Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle closed
Water main break causes part of Connecticut Avenue to close. Road closed through rush hour.
Case continued for Metro’s ‘banana peel man’
Maurice Owens claims he slipped and fell on a banana peel in a Metro elevator. Now he faces fraud charge.
Smoky brakes cause Metro train to offload
Smoky brakes lead to Metro train problems. No major delays expected.
Delays on Metroâs Blue Line cleared
Delays on Metro’s Blue Line cleared.
Off-duty cop shoots would-be robber at his home in Prince George’s County
A 26-year-old Southeast woman, who was wounded, faces attempted robbery charges in the case.
Delays on inner loop of Beltway
The inner loop was reopened after an accident involving multiple vehicles.
Two die in B-W Parkway crash; road closed for hours in morning commute
Car and truck involved in early morning accident on Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
Three arrested in police-involved shooting in Prince George’s
Three people arrested in police-involved shooting in Prince George’s County. One suspect still at large.
Men stabbed in drug-related robbery in Hyattsville, police say
Robbers broke into a Hyattsville apartment, stole cash and stabbed three men.
Baltimore-Washington Parkway northbound re-opens after fatal accident
Fatal accident shuts down Baltimore-Washington Parkway north in morning commute. Two dead, others in serious condition.
Delays on Metroâs Red Line end
Delays on Metro’s Red Line. Disabled train at Takoma station.
Three men stabbed in armed robbery
Police say the three men were stabbed in an armed robbery at a residence in Hyattsville.
Issues resolved on Metroâs Red Line
Delays on Metro’s Red Line. Disabled train causes problems
Incident on Metroâs Orange and Blue lines resolved
Delays on Metro’s Blue and Orange lines
Service back on Metroâs Blue and Yellow lines
Delays on Metro’s Blue and Yellow lines
Two people dead after MARC train hits car
Initial reports on the incident said that a vehicle “went around” a gate on the railroad.
Metroâs Red Line back to normal after delay
Metro’s Red Line has delays.
Brief power outage at Metroâs Capitol South stop
Brief power outage at Metro’s Capitol South stop.
Delays on Metroâs Red Line resolved
Delays on Metro’s Red Line. Earlier incident on Green and Yellow lines. Disabled train at Georgia Avenue.
Intense snowfall forecast for Tuesday’s rush hour, capping 48 hours of winter weather
Accumulation of 3 to 5 inches expected, and snow will come down hard during morning commute.
Dana Hedgpeth is the Washington Post’s lead reporter in covering the Metro rail and bus systems in the D.C. region and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) that runs them. Dana joined the Washington Post in 1999 and has spent more than a decade covering a variety of subjects, including local government, the federal court in Alexandria and government contracting and the defense industry, plus commercial real estate, the building of the D.C. convention center and the redevelopment of the area around the Nationals baseball stadium.
Dana lives in the District with her husband and daughter. Follow her on Twitter @postmetrogirl and on Facebook for transportation news (and the occasional cute picture of her kid). She’d love your tips on Metro at dana.hedgpeth@washpost.com.