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Stuart McIntosh, 77, of Lower Icknield Way, sadly died at the scene on the A4129 Thame Road. The accident happened on the evening of October 19 last year. An inquest into his death on February 3 heard Mr McIntosh, of Little Horsenden Farm, was crossing over to the other side of the road when he was hit. In a statement read out to Beaconsfield Coroner’s Court, Max Smith, the driver of the car, said he “suddenly” saw “a pedestrian” – Mr McIntosh – “walking from the left to the right” and that he tried to swerve out of the way and brake, but it was too late.

Times Staff Writer The Buena Vista Board of Trustees is scheduled to have an open-ended discussion on the subject of short-term rentals in town at its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9. Also on the agenda for approval is a cost allocation agreement for resurfacing and drainage work to be done by the town on the alley of Block 21, which runs between South Court and Beldan streets.  Construction on the project will be done by the town, the cost will be shared under the agreement by the property owners whose properties abut the alley. The board is also set to get an update from the Chaffee County ...

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission audit says Metro does not know vital information regarding its bridges. WMATA When it comes to its own bridges, Washington Metro has a lot to learn. An audit by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has revealed that Metro does not know exactly how much weight its elevated structures can carry and that the agency needs to replace a type of bearing in 10 of is bridges. The agency also needs to make sure inspectors have proper training and credentials. The Commission has recommended 12 steps to improve safety on 148 elevated structures. Safety Commiss...

Gainesville's Robert Reisman scored 25 points to lead the Red Elephants past West Forsyth on Tuesday. Photo/Seth Chapman, File GAINESVILLE — It's what you expect on the hardwood in mid-January.  The battle for region tournament seeding was on full display Tuesday night as the Gainesville boys basketball team (13-6, 5-2 Region 6-7A) battled back from a 15-10 first-quarter deficit and deflected several West Forsyth's blows to escape with a 59-52 victory at home.  Robert Reisman led Gainesville with a game-high 25 points. Eli Pitts finished with 15. Russell Miller and Joe Wortman had 12 ea...

A Metro project quietly shelved last year is about to make an attempted comeback in 2021. The agency has a new plan to make its train doors open automatically at stations again, beginning on the Red Line in January, and coming to the rest of the system later in the year. If this sounds like a repeat story, it’s not just you. Metro published two press releases in 2019 announcing a return to Automatic Door Operation (ADO), wherein doors of its Metrorail trains would automatically open when the train arrives into a station, rather than requiring the operator to press a button (or several) to g...