Rachel Sadon- What’s the deal with the terrible wi-fi on Amtrak and Megabus? [Post]
- How else would D.C. end the wettest year on record, but with more rain. [CWG]
- Seven people were injured after a jet bridge collapsed at BWI. [Sun]
- Four more Chincoteague ponies with “swamp cancer” have been euthanized. [WJLA]
- What the federal shutdown means for the area’s economy. [WBJ]
- Surgery could keep John Wall sidelined for months. [NBC4]
- Look for an Arlingtonian on Jeopardy. [ARLnow]
- Why the hobby of listening in on police scanners is on the decline (note, though, that D.C.’s have been encrypted since 2011). [Post]
- More sexual abuse allegations against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. [NBC4]
- Montgomery County is considering a “block the box” bill. [Bethesda Beat]
- Christylez Bacon’s dream day. [Express]
- “I love playing with him, he’s one of my favorite young guys on the team. His work ethic is crazy.” [WCP]
- Three children were killed in a three-car crash in Oxon Hill, Maryland. [WJLA]
- The biggest restaurant and bar closures of the year. [Washingtonian]
- And the year in local photos. [WCP]
- ICYMI: What our arts and food writers loved in 2018.
- ICYMI: What’s open for brunch on New Year’s Day.
- This Day in DCist: Obama went on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
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