Welcome to the Metro Section
Page-by-Page Guide to Metro | Metro StaffWelcome to the Metro section of washingtonpost.com!
The section now offers new opportunities to sort the news your way – by region and by topic.
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In each community section, for instance, you'll find the latest community news, weather and traffic, quick links to local listings in our Entertainment Guide, and lists of Web sites for area governments, newspapers and high schools. Each community has a schools page with searchable report cards, a government page with Web links, a crime page with searchable crime reports, and a key stories page to put everything in context. Check out your community's page by using the pulldown menu in the "Where You Live" box.
You can also find out more about the topics you care about with our sections on schools, government and crime – plus special projects on such issues as growth and transportation.
Our expanded list of columnists gives you more perspectives on the news. Our religion page showcases The Post's coverage of an important part of life in the Washington area. And our traffic section helps you get where you want to go with live reports five days a week.
We hope you'll find this a broader, deeper and even more fulfilling news experience than you've grown to expect from washingtonpost.com.
And our omnipresent feedback button is our way of saying we want to hear from you – about what's right, what's wrong and what you want from us.
Metro Staff
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Section Front
The front page of the section includes every Metro story from the morning paper plus breaking news from The Post newsroom and online extras exclusive to washingtonpost.com.
It is also Metro's navigation central, with the column on the left side of the page offering you access to Metro's major subsections, and the box on the right leading you to the day's columns, Live Online events and other special features.
Print Edition
Just looking for the morning's paper? Our Print Edition page is always there for you.
Government
Our District, Maryland and Virginia government pages offer you the latest Post coverage and analysis, key stories and context. You can also go to your community's own government page.
Schools
Here's where you can find searchable school report cards and the latest stories from an army of Post reporters covering schools at the local and regional level. Go to your community's own schools page to get all the details, plus links to your local high school Web sites, online newspapers and sports news.
Crime
The main crime page includes news and searchable crime reports from the entire region. You can also go directly to your community's own crime page to find out what's happening close to home.
Traffic
You can get live traffic reports five days a week, from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on our traffic page.
Lottery
This page features the latest lottery numbers and a numbers picker.
Obituaries
This page displays the latest obituaries from The Post and provides a way to search the last two weeks of staff-written obituaries as well as the past year's paid death notices.
Religion
This section highlights all the religion news and features from The Post, plus key stories, events listings and the monthly On Faith religion feature.
Columnists
Here's where you can find the latest word from local columnists Donna Britt, Marc Fisher, Dr. Gridlock, Colbert I. King, John Kelly and Courtland Milloy, as well as Steve Vogel's Military Matters.
The District
This section includes the latest news and features from Washington, D.C., traffic, weather, community listings, regular features, local search tools and Web sites, plus deep sub-sections on D.C. schools, government and crime.
Maryland
This section includes news about Maryland and state Web sites, plus a gateway to Maryland community sections with the latest local news and features, traffic, weather, community listings, search tools and Web sites.
Virginia
This section includes news about Virginia and state Web sites, plus a gateway to Virginia community sections with the latest local news and features, traffic, weather, community listings, search tools and Web sites.
Special Reports
This section features local special reports from washingtonpost.com and special projects and series from The Washington Post. They include:
Photo Galleries
This section highlights some of the best local work of Post photographers.
Live Online
This page lists transcripts of Live Online discussions with local newsmakers and Post reporters.
Managing Editor, Local
• Ju-Don Roberts, ju-don.roberts@washingtonpost.com
Metro Staff
The online Metro section staff:
• Metro Editor Ann Marchand, ann.marchand@washingtonpost.com
• Metro Producer Laura Cochran, laura.cochran@washingtonpost.com
• Metro Producer Mike Corones, michael.corones@washingtonpost.com
At The Post:
• You can also send e-mail to members of the Washington Post Staff.
