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After 100 Days On Foot, Buddhist Monks’ Walk For Peace Reaches DC, Triggering Road Closures After 100 Days On Foot, Buddhist Monks’ Walk For Peace Reaches DC, Triggering Road Closures
After 100 Days On Foot, Buddhist Monks’ Walk For Peace Reaches DC, Triggering Road Closures After more than 100 days on foot, the Walk for Peace pilgrimage led by Buddhist monks will officially enter Washington, DC, this week, prompting rolling road closures across the District as the journey nears its end. At approximately 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, in DC, monks walking from Fort Worth, Texas, are expected to cross into the city via the Chain Bridge and continue through Northwest neighborhoods under police escort, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The Walk For Peace in Virginia Facebook via The Walk For Peace The Walk For Peace Facebook via The Wa…

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14th Street Closed In Downtown DC Over Fears Of Collapse Above Century-Old Sewer 14th Street Closed In Downtown DC Over Fears Of Collapse Above Century-Old Sewer
14th Street Closed In Downtown DC Over Fears Of Collapse Above Century-Old Sewer A major stretch of 14th Street in downtown Washington, DC has been shut down amid fears the roadway could collapse over a century-old sewer tunnel buried beneath the street. All northbound lanes of 14th Street NW between L Street and Thomas Circle were closed after engineers determined an abandoned brick-lined sewer tunnel below the roadway posed an imminent risk of collapse, DC Water said. The emergency closure began shortly after midnight Saturday, Feb. 7, after officials flagged instability in the roadway under the weight of vehicle traffic. Further engineering inspections confirmed urge…

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Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injury Snarls Maryland Beltway During Morning Commute (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injury Snarls Maryland Beltway During Morning Commute (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injury Snarls Maryland Beltway During Morning Commute (Developing) A tractor-trailer crash with injuries snarled traffic on the Maryland Beltway during the Monday morning commute, backing up traffic for miles and forcing lane closures. The crash happened in Montgomery County on the Outer Loop of I-495 past Cabin John Parkway on, Feb. 9, shortly before 7 a.m., according to officials. Authorities said one vehicle was involved in the crash, which left at least one person injured and prompted a large emergency response to the scene. Officials said two right lanes on the Outer Loop remained blocked late Monday morning, while two left lanes were able to reopen …

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Motorcyclist Killed When High-Speed Lane-Splitting Triggers Chain-Reaction Crash On DC-295: MPD Motorcyclist Killed When High-Speed Lane-Splitting Triggers Chain-Reaction Crash On DC-295: MPD
Motorcyclist Killed When High-Speed Lane-Splitting Triggers Chain-Reaction Crash On DC-295: MPD It started with speed, escalated with impact, and ended in a tragic motorcycle crash on one of DC’s most unforgiving highways. Police say 38-year-old Clarence Lemons was speeding southbound on DC-295, splitting lanes during rush hour traffic, when he was killed after a violent chain-reaction crash that unfolded in seconds and involved multiple vehicles. Metropolitan Police officers were called around 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, to a stretch of the highway prior to Exit 2B, after reports of a serious crash involving a motorcycle, police said. According to investigators, a black 2009 Hon…

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Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County
Burning Trash Covers Route 50 After Garbage Truck Fire Sparks Morning Chaos In Fairfax County A garbage truck fire forced crews to dump burning trash onto Route 50 in Virginia on Thursday morning to stop the flames from spreading further into the roadway, fire officials said. Firefighters were called around 11:37 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, to westbound Route 50 near South Penderbrook Drive, where a garbage truck caught fire while traveling through the area, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. Crews quickly extinguished the fire by dumping the burning trash onto the roadway to prevent the flames from extending beyond the truck, officials said. Here's why traffic was b…

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Truck Spills Lumber, Forces Full Outer Loop Shutdown On I-695 (DEVELOPING) Truck Spills Lumber, Forces Full Outer Loop Shutdown On I-695 (DEVELOPING)
Truck Spills Lumber, Forces Full Outer Loop Shutdown On I-695 (Developing) A major traffic shutdown snarled the Baltimore Beltway when a multi-vehicle crash forced the complete closure of all Outer Loop travel lanes near Security Boulevard, authorities said. The collision happened on I-695 Outer Loop just before Exit 17 at MD 122 (Security Boulevard) in Baltimore County on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at approximately 8:56 a.m., according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Officials said three vehicles were involved in the crash.  All four Outer Loop traffic lanes were closed while emergency responders worked at the scene. One Outer Loop shoulder was also s…

