Police say it appears that 81-year-old Masao Matsumoto killed his wife, then himself.
“The information uncovered to date raises potentially serious concerns, and we will take all actions necessary to get answers and hold people accountable,” General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said.
The Silver Line is also out of service.
Check out these photos taken at 5:30 p.m. at the East Falls Church Metro station, where downed power lines have shut down Orange line travel in both directions. Metro has finally issued a full press release on what’s happening down there. Based on these images, if you’re heading out on the Orange line, our best advice would be to stay in the city tonight until much, much later, if not crash on a friend’s couch….
Good morning, Washington. WaPo relays that the debate over D.C.’s cab fares is getting feisty, while WJLA tells us that the film industry is bringing some bucks to Virginia. On that note, for all of you documentary film buffs out there, today is the start of the fourth-annual SilverDocs film festival over in Silver Spring. From today until June 18, you can revel in the glory of the documentary. From one that follows the inspiring…
Because we love rankings, we now find that even though the District is doing well on sustainability indicators, it may not do too well if an oil crisis hits. According to the folks at SustainLane.com (yep, the sustainability ranking people), the District isn’t among the 10 cities that would +Ten+U.S.+Cities+Best+Prepared+for+Oil.html”>effectively handle a dramatic jump to $100 barrels of oil. Based primarily on measures of how well people could get around in such circumstances, the site…
Yes, you read correctly — early this morning, there was a small fire on the Orange Line tracks between the East Falls Church and Ballston Metro stations. Trains were stopped for 10 to 15 minutes as firefighters got the fire under control. The Orange Line is now back to running on schedule. No mention, yet, as to what caused the morning pyrotechnics. Montgomery County Police Restricted from Message Board: WJLA is reporting that Montgomery County…
Like an oasis in a sea of high density development, the area around the East Falls Church metrorail station on the Orange Line features a landscape of single-family homes, parks, and low-rise commercial development. This puts the neighborhood in marked contrast to the high- and mid-rise corridor that runs from Rosslyn to Ballston and the new townhouse and condominium development springing up at West Falls Church, Dunn Loring and Vienna. As Arlington busily builds out…
WMATA Plans Extra Rail Service for Saturday. There will be extra trains available before and after Saturday’s Wizards and Nationals games, WMATA has announced. Expect crowding in the evening because the Nats play at 7:05 p.m., with the Wizards playing at the MCI Center an hour later. And for the first time, WMATA will run shuttle buses from RFK (at Lot. No. 3) to Union Station following a Nats game … but only as…
Our third DCist photoblogger is Drew McDermott, who was born in D.C. and now lives in Falls Church, Va. The above photo, of the East Falls Church Metro station, is one of a series he posted last May. He’s also posted photos of Fugazi, the Washington Monument, and the Whitehurst Freeway. The series: #1 Justin Florentine, #2 Elliot Teel…
