Interesting Area News

While you slept, showered, shaved, and got your Starbucks, we scanned the local papers, blogs and web sites and found the most interesting stories in them you might have missed.

• Five people were injured when piece broke off of a Metrorail escalator (Washington Examiner)
• Alexandria City Jail prisoners earn their High School diplomas. Well done. (Alexandria Times)
• Ham radio operators are flourishing in Alexandria (Alexandria Gazette)
• Got unpaid parking tickets in D.C.? Your credit score may be affected (WJLA)
• Photos: National Night Out In Alexandria (Old Town Alexandria Patch)
  • In D.C. area, National Night Out was a smashing success (The Crime Scene)
• Evan Moss is an awesome young man (The State of NoVA)
• Would you want the Olympics in the D.C. area? (The Buzz)