Man seriously injured after being hit by train at White Flint station
Transit agency says video shows man ‘intentionally’ going onto track as train approached By Dan Schere |
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A man was seriously injured after he was hit by a Metro Red Line train at the White Flint station Friday afternoon, according to a spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Based on video footage from the station, it appeared the man “intentionally placed himself in the path of the train,” WMATA spokeswoman Sherri Ly told Bethesda Beat on Friday.
The man was pinned under the train until he was extricated, she said.
Metro Waives Fee For Events That End After Normal Closing Time - Washington DC, DC - The temporary fee waiver and extended rail service will be provided until Dec. 31 when needed for the Capitals, Nationals and other events.
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Georgetown undergraduates overwhelmingly voted to approve the Metro U-Pass program in a GUSA referendum on April 28.
This is the first time that Georgetown students have voted on a discounted public transit system like the U-Pass. Under the program, students of participating universities receive unlimited free rides on metro buses and trains during the academic year, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). This allows for easier transportation to jobs, events, and activities around D.C for students. 84.03 percent of those who turned out voted to approve the proposal, according to the GUSA Election Commission
Metrobus to expand late-night service in June
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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Starting Sunday, June 6, late-night service will extend to 2 a.m. on dozens of routes throughout the D.C. region.
According to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the changes are part of improvements to more than 60 Metrobus routes.
The extended availability includes the following from WMATA s website:
DC: 32, 33, 36, 38B, 52, 70, 80, 92, A6, A8, G8, H4, L2, P6, S2, U5, V2, W2, W4, X2
MD: A12, C4, D12, F4, J2, K6, P12, T18, Y2, Z8
VA: 1A, 7A, 10A, 16E, 23B, 28A, 38B
Service restored to pre-pandemic levels:
DC: 60, W3 (Saturday)
May 7, 2021
Sonya Bannister Burford, age 53, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 5, 2021, to the federal charge of theft of government property, for stealing $322,938 in Social Security benefits to which she was not entitled.
The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge Michael McGill of the Social Security Administration (SSA) – Office of Inspector General (OIG), Philadelphia Field Division; and Special Agent in Charge Rico Medina of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – OIG.
According to her guilty plea, Burford’s husband, who was receiving SSA Disability Insurance benefits, died on August 30, 1996. Upon his death, Burford failed to disclose to SSA that he had died and SSA continued to make monthly benefits payments. Between September 1996 and January 2020, Burford received and spent $322,938 in benefits paid to her husband after his death to wh