Local Digest

MARYLAND

Girl, 4, is injured in Beltway car crash

A 4-year-old girl was seriously injured in a car crash on the Capital Beltway near the Central Avenue exit in Capitol Heights on Sunday morning. One vehicle overturned, injuring four people, including the 4-year-old, who was found not breathing and without a pulse. Paramedics took the child to a trauma center, according to the Maryland State Police.

- Kevin Sieff

Police identify man killed in Temple Hills

The Prince George's County police released the name of a 24-year-old man who was fatally shot outside a Temple Hills meeting hall early Saturday morning. Brandon E. Baswell of the 2900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE was shot about 3:30 a.m., just after a concert by the TCB Band, a popular go-go group, had ended at the Plaza 23 Event Center, Prince George's Cpl. Evan Baxter said. It was the county's 16th homicide of the year.

- Kevin Sieff

VIRGINIA

Legislature approves August primaries

The Virginia General Assembly has agreed to hold primary elections in legislative races this year on Aug. 23.

The legislative action was necessary because the state generally holds primary elections on the second Tuesday in June. But holding primaries this year on June 14 could run up against redistricting, which the General Assembly will attempt at a special session in April. The legislature must redraw its districts every 10 years in response to U.S. Census results. Because Virginia is covered by the 1965 Voting Rights Act, it must also submit its plans to the U.S. Justice Department for approval before voting can begin.

The Senate adopted an emergency bill Friday to set primary elections in August. The bill has passed the House of Delegates and awaits the governor's signature.

- Rosalind S. Helderman