NEWS
November 26, 1990 | From Associated Press
Sections of a closed interstate highway bridge across Lake Washington sank Sunday after a round of stormy weather, and engineers said the rest could collapse at any time. About one-third of the 1 1/2-mile-long floating bridge across the lake sank, another piece sank about five hours later, and other sections appeared to be breaking loose, witnesses said. No injuries were reported.
NATIONAL
June 30, 2012 | By Melanie Mason
Residents of Washington D.C. and surrounding states are dealing Saturday morning with the aftermath of a fierce storm that pummeled the region late Friday night, leaving scores without power during what is expected to be a sweltering weekend. The National Weather Service said six people died and 20 reported injuries from Friday's extreme weather. Two of those fatalities occurred in Fairfax County, Va., according to the Washington Post ; both people were struck by falling trees.
NATIONAL
June 27, 2006 | Johanna Neuman, Times Staff Writer
Heavy flooding from a weekend of thunderstorms disrupted the nation's capital Monday, keeping thousands of government workers at home and closing several popular tourist destinations. Power outages and flooding forced the closure of the Smithsonian's Natural History and American History museums, the National Gallery of Art and the National Archives -- which houses the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and other historic documents.
SPORTS
November 25, 2001 | BILL SHAIKIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Perhaps the NFL could spare one of its teams Jan. 3. It's a Thursday, after all, and the University of Miami is going to need some sort of challenge in the Rose Bowl. But, so long as the national championship game features Miami vs. Another College Team, it's a blowout waiting to happen. After the top-ranked Hurricanes obliterated Washington on Saturday, 65-7, Miami Coach Larry Coker was almost apologetic.
MAGAZINE
September 3, 1995 | David Corn, David Corn is Washington editor of The Nation. His book, "Blond Ghost: Ted Shackley and the CIA's Crusades," was published by Simon & Schuster last year
"I never wanted to speak for a generation." So says Rob Nelson as he sips iced tea in a Capitol Hill restaurant. It's what you might expect from a savvy, earnest and somewhat self-proclaimed leader of the generation branded with a nihilistic X. Fresh off his motorcycle with tousled hair and wearing jeans, a gray T-shirt and hiking boots, Nelson, 31, is reflecting--a bit defensively--upon the past three years of his life, which were devoted to rousing...
NATIONAL
February 4, 2007 | Lynn Marshall, Times Staff Writer
The recent record rain, snow and ice storms in Washington state that downed power lines and caused millions of dollars in property damage have apparently had at least one salutary effect: A record number of bald eagles have been counted in Skagit County, north of Seattle. Jim Alt, a bald-eagle expert for the Nature Conservancy, stands on the bank of the Skagit River in Howard Miller Steelhead Park.