Thomas Robertson

1 week ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

A person was arrested Tuesday afternoon after the Metro Transit Police Department said the individual stabbed one of its officers in the face at the Navy Yard Metro station in D.C.According to a statement from Metro police, an officer stopped a person at around 2:30 p.m. for not paying the fare at the Navy Yard Station near Nationals Park. When stopped, the person “immediately turned and assaulted the officer with a sharp metal object,” the statement said.

1 week ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

Residents across the D.C. region may be going to sleep Monday night to the sounds of thunder and heavy rain, as a strong line of storms is set to sweep across the area before midnight. The National Weather Service has most of the D.C. region under a “Level 2,” or slight, risk for severe storms, which could produce damaging wind gusts and large hail. The risk for severe weather is greatest west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

1 week ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

A plane clipped the wing of another passenger jet carrying several members of Congress on a taxiway at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration said the wingtip of an American Airlines flight bound for Charleston, South Carolina, struck another American Airlines flight bound for JFK International Airport in New York around 12:45 p.m. on a taxiway at Reagan Airport. No injuries were reported. Rep.

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

Two people were injured Wednesday in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, after a single-engine plane landed on a road, crashed into trees and overturned, according to the county’s fire department. The crash happened around 3:05 p.m. on Scarlet Oak Road in the Chancellor area of Spotsylvania County. Virginia State Police is handling the investigation, the fire department said. The two people injured in the crash were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

A man who smeared paint on a sculpture display at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. in April 2023 was found guilty Monday of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and injury to the gallery’s exhibit.