Coming on the heels of a weekend in which a well-known volunteer traffic officer was critically injured after being hit at the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, the District Department of Transportation has released a draft report detailing the city’s most dangerous intersections. Topping the list with 13 crashes between 1998 and 2002 is the intersection at Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue in Northeast, pictured at left, followed closely by Seventh…

The NY Times reports that the famed treasures of King Tutankhamen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo will not be making a stop in Washington (or the Met in New York) as they make their way around the United States in a multi-city visit. The exhibit will include King Tut’s diamond crown, his gold coffin and a chair from his tomb, along with 47 other objects. An additional 81 objects from King Tut’s ancestors, including…

If you were worried about being swept out to sea during your Outer Banks beach three-day weekend, it seems that for the time being, you’re safe. Hurricane Frances seems to be dead-set on striking between Miami and Cape Canaveral. Forecast models differ, but Capital Weather seems to think that data for one model that takes the storm up into the Carolinas is flawed. So unless you’re going to Fort Lauderdale this weekend, things should be…