- Some more details are coming out about this afternoon’s bus crash on Interstate 270 — TBD reports that the driver may have had a medical emergency which caused him to leave the roadway and down an embankment, but not into oncoming traffic. The charter bus was from Pennsylvania.
- If you’re looking to help the victims of last night’s fire at 3136 16th Street NW, you should call Martha’s Table at (202) 328-6608.
- The gun which a Maryland toddler shot himself with on Monday had been reported stolen by a federal law enforcement officer; two teenagers have been charged with theft in the case.
- Amanda Hess explains how much Manassas was willing to spend to prevent “sexually-oriented businesses” from sprouting up within its borders.
- The WaPo editorial board says that it’s important for Mayor Adrian Fenty to remain involved with the budgeting process, even though he may be tempted to simply punt the duties to Vince Gray.
- Metrorail will open at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning to accomodate the One Nation Rally on the National Mall.
- Mike Riggs tweets that Matt LaBash’s profile of Marion Barry in the Weekly Standard will be featured in the 2010 Best American Essays collection.
- Happy 90th birthday, Frager’s Hardware.
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