Metroâs fare increases, service cuts and new hours will start next month, the transit agency announced Friday. In March, the Metro Board of Directors approved a 25-cent fare increase for most bus trips and off-peak rail trips and a 10-cent increase for rush hour rail trips.
[Logo](#)
AFTERNOON HEADLINES - May 12, 2017
[mobile-header-ad](
[alt text here](
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[New Metro hours, fare hikes coming in June](
Metroâs fare increases, service cuts and new hours will start next month, the transit agency announced Friday. In March, the Metro Board of Directors approved a 25-cent fare increase for most bus trips and off-peak rail trips and a 10-cent increase for rush hour rail trips.
[Track latest weather](
Looking for current weather condition information for D.C., Maryland and Virginia? View our local weather radar to see the current conditions and to keep you up to date with the weather in your area. Our…
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[52 arrested in DC area after nationwide ICE anti-gang operation](
A recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anti-gang operation resulted in over a thousand arrests nationwide â 52 of which were in the D.C. area, with 29 of those being from the infamous MS-13 gang.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Steve Harvey on controversial stay-away memo: ‘I don’t apologize’](
Comedian Steve Harvey says he's not apologizing for a lengthy email warning staffers on his TV talk show to refrain from approaching him near his dressing room or in hallways.
Sponsored by Newseum
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[5 rock stars who captured spirit of protest in Newseumâs âLouder Than Wordsâ exhibit](
Ever wonder how history is made? It might surprise you that rock ânâ roll has been the soundtrack for social change, from the civil rights era to today. Here, artifacts from five stars whose music sounded a revolution.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Busy DC nurses get some puppy love](
What do hardworking nurses want during National Nurses Week? MedStar Washington Hospital Center found the answer at the end of a leash.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Tomato 411: When, how, what to plant](
Tomato-planting time has arrived! Garden Editor Mike McGrath has tips on what varieties to grow and how to care for those 'tamatas.'
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Trump warns Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of talks](
In an ominous warning, President Donald Trump declared Friday that fired FBI Director James Comey had better hope there are no âtapesâ of their private conversations. Trumpâs tweet came after he asserted Comey had told him he wasnât under FBI investigation.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[How WTOP’s Dave Johnson preps for do-or-die Wizards broadcast](
WTOP senior sports director Dave Johnson details his pregame ritual, as he prepares to broadcast the Wizards Game 6 against the Celtics.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[New Alexandria waterfront hotel overflows with local history](
After a delay in construction from digging up a piece of 18th-century history, the first completed project in Old Townâs multiyear waterfront redevelopment plan is open for business.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Movie review: âSnatchedâ puts the âfunâ in ânon-refundableâ mother-daughter trip](
Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer star in the new mother-daughter comedy adventure “Snatched.”
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Data Doctors: How to remove your personal info online](
While many would perceive so much personal information to be private, Data Doctors' Ken Colburn says it's actually very public and can be easily acquired.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Amid school lottery controversy, DC mayor finds ‘fault’ in process](
Responding to a controversy involving the D.C. Public Schools lottery system, Mayor Muriel Bowser said the rules surrounding who is allowed to bypass the lottery are too flimsy and need to be tightened.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Trump orders refocus on cybersecurity](
President Donald Trumpâs much anticipated and long-waited executive order refocuses agencies' cybersecurity efforts and further details the new American Technology Councilâs role.
Sponsored by Insight Public Sector
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[SEWP simplifies buying process for small government IT orders](
Buying a laptop, a printer, software or other IT items can be daunting for government employees. Fortunately, there is an easy process using NASA SEWP.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Unfair labor practices charged at Volkswagen’s US plant](
The National Labor Relations Board accuses Volkswagen of hiking health insurance premiums and changing working hours of employees who voted for union representation.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Michelle Obama criticizes Trump school lunch decision](
The former first lady said the decision to delay federal rules aimed at making school lunch healthier will result in kids “eating crap” instead.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[8 great international getaways you can afford this summer](
Favorable exchange rates, enticing deals in far-flung locales and competition among low-cost carriers are creating high values for budget-minded travelers this summer.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Restaurant gets angry response after serving horse meat](
Cure Restaurant hosted a special dinner with Canadian chefs Monday. The Quebecois-themed fare included horse tartare.
[mobile-img](
[alt text here](
[Tiny Virginia company gets huge payday in $3.1B Verizon deal](
Glen Allen, Virginia-based Straight Path Communications, which had a market capitalization value of around $400 million a month ago, will be acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. for $3.1 billion.
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
[alt text here](
[Thanking public servants? Don’t forget your cybersecurity crew](
Now that itâs Public Service Recognition Week, how about thanking the people in your agency or company that toil to keep your networks running and your data safe?
3400 Idaho Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016
Unsubscribe | View this email in your browser
If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](.