Washington, D.C
Preparations underway in DMV for snowstorm
Local and state snow crews are preparing to treat secondary and neighborhood streets throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
“It’s me and three other fellas, so it’s fairly small,” said Jason Swain with the Department of Public Works in Kensington Maryland.
He says his team may be small, but they’re mighty and ready.
“We get the plows ready, make sure everything’s working,” Swain said. “We have salt, which has been kindly given to us by the state, ready to put into the spreaders.”
He says the biggest hurdle when plowing snow, oftentimes, is cars.
“Some people don’t have driveways, but if they’re going to park on the street, try not to park directly across from each other because when we come through, you literally got inches between the edge of our plow and the cars,” Swain said.
In the District, plenty of people decided to step out before snow crews put plow to pavement for a potential all day snow event.
“Mayor Bowser activated the snow team, and they’ll begin their operations tonight, treating and then plowing roads throughout the day tomorrow,” said Clint Osborn with the District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
D.C.’s smaller plows will be on back roads and alleys, while heavy trucks will focus on primary streets.
“We’ll have a full deployment out throughout all day tomorrow into Monday as we support the inaugural activities in the District,” Osborn said.
Icy conditions in Prince George’s County during the region’s last snowstorm led to different strategies this go round.
In a statement, the county’s Department of Public Works and Transportation says, “We have implemented adjustments to strengthen our response, and these improvements have prepared us for this round of winter weather.”
The biggest piece of advice for tomorrow:
“Tomorrow would be a good day, since it’s a Sunday, to stay home,” Swain said. “Read a book, have some hot chocolate, relax. Can come out after we finish.”
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday is considering a proposal that would eliminate Washington, D.C.’s traffic camera program.
What we know:
Supporters call it an effort to curb what they describe as a revenue‑driven system, and opponents argue it would undermine road safety.
The markup is expected to be debated and likely advanced out of committee under the Republican majority.
The District operates more than 500 automated enforcement cameras, generating more than $267 million in revenue. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the program contributed to a 52% drop in traffic fatalities last year.
Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, who introduced the measure, has labeled the system a “revenue trap” and seeks to end both speed cameras and the city’s no‑right‑turn‑on‑red rule.
Federal transportation agencies consider speed cameras a proven safety tool, and nearly half of U.S. states allow some form of automated enforcement.
If approved by the committee, the bill would need to be scheduled for a House vote before heading to the Senate.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Office of the Mayor of DC and previous FOX 5 reporting.
Disturbing video captured the sound and sight of rapid gunfire on East Capitol Street that rattled a neighborhood Saturday night.
About 90 shots were fired, police said. Investigators believe there were four shooters and four weapons, including a rifle.
Remarkably, no one was hit, but one of the bullets went through a wall and hit a child’s bed.
Video shows people walking in an alley before the rapid gunfire began. A car then sped out of the alley and headed for A Street SE.
The gunfire stopped for a few seconds, then started again.
When it ended, two more cars left the alley, video shows. One headed toward A Street, and the other toward East Capitol Street.
Three more shots were caught on video after the cars left.
In addition to lodging in a child’s bunkbed, bullets hit two cars. At a charter school adjacent to the alley, two windows were damaged by gunfire.
Police do not know who was targeting who.
In the house where a bullet struck a bed, the residents said they have lived there for 15 years but are looking to move as soon as possible.
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