421 days ago - The closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House has not caused any major traffic snarls worth addressing, in the opinion of some federal planning officials. But not everyone agreed with that assessment Thursday.
432 days ago - Stiff new fines for Virginia’s drivers meant to raise funds for a transportation package approved in the spring went into effect Sunday after midnight across the state.
450 days ago - The D.C. Voting Rights Act passed another congressional hurdle Wednesday as the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved the legislation by a 9-1 vote.
452 days ago - Department of Transportation Director Emeka Menome and City Council Member Tommy Wells, D-Ward 6, will meet with U.S. Capitol police over the next two weeks to discuss their concerns over new security restrictions limiting where tour buses can go on Capitol Hill.
453 days ago - The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District announced four local architectural planning firms Friday as finalists in the competition for the Connecticut Avenue Streetscape and Public Realm Design Plan, a cooperative effort by area businesses and city officials to upgrade the area’s environment.
456 days ago - The National Capital Planning Commission gave its final approval Thursday to the site plan for the United States Institute of Peace Headquarters and Public Education Center on the southeast portion of the Old Naval Observatory and offered design guidance for the planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center.
477 days ago - Montgomery County water crews continued working throughout the day Thursday to replace a pipe that burst Wednesday night, flooding 12 homes and displacing residents near the 5200 block of Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda.
478 days ago - Andrews Air Force Base is inviting the public to watch jets fire up their afterburners this weekend at the 2007 Joint Service Open House and Air Show.
478 days ago - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Falls Church against Fairfax County on Wednesday, ruling the city could not claim exclusive rights to provide water to areas within Fairfax County.
485 days ago - Several students missed a field trip to a Bowie Baysox minor league baseball game after a police officer crashed into their bus on her way to a shooting call Wednesday.
485 days ago - A Prince George's County Police Officer responding to a shooting call Wednesday morning crashed into a bus taking elementary school students on a field trip.