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Elaine Chao Used Role at DOT to Promote Family Interests, IG Report Says
A new report shows that the Transportation Department’s watchdog wanted Elaine Chao to be criminally investigated late last year when she was transportation secretary, but was rebuffed.
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Sec. Pete Buttigieg Reveals How Trump Left Department of Transportation
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg shares what it was like to attend his first meeting in the Oval Office, which he had to do remotely because he was in coronavirus quarantine.
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Mercedes Recalls Vehicles for Emergency-Call Location Error
Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles because the software in their emergency-call systems could send responders to the wrong location after a crash
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Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg Urges Big Funds for Transportation
President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, is headed down a smooth path to quick confirmation
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US Changes Definition of Service Animals Allowed on Planes
The Department of Transportation issued a new rule Wednesday that when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be considered service animals.
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Union Station to Close Nightly in Response to Pandemic
The Federal Railroad Administration announced Friday that Union Station will close nightly from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the request of Amtrak, according to a statement from the Department of Transportation. Nightly closures will continue until the pandemic is quelled, DOT said. MARC, VRE and Metro service will not be affected. The closure will prevent entry but not exit…
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Brutal Cold to Extend Through First Week of New Year
Expect temperatures below freezing through the first week of the new year, Storm Team4 says. With the wind chill, it will feel near 0 degrees.
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Light Snow Causes Slick Roads; NYE Will Be ‘Bone-Chilling' Cold
The National Weather Service said there will be dangerous traveling conditions on Saturday. Motorists and pedestrians should exercise caution when traveling.
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Photos: ‘March for Life' in DC Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Up to 100,000 anti-abortion activists plan to gather in Washington, D.C. on Friday for the 45th annual March for Life, where President Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting president to address the anti-abortion demonstration. March for Life marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade. Thousands of people are expected to rally…
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DC Crossing Guard Stabs MetroAccess Driver: Police
A D.C. Department of Transportation crossing guard stabbed a Metro Access driver during an argument Wednesday morning, police said.
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3 Dead, 3 Injured in North Stonington Wrong-Way Crash
Three people, including an 85-year-old man, an 83-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, were killed and three others were injured in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in North Stonington Wednesday night.
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Trump Challenges California's Power to Control Auto Pollution
The Trump administration on Friday began an all-out challenge to California’s authority to set its own automotive emissions standards as government agencies opened an antitrust investigation and told state officials that they appear to be violating the law in a deal with four automakers to reduce pollution. The U.S. Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into the July deal between...
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Road Repaving Catches Residents Off Guard in Southwest DC
A quick road repaving project is underway in Southwest D.C., but not everyone knew it was coming.
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Unexpected Road Repaving Near NASA Headquarters Catches Residents Off Guard
Some residents had no idea road repaving is underway near NASA Headquarters, resulting in some vehicles getting towed and plenty of back ups. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Moped Shares Are Here: Short-Term Rentals Spotted on DC Streets
Revel electric mopeds are set to roll out on D.C. streets in a four-month pilot program.
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Dockless Mopeds Deployed in DC
Dockless mopeds are now available to get around D.C. Derrick Ward reports on how you can access them.
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Mopeds to Hit DC Streets This Weekend
Revel electric mopeds are set to roll out on D.C. streets in a four-month pilot program.
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Hundreds of Moped Shares are Coming to DC
Hundreds of moped shares are coming to D.C. this weekend, joining bike shares, scooters and other rides on the streets. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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DC to Allow Shared Mopeds on City Streets
Shared mopeds will make their way to the District for a four-month pilot program starting in August, the District Department of Transportation announced.
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Brush Fire on Hawaii Island of Maui Prompts Evacuation Order, Diverts Flights
More than 600 people on the Hawaii island of Maui were in shelters after a large brush fire prompted thousands of evacuations and diverted some flights in the region, officials said Thursday. The blaze had reached an estimated 3,000 acres and was not contained as of Thursday night, NBC News reported, citing comments from a news conference held by the...