Your 12 hourly digest for Post Local: Washington, DC Area News, Traffic, Weather, Sports & More - The Washington Post

Post Local: Washington, DC Area News, Traffic, Weather, Sports & More - The Washington Post The Washington Post offers breaking local news, weather and traffic information for the DC, Maryland and Virginia metro areas, plus information about school districts, crime, government, religion, the lottery,restaurant reviews and obituaries.

D.C. region having quiet commute, despite some Sandy problems Oct 30th 2012, 12:22 Leaving home for the newsroom this morning, I thought I'd be reporting to you about commuters' performance at darkened intersections, or about ways to avoid streets with downed trees. Not a one did I see on a nine-mile trip from Silver Spring into the District. And the traffic at 7 a.m. was much, much lighter than normal. The guys at a parking garage near The Post told me they may close early today, because no one came to work today. Read full article >> Not quite over yet Oct 30th 2012, 11:01 Sandy's still hanging around, and while the D.C. region might have been spared the vicious storm surge that's devastated New York City, the National Weather Service is warning that the worst riparian flooding in more than 15 years is still to come. And, of course, the felled trees and widespread power outages will inconvenience residents for days. What you need to know: If it was closed yesterday, it's almost certainly also closed today. And keep your eyes, as always, on Capital Weather Gang and the Post liveblog. Read full article >> Sandy slams New York, New Jersey; Washington region spared major devastation Oct 30th 2012, 10:47 The Washington area escaped the worst of the devastation brought to the East Coast by Hurricane Sandy. Residents awoke Tuesday to widespread but not overwhelming power outages, and flooding and downed trees and branches that paled in comparison to what had happened further north and along the eastern seaboard. Read full article >> D.C. area forecast: Sandy lingers today, then gradual improvement Oct 30th 2012, 08:00 Sandy showed us her worst yesterday through last night and now she is left to spin out a slow death pretty close by. We are still contending with rain and occasional wind gusts along with chilly air that is wrapping around the decaying low. I wouldn't even be surprised to see some snowflakes mix in north and west of the city, particularly in the early morning. Slow improvement carries us into Wednesday with partly sunny skies late this week into the weekend. Temperatures stay toward the cool side, featuring highs in the 50s and lows in the 40s this week with some 30s possible this weekend. TV and radio listings, October 30 Oct 30th 2012, 04:45 NBA 7 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, Comcast SportsNet, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM) 8 p.m. Boston at Miami, TNT 10:30 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles Lakers, TNT TENNIS Read full article >> Sandy continues to wallop the D.C. area well into the night; even worse elsewhere Oct 30th 2012, 02:30 Sandy is pummeling the area with raging winds and heavy rain, and will continue to do so for several more hours before starting to weaken late tonight. Here's a round-up of what's happening locally and elsewhere. Annandale massage parlor Peach Therapy was a full service brothel in heart of Fairfax County. Is it still? Oct 30th 2012, 01:28 In Annandale, investigators battling human trafficking in our area recently uncovered an Asian massage parlor that was also a full-blown brothel in a busy office park just steps from the intersection of Braddock and Backlick roads. Read full article >> Petula Dvorak: In a storm, it's interesting to note who's 'essential' Oct 29th 2012, 23:06 When Josh Genderson came to work Monday, there was already a long line of people at the front door of his store. At 9 a.m. On Sandy's D-Day. He doesn't sell water or milk or AA batteries or duct tape. Genderson runs a wine shop. "People like to be locked up with their libations," he explained. Read full article >> Hurricane Sandy begins its assault on region Oct 29th 2012, 23:03 After days of dire warning, the densely populated Eastern Seaboard felt the first bite of a massive storm that snapped trees, ripped down power lines and flooded streets across the Washington region on Monday. Read full article >>

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions