To find somewhere new to spend a night. A fire broke out. Derrick ward is live with why investigators say the fire is subs pishs. It is suspicious because that sixth floor is unoccupied. We are told it is bare. Theres no electricity up there. You can see the brick structure here. The main building. This has been here since the 1920s. Its been a hospital since the late 19th century, but 1920s is when the building wa night. We were told no one susannah injured. The families were displaced and we were told theres water damage on the lower floors. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire. Now, the families that were displaced are in other facilities. Some had been brought back here and if you look down there, you can see the orange trucks, there are some of the cleanup crews that are working. To recover from the damage that was there now. This happened in an unoccupied imagine whats like because the people here are here for the same reason. They are displaced. Now, doubly
For police. You can remain anonymous. Right now, a check on your weather and traffic on the ones. Storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein with more on how were starting our day. Good morning, had a beautiful sunday. A little breezy and the breezes will begin to pick up as the day progresses. Right now, starting off clear, comfortable this morning, not too chilly, and weve got a clear sky for the most part. Dont have any rain anywhere in the vicinity or we had the first snow of the season on saturday morning out in the mountains but nothing there now. Off to a big area of High Pressure starting this morning all around our region and there is mild temperatures in the mountains. Were in the low to mid60s there. Around the bay it is near 60 degrees. Were in the 50s, nearby suburbs in fairfax, Prince George county, arlington and the district. For the work week ahead, the check list, mild and breezy day today and then turning cooler tuesday. It will be chilly on wednesday. Looks to be on thurs
A one mile back up if you measure it out hoping it will be out of the way soon here, there is a lot of debris involved in the crash. Northbound bw parkway between the beltway and powder mill. We have the left lane getting by the paving there and taking a look at 95 in virginia. Quantico to the beltway going to take you 18 minutes and youre on time there. Remember to listen to wtop 103. 5 fm when you hop in your car. Especially about this problem on bw parkway because we have lanes, northbound lanes blocked. Southbound lane molette green is out on the scene right now. Tell us what is happening at this moment. Reporter quick update on this. All of the lanes southbound, northbound, back open as you can see behind me. All of the tow trucks are gone taking away two crashed up cars. One a cadillac, the other a minivan. What i can tell you is a couple involved in this crash say they just a few hours ago and they got hit by several cars. Park police did tell me only minor injuries involved in
New Orleans Weighs Regional Transit Plan
A new proposal would improve wait times for area buses and bring more households within walking distance to transit stops. February 26, 2021, 6am PST | Diana Ionescu |
The board of the Regional Transit Authority (RTA), the agency that operates public transit in New Orleans and surrounding areas, is considering a significant revamp to the region s public transportation network to shorten wait times and provide more effective service for commuters. The New Links proposal, writes Jessica Williams for Nola.com, hopes to strengthen interparish connections and get more riders to jobs in the region within 20 minutes.
Developed by the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, the plan recommends shifts to more than 40 bus and streetcar routes in the two parishes to resolve slow arrivals, shorten headways to 15 or 20 minutes, and bring more households within half a mile of a transit stop. It also proposes a new transit hub on the vacan