2023-09-06 17:33:39 A man who was the face of a pedestrian safety campaign more than a decade ago was seriously injured in a hit-and-run near the National Mall on Sunday. Stephen Grasty, 29, was struck while riding a Lime scooter home from work at The Park, a nightclub on 14th Street NW, around 4 a.m. … Read more
2023-08-30 20:04:59 Citizens in the United States will be able to observe the super blue moon this Wednesday, August 30 and Thursday, August 31, in different territories such as California, Texas, Florida, Washington DC, New York, among others. If you’re still in awe of the dazzling supermoon in early August, you’ll be even more in … Read more
2023-08-23 20:14:43 Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport, just outside the nation’s capital, will soon see an array of 200,000 solar panels placed near the runways – the largest renewable energy project ever built at an American airport. Dominion Energy and the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority broke ground on the 835-acre project … Read more
2023-08-21 15:27:03 A Maryland resident contracted malaria despite not having recently traveled outside the country or to states where malaria has been detected, state health officials said Friday. The “locally acquired” malaria case is the first of its kind in the state in decades, according to health authorities. The patient is a DC-area resident who … Read more
2016-06-19 07:00:00 “Rapid City?” asks the check-in clerk at the airport. “Where, please, is that?” No, after Rapid City, South Dakota, he’s never checked anyone in. “Do you have relatives in South Dakota?” asks the nice American woman on the plane to Washington DC, where we have to change planes for the first time. She … Read more
2023-07-27 19:59:18 Since the sale of the DC football team, the Washington Commanders, was announced, a new wave of excitement has filled the team’s fans around the DMV as they celebrate the start of a new phase for the team. After a week of celebrations, where fans got acquainted with the team’s new owners, the … Read more
2023-07-13 01:27:06 A driver trying to get away from authorities struck three people on Wednesday on Constitution Avenue NW, fatally injuring one man, according to a Secret Service official. The collision happened just before 1:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Constitution Avenue NW, near Ellipse Park and the National Mall. Secret Service officers attempted … Read more
2023-06-21 21:06:06 Metro announced that it faces economic challenges following the pandemic and, without funds to fix it, they anticipate service cuts. A $750 million shortfall is expected next summer, transit officials said Tuesday. In the meantime, they are working to find solutions. “We know this has been happening,” WMATA board chairman Paul Smedberg said. … Read more