Were you thinking about taking a quick trip to the beach this weekend? Uh, you'll probably want to put a hold on those plans. more ›

The once mighty Hurricane Earl has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it moves up and out of New England. The east coast and the mid-Atlantic dodged a bullet, with relatively minor damage and no reports of injuries. Here in the District, we didn't even see a drop of rain, though we did see some impressive clouds. more ›

UPDATE: According to WGMD, the Coast Guard has called off their search. The Examiner adds that rescue teams searched 895 nautical miles over 20 hours, but could not locate Delgado. A Washington, D.C. man is still missing after he was caught in a riptide in Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday. 250 people were caught in and rescued from riptides this weekend at the popular beach destination, where all swimmers were called out of the water around 5 p.m. on Saturday due to the unsafe conditions. Malcus Delgado was one of four men who decided to go into the water after O.C. lifeguards had signed off for the day -- three were rescued, but Delgado could not be located. The stronger-than-normal current was due to Hurricane Danielle, which is making its way north over the Atlantic Ocean and has now reached Category 4 status, with winds of up to 132 miles per hour. more ›

For those who decided to postpone their weekend travel plans until today in hopes of avoiding the initial vehicular exodus from the District, here's the current traffic scene: the Beltway looks fairly clear, despite a slow-up at the Springfield interchange and a messy morning. On the whole, traffic seems pretty smooth as soon as you actually get out of D.C. But it wouldn't be Labor Day weekend without a big delay at the Bay Bridge, now would it? The Google eye in the sky says that the holdup is due to "vehicles slowing down to look at an accident," which means that those of you heading to the shore should still budget out a sizable chunk of time to cross the Chesapeake. more ›