D.C. Police warn commuters about IMF protestors
In anticipation of upcoming protests against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, Washington, D.C., Emergency Management Director Peter LaPorte is warning motorists and pedestrians to take the Metro.
"Take Metro, take Metro, take Metro," he said Monday afternoon. "And if you're bent on driving, get up early, leave early and expect that there could be some significant traffic delays."
Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey recommended that commuters avoid D.C. roads or else they will face severe traffic congestion.
The World Bank and the IMF are holding annual gatherings in Foggy Bottom this weekend.
One protest group, the Anti-Capitalist Convergence, is encouraging people to block downtown intersections and delay traffic.
Woman dies in first West Nile case in Commonwealth
A 54-year-old woman from Sterling, Va., died yesterday from the West Nile virus -- the first victim in the state.
The death could have occurred "anywhere in the Washington area," Loudon County Health Director Doctor David Goodfriend said.
There are infected mosquitoes throughout the region, Goodfriend added.
He did not identify the woman, but he did say that her diabetes made her less resilient to the virus.
Elsewhere in Northern Virginia, Fairfax County has had two nonfatal cases of the West Nile Virus and the Falls Church area has had one. Additionally, two teenagers in Loudon were diagnosed with malaria last month and are now recovering.
-- Compiled by Abby Fox
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