Michael Laris

The fighting incident took place inside and outside the Wawa and started just before 8 p.m. Friday, D.C. police said.

Michael Whitaker previously served as the agency’s No. 2 official and would take over at a time when narrowly avoided crashes have shaken the nation’s aviation system.

The complaint also alleges the District Department of Transportation abandoned the facility at Union Station and broke provisions in its lease,.

Road deaths soared more than 10 percent last year, compared with a year earlier, reaching 42,915, according to estimates released Tuesday by federal transportation officials. It was the highest number of fatalities nationwide since 2005.

D.C. Circulator bus drivers seeking wage increases and improved working conditions could go on strike as early as next week, District and union officials said.

Flights were temporarily barred from taking off from several airports in the Northeast.

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are still discussing the protocols that will govern travel by U.S. investigators.

The NTSB said nine people were killed in the crash Tuesday night, including the University of the Southwest’s golf coach and six team members, as well as the 13-year-old and a passenger in the pickup.

The Coast Guard said eight people were confirmed to have been aboard the single-engine plane.

A Virginia case is among drone-related incidents to catch the attention of prosecutors.