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‘Coming down all at once’: Snow blankets DC-area roads, making for dangerous commute
Snow is coming down furiously in the D.C. area, making for a dangerous Wednesday morning commute. Road conditions vary from slippery to slushy to snow-covered. Federal offices in the area are closed, as well as all major school systems. Meteorologist Matt Ritter said you can expect quick accumulations of 2 to 4 inches along the Interstate 95 corridor in Northern Virginia, D.C. and suburban Maryland. Look for 4 to 7 inches along the U.S. 15 corridor and points west. Here's what you need to know.
- Top News
- PHOTOS: Snow snarls DC area
- Closings and delays Closings & Delays
- Mass transit agencies cancel, change Wednesday service updated
- Northern Virginia snowstorm costs start at $1 million an hour new
- Global discord highlighted at critical security conference new
- MUST SEE: Photos of Todd Hitt's house that's on the market
- Tax changes: Alimony may still offer state tax deduction new
- Maryland’s 911 system is overdue for an upgrade, state lawmaker says
- DC police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run of Bowie man
- Police investigate fatal crash on Oxon Hill Road
- Agreement reached in Fort Dupont Ice Arena’s future updated
- On this date, Unabomber strikes
- Trump chooses Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general
- Record store owner, early DC punk producer Skip Groff dies at 70
- Georgetown revokes former Cardinal McCarrick’s honorary degree
- ERA, ICE, racism drive up partisan rancor as Va. session winds down
- Reports: Manny Machado lands record deal with San Diego Padres
- Amazon skeptics in Northern Va. hope to derail Arlington incentives
- Lawmakers find systemic issues as military families suffer in on-base housing
B&B being built near 'Waltons' house
Construction of the bed-and-breakfast in Schuyler, Virginia, is expected to be completed by mid-October, in time for the yearly Waltons event later that month.
Sports betting coming to DC
The D.C. Council gave final approval to a bill that puts sports betting on the fast track. The D.C. Lottery will assume the role of being the city’s sole operator of gaming.
Real Estate
For sale: house of businessman charged with fraud
Well-known businessman Todd Hitt's four-bedroom, four-bathroom house on Kensington Street in Arlington, Virginia, was extensively renovated over the past 18 months. See photos.
