The new record for the longest amount of consecutive days without measurable rainfall at Washington National Airport is scheduled to end later today, as showers and possibly a pretty heavy thunderstorm are predicted for this afternoon. But CapitalWeather.com says this rain event won’t be enough to make a dent in the area’s drought, as the rain will be short-lived and the amounts modest for the most part. Still, it’s been a while since you had to remember your umbrella, so don’t forget.
Hospital Woes Continue: If there was any doubt left that Greater Southeast Community Hospital is currently the last place you would want to seek medical care if you had a choice, it’s time to erase it from your minds. The Post has a story about a new inspection that indicates patient safety at the hospital is so bad that it will likely lose its accreditation in December, and the Examiner reports on how the hospital may have played a role in the recent death of a firefighter candidate. Specialty Hospitals of Washington have come to an arrangement with the D.C. government to purchase the hospital, but the deal has not yet been finalized.
The Right Staph: Oh, you just knew that if this crazy staph outbreak kept escalating we’d have to come in and make it that much worse with a horrible pun. So yes, in case you somehow managed to miss it, there has been a rash of staph infections in area schools, with 15 in Northern Virginia, 14 in Montgomery County, at least one in D.C., and many more across the region. Now, WJLA reports that three recruits at the D.C. Fire and EMS training academy in Southwest are being treated for the skin infection.
Briefly Noted: Judge releases Southeast shooting suspect … Developer offers to buy entire neighborhood in Bethesda … Court orders dump cleanup near new stadium … Two officers admit to lying about prisoner escape.
This Day in DCist: In 2006 we interviewed the Animal Collective’s Geologist, and in 2005 we said “meh” to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
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