Alert: Authorities Clearing 14th and Eye NW

Watch out, people, if your route takes you downtown over the next few hours: Authorities have cordoned off a wide area down at 14th and Eye, in and around Franklin Square. A reporter on the scene says police tape is everywhere, sirens are blasting, and traffic is in knots. An official on the scene told our reporter that the actions come in response to a common plague. “Suspicious package,” that is.