Calvert Co. community comes together to support fire victims - WTOP Morning Headlines - Friday, April 05, 2019

Businesses, faith groups, nonprofit organizations and residents in Calvert County, Maryland, are offering support to residents of a Chesapeake Beach community that’s coping with the loss of two people in a fatal fire. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - April 05, 2019 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Calvert Co. community comes together to support fire victims]( Businesses, faith groups, nonprofit organizations and residents in Calvert County, Maryland, are offering support to residents of a Chesapeake Beach community that’s coping with the loss of two people in a fatal fire. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Capitals win Metropolitan Division, beat Canadiens 2-1]( Nic Dowd put Washington ahead for good early in the second period, Braden Holtby made 33 stops and the Capitals clinched their fourth straight Metropolitan Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. 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