Trains are back in service on Metro’s Orange and Silver lines; Capital Fringe latest: Good times in the library; Black Lives Matter protesters delay traffic near Fourth St. and Massachusetts Ave. in Northeast D.C.; Metro’s website gets a makeover; She was the tops at ordering tows in D.C. And she was on the take.; SafeTrack 5, Episode 1: Some new tips for riders; Metro moving forward with plan to use Uber, Lyft for paratransit services; Not only are Washington rents expensive — they’ve risen faster than anywhere else; Some area roadways closed because of downed trees and high water; He keeps posting sexy photos of his daughters and it’s skeeving me out; Few at GOP convention rally behind D.C. statehood cause; 9-year-old charged with robbery after neighborhood bicycle stolen; D.C. office manager with Catholic Charities pleads guilty to theft of $142,000; History says the Redskins won’t follow up on 2015; Bowser goes to Republican convention to push for D.C. statehood;
 
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Trains are back in service on Metro’s Orange and Silver lines
The buses were running between the East Falls Church and Virginia Square stops for about 30 minutes. Now trains are back in service.
Capital Fringe latest: Good times in the library
Reviews of comedy and competitive lies downtown at the MLK Library.
 
Black Lives Matter protesters delay traffic near Fourth St. and Massachusetts Ave. in Northeast D.C.
Some protesters tried to block an entrance to the national legislative office of the Fraternal Order of Police.
 
Metro’s website gets a makeover
A beta version of the extensively revamped transit website is visible for your testing.
 
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She was the tops at ordering tows in D.C. And she was on the take.
Senior dispatcher set ‘tone of corruption’ at DPW despite complaints to managers, court files show.
 
SafeTrack 5, Episode 1: Some new tips for riders
Despite the similarities to the first maintenance disruption, riders still need help with directions.
 
Metro moving forward with plan to use Uber, Lyft for paratransit services
This fall Metro will officially open the bidding process for contractors to provide an alternative to MetroAccess, its door-to-door service for the elderly and people with disabilities.
 
Not only are Washington rents expensive — they’ve risen faster than anywhere else
While rents have increased by 86 percent since 1980, income for renters has gone up just 33 percent.
 
 
Some area roadways closed because of downed trees and high water
Part of Beach Drive NW is closed because of standing water. Officials warn commuters to watch out for trees and downed wires.
 
He keeps posting sexy photos of his daughters and it’s skeeving me out
Dr. Andrea helps a reader who's sick of looking at provocative pics of a friend and his girls, and advises another reader who fears his wife's marijuana use is out of control.
 
Few at GOP convention rally behind D.C. statehood cause
Although Mayor Muriel Bowser is a Democrat, she flew into Cleveland for the day to advocate for statehood.
 
9-year-old charged with robbery after neighborhood bicycle stolen
Police said young suspect pushed a youth and took bike in Carver-Langston neighborhood.
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D.C. office manager with Catholic Charities pleads guilty to theft of $142,000
Floyd L. Middleton, 47, to repay five years of personal rent, expense reimbursements
 
History says the Redskins won’t follow up on 2015
The past quarter century has proven Washington can't follow up a playoff berth with a winning season. Will this year be different?
 
Bowser goes to Republican convention to push for D.C. statehood
D.C. mayor faces long odds after Republicans approve strongest anti-statehood language in decades as part of their platform.
 
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