News & Politics

The Morning Buzz

Good morning, Washington! Here's what we're reading around the web.

Photo by Flickr user easement 

A tractor trailer plunged off the Bay Bridge yesterday, killing the driver and snarling the area in traffic for most of the day. 

Baltimorean Michael Phelps won his second gold medal in an astonishing comeback in the men's 4×100-meter relay. 

Prince of Petworth does some reporting and finds out the details of a huge bodega fire up in Petworth.

The New York Times published an article yesterday on ever-increasing conflicts between bikers and drivers as they learn to share the road. Looks like the road wars are taking place in DC, too, if this photo is any indication.