Gold pins meant to reward Metro employees’ service that were never distributed are among several items an Inspector General report highlights as wasteful spending by Metro. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports the findings come as the agency discusses slashing bus service to lower costs.

The contractor at the center of a swirling Metro controversy concerning filthy and unsafe parking garages says Metro itself is the reason facilities went uncleaned for days, weeks and even months.

Big changes could be coming for Metro riders as the transit agency’s board is set to discuss new proposals that could cut some services and also cost riders a little more money, News4 partner WTOP reports. The Metro Board is set to meet Thursday to discuss proposals for the budget year that begins July 1. Metro told WTOP the agency…

A report detailing unsanitary conditions at numerous Metro parking garages is enough to make your stomach turn. Over a 20-month period, WMATA’s Office of the Inspector General found bottles of urine, human feces, used condoms, overflowing trash cans, dirty elevators and significant amounts of debris at different parking facilities. In some cases, the trash wasn’t cleaned and stayed in...

Metro says it is cleaning up its act after a new report detailed unsanitary conditions in a number of its parking garages. News4’s Adam Tuss reports Metro’s Inspector General released findings that are enough to make your stomach turn.

Four Orange and Silver Line stations in Virginia will close Jan. 11-12 so crews can install trackbed lighting. Court House, Clarendon, Virginia Square and Ballston stations will be closed Saturday and Sunday for the entire day, Metro says. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between East Falls Chuch and Rosslyn stations. To accommodate shuttle schedules, the last trains on Saturday…

Revelers, rejoice. Metrorail will run until 2 a.m. on News Year’s Eve (technically, very early on New Year’s Day) to get riders home after festivities.

Firefighters and utility workers are responding to a major gas leak in Southeast D.C., just north of Nationals Park. Metro has suspended some service on the Green Line, and people have been evacuated from nearby buildings.

The ground has been broken on the future Potomac Yard Metro Station in Alexandria. Officials say it’s one of the largest infrastructure projects in the region. The station will add a new stop on the Blue and Yellow lines, between Reagan National Airport and Braddock Road. The Potomac Yard Metro station is expected to draw up to 12,000 riders a…

The official groundbreaking for the new Potomac Yard Metro station in Alexandria is scheduled for Thursday, but News4’s Adam Tuss got a sneak peak of the long-awaited project.

Rain seeping into some Metro stations has caused smoke on the tracks and led to major delays on the Red Line. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss breaks down the issue and what Metro plans to do about it.

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced Thursday that SmarTrip payments will soon be available on most smartphones and the Apple Watch. SmarTrip Android service will be available soon after. News4’s Adam Tuss has the latest on SmarTrip’s switch and other developments from Metro’s board meeting.

Metro will close three Orange Line stations to rebuild deteriorating platforms this summer: Vienna, Dunn Loring and East Falls Church. Commuters who use those stations will need to find other options from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2020, WMATA said in a press release Wednesday. West Falls Church will be the last stop on the Orange Line in Virginia during…

Does it drive you crazy when someone stands on the left side of an escalator? Maybe you just need to “live a little.” A new ad promoting “staycations” urges D.C. residents to imitate tourists and stand on the left side of Metro escalators. “Stay left, stay relaxed, stay local, DC,” the ad says. The 30-second video published Tuesday morning...

Dozens of Fairfax Connector routes are affected after talks between Transdev and the union representing workers broke down. News4’s Justin Finch reports live from the scene.

Fairfax Connector on Sunday schedule as Transdev workers strike.

Thirty-thousand people in Northern Virginia could see a big impact to their daily commute. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports the Metrobus driver strike could extend to the Fairfax Connector.

Some Metrobus riders in Northern Virginia have now been without service for four weeks. Workers for Transdev protested outside Metro headquarters on Monday morning. Workers for Transdev, which operates the garage that services Metrobuses, are demanding more pay, and they want Metro to hire them directly. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports. 

Workers who operate Metrobuses in Northern Virginia have been on strike for two weeks and on Wednesday will bring their fight to D.C.

Metrobus drivers who work for a company hired by Metro say they are making less money than other drivers. Now, they’re on strike and it’s taking longer for commuters to get to work. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.