments on the proposed Ride On fare change also can be sent to the Montgomery County Council by Nov. 30. Comments can be mailed to 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Md. 20850; e-mailed to county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov; or faxed to 240-777-7888.

Man, 19, charged in stabbing death

A 19-year-old Wheaton man was charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death early Wednesday of a 34-year-old New Carrollton man, Montgomery County police said.

A woman found an unresponsive man lying in the 2500 block of Newton Street in the Wheaton area. Police determined that the man, later identified as Samuel D. Chacon of the 8300 block of Verona Drive in New Carrollton, had been killed.

Hours later, investigators charged Moises E. Rodriguez of the 12200 block of Judson Road. He was being held without bond at the county detention center.

Police did not comment on what led to the slaying.

-- Allison Klein

THE DISTRICT

City to give away bags to seniors

The District will give away 122,000 reusable bags to seniors and low-income residents to educate the public about the city's new 5-cent bag fee.

Starting Jan. 1, businesses selling food and alcohol will charge 5 cents for disposable plastic or paper bags.

That money will go to the new Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Fund, which will be used to remove trash.