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Aug 08, 2023

At DCA, Crews Race Each Night To Repave A Bit Of Runway Before The Next Day’s Flights

What’s it like working on runway repaving when you’ve got thousands of travelers depending on you?

Aug 03, 2018

Update: 12-Year-Old Girl Separated From Her Tour Group At DCA Found Safely With Her Parents

JinJing Ma reportedly separated from her tour group and willingly left the airport with an unknown woman.

Nov 25, 2015

DCA Workers Fasted On The Busiest Travel Day Of The Year

They’ll end the fast in a ceremony today at noon, after a day of passing out petitions advocating for a $15-per-hour minimum wage and wearing buttons that say “Ask Me Why I’m Fasting.”

Jan 07, 2014

Frigid Weather Causes Pipe Issues At GW Hospital And National Airport

Both George Washington University Hospital and Reagan National Airport had severe flooding from pipes leaking and bursting due to the freezing temperatures.

Sep 18, 2013

TSA Still Reminding People That It’s Not Okay To Bring Loaded Guns On Airplanes

Surprisingly no, you still can’t bring guns on airplanes, as TSA had to remind two gentlemen last weekend at Reagan National Airport.

May 06, 2013

Authorities Looking for Elderly Woman Who Went Missing From Reagan National Airport

Airport police said yesterday that they are searching for an 83-year-old woman who went missing Friday afternoon at Reagan National Airport. Victoria Kong landed at Reagan on Friday afternoon after a trip to Barbados, her country of birth. She was last seen about 6:30 p.m. Friday walking along the Mount Vernon Trail near Gravelly Point, just north of the airport. A subsequent investigation over the weekend led police and K-9 units toward Roosevelt Island….

Jul 08, 2012

Airplane Gets Stuck on Soft Tarmac Caused By Heat

These remarkably high temperatures have been troubling the transportation infrastructure.

Mar 02, 2012

United to Start Flying Nonstop Between San Francisco and Reagan National

Travelers wanting to fly nonstop between the D.C. area and San Francisco must currently trek out to Dulles. But that’s changing in May when United introduces the first nonstop flight between Reagan and SFO.

Dec 03, 2011

The Saturday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. The first weekend in December debuts, and it’s going to be sunny and mild with temperatures rising to about 50 by the afternoon. Sans the October snowstorm, the start of the winter season hasn’t been too bad.

Oct 02, 2011

The Sunday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. DCist heard from a tipster Thursday night that “several hundred” people were planning to converge on McPherson Square Saturday morning for a sister protest to New York’s “Occupy Wall Street.” NBC Washington reports that at the height of participation Saturday, the group called “Occupy DC” amounted to about 40 to 50 people whose protests were often drowned out by a women’s percussion practice across the square.

 
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