Opening of Blue Line Stations Marks Halt in WMATA Construction: For the first time since construction started on the region’s metrorail system in the late 1960s, expansion has come to a halt. After completing the original system and a new in-fill station, the Blue Line extention to Largo Town Center — set to open this weekend — marks the first time that WMATA is not at work on a metrorail line. The Post takes a look at the extension’s features, ridership possibilities and what’s next for the region’s transit system.

>> Related: Free metrorail and metrobus rides this morning until 9:30 a.m., courtesy of an ING Direct promotion.

Dr. Fire: The W.Times’ headline pretty much sums this story: “Doctor tried to ignite patients” … Yes, a doctor in Prince George’s County has said “he has tried to ignite a surgical preparation solution on unwitting patients.”

Delivery of Baby in HOV-3 Lane Lets Couple to Meet Carpool Regulations: A couple gave birth to a seven pound baby in a Fairfax County carpool lane with the assistance of highway patrolmen looking to catch HOV violators on I-95. From the Post:

“We decided to take HOV,” Brandy Bearden said yesterday as she cradled her rush-hour baby in Inova Fairfax Hospital’s maternity ward. “We didn’t have three people yet, but she was coming fast.”

Briefly Noted: Investigators closing in on Hunters Brooke arsonist(s)? … Bike trail plans for ICC dropped … Council of Governments: Our air quality is improving …