Local

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A United Airlines flight from Washington to Denver was disrupted Wednesday night after federal air marshals confronted a Qatari diplomat, who was believed to have been smoking in the plane’s bathroom in violation of safety rules, authorities said. The passenger, Mohammed al-Madadi, was taken into custody by air marshals as he […]

Check out our photos from Donovan McNabb’s press conference with the Washington Washington Football Team. Let’s welcome the newest Redskin to the team.

VIA WTOP: WASHINGTON – Three schools on the grounds of the National Cathedral were briefly locked down Wednesday morning after reports of a man with a gun on campus. No one was injured. Police received a 911 call reporting a man with a weapon on the cathedral’s campus around 8 a.m. Wednesday, D.C. Assistant Police […]

VIA WTOP: WASHINGTON – Metro riders can expect minor delays on the Green and Yellow lines after a woman was struck by a train Wednesday afternoon. Metro says a woman was struck by a Green Line train shortly after 1 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Square/7th Street Convention Center station. Regular service has resumed on […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The outlook isn’t brilliant for those of us hoping that the jurisdictions supporting Metro will step in to ease the impact of fare increases and service cuts needed to balance the budget. It’s not that the battle is over, but we are getting to the point that the Metro board will […]

VIA DCIST: Renters who were able to lock in lower prices this past fall as landlords freaked out about the recession may have been the last to have the upper hand, as rents appeared to rebound in the first quarter of this year. From today’s Wall Street Journal: Apartment rents rose during the first quarter, […]

VIA Washington Football Team.COM: The Washington Football Team will allow quarterback Jason Campbell to seek a trade to another NFL team, head coach Mike Shanahan said. Campbell and Shanahan had a lunch meeting on Monday, shortly after the team acquired Donovan McNabb in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. Shanahan said Campbell asked if he […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Tens of thousands of kids from across the country descended on the White House’s South Lawn on Monday to play football, basketball and golf and watch performances from the likes of Sara Bareilles, Justin Bieber and the cast of the hit TV show “Glee.” Oh, and they also got to roll […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Just one day after setting a record for its second-highest ridership day, Metrorail passed that mark on Friday. The subway counted 891,240 trips on Friday. which the transit agency attributed to heavy crowds for the Cherry Blossom Festival and to people attending the Washington Wizards game against Chicago at the Verizon […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: In their boldest move since Mike Shanahan took over as head coach, the Washington Washington Football Team acquired quarterback Donovan McNabb on Sunday night in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles, shaking up one of the National Football League’s most competitive divisions. McNabb instantly changes the face of the Washington Football […]