World & Nation
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. and Potomac Electric Power Co. said Monday that they will merge in a $3.1-billion stock deal, creating the nation’s ninth-largest utility company in the biggest industry merger to date.
Sept. 26, 1995
Infrastructure: Deteriorating equipment and tunnels cause more explosions, which can loft the cast-iron lids over tall buildings. Experts are taking it seriously.
June 17, 2000
Business
The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Wednesday as the good narrowly outweighed the bad for the stock market.
April 30, 2014
Energy: Blackout engulfs the exclusive capital neighborhood for a second day. An aging infrastructure is blamed.
June 16, 2001
Two utility workers were hurt by an underground explosion that created a fireball in the downtown area of the nation’s capital during rush hour.
Jan. 10, 2001
KPMG Peat Marwick Fined $3 Million: A jury in Chicago set the fine against the accounting firm for failing to uncover in an audit the bad business practices of a defunct real estate syndicator, lawyers said.
May 25, 1991
A power outage brought much of the nation’s capital to a standstill for more than two hours as stranded morning commuters escaped the snarled Metro by trudging up stalled escalators, the White House went to a backup generator, and federal workers milled outside darkened buildings.
June 14, 2008
Amid storm damage, Washington D.C., Eastern states feel the heat
June 30, 2012
Pity the powerless: 500,000 still have no electricity after storm
July 5, 2012
More snow is headed for beleaguered capital
Feb. 8, 2010