Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Morning of long, cold waits for Metro riders because of cracked, broken rails
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Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 14:35:57 -0500 (EST)

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Morning of long, cold waits for Metro riders because of cracked, broken rails <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FAAc9bc>
Dana Hedgpeth
Thursday’s bitter cold made for a miserable morning commute for Metro riders with delays on five of its six rail lines caused by the weather, from cracked rails to door and brake problems.It was one of the worst commutes in what had already been a bad week for the transit agency’s customers. On Wednesday, there were delays on three rail lines — the Blue, Orange and Silver — and on Tuesday, some Metrobus service was curtailed and some routes canceled because of the snow.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FAAc9bc> 

D.C. area forecast: In the deep freeze today, with a reinforcing blast of cold Saturday <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK5eiMPoUWhccOLeA0591>
David Streit
The saving grace is the worst of the winds have departed — at least for now. [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK5eiMPoUWhccOLeA0591> 

Second club in District’s downtown shuttered after stabbing <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FBAf53e>
Peter Hermann
A week after shutting down a Foggy Bottom bar where five patrons were stabbed while celebrating a birthday party, District authorities ordered a second downtown club closed after a prolonged brawl on Saturday left a man hospitalized with three stab wounds and a punctured lung.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FBAf53e> 

Protesters demand accountability in Fairfax police shooting of John Geer <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FCA7251>
Tom Jackman
Braving sub-freezing temperatures, about three dozen protesters marched outside the Fairfax County police headquarters Thursday morning to demand information and accountability in the August 2013 police killing of John B. Geer in Springfield.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FCA7251> 

Driver charged in Dumfries crash that killed motorcyclist <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FDAaf0a>
Julie Zauzmer
A pick-up truck driver was arrested Tuesday in a crash in Prince William County that killed a motorcyclist in early December.Justin Casey Felch, 26, of Woodbridge was killed Dec. 2 while driving his motorcycle on Route 1 in Dumfries. A passenger on the motorcycle, a 31-year-old man who was not identified by police, was seriously injured. Both men were wearing helmets, police said.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FDAaf0a> 

Emmylou Harris, back where it all started <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FEA4ae4>
Geoffrey Himes
There’s a reason so many artists have signed on to take part in “The Life and Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration” on Saturday at Constitution Hall. Harris, 67, is so beloved in the roots-music industry for her generosity in singing on other people’s records and recording other people’s songs that Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Mary Chapin Carpenter and many more will be on hand.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FEA4ae4> 

Metro advances project to transform New Carrollton <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FFA45c0>
Jonathan O'Connell
After more than a year of delays, the real estate committee of Metro’s board of directors approved the outline of a 2.7 million-square-foot project in New Carrollton Thursday, setting the stage for construction to begin on the first phase of the project in 2016.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184025kqs.3b9e/VK7ZfMPoUWhcc2FFA45c0> 

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