Consider alternate routes around the Wilson Bridge this evening, as WTOP is reporting a serious motorcycle crash on the Inner Loop of the Beltway near the bridge. An AlertDC email at 2:33 p.m. said that the Woodrow Wilson Bridge is actually closed at this time. The Outer Loop remains open. WTOP says that emergency personnel and officials are asking all motorists to stay off the shoulders, even though all lanes are currently blocked. Photo by…

It’s rainy, it’s windy, and every day it gets colder. But it could be worse, Washington — you could be Anthony Mereos. The Silver Spring man is facing a $80,000 fee for illegally clearing trees from land he purchased for $65,000 (he denies cutting the trees down). Mereos had intended to use the land to build a home for his family. But wait! It gets worse: [Mereos’ laywer Shawn] Whittaker said the county is using…

If you’re dreading your commute home already, we feel your pain. According to WTOP, the Metropolitan Council of Governments today published a report that found that traffic in the region had worsened since 2002. And the worst time to try and get home, according to the report? From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., an hour that has experienced a 64 percent increase in congestion in the last four years. The report similarly listed the region’s 10…