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Metro ridership is down 11 percent, rail system crime is up 4 percent; Redskins games are the most expensive in the league

Northern Virginia’s daily dose of local and national news for Wednesday, Sept. 7.

By Editorial September 7, 2016 at 8:55 am

Overall Metro ridership declined 11 percent this past spring in comparison to the same time last year, and crime on the rail system is up 4.7 percent from last year.
(ABC 7 News, WTOP)

Redskins games are the most expensive to attend in the NFL.
(WTOP)

The number of deaths on Virginia highways over Labor Day weekend was down from 16 to seven this year.
(WTOP)

The driver who struck a mother and her 5-month-old son in Lansdowne, killing the infant, was reportedly speeding in attempt to cross the intersection ahead of the mother and child. A bottle containing ibuprofen and two oxycodone hydrochloride pills was discovered in the vehicle.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)

The Virginia Department of Health confirmed 31 active cases of the Zika virus in Northern Virginia and 62 across the state.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)

Metro plans to open a new station at Langley Park this fall.
(The Washington Post)

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