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Metro Service Restored Thursday, Cherry Blossom Dates Change, Teen Chained to Bed: News Nearby
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DC Metro Shutdown: Service Restored Thursday
Metrorail will restore service Thursday after closing the tracks for emergency inspections all day Wednesday. WMATA spent the day inspecting all 600 "jumper cables" in the Metro system.
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Authorities identified 26 cables that were at-risk, and have repaired 18 of them as of about 6 p.m. Emergency repairs should be done in time for the Thursday morning rush hour, Metro said; for any that remain, Metro will single-track around them. >>> Read more.
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If you were planning on heading to the Tidal Basin to see DC's famed cherry blossoms this weekend, you might want to revise your plans.
The prediction for the beginning of peak bloom this spring has changed and instead of beginning this weekend, it has now been revised to Wednesday, March 23 - Thursday, March 24, according to the National Park Service. >>> Read more.
Teen Found Chained to Bed, Mother Charged: Police
Officers investigating child neglect allegations on Tuesday say they found a 17-year-old boy chained and roped to his bed, according to Prince William County Police. Paulette Renee Weston, 40, of the 13500 block of Wood St. in Woodbridge is charged with felony child neglect and abduction. >>> Read more.
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