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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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Police search for shooter who killed teen on Metro platform
D.C. police are looking for the shooter who killed a teenage boy at the Brookland Metro station. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Teen killed in shooting at Brookland Metro station
A teenager shot at the Brookland Metro station has died. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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14-year-old shot to death at Brookland Metro station
Medics arrived quickly and took the victim to a hospital. The victim’s approximate age was not immediately available, but authorities said the victim was male.
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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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‘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,…
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Parents of 15-year-old who died subway surfing in June warn about stunt
“Metro is a member of this community. It needs to step up,” said Jay Thirunarayanapuram’s mother. News4’s Aimee Cho has the details.
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Metro to increase special police presence for safety
More special police will be walking through the trains and buses, aiming to cut down on crime in real time. News4’s Adam Tuss has the details.
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Girl killed in apparent subway surfing incident on Metro
A girl is dead after apparently trying to ride a Metro train from outside. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Teen girl dies in apparent Metro ‘train surfing' incident in Silver Spring, Maryland
A girl has died in what appeared to be a train surfing incident on a Metro train Friday morning, a Metro spokesperson said. Metro Transit Police were called about 10:30 a.m. Friday for a “deceased juvenile” on a train near the Silver Spring station on the Red Line. The girl’s exact age was not immediately available; the spokesperson described...
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Metro must prove all train operators are certified following recent scares
Metro has been given 90 days to prove all train operators have the necessary safety certifications needed to perform their jobs. ”We saw that the records for a train operator, for example, involved a Green Line incident where they moved the train back toward Greenbelt on the wrong track — during an evacuation ahead — which put two trains potentially…
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Metro must prove all train operators are certified following recent scares
Some operators have had lapses in their certifications. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains.
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Metro closures along Blue, Orange and Silver lines this weekend
Metro riders should expect a number of stations along Blue, Orange and Silver due to maintenance. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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What Friday's derailment could mean for Metro
News4 video confirms the train that derailed Friday was a 7000-series train. The 7000-series trains were taken out of service after an October 2021 derailment outside Arlington Cemetery. After that derailment, it was discovered that the wheels on 7000-series railcars had been moving outward. That shift is what caused the October 2021 derailment. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Metro train derails between Potomac Yard, National Airport. No injuries reported
A Metrorail train derailed late Friday morning between the Potomac Yard and National Airport stations in Northern Virginia, transit officials said.
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Metrorail to increase train frequency starting Monday
During peak periods here in the downtown core, you really shouldn’t have to wait longer than five minutes for the next train to come. Metro says there will now be 60 percent more service on the rails compared to the same time last year.
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Metro to increase train frequencies starting Monday
The transit agency says it’s increasing service because more people are riding during the morning and afternoon rush. But a lot of people still say they aren’t commuting on a regular basis. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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New Metro gates dramatically cut number of fare jumpers
Metro says the new, taller faregates have slashed fare evasion at the stations where they’ve been installed, including an 84% decrease at Mount Vernon Square. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Metro's not ready for automated train control, safety oversight group says
The plan was to have the Red Line flip back to automatic mode this summer, and the rest of the system by the end of the year. But at this point, the testing continues with no clear timeline for when the switch might happen.