U.S. Capitol Police say a man rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers at the North Barricade access point along Constitution Avenue.

It was not a “shelter-in-place” order, for the record.

“The order I issued today is intended to both protect our commonwealth and to make sure we have every option at our disposal to help our neighboring states when Irma makes landfall.”

To coordinate Metro’s response to emergencies.

When a reporter asked if the dire response is an overreaction, Bowser responded with visible irritation: “I don’t even know how to answer that question. We have a forecast we haven’t had in 90 years.”

Metro rail, bus, and access services will be closed Saturday and Sunday.

Mayor Vince Gray announced today that the city’s public schools would be closed Monday, when Hurricane Sandy is expected to lash D.C. with between one to two inches of rain an hour and high sustained winds.

D.C. will be giving out up to five sandbags per car today at the Takoma Recreation Center in Northwest D.C.

A bar-goer chasing after a pair of sunglasses last night tried to get from the roof of one Adams Morgan bar to another, and ended up provoking a “high angle rescue” by D.C. firefighters.

For 20 minutes this afternoon, the District’s 911 phone and dispatch system went down. How come? Police officials blame Pepco.