SILVER SPRING, Md. — A stretch of the interstate surrounding the nation's capital turned into a sticky mess when a truck carrying more than 4,000 pounds of canned beer wrecked.

The Maryland State Police says the truck hit a sign and guard rail around 4 a.m. Sunday in Silver Spring after being forced off the road by a vehicle that changed lanes.

Authorities say the semi went slightly into the woods, spilling beer and cans onto Interstate 495.

The State Police says the truck driver was transported to a hospital.

The wreck prompted the temporary closure of lanes of the Capital Beltway's Outer Loop.

WASHINGTON — The newly upgraded elevator at the Washington Monument stopped working just days after reopening to the public following a three-year renovation project.The National Parks Service says there was a “brief interruption in service” for about an hour Saturday.Parks Service staffers resolved the issue and visitors who were at the top of the 555-foot stone obelisk were able to return to the ground floor using the elevator.First lady Melania Trump cut the ribbon Thursday morning as the monument opened to the public for first time since September 2016. It had been closed to replace the elevator and upgrade security systems.

CALDWELL, Kan. — The U.S. Geological Survey says two earthquakes were recorded near the Kansas-Oklahoma border.One earthquake with a 2.7 magnitude was recorded early Saturday 12 miles west of Perry, Okla.The second earthquake, with a magnitude of 3, was recorded about 4 miles north of Caldwell, Kan.No significant damage was reported.Kansas regulators have been investigating the cause of about a dozen recent earthquakes in Reno County, including several in mid-August.The Kