Good morning, Washington. How about those Capitals, huh? The team has made it to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in a decade, prompting fairweather fans like myself to begin their bandwagon-jumping in earnest (go Caps!). Next up: the hated Penguins.

Plane Held At BWI Over Flu Fears: An Airtran flight from Mexico was briefly quarantined at BWI yesterday evening after two passengers reported flu symptoms during the trip, according to Fox 5. Officials have since given the all clear (it turns out the passengers weren’t sick, they were just drunk), but it seems likely that this isn’t the last scare we’ll have before swine flu fades from the headlines — particularly since today brings news of the first confirmed domestic death attributable to the virus.

WMATA Toughens MetroAccess Rules: The Examiner reports on the latest cost-cutting measure from Metro: penalties for MetroAccess riders who habitually book trips and then miss them or cancel at the last moment. MetroAccess provides service to those with disabilities, but at a vastly higher per-trip rate than other Metro services. Only users who take more than ten trips a month and miss more than ten percent of them will be affected; under the most severe sanction, the offender will lose access to the service for a month. Advocates for the disabled community have expressed concern about the new policy, which is slated to go into effect on Friday.

Briefly Noted: Fire in Upper Marlboro leaves one dead… Boy who fell into Potomac and man who attempted to save him both still missing… Police are looking for a missing Bethesda teen… Officials expect at least one more arrest in connection with savage Lansdowne attack… Two men stabbed during fight in Alexandria, which probably had nothing to do with Taylor Swift playing a show nearby (but we can’t be sure!)… Happy the Hippo headed to Milwaukee… Prince William County closes budget gap by eliminating positions and county services… First of five accused of operating local $70m Ponzi scheme pleads guilty…

This Day In DCist: One year ago gamers queued up for GTA IV and Virginia gave out free bus rides in preparation for the summer.

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