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Book excerpt: 'Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service' 05/15/2021 07:00am • In her new book, "Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service" (Random House), Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig (co-author of the bestselling "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America") traces the evolution of the agency responsible for protectin Nearly 9 in 10 DC gas stations without fuel as panic-buying continues after pipeline hack 05/14/2021 05:41pm • Gasoline is now flowing north through the Colonial Pipeline, but panic-buying has many gas stations across the D.C. region without fuel. As of 5:40 p.m. Friday, 81% of gas stations in the District, 45% of gas stations in Virginia and 39% of gas stations in Maryland were out gas, according to Patr Virginia offers advice for storing gas — if you really need to 05/14/2021 12:28pm • Obviously it depends where in the D.C. region you are, and the amount of recent panic buying nearby, but there is gasoline to be had. After several days of anxious drivers buying more gasoline than they need amid the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, many gas stations are temporarily dry, and waiti Driver suffers burns after fire caused by hand sanitizer, cigarette combo 05/14/2021 04:11am • Hand sanitizer and a lit cigarettes don't mix well. Especially inside a car. A driver suffered non-life-threatening first and second degree burns on his hands and inner-thighs after his car burst into flames caused by the bad combination Thursday in Montgomery County, Maryland. The incident oc Gas shortage continues as Colonial restarts pipeline operations 05/13/2021 06:04pm • For older Americans, the gasoline lines that popped up Wednesday were shades of the 1970s. For others, a true need for gas, fear or a mistrust of what they were being told prompted them to get in line to fill up their tanks. Now that Colonial has restarted its pipeline operations after a cybe Metro bus service to ramp up without rail fare discounts 05/13/2021 03:45pm • Metro will take more steps toward a return to normalcy next month with additional bus service. At a board meeting on Thursday, members were told that in early June, service will be added to about 60 bus routes and that about three dozen routes will see service until about 2 a.m. daily. Those c Man in Arlington charged with carrying concealed weapon after police investigate threats near school 05/13/2021 03:03pm • A man in Arlington County, Virginia, has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon after police investigating threats reportedly made by a student near Wakefield High School discovered a gun under the driver's seat of his vehicle. Michael Davis, 40, was charged with carrying a concealed weapo DC Police exploring multiple leads after missing infant's mother admits unthinkable on video 05/13/2021 02:12pm • D.C. police sources are exploring multiple leads in the search for a missing 2-month-old baby, missing for a week. They have leads that keep open the possibility he is still alive, despite a recent video confession from his mother. Sources tell WTOP there is not just one lead to follow in the sea Neighborhood leaders react to plans for Black Lives Matter Plaza 05/13/2021 12:33am • Plans for a more permanent version of D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza along 16th Street Northwest have been unveiled, and they're not going over well with neighborhood leaders. District Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Dawit Muluneh presented the details at Wednesday night's meeting of No need to panic-buy fuel, experts say 05/12/2021 05:30pm • When news of a cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline first broke, experts warned that panic-buying could make the situation exponentially worse and drag out the effects of the disruption. Colonial Pipeline — which supplies around 45% of the Southeastern United States' fuel — suffered a rans More speed cameras could be coming to DC in summer safety push 05/12/2021 04:07pm • There may soon be more speed cameras to watch for under a new push to make streets safer this summer and beyond in D.C. “No one likes to get a speeding ticket, but as you’ve always heard me say, you don’t have to get it,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser. “What’s worse than getting a speeding Capitals announce Playoff Pack giveaway ahead of 2021 NHL postseason 05/12/2021 02:11pm • Capitals announce Playoff Pack giveaway originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Capitals are preparing to kick off the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs with an opening-round series against the Boston Bruins, and they want to get their fans as involved as possible.To help pump u Man killed in hit-and-run near Joint Base Andrews 05/12/2021 01:37am • A man is dead after being hit by a car near Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm last night on Allentown Road between Leon Street and Auth Road in Camp Springs. When officers arrived to the scene, the man was unresponsive a 'Outdoor School' children's book series teaches kids to appreciate nature 05/12/2021 12:49am • The weather is getting warmer and summer vacation is almost here. A new book series "Outdoor School" helps your kids appreciate nature. "Kids need to spend more time outside," Author Mary Kay Carson told WTOP. "There's all kinds of studies about how the outdoors is a very stimulating atmos Former Washington QB Colt Brennan dead at age of 37 05/11/2021 01:48pm • Former Washington QB Colt Brennan dead at age of 37 originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFormer Washington Football Team quarterback and University of Hawaii standout Colt Brennan has died at the age of 37, his father, Terry Brennan, confirmed to the Star-Advertiser.Brennan's father