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DC Metro ridership soars during Saturday protests

Metro ridership was up significantly on Saturday as massive crowds of demonstrators made their way to protests in D.C. throughout the day.

WMATA said they had about 69,500 riders compared to about 24,000 on the previous Saturday, May 30.

Metro increased the number of trains that were running during the day to accommodate for an increase in riders.

Additionally, Metro opened up the first and last cars on each train to riders to help with social distancing.

Judge clears way for Catherine Hoggle’s insanity plea

A Montgomery County judge cleared the way Thursday for Catherine Hoggle, the mother charged with murdering her two young children 12 years ago, to enter a plea of not criminally responsible, Maryland’s equivalent of an insanity plea. Circuit Court Judge James Bonifant heard about an hour of arguments from both sides in the case, during which Hoggle's defense brought up five issues connected to discovery evidence, including the initial video interview of Hoggle when she was arrested. Related stories Catherine Hoggle’s lawyers want more details from Montgomery Co. prosecutors
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