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With a mandatory visitor evacuation in place with Hurricane Irene approaching, motorists head north Thursday on Highway 12 on Pea Island, N.C. (Associated Press)
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A boarded-up house is left with a message for Hurricane Irene in Nags Head on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center on Thursday issued the first warnings for the entire North Carolina coast to the Virginia border. (Associated Press)
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This image released by the National Park Service shows Steve Lorenzetti, Deputy Superintendent of Planning, left, and Robert A. Vogel, Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks conferring with civil engineer Ned Wallace, right, inside the Washington Monument Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, amid debris that fell to the floor after a 5.8 magnitude struck the Washington area on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/National Park Service)
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A 4-foot crack on the west side near the pyramid top of the Washington Monument and other earthquake damage will keep the monument closed to the public for some time. (AP Photo/National Park Service)
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Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times An injury to safety LaRon Landry that kept him out of Thursday's game against the Ravens means less playing time for the Redskins' reshaped secondary to jell.
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A sign declaring a mandatory evacuation in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene is seen as motorists head north in Nags Head, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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With growing concerns about food safety and desires to support local farms, more Americans are turning to food cooperatives, owned and controlled by members to provide affordable, healthy products. (Associated Press)
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Redskins safety LaRon Landry will be a game-time call against the Cowboys on Monday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Seawright Homes is building 104 single-family homes on sites of 7,500 to 10,000 square feet at the Orchard at New Market in New Market. The York model, with 2,384 square feet, is priced from $417,690 to $437,030.
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In an image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and made by the GOES East satellite, Hurricane Irene moves over the Bahamas on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/NOAA)
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Pratik Shah/The Washington Times Juan Juarez of Concord Construction disassembles a damaged chimney in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Northwest Washington on Wednesday. The damage was a result of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the region Tuesday.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS People from Ocracoke Island arrive at Cape Hatteras ferry terminal in North Carolina on Wednesday. Evacuations began on the island as Hurricane Irene strengthened to a major Category 3 storm over the Bahamas. Irene could be upgraded to Category 4 with winds of at least 131 mph by Thursday while it approaches the East Coast.
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A combine cuts a path through the wheat field Saturday on a farm in Westfield, Vt. (Associated Press)
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Juan Juarez of Concord Construction disassembles a damaged chimney in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington on Aug. 24, 2011, a day after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Dave Southward of Hamilton, Ontario, takes photos of the Washington Monument in D.C., behind a temporary barrier set up by the U.S. Park Police on Aug. 24, 2011. The monument will be closed for an indefinite period of time while the National Park Service inspects it for damage resulting from the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the East Coast on Aug 23, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A stone cherub which used to sit atop the center tower's corner spire of the National Cathedral in D.C., lays shattered on the roof on Aug. 24, 2011, a day after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Mason foreman Joe Alonso explains Aug. 24, 2011, how much damage was done to the center tower at the National Cathedral during a 5.8-magnitude earthquake the day prior. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Project manager Mike Terwilliger oversees construction on the new fire station being built on Aug. 17, 2011, in Atkinson, Ill. The construction job, which won a $1.3 million grant, is testament to the stimulus plan the Obama administration hoped would rescue the nation's economy. (Associated Press)
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The sun sets behind a damaged building in Mineral, Va., a small town close to the epicenter of 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the East Coast on Aug. 23, 2011. (Associated Press)
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A ferry from Ocracoke Island delivers passengers to Hatteras, N.C., on Aug. 24, 2011. A visitor evacuation is underway on Ocracoke Island as Hurricane Irene approaches the Carolinas and the east coast. (Associated Press)
