• About
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Sports
      • HBCU Sports
      • Local Sports
      • Pro Sports
    • Lifestyle
      • Arts & Theater
      • Entertainment
      • Books
      • Food
      • Fashion
      • Faith & Religion
        • Faith
        • Religion
      • Cars & Travel
        • Cars
        • Travel
      • Health
        • The Caregivers
        • Protect the Memories
        • Coronavirus
    • Education
      • Local
    • Environment
    • Homeownership
    • WIN Africa
    • World
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • JPMorgan Chase, Money Talk
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Calendar
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • E-Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Back-to-School
      • Black History Month
      • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
      • Financial Literacy
      • Health Supplements
      • Home Ownership
      • MLK Memorial Issue
      • Sustainability
  • Our House DC
  • Money Talk
  • 2023 Financial Literacy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
Skip to content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

  • About
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Sports
      • HBCU Sports
      • Local Sports
      • Pro Sports
    • Lifestyle
      • Arts & Theater
      • Entertainment
      • Books
      • Food
      • Fashion
      • Faith & Religion
        • Faith
        • Religion
      • Cars & Travel
        • Cars
        • Travel
      • Health
        • The Caregivers
        • Protect the Memories
        • Coronavirus
    • Education
      • Local
    • Environment
    • Homeownership
    • WIN Africa
    • World
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • JPMorgan Chase, Money Talk
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Calendar
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • E-Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Back-to-School
      • Black History Month
      • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
      • Financial Literacy
      • Health Supplements
      • Home Ownership
      • MLK Memorial Issue
      • Sustainability
  • Our House DC
  • Money Talk
  • 2023 Financial Literacy

Sign up to stay connected

Get the top stories of the day around the DMV.

Tag: wmata

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: The DMV Cannot Let Metro Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff

by WI Editorial Staff November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

WMATA is facing a $750 million budget shortfall due to the pandemic, inflation, and reduced payments, which could lead to severe service cuts and job losses if not addressed soon.

Sgt. Salicia Belton is Metro's range master for its firearms training operation.
Posted inCommunity

First Woman and African American Appointed as Metro’s Range Master

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department play flag football with youth from the community on Nov. 17 at Anacostia Park in Southeast to help improve police-community relations. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

What On (Our) Earth is Going On?: June Roundup

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin July 5, 2023August 16, 2023
**FILE** P.A. Hill, one of the two managers at Prince George’s Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, helps a rider at a fare vending machine on Sept. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Plan Reduces Fares for Low-Income Riders

by WI Web Staff June 20, 2023June 20, 2023
A rendering of a new building close to the entrance of the Congress Heights Metro station (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBusiness

Congress Heights Metro Project Construction Starts

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
**FILE** With the one-year delay of the Free Bus program, advocates and elected officials are considering where to allocate the freed up funds. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

With Free Bus Program on Ice, D.C. Residents Demand Other Budget Priorities

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke to a session of the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference.
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Set on Protecting K Street Transitway Project

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins May 1, 2023May 2, 2023
A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Why is Good Transit Access Still Just a ‘Vision’ for D.C.?

by WI Editorial Staff April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
**FILE** Sources close to Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) say she is gearing up for a Senate run. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County

Alsobrooks Highlights Blue Line Corridor Project’s Minority Developers

by WI Web Staff February 28, 2023February 28, 2023
**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

MPD to Increase Presence at Metro Stations

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 12 Older posts

CURRENT NEWSPAPER

CURRENT SPECIAL EDITION

VISIT THE WASHINGTON INFORMER CHARITIES


The Washington Informer
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

About the Informer

We proudly serve the African-American community — families, neighborhoods, businesses, people of faith and more — in the DMV. Learn more about how we serve you.
See the Print Edition Online
Sign up for The Daily Newsletter

Learn More

  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • Calendar
  • Membership
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Donate
  • Contact Us

Sections

  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle

Products

  • Digital Editions
  • WIN-TV
  • WI Bridge
  • WIN Africa – Initiative
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Circulation
© 2023 Washington Informer Newspaper. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic