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Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld updated regional leaders on transit system projects Wednesday, but conspicuously did not mention Metro's plan for how riders will get around when certain subway stations soon shut down for repairs. (Julia Airey/The Washington Times)

Metro’s lack of bus information upsets transit advocates

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Washington Metro sues union over employee background checks

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Inmates flood Kentucky police chief’s office with sewage

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In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, riders wait to board as others depart a Metro train in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

ACLU loses court battle over transit ads in D.C. touting conference

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo taken March 12, 2015, passengers wait on the platform before boarding a train at the U Street Metro Station in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

ACLU sues Metro for rejecting ads for D.C. conference

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo taken March 12, 2015, passengers wait on the platform before boarding a train at the U Street Metro Station in Washington. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tuesday, May 10, 2016, he seriously considered ordering a shutdown of the entire Washington Metro subway system last week and may still do that if local officials don't follow a Transportation Department safety directive. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Metro Board votes to make shortened service hours permanent

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to bar city agencies from providing voting information requested by President Trump's election integrity commission. The District joins a number of states that have rebuffed the request over privacy concerns. (Emma Ayers / The Washington Times)

D.C. Council unanimously approves $14.4 billion budget

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

The Verizon Center in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. The downtown home of the NBA's Wizards and NHL's Capitals is now called Capital One Arena. Owner Ted Leonsis announced the change from Verizon Center along with an investment of $40 million in the arena. Leonsis' Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment is not disclosing the financial terms or length of the new naming-rights agreement. It goes into effect immediately, with new signage expected by the fall. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Capitals outdoor viewing party ‘more likely’ for Game 4

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, riders wait to board as others depart a Metro train in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Metro extends closing times for Capitals game Tuesday night

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

This recent photo of a Metro train platform shows the crumbling foundation of the platform. Metro is undertaking a $400 million project to repair and rebuild 20 subway station platforms. (Photo courtesy of Metro)

Metro’s latest project for repairs has riders concerned

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Another Baltimore Metro shutdown has been set for August

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"The plan will affect every single commuter. Even repairs outside of the District will affect us," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday at a press event at the Eastern Market Metro station, which will be affected by the second phase of the transit agency's "SafeTrack" plan. "We believe Washington, D.C., will be affected by all 15 surges." (Associated Press)

2 Metro stations will shut down for 45 days this summer in the District

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Justice Dept backs archdiocese in Christmas transit ad fight

Associated Press

Emergency crews evacuate a Metro train that had derailed Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. There were no injuries or fire. (Image courtesy D.C. Fire and EMS Twitter)

D.C. Metro train derails on Red Line; no injuries or fire

By Maria Stainer - The Washington Times

In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Metro trains arrive in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) **FILE**

Coalition of local businesses offer hope of Metro funding

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Terry McAuliffe’s budget may signal Metro funding compromise

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Illustration on Metrorail overspending by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Metro considers tunneling from Rosslyn to Georgetown

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Metro funding plan has regional leaders at odds

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Pope Francis leaves after celebrating the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ** FILE **

Catholic Archdiocese of Washington sues Metro after Christmas-themed ad rejected

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

Officials to meet on Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro plan

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