Virginia transportation officials say overnight work early Saturday on the Dulles Metrorail extension will intermittently close the Capital Beltway near Tysons Corner.

Metro officials say a bus driver has been charged with kidnapping for allegedly refusing to allow a passenger to leave his bus after an argument.

Metro has a new zero-tolerance policy on talking on the phone, texting or otherwise using a mobile device while operating a train or bus.

Federal investigators are going to test the automated system that is meant prevent train crashes like the one in Washington that killed nine people.

District of Columbia officials have lowered the number of fatalities in Monday’s subway system accident to seven, from nine reported earlier.

Metro officials are warning commuters to avoid Metrorail’s red line if possible and expect delays throughout the system after a fatal crash between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations.

Crews dismantled the wreckage today from a subway train collision that killed nine people and injured scores of others

Metro officials say the body of a Lorton man was found in a restroom at the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail station.

The District of Columbia has told Metro it no longer has the money to pay for the subway system to stay open late for some Washington Nationals games.

Metro officials say a man has been struck and killed by a Metro train at the East Falls Church Station.

Virginia public transit systems will receive $116.1 million from the federal stimulus package, the U.S. Department of Transportation said yesterday. “This funding will go a long way toward advancing transit in Virginia,“ said Jennifer Pickett with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. “All the regions and localities are looking forward to submitting project applications for federal funding.“