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You caved?! You closed the D.C. government? We had so much more faith in you than that. Yes, the federal government is closed . City and county governments in Arlington, Alexandria, Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, and everywhere else are closed . The D.C. public school system, and every other school system in the area, is closed (some until next week!).
As the fourth powerful winter storm of the season started arriving in Washington on Tuesday, the beleaguered region surrendered to the forces of nature, shutting down governments and schools -- some until next week -- in response to a forecast for a foot of snow and gale-force winds that threatened to topple trees and take down power lines.
Monday was a trying day for all involved in the Woodland Park YMCA petition process. While 1,017 signatures were collected before the city’s imposed deadline of Jan. 25, on Feb. 1, only 798 were deemed legal.
As the fourth powerful winter storm of the season started arriving in Washington on Tuesday, the beleaguered region surrendered to the forces of nature, shutting down governments and schools -- some until next week -- in response to a forecast for a foot of snow and gale-force winds that threaten...
Gary Public Transportation Corp. officials are asking theNorthwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority for $4.1 million tocontinue running three expanded regional routes to East Chicago,Hammond, Merrillville, Hobart and Crown Point.
No more Metrobus service tonight , and none tomorrow. So don't bother waiting! MORE: And Circulator service is ending at 8:30 p.m.
When Phoenix leaders cut tens of millions of dollars in city services next month, they will be cutting out the heart of many neighborhoods, residents say.
Phoenix residents worry about how a city budget cuts to libraries, parks and police will hurt neighborhoods.
Odds aren't great that Washingtonians will have normal commutes anytime soon.
Washington state is using Federal stimulus money for green transportation: a fleet of lithium-battery buses.
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