Washington Post: Metro GM retires one day after transit agency announces recertification lapses
The transit agency was also cited as early as 2015 for not having a consistent recertification program.
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WTOP: 2 DC Jail inmates die, 1 hospitalized after apparent overdoses
Two DC Jail inmates are dead and a third is hospitalized after suspected overdoses.
Washington Post: Officials investigating possible overdose deaths at D.C. jail
Two people in custody died and another was hospitalized in two separate incidents at the D.C. jail
DCist: Two People Have Died At The D.C. Jail Since Friday
Two people have died at the D.C. Jail since Friday, a Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed Monday afternoon.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: His senior year included a varsity goal, a coma and — finally — prom
“I um,” my son’s text began, “forgot the tickets.”
WTOP: Free high-speed internet coming to some DC neighborhoods
High-speed wireless internet at low or no cost is coming to people who qualify in some D.C. neighborhoods.
DCist: DCision 2022: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Voting In D.C.’s Primary Election
The time has arrived: the D.C. Board of Elections will start mailing out ballots to most D.C. voters starting today, meaning that in the coming days you’ll be able to perform your civic duty ahead of the June 21 primary. (The ballot…
DCist: D.C. Artists Say Arts Funding Is Becoming More Equitable. But There’s More Work To Be Done
Last year, the Anacostia-based performance group Theater Alliance put on a series of four short recorded plays titled “City in Transition,” each one focusing on one of D.C.’s four quadrants and written by a playwright of color from the…
DCist: Metro Delays Are About To Get Worse As Dozens Of Operators Are Pulled For Retraining
Metro took 72 train operators out of service on Sunday evening after a review from the agency’s chief safety officer found they had not undergone a required recertification training in a year.
District Links: Delays ensue as Metro pulls 72 train operators with lapsed recertification; WaPo…
Metro is taking flak after reducing service on the Yellow and Green lines for the rest of the month because of a lapse in recertification of many of its rail operators.
Axios: Walkability report takes in-depth look at neighborhoods
Improving D.C.’s walkability should go beyond infrastructure fixes to account for levels of policing, environmental quality, and other factors that affect how much people walk, according to new research.
Axios: D.C. Council questions COVID data reporting delay
Several D.C. Council members are probing DC Health on why the agency failed to submit COVID-19 data to the CDC for two weeks.
WTOP: As virus cases go up and down, some DC restaurants keep COVID restrictions in place
COVID-19 may be moving into a more manageable phase, but some D.C. businesses are keeping their pandemic-era protocols alive for the foreseeable future.
WTOP: DC Council candidates focus on affordable housing during tenants’ forum
D.C. Council candidates shared their plans to address the District’s housing crisis, a major focus during a forum Sunday, hosted by the D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition, TENAC.
DCist: Developer Seeks Exemption To Heritage Tree Protections, Citing D.C.’s Housing Crunch
Five large heritage trees, protected by D.C. law, are standing in the way of a project to build nearly 200 apartments a site near the Minnesota Ave. Metro Station in Ward 7, according to a developer. The company, City Interests Development…
Washington Post: Howard University acquires landmark collection of Gordon Parks photos
A group of 252 works spanning the influential Black photographer’s long career will be housed at the Washington HBCU’s research center.
WTOP: WMATA: Nearly half of train operators lapsed recertifcation, train delays expected
Nearly half of Metro’s 500 operators have lapsed recertification, WMATA said in a statement Sunday. As a result, train services will be delayed beginning Monday.
Washington Post: Metro pulls 70-plus train operators for retraining, warns of delays
An operator shortage on top of an ongoing train shortage is expected to create longer wait times this month, Metro said
WTOP: Access to bathrooms for people with medical conditions may get easier in DC
If you have a medical condition and have to get to a bathroom fast in D.C., a new bill may make it easier.
WTOP: New roadmap outlines 16 strategies to reduce violent crime in DC
A data-driven report published by D.C.’s independent Criminal Justice Coordinating Council outlines 16 short- and long-term strategies for reducing violent crime.