Metro begins phasing out older SmarTrip card as part of new fare payment technology upgrades
Metro is phasing out older SmarTrip cards as part of its new fare payment technology upgrades.
Chris Wallace grills Buttigieg on false jobs claim: 'Why mislead people?'
Buttigieg, who overstated projected jobs created by over 16M, says 'I should have been more precise.'
Montgomery County, Alexandria talking free transit plans
Lawmakers in several portions of the D.C. region are discussing plans to temporarily or indefinitely make mass transit free, supported by healthy budgets held up by the COVID-19 relief bills.
COVID-19 pandemic forces Metro to consider massive cuts
D.C.’s Metro system is looking at a number of major cuts after the COVID-19 pandemic decimated its ridership over the course of the past year.
Metro says it could close 22 stations next year if it doesn’t receive more federal funding
WMATA says it could close 22 stations next year if it doesn’t receive any more federal funding.
COVID-19 testing to be available next month at Reagan National, Dulles International airports
Starting next month, you can get tested for coronavirus at Dulles and Reagan airports before and after traveling. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) made the announcement at a board meeting this week.
Anacostia Metro Station fatal shooting suspect surveillance images released
D.C. police have released surveillance images that they say show a person suspected of shooting a person at the Anacostia Metro Station on Tuesday.
No bail for wife of notorious drug lord El Chapo, judge says
Emma Coronel Aispuro – the wife of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman – will remain behind bars after a judge declined to award her bail during a hearing in Federal court in D.C. today.
Man in serious condition after shooting at Anacostia Metro Station, police say
A man was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after he was shot at the Anacostia Metro Station.
Joaquin ‘El Chapo' Guzman’s wife’s booking photo released ahead of virtual court appearance
Emma Coronel Aispuro, who is the wife of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, was arrested Monday in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges.
Exotic ‘crocodile head’ bag, leeches among illegal items seized at Dulles this month
An exotic, three-dimensional crocodile head bag was among a number of unusual animal-related items seized by customs and wildlife agents at Dulles International Airport in January and February, officials said last week.
Passenger jet’s engine fails, catches fire, drops debris below
The plane landed safely at Denver International Airport
Dulles, Reagan National airports to offer on-site COVID-19 testing starting next month
Reagan National and Dulles International airports will soon offer on-site COVID-19 testing.
DC Metro to replace 130 escalators at more than 30 stations
The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority announced on Tuesday that it will begin replacing 130 escalators at 32 stations throughout the greater D.C. area this spring.
Washington Dulles airport agents seize dozens of high-end phony guitars
Agents at Washington Dulles International Airport this week announced that they’d seized nearly $160,000 worth of phony high-end guitars.
High-tech road treatment coming to 30-mile stretch of Capital Beltway
An infamous stretch of the Capital Beltway is about to become a whole lot safer – or at least that’s the plan.
Amtrak aims to get 100% of its employees vaccinated by offering extra pay, benefits
According to Amtrak, the company will grant excused absences to employees receiving a vaccination during regularly scheduled work hours and will pay employees an allowance equivalent to two hours of straight-time pay.
DC uses eminent domain to acquire notorious intersection 'Dave Thomas Circle'; plans major redesign project
D.C. has used eminent domain to acquire a local landmark as part of a redesign project they say aims to make one of the city's most notorious intersections safer.
85-year-old man brutally attacked on Metro until unconscious; suspect arrested, police say
Metro Transit Police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with an 85-year-old on an Orange Line train near Rosslyn last week.
85-year-old man assaulted on Orange Line train near Rosslyn, police searching for suspect
The Metro Transit Police is seeking the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly assaulted an 85-year-old man aboard a Metro train near Rosslyn on Thursday.