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Independence Day weekend Metro work, other changes 07/03/2019 04:12am • Metro's shutdown of six Blue and Yellow Line stations in Virginia is one of the biggest disruptions this holiday weekend. On July 4, Metro plans near-rush hour service at all other stops before and after fireworks and President Donald Trump's event at the Lincoln Memorial. The best bet is to avoi Alexandria businesses losing money in Metro shutdown, survey finds 07/02/2019 04:23am • As many as four in 10 Alexandria, Virginia businesses are losing money due to the Washington Metro's summer shutdown of the Blue and Yellow lines south of Reagan National Airport, and some of them are down more than 10% from a year ago. The number of businesses losing significant amounts of money July 4 Guide: Events, fireworks, road closures and more 07/01/2019 05:07am • Happy birthday, America. As the U.S. turns a spry 243 this July 4, tens of thousands of tourists and revelers are expected to join in the celebrations. There will be parades, a Nationals ballgame at the park, parties and, of course, lots of fireworks — perhaps the biggest display D.C. has e Europe sizzles in scorching temperatures as heat wave spreads across continent 06/29/2019 11:55am • Europe's scorching heat wave expanded across the continent on Saturday, with people from Britain to the Balkans sweltering under abnormally high temperatures after a record-breaking week. France is expecting temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius (103 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts on Saturday, a day a Thousands gather at Stonewall 50 years after LGBTQ uprising 06/28/2019 10:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people converged Friday on the Stonewall Inn for the 50th anniversary of the rebellion that catalyzed a movement for LGBTQ liberation, marking the milestone with celebrity performances, speeches and personal reflections. People from New York and afar came to tak Ledecky, Coughlin headline new pro swimming league team in DC 06/28/2019 02:21pm • Swimming has long been one of the most popular Olympic sports among American television audiences, with marquee matchups in the London 2012 Games drawing upward of 28 million viewers. Those are big time numbers, nearly twice what single games of the NBA Finals drew earlier this month. Worldwide, tho How Metro track work could impact your weekend, July 4 plans 06/27/2019 03:50am • Single tracking slows the Red Line this weekend, in addition to the ongoing closure of all six Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport. The Red Line work between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue means trains are scheduled every 15 minutes from Glenmont through Silver S Crystal City restaurants, retail get ready for Amazon's arrival 06/26/2019 12:05am • Geoff Dawson can’t help but smile when he looks out the second-floor window of Highline RxR — a bar he and Peter Bayne opened in Crystal City, Virginia, three years ago. Inside the 7,000 square-foot space, bartenders and servers rearrange chairs and restock glasses ahead of the Wednesday Street closures announced for Barbecue Battle in DC 06/21/2019 03:54am • The National Capital Barbecue Battle will lead to some street closures in downtown D.C. over the weekend. The event is set for Saturday and Sunday, and D.C. police have announced that the following streets will be closed from Friday at 7 p.m. through midnight Sunday night: • Pennsylvania Ave Metro work planned this weekend along Blue, Yellow, Green lines 06/20/2019 12:55pm • Metro track work will slow down riders along the Blue, Yellow and Green lines, and on part of the Silver Line, this weekend. On the Blue and Yellow lines, all six stations south of Reagan National Airport in Virginia remain closed into September. On the plus side, Alexandria's DASH Bus has now Post Malone, Panic at the Disco headline 2019's Firefly music festival 06/17/2019 05:47am • Festival season is in full swing, and while many such as Lollapalooza, Coachella and Bonnaroo require a lot of time and travel to get there, the D.C. area is lucky to have the Firefly Music Festival only a short car trip away in Dover, Delaware. In its eighth year, Firefly is considered one Father’s Day weekend Metro work, road closures 06/14/2019 10:09am • Metro’s ongoing shutdown and Green Line single tracking are the biggest disruptions for riders this Father’s Day weekend. There are also construction-related road closures and events across the region. On Metro, the six stations on the Blue and Yellow Lines south of Reagan National Airport 'Code Red' weather alert ditched after meteorologist's knock 06/10/2019 11:40pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A popular meteorologist has been absent from local television newscasts since criticizing a corporate weather-alert brand last week, prompting an advertising boycott, social media protests and a complaint from a U.S. senator. Joe Crain, a WICS- Police arrest man after false report of shooting causes panic at Capital Pride parade 06/09/2019 09:30am • More than half a dozen people have been transported to local area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries and a man is in custody after a false report of a shooting at the Capital Pride parade created confusion among participants and spectators near Dupont Circle, D.C., police said. Around 7 Police: Man brandishing BB gun sparked panic at Capital Pride parade 06/09/2019 01:30am • Reports of a man with a gun sent panic through the crowd at the Capital Pride Parade in D.C. Saturday. Police arrested a suspect at the scene, and found a BB gun in his bag. On Sunday, D.C. police identified the suspect as Aftabjit Singh, 38, who now faces multiple charges, including possession o