An Anne Arundel County man was arrested yesterday after calling 911 and threatening more explosions in Boston.
Logan Circle resident Lauren Gabler didn’t have a great race, but whatever disappointment she harbored was quickly brushed aside by the chaos, confusion and concern after two explosions went off near the finishing stretch of the Boston Marathon.
D.C. is a town of leaks. Natural gas leaks, that is.
D.C. firefighters responded to an electrical explosion at 1801 K Street NW at around 11 a.m. this morning. It appears as though an electrical transformer on the penthouse level of the building malfunctioned and “basically exploded,” said D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer. Several reports from individuals who were nearby described hearing a loud booming noise. No fire resulted from the incident, and Piringer said there were no smoke conditions inside the building, though we’ve heard…
Are you f**king crazy or something? When I pulled in to gas up last night, I thought you were participating in some type of hidden camera stunt for a new reality show. Smoking while filling up your SUV? Really? And not just one cigarette, but a second one, too? I don’t much care that you’re poisoning yourself. I’ll even say that I’ll support your right to smoke outside of your office building, even though the…
The Embassy of Canada in Washington, which sits mere blocks from the U.S. Capitol, has canceled its plans to set off a series of mock IED-style explosions at its campus on Pennsylvania Ave. Photo by Mr. T in DC The Embassy of Canada in Washington has canceled its plans to stage a series of Hollywood-style pyrotechnic explosions on the grounds of its compound on Pennsylvania Ave. next week. Word of the planned military spectacle…
Photo by Bullneck We had to read through this article from Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail three times before we decided it wasn’t necessarily an elaborate prank. According to reporter Paul Koring, it seems that during a two-day military conference set to convene at the Embassy of Canada in Washington Sept. 23-24, Canadian officials plan to stage a mock Afghan village in the courtyard of the embassy, in which they will set off…
