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  • Metro train operators run five red signals

    By Kytja Weir | 06/13/13 07:15 PM

    Metro train operators ran red signals on the system's rails five times in the past three months, an unusual spate of the incidents, Metro officials said Thursday. No crashes occurred and no one was hurt in the incidents, but the agency considers them serious safety violations. "Anytime...

  • Thursday's storms bring reported tornadoes, but no widespread destruction

    By Liz Essley | 06/13/13 06:40 PM

    Two tornadoes were reported in Montgomery County, and tens of thousands of area residents lost power. But for much of the Washington region, Thursday's storm -- and the frenzy leading up to it -- turned out to be nothing but sound and fury. Residents reported funnel clouds near Olney and...

  • Metro isolates cause of Silver Spring explosions

    By Kytja Weir | 06/13/13 04:00 PM

    Metro crews are inspecting the agency's oldest rail cars daily and outfitting them with special Kevlar protections in the wake of explosions on an out-of-service Red Line train last month. The Red Line train caught fire during the evening commute on May 14. The train had offloaded its riders...

  • Loudoun County wants surcharge at Washington Dulles International Airport's Silver Line station

    By Liz Essley | 06/12/13 06:05 PM

    Metro riders who use the Silver Line's future stop at Washington Dulles International Airport may have to pay an extra surcharge on top of their regular fare if Loudoun County officials get their way. It's unfair that Loudoun alone will have to pay for the upkeep of the airport stop, since so...

  • Prince George's County police officer in crash that kills other driver

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/12/13 12:50 PM

    One person is dead after his car was struck by a Prince George's County police car being driven by an on-duty officer, police said. At 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, the officer was responding to an unrelated collision and was driving on Route 197 when his cruiser collided with a civilian car at the...

  • Boy, 4, dies after Maryland crash

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/12/13 11:40 AM

    A 4-year-old boy died early Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained in a Charles County crash that also caused injuries to two siblings and the children's mother, officials said. Darius Harsha, his 2-month-old sister and his 6-year-old brother were being driven by their mother on Monday...

  • Pedestrian struck by police car in Fairfax County

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/12/13 11:35 AM

    A 60-year-old Alexandria-area man was struck by a police car in Fairfax County, police said. About 2 p.m. Tuesday, the man was crossing Richmond Highway/Route 1 outside of a crosswalk, a substantial distance away from the intersection with Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. The man crossed two...

  • Metro expects to end year with $20 million surplus

    By Kytja Weir | 06/11/13 06:40 PM

    Metro is on track to end the year in the black, with as much as $25 million more than expected in its coffers. The transit agency likely will finish the fiscal year that ends on June 30 with a "positive position" of $20 million to $25 million, according to a report slated to be presented to...

  • Study: Distracted driving leads to millions of red-light violations

    By Liz Essley | 06/11/13 05:35 PM

    Typing a short text message or glancing in the mirror to adjust makeup often sends drivers sailing through red lights, a new analysis has found. Researchers with the National Coalition for Safer Roads and FocusDriven found that out of the 5,808 drivers who ran red lights in videos they...

  • Metro's track delays amount to more than expected

    By Kytja Weir | 06/10/13 06:30 PM

    Metro warned its riders that it would have delays on all five rail lines this past weekend for track work. But riders suffered through more than the planned delays. The agency also had at least seven major failures that caused even longer waits on the system. Many riders attending Washington...


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