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Now all of Montgomery Parks" nearly 300 miles of trails are open to Class 1 e-bikes
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (267+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Capitals acquire Jordan Kyrou from the Blues as trades ripple across NHL ahead of draft TRAFFIC ALERT: US Route 50 blocked between Interstate 495 (#7) and Maryland Route 704 (#8), expect delays LISTEN LIVE: For team coverage, live results and analysis of the…...
An upcoming development aims to transform Largo into a destination point
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (338+ words) NEWS ALERT: Luigi Mangione's lawyers say they won't pursue psychiatric defense June 18, 2026, 9: 40 PM Prince George's County, Maryland, leaders and project developers announced an upcoming development they hope will add more bustle to the Largo area and the Blue Line corridor....
Military jamming disrupted a medical plane's GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (680+ words) June 18, 2026, 3: 01 PM The GPS system on a small medical plane that crashed into a mountainside last month in New Mexico malfunctioned because the military was jamming that signal throughout the area at the time although pilots had been warned to…...
Arlington schools partner with Transfinder to launch bus tracking app
1+ week, 3+ day ago (404+ words) June 13, 2026, 8: 48 AM Arlington families are getting a new way to track their kids" school bus trips, as the Northern Virginia school district announced plans to work with the bus routing app Transfinder. The company"s parent app, called Stopfinder, uses…...
America 250: How transportation deregulation laws changed America
1+ week, 5+ day ago (471+ words) June 11, 2026, 9: 11 AM As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents "250 Years of America," a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation since 1776. AAR is proud to partner with WTOP to bring you…...
Proposed $8 B transformation of NYC's Penn Station features Roman-style columns, ornamental design
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (814+ words) June 9, 2026, 7: 06 AM In its place rose Madison Square Garden " home of NBA's New York Knicks and NHL's New York Rangers " while train commuters were forced underground into gloomy, claustrophobic, low-ceilinged corridors by the decidedly more utilitarian redesign completed in 1968. "Through…...
US carriers spent $6. 5 B on fuel in April; global profit forecast is cut nearly in half
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (453+ words) June 8, 2026, 5: 35 PM U. S. airlines spent more than $6 billion on jet fuel in April, up 78% from a year earlier despite using slightly less fuel, government data released Monday showed. Meanwhile, the airline industry's top global trade group warned that soaring energy costs…...
Major upgrades complete on a busy stretch of GW Parkway
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (360+ words) June 8, 2026, 5: 35 PM A four-year, $167 million rehabilitation project along the northern end of George Washington Parkway is now complete. The project brought years of lane closures and traffic shifts between the Capital Beltway and Spout Run, along one of the region's…...
3 workers injured in electrical incident near Medical Center Metro station
2+ week, 1+ day ago (194+ words) MEET THE CANDIDATES: Get to know all the candidates running for office in DC's primary election June 8, 2026, 10: 59 AM At least three workers were seriously injured in an "electrical mishap" near the Medical Center Metro station Monday morning, according to a…...
Metro police announce 51 arrests, 807 citations in bus fare evasion crackdown
2+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) June 6, 2026, 5: 07 AM In the first 10 days of its crackdown on Metrobus fare evasion, Metro Transit Police issued 807 citations and made 51 arrests, officials said. Metro launched the "Fares Pay for Service" campaign on May 24 in an effort to deter people from…...