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Virginia Snowplow Driver Killed In Violent Route 7 Crash With Pickup Virginia Snowplow Driver Killed In Violent Route 7 Crash With Pickup
Virginia Snowplow Driver Killed In Violent Route 7 Crash With Pickup A snowplow driver was killed Monday afternoon after a violent crash with a pickup truck on a busy Virginia roadway, officials said. The deadly collision happened around 4 p.m. on Feb. 2, along Leesburg Pike (Route 7) at Blue Ridge Mountain Road in Bluemont, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the crash involved a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a snowplow and salt spreader and a pickup truck. The driver of the commercial vehicle, Juan Ferman, 38, of Centreville, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities confirmed. A second person inside the pick…

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Both Runways At BWI Suddenly Shut Down For Emergency Pavement Repairs (DEVELOPING) Both Runways At BWI Suddenly Shut Down For Emergency Pavement Repairs (DEVELOPING)
Both Runways At BWI Suddenly Shut Down For Emergency Pavement Repairs (Developing) Both commercial runways at BWI Marshall Airport were temporarily closed Monday evening as crews rushed to complete emergency pavement repairs, airport officials said. Airport officials announced the shutdown just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, saying maintenance teams were already working to address the issue and reopen the runways as quickly as possible. The temporary closure was coordinated with the FAA control tower, according to the airport. “Safety is our top priority,” airport officials said. “We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate the patience of our passengers and ai…

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Passenger Lies After Car Flips, Deputies Say DUI Driver Was Behind Wheel In Virginia: Sheriff Passenger Lies After Car Flips, Deputies Say DUI Driver Was Behind Wheel In Virginia: Sheriff
Passenger Lies After Car Flips, Deputies Say DUI Driver Was Behind Wheel In Virginia: Sheriff A late-night crash in Virginia took a strange turn after a flipped vehicle, a suspected drunk driver, and a passenger who initially claimed she was behind the wheel — before deputies say the story fell apart. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 500 block of Popular Road in Fredericksburg to probe a reported crash. When deputies arrived, they say they found a vehicle upside down in a ditch. That was the least strange thing that would play out at the crash scene. Deputies say that a man and woman were both at …

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Only In Virginia: Kangaroo Goes Rogue, Hops Into Traffic, Ends Up In Custody Only In Virginia: Kangaroo Goes Rogue, Hops Into Traffic, Ends Up In Custody
Only In Virginia: Kangaroo Goes Rogue, Hops Into Traffic, Ends Up In Custody Drivers in Virginia got an unexpected taste of the outback after a kangaroo was spotted hopping into traffic over the weekend. Deputies were called to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road after reports came in of a kangaroo obstructing traffic, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office. Yes — a kangaroo. The kangaroo. Nelson County Sheriff's Office When deputies located the animal, they quickly realized it was injured and worked to guide it off Route 29 and onto private property along Oak Ridge Road. The kangaroo’s owner, who lives locally, was contac…

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Second Winter Storm Sends Virginia Crash Numbers Soaring, Three Dead Statewide: State Police Second Winter Storm Sends Virginia Crash Numbers Soaring, Three Dead Statewide: State Police
Second Winter Storm Sends Virginia Crash Numbers Soaring, Three Dead Statewide: State Police For the second weekend in a row, Virginia drivers found themselves sliding through snow, sleet, and freezing roads as another winter storm rolled through — and the crash numbers climbed fast. Just days after the region was blasted by last weekend’s storm, lingering ice and a fresh round of wintry weather combined to turn roadways across the Commonwealth into a mess of slick pavement and stalled traffic. As of 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 1, Virginia State Police said troopers had responded to 289 crashes statewide since the storm began Friday morning, with 29 involving injuries and three tur…

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One Year Later, NTSB Blames ‘Systemic Failures’ For Deadly Potomac Plane Crash One Year Later, NTSB Blames ‘Systemic Failures’ For Deadly Potomac Plane Crash
One Year Later, NTSB Blames ‘Systemic Failures’ For Deadly Potomac Plane Crash One year after a midair collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people, federal investigators say the crash was not an unavoidable accident — but the result of long-standing, systemic failures in how the airspace over the nation’s capital was managed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that breakdowns in airspace design, safety oversight, and risk management by both the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Army contributed to the Jan. 29, 2025, collision near Reagan National Airport. “This complex and comprehensive one-year investigation identified serious an…

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