Metro service reductions: What Montgomery County riders should know
Transit system says period with fewer trains will last through Sunday
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Metro suspends more than half of its rail cars because of safety problems
Plus: Rockville biotech banks on new revenue with $450M acquisition of West Coast drugmaker; Seibel’s in Burtonsville to close after 82 years
Giant to anchor Silver Spring retail center
Plus: Family of MidCity chairman sues; Ride On bus route schedules changing to improve service
County Council to introduce bill that would reduce Ride On fares
Fare-free period has been extended until Jan. 1
Driver rescued after tour bus crashes near railroad tracks in Shady Grove
Another bus crashed near Rockville Metro station, injuring several people
Community can weigh in on proposed name change of White Flint Metro station to North Bethesda
Plus: Woman posing as leasing agent in Silver Spring; County executives say ‘healthy competition’ can drive climate change policies
Takoma Park launches program to deter theft of catalytic converters
Plus: Participants in Car Free Day eligible for prize raffles; Despite TSA mandate, some Metro riders aren’t masked
Planners grant more time for Takoma Park development proposal fought by comptroller
Plus: Metro offers first-ever pass sale to riders; Maryland surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
Montgomery County breaks ground on electric bus project
Plus: Officers rescue deer stuck in fence; Takoma Park Fire Department rolls out new engine
New Purple Line contractor should be in place by February, transit officials say
Plus: Novavax taking combined COVID-flu vaccine to clinical study; Renovated Grey Courthouse Office Building opens in Rockville
Coronavirus vaccination rates surge in hard-hit Latino community
Plus: Injured Army veteran getting specially adapted home; Metro service extended to midnight
Doorbell video helps police arrest suspected peeping Tom
Plus: Artist gives Gaithersburg skate park a mural makeover; When his food truck was stolen, strangers heard his plea
Silver Spring woman claims $40,000 VaxCash lottery prize
Plus: Single tracking, station closures on Red Line will have ‘significant impact’; Maryland’s state of emergency to end July 1
Magruder student using pilot program to reach the skies
Plus: Montgomery County Agricultural Fair returns Aug. 13; Metro looks to expand service this summer
Agreement allows buses to switch from diesel to electric
Plus: $544M in federal aid going to Maryland colleges, universities; 26 Montgomery County students get National Merit Scholarships
UPDATED: Large portion of Capital Beltway removed from highway widening plan, leaving I-270
Decision comes after months of opposition from local officials, residents
Purple Line design-build contractor selection moved to fall
Choice initially expected in June
UPDATED: State says no to single-tracking Purple Line through downtown Bethesda
Transportation secretary points to practical challenges
Lower speed limits, bicycle lanes, crosswalks part of new road safety goals
County to collect 2030 Vision Zero feedback before publishing final draft in July
Vigil held to remember men killed in Takoma Park shooting
Plus: Businesses hurt by Purple Line construction eligible for $2.5M in aid; Third attempt to tighten public-private partnership law fails
