Most businesses/public offices are closed and power is unlikely to be restored until Sept. 23. Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is operating normally.

A tropical storm has formed near Guam and is expected to intensify into a typhoon over the weekend before passing near Luzon in the Philippines early next week.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will conduct the ninth of 15 “Safety Surges” to address necessary maintenance work on Metro rail lines from Sept. 15-Oct. 26. Weekday continuous single tracking will occur on the rail line between the Vienna and West Falls Church stations. The single tracking will result …