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Metro Red Line Closures Draw Complaints From Commuters In DC Metro Red Line Closures Draw Complaints From Commuters In DC
Metro Red Line Closures Draw Complaints From Commuters In DC Some commuters in DC are up in arms as the WMATA closes down certain Red Line trains to allow for necessary repairs during the holiday season. The Metro began a two-week construction project on the Red Line to "perform critical safety repairs to the tunnel and track infrastructure, upgrade signal and communications systems, and install new platform edge lights," much to the dismay of many riders, who may now have to take shuttles. UPDATED: Red Line Alert: Thru closing Saturday, December 30th, free shuttles replace trains btwn Dupont Circle & Gallery Place due to major construction. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Attempted Rapist Apprehended After Assaulting Woman At Shady Grove Metro Station: Police Attempted Rapist Apprehended After Assaulting Woman At Shady Grove Metro Station: Police
Attempted Rapist Apprehended After Assaulting Woman At Shady Grove Metro Station: Police Metro Police say that a 29-year-old man has been apprehended after assaulting and attempting to rape a woman at a DC Metro station. Adrian Barnes was arrested at the Fort Totten Station following a violent incident that happened last month in the Shady Grove Metro Station garage, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 3. The attempted rape was reported shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, July 24. Police say that the victim reported that Barnes approached her from behind as she was getting into her car, forced her to the ground and attempted to rape her. She was able to fight him off and r…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Air Quality To Get Worse Before It Gets Better In Maryland, Forecasters Say Air Quality To Get Worse Before It Gets Better In Maryland, Forecasters Say
Air Quality To Get Worse Before It Gets Better In Maryland, Forecasters Say Skies may be hazy in parts of Maryland as the wind shifts and brings smoke from the Canadian wildfires back to the area. Maryland is under an "Air Quality Alert" on Wednesday, June 28, and health officials are advising that some wear masks if they have to head outside to protect themselves.  Maryland is under an Air Quality Alert, including a "Red" forecast for unhealthy air in Western Maryland. N95, KN95 and FFP2 masks reduce particles you breathe in. Even with a mask, consider limiting time outdoors during air quality alerts. pic.twitter.com/LcGFbavti3 — MD Environment (@MDEnvironment…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Metro Train Set On Fire, Causes Delays (VIDEO) DC Metro Train Set On Fire, Causes Delays (VIDEO)
DC Metro Train Set On Fire, Causes Delays (Video) Commuters had a slight interruption this morning as firefighters worked to put out and investigate a fire in a DC Metro train. The fire was caught on video by a witness after an individual set a small fire in aboard a train at Eastern Market on Friday, Sept. 9, confirms DC Metro officials.  Never a dull moment @unsuckdcmetro @wmata pic.twitter.com/I91tjsB9gU — Sebastián Di-Majo (@SebastianDiMajo) September 9, 2022 Metro officials say that the fire was quickly extinguished, but the station was evacuated amid the incident. Alternate routes were provided by Metro officials, with several …

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Heads Up Riders: DC Metro To Implement 5 New Station Names Heads Up Riders: DC Metro To Implement 5 New Station Names
Heads Up Riders: DC Metro To Implement 5 New Station Names The D.C. Metro will implement new names for five stations, the Metro announced. Starting September 11, signage and maps across the metro system will be updated to follow the new name changes, the company said. Here are the five stations getting a name transformation: White Flint will become North Bethesda Largo Town Center will become Downtown Largo Tysons Corner will become Tysons Prince George’s Plaza will become Hyattsville Crossing West Falls Church secondary name (VT/UVA) will become VT only.  Click here for the full release from the D.C. Metro.

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Officials at an all-boys Maryland prep school have issued a statement in response to a video that shows a group of them singing a song containing a racial slur on the Metro this week. The video posted last Thursday, Sept. 1 to various DCHomos social platforms shows the group of white males wearing Landon School apparel singing the lyrics to Freestyle by Lil Baby. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The DCHomos (@dchomos) "We are deeply concerned by the video showing a group of Landon students’ behavior on the DC Metro," the Bethesda…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident
DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident D.C. metro police have arrested the suspect in a recent stabbing incident, officials said.On August 23, Antownne Turner, 51, stabbed two victims at around 3:50 p.m. on the Red Line platform, according to the Metro Transit Police Department. The male victim, who Turner stabbed in the stomach during an argument, is in serious but stable condition, officials said. The female victim was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was later released, authorities reported. Turner was placed into police custody, officials said.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Man Threatened To Rape DC Commuter As Bystanders Did Nothing, She Says In Viral TikTok Man Threatened To Rape DC Commuter As Bystanders Did Nothing, She Says In Viral TikTok
Man Threatened To Rape DC Commuter As Bystanders Did Nothing, She Says In Viral TikTok Helen Molteni takes the metro to her D.C. job everyday, but on Wednesday, July 27, her usual commute took a turn for the worse.  The Arlington, VA resident told her story in a tearful, 3-minute-long TikTok video saying nearly 20 bystanders and police did nothing while she was threatened to be raped and harassed by a man at the Foggy Bottom station. "Even after two phone calls with police, I don't think anyone cares," Molteni said in the video. "I don't think I'll get the help I need unless I reach out to a different audience." Molteni was waiting at the station when a man, who appeared to…

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by AJ Goldbloom