While traveling out of town is the story of the day for most people, those of you who are sticking around town for the Thanksgiving holiday will want to keep in mind that Metro will be operating on a Sunday schedule this Thursday. more ›

National isn't the only airport serving the metropolitan area which is undergoing an expansion in the amount of services it offers to passengers. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Today is Slutwalk DC, the latest in a slew of protest marches triggered by a Toronto cop’s comment at a safety forum in January claiming that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.” more ›

A quick update to our item this morning about Brandon Sparrow, the DYRS ward who escaped from custody on Sunday morning at BWI: U.S. Marshals located Sparrow this morning in the District. more ›

Maryland and Virginia health officials have released more information regarding the possible measles exposure to travelers moving through Reagan National Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The first may have occurred on Feb. 20 at Dulles Airport in the International Arrivals and Baggage Claim level of the main terminal from 3:15 to 7:15 p.m. Authorities have also confirmed that the infected traveler then traveled through BWI airport on a 7 p.m. flight two days later. In addition to having contacted passengers on the flights, officials ask those in the area who develop symptoms to contact their doctors. more ›

Ready for some football D.C.? And all of the junk food and beer that goes with it? Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and all of the reveling that's involved. Beyond that, it's pretty nice out today - so maybe you should take a walk to preemptively burn all of those calories you're going to consume tonight. more ›

Google announced today that it will provide free wireless internet access at 47 U.S. airports and on all Virgin America flights for the holiday season. Starting now through January 15, anyone should be able to log on to free Google WiFi at BWI, which is the only local airport included in the program. You can find the complete list of participating airports here. Naturally, Google says it plans to use the free service as a means to advertise its products, like iGoogle and Google Chrome, to potential new customers. Still, paying that extra $9.99 for a day pass for internet access at most local airports is a huge drag, so until every airport starts offering it for free, all the time, we'll take what we can get. more ›