Photo by Rob Cannon.
- Some firehouses were understaffed and operating on “downgraded status” on the day of the Navy Yard shooting. D.C. Fire and EMS says this “had no impact on the department’s ability to respond or transport patients from the Navy Yard. Downgrades are typically a result of members not reporting for duty or not making themselves available due to an unscheduled absence by a colleague.” [NBC4]
- D.C. moves to regulate newspaper boxes, newspapers say this may infringe on their First Amendment rights. [WAMU}
- A 14-year-old boy from D.C. was killed after the car he was riding in crashed during a police pursuit. [Post]
- Should mass casualty situations, like the shooting at the Navy Yard, be added to a city’s homicide count? [Post]
- Financier David M. Rubenstein donates $5 million to the National Book Festival. [Post]
- Will it move off the National Mall next year? [Post]
- A Woodbridge High football player died from stab wounds Saturday. His death is being investigated as a homicide. [WJLA]
- Washington football team falls to 0-3. The word “panic” is being thrown around.[NBC4]
- The weather this week is going to be pretty great. [CWG]
- This Day in DCist: One year ago, the National Zoo’s panda cub died. Happily, things are going much better with the latest one.
