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Metro Says Bus Driver Shortage May Impact 40+ Routes
Metro is warning that some bus services may be impacted on numerous lines Tuesday due to a shortage of drivers. Some buses could get canceled on more than 40 lines, including the 32, J2, S9 and W4. According to Metro’s BusETA tool, service continues on many of the impacted lines and several buses Here’s a full list of current alerts….
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Metro Leaders Being Summoned to Congress
Metro leaders will be asked to explain the current safety issues with the 7000 series railcars. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has the story.
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Frustration Continues With Prince George's School Bus Driver Shortage
The school bus driver shortage in Prince George’s County has left parents scrambling to get their children to school. News4’s Tracee Wilkins spoke to frustrated parents.
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Prince George's County Students Struggle as School Bus Driver Shortage Continues
James McLean, drove his children to school after the bus never showed at their assigned Brandywine bus stop. That’s when he finally got someone from school transportation on the phone. The person on the phone said they changed the bus stop “He said it is what it is,” McLean said. “Now that got me hot, we are talking about...
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5-Year-Old Goes to Wrong Aftercare After Rocky Start to Classes in Prince George's County
A couple describes their frantic search for their daughter when they were told she didn’t make it to her after school care center. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Alexandria to Offer Free Bus Rides as Post-Pandemic Commuting Approaches
Should trains and buses be free as a way to get riders back post-pandemic? One local agency is taking the step to do just that. Transportation reporter Adam Tuss has the details.
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Public Transit Hopes to Win Back Riders After Crushing Year
As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers.
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Bus Heading to Grand Canyon Rolls Over; 1 Dead, 2 Critical
Authorities say a Las Vegas-based tour bus headed to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona
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‘Into the Wild' Bus Removed From Alaska Wilderness
The bus made famous by John Krakauer’s 1996 book “Into the Wild” has been removed by helicopter after many travelers have been injured or died over the years trying to retrace the steps of the subject of Krakauer’s book.
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Metro Urges Riders to Cover Their Faces
Metro is asking everyone who rides its buses, trains and MetroAccess vehicles to wear face masks or cloth face coverings to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The transit agency cited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommended in early April that everyone wear masks in public settings where social distancing is difficult to maintain. Commuters…
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Public Transit Agencies Step Up Their Cleaning
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, public transit agencies in D.C. are ramping up their cleaning and disinfecting protocol. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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28 Killed as Bus Plunges Into Ravine in Indonesia
A bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia’s Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 28 people and injuring 13 others, police and rescuers said Tuesday. The accident occurred just before midnight Monday on a winding road in South Sumatra province’s Pagaralam district. Palembang search and rescue operation chief Berty Kowaas said the bodies were taken to…
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Street Closures Expected for DC Bike Ride
Street closures are scheduled across two wards in the District for the 4th Annual D.C. Bike Ride on Saturday.
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‘It Finally Took Its Toll': Kate Spade's Sister Alleges Longtime Struggle After Fashion Icon's Apparent NYC Suicide
Hours after Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide in her Park Avenue apartment, a tragic and sudden end that rocked the fashion world, her sister released a statement saying her sister had struggled for years.
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Fellow Designers, Celebrities Mourn Kate Spade's Suicide on Social Media
Hundreds of people — including fellow designers and celebrities — took to social media to mourn the death of fashion icon Kate Spade on Tuesday as news of the 55-year-old’s apparent suicide spread.
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Kate Spade Found Dead of Apparent Suicide in Park Avenue Apartment
Fashion icon Kate Spade has been found dead of an apparent suicide in her Manhattan home, law enforcement sources tell News 4. She was 55.
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Two Buses Collide at Entrance of Lincoln Tunnel, 32 Hurt
Thirty-two people were hurt when two buses collided at the Manhattan-side entrance of the center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel Friday, an accident that sent all but one of the dozens of victims to the hospital, FDNY officials said.
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In Photos: Fatal School Bus Accident in Northern New Jersey Leaves Many Injured
A horrifying school bus accident on I-80 in New Jersey on Thursday killed two people and left 43 injured. Scroll down for more details.
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Runaway NYC Bus Rolls for Blocks, Hitting Cars and a Church
A runaway MTA bus rolled for blocks down a Brooklyn street, hitting nearly a dozen parked cars and a church early Wednesday, sending one man who had been changing a tire leaping out of the way to save his life, officials said. Police say the driver of the bus got out of the vehicle at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in...