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Taryn Luntz
Metro track fires frequent but on the decline
- Metro passengers were frustrated Thursday when a track fire at Metro Center brought Red Line trains to a standstill during the morning rush hour, and statistics show the system averaged one such incident a week over the past year.
Juveniles make up nearly half of robbery arrests on Metro lines
- Juveniles accounted for almost half of all robbery arrests on Metro so far this year, and transit police continue to struggle with rowdy and sometimes violent children who congregate at stations after school.
- Juveniles accounted for almost half of all robbery arrests on Metro so far this year, and transit police continue to struggle with rowdy and sometimes violent children who congregate at stations after school.
Barrier blamed for truck’s fatal Bay Bridge plunge
- Maryland transportation officials reopened all lanes on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Monday afternoon after an 18-wheeler plunged off it 36 hours before, but not before facing criticism over the bridge’s weak barriers and traffic pattern.
Metro cracking down on speeding bus drivers
- Metro officials are cracking down on speeding bus drivers by using speed guns to monitor them on their routes.
- Metro officials are cracking down on speeding bus drivers by using speed guns to monitor them on their routes.
New Web site maps fatal accidents by ZIP code
- Commuters have a new tool to help them gauge how deadly their daily drive is.
Metro worker accepts deal to avoid charges
- The Metro custodian accused of selling herself for sex with the help of a Metro station manager has accepted a deal from prosecutors to avoid criminal charges.
The 3-minute interview: Nicolas Jammet
- Nicolas Jammet and two of his Georgetown University classmates cooked up the idea for Georgetown frozen yogurt and salad joint Sweetgreen when they were still undergraduates. Now, with business booming, the trio is opening a second location in Dupont Circle and possibly a third one elsewhere in the city later this year.
Metro rider robberies up nearly 40 percent
- Robberies on the Metro system have spiked almost 40 percent this year from last year, the transit agency’s mid year crime statistics show.
- Robberies on the Metro system have spiked almost 40 percent this year from last year, the transit agency’s mid year crime statistics show.
Redskins end shuttle service from Landover to stadium
- The Washington Redskins no longer will provide shuttle bus service from the Landover Metro station to FedEx Field during home games, the team said Tuesday.
Md. Web site stirs worries of identity theft
- Virginia and D.C. drivers whose driver's licenses displayed their Social Security numbers will find those numbers and other personal information posted on a Maryland Web site if they received traffic tickets in the state.
Drivers parked in D.C. street cleaning zones start getting Sweepcam warnings in the mail
- The District Department of Public Works began issuing warnings Monday to drivers whose cars are caught parked illegally in street sweeping zones by the city’s new sweeper-mounted cameras.
Arlington mulls ways to increase parking meter revenue
- Arlington County officials are considering extending parking meter hours, raising meter prices in commercial corridors and adding multispace meters.
- Arlington County officials are considering extending parking meter hours, raising meter prices in commercial corridors and adding multispace meters.
Landowner could lose rights to build on property to another developer
- An Alexandria landowner who planned to build a high-end development on his 10-acre plot is now watching as a local agency considers handing his building rights to another site’s developer.
