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Mother of slain 14-year-old reacts to arrest after Metro shooting
The heartbroken mother of a middle school student said she won’t stop fighting for justice after he was shot and killed outside a Metro station. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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Virginia governor strikes extra funding for Metro from budget
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin amended his proposed budget to put more of the responsibility to close Metro’s budget gap on Northern Virginia. What was thought to be a pledge of extra funding from Richmond for Metro essentially was taken back. “Not shocked, but disappointed,” said Northern Virginia Transportation Commission Chair and Arlington County Board member Matt de Ferranti. In...
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Virginia governor strikes extra funding for Metro
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin made an amendment to his proposed budget putting more of the responsibility to close Metro’s budget gap on Northern Virginia. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains.
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Man hit, killed by train at Stadium-Armory Metro station
What led up to the incident is under investigation. Officials do not believe this was a typical train surfing incident.
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Man hit, killed by train at Stadium-Armory Metro
The victim was trespassing in the train system, and this was not a typical train surfing incident, Metro officials said. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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Runners hit the pavement for Cherry Blossom 10-Miler
News4’s Juliana Valencia and Chuck Bell crossed the finish line with 17,000 runners in Washington, D.C.
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Be aware of road closures for the Cherry Blossom 5K & 10-Miler this weekend. Here's the list
Road closures will be in effect this weekend (April 6-7) for the Cherry Blossom 5K and 10-Mile Run, officials say.
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Metro opens early for Sunday's Cherry Blossom 10-Miler. Here are the best stations to use
Metrorail will open two hours early this Sunday for the 2024 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run, WMATA said. The rail system will open at 5 a.m. to help runners and spectators get to the race, which starts from the grounds of the Washington Monument. The race is accessible from the Blue, Orange and Silver lines. The closest station is…
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Here's a look inside Metro's ‘Fleet of the Future'
News4’s Joseph Olmo checks out the features of Metro’s railcars of the future, which are on display on the National Mall.
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Metro unveils ‘fleet of the future' on National Mall
Metro unveiled an exhibition at the National Mall of the 8000-series rail cars. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has the details.
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Sneak Peek: Metro to showcase next-generation trains, buses on National Mall
Out with the old, and in with the new! Metro is set to showcase its newest trains and railcars on the National Mall from March 20 to April 3. At Fleet of the Future Expo, visitors can walk inside a mock-up rail car to experience their future ride on an 8,000-series rail car. The display is not full-size, and it…
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5 Red Line Metro stations to close in June for upgrades, Purple Line integration
Montgomery County officials are asking Metro for some concessions to make the closures easier, including more MARC service. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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Metro fare evasion crackdown: Here's what to expect in DC
Fighting fare evasion is a top priority for Metro, which says riders who don’t pay cost the agency about $40 million per year. Enhanced enforcement against Metro fare evasion began in D.C. on Monday, March 18. The new policies are part of the anti-crime legislation approved by the D.C. Council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser earlier this month....
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Metro begins tougher fare evasion enforcement in DC
The transit agency said it loses about $40 million a year to riders who don’t pay fares. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports on what riders can expect from the enforcement changes.
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14 years and 169 bathrooms later: You can now really ‘go' at Metro
Using a restroom along the Metrorail system may not seem like the most appealing experience, but if you’ve got to go, know that you can. The project has been a labor of love for Metro. It’s taken 14 years to renovate all 169 restrooms across the system, the transit agency says. The post included a video showing the renovation work….
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Metro completes renovation of 169 station bathrooms
Using a restroom along the Metro system may not seem like the most appealing experience, but the transit agency just finished a 14-year project to renovate every bathroom in the rail system.
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Family of man killed at Pentagon Metro station outraged over plea deal
The family of a man stabbed to death at a Metro station is disgusted with a plea deal that allows for the killer’s release. Vincent Wilson stabbed Sean Golden at the Pentagon Metro station March 16, 2020. Prosecutors reduced the charge from murder to manslaughter because of alleged mistakes by Metro Transit Police. “I feel like I got stabbed,” said the...
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Family of man killed at Pentagon Metro station outraged over plea deal
The family of a man who was stabbed to death at the Pentagon Metro station is disgusted with the plea deal and sentence the man convicted of killing their loved one will receive. It will allow him to be released in less than four years. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey got reaction from the victim’s family.
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‘It's horrible': Parents of 15-year-old who died subway surfing in June warn about stunt
Parents of a 15-year-old who died in June while subway surfing on the outside of a Metro are sharing their story to protect others. “He was the center of our lives, and it was like the center of our lives just fell out,” Vaishali Honawar said. Her son Jay Thirunarayanapuram would subway surf to impress his friends on social media,…