Two From North Potomac Killed in Plane Crash; Silver Spring Man Missing after Boating Incident

News, announcements and other helpful links for Monday morning

By Andrew Metcalf

North Potomac father, daughter killed in Alaska plane crash

Hugo Cambiaso, 65, and Glenda Cambiaso, 31, were killed when the small floatplane they were traveling in crashed Thursday while returning from an Alaska wilderness area. Eight passengers and the pilot were killed. [Associated Press, WJLA]

Silver Spring man missing after Kent Island boating incident

Javier Sotelo, 32, is missing after the boat he was driving capsized Sunday afternoon in the waters off of Kent Island. The search for Sotelo is scheduled to resume Monday. [Capital Gazette]

School board to vote on new child abuse policy

The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a more comprehensive child abuse policy Monday, but advocates are asking for more independent oversight. [Washington Post]

Bruce Variety closes

The Bethesda variety store shut down over the weekend after announcing earlier this year it would close so the owners could retire. The store had remained open while remaining products were sold. [Robert Dyer]

County may consider budget cuts

Montgomery County officials are considering about $25 million in cuts from the operating budget recently passed by the County Council after tax revenue fell short of projections. [Washington Post]

Rockville fugitive captured in Kenya sentenced

A man who was on the run for nearly a decade after killing a retired police officer in a 2004 drunken driving crash in Rockville was sentenced to three years in prison last week. Wilfred Olalo had pleaded guilty to homicide by motor vehicle in 2006 for his role in the incident and then fled to Kenya before he could be sentenced. [Associated Press]