Metro considers banning bad passengers - WTOP Weekend Headlines - Sunday, October 01, 2017

Metro is looking at ways to enforce stiffer penalties on customers who misbehave on the transit agency's buses and trains after a series of attacks on Metrobus operators — including an incident where a driver was doused in urine by a passenger. [Logo](#) WEEKEND HEADLINES - October 01, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Metro considers banning bad passengers]( Metro is looking at ways to enforce stiffer penalties on customers who misbehave on the transit agency's buses and trains after a series of attacks on Metrobus operators — including an incident where a driver was doused in urine by a passenger. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Half marathon causes road closures in Prince William County]( A half marathon in Prince William County closed several roads on Sunday. See which roads to avoid. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [5 names recommended for J.E.B. 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[mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Johnson’s big run lifts Maryland over Minnesota, 31-24]( Max Bortenschlager threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score and Ty Johnson’s 34-yard touchdown run with 1:10 to play lifted Maryland to a 31-24 victory over Minnesota on Saturday. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Redacted audit: Metro must do more to safeguard guns, ammo]( Metro Transit Police risk guns and ammunition falling into the wrong hands without some key changes, a heavily redacted audit released Thursday by Metro’s Office of Inspector General found. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [All dogs go to heaven: Pets get blessed at DC monastery]( D.C. pet parents took their furry companions to get blessed on Saturday at the annual “Blessing of the Animals,” hosted by Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. See photos. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Amid outcry over Confederate markers, new ones are going up]( Supporters of these new monuments describe a determination to hold onto their understanding of history but the NAACP said such claims deliberately ignore what the Civil War was all about. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [An orchid show and early fall lawn do’s and don’ts]( Garden Editor Mike McGrath has some tips on how to prepare your lawn in advance for the cooler temperatures to come. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Congressman calls for OPM oversight of agency buyouts and early retirements]( Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer wants the Office of Personnel Management to describe how it will manage and oversee agency buyouts and early retirement offers. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Thousands gather for the March for Racial Justice on Capitol Hill]( Demonstrators joined together on Capitol Hill for the March for Racial Justice on Saturday before walking to the Justice Department and National Mall. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Md. first responder reflects on hurricane relief mission to Puerto Rico]( “Not a single piece of bark left on trees,” a Montgomery County firefighter recounted. He was a member of Maryland Task Force 1 in Puerto Rico, helping the hurricane relief efforts. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Smart911: Where it’s spreading, and why first responders want you to join]( Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest locality in the D.C. area to join Smart911, a system that allows users to create a safety profile that first responders see when responding to calls for help. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Harry, girlfriend look on as Invictus Games end in Canada]( Prince Harry joined American actress Meghan Markle and her mother in a luxury box as the Invictus Games closed. 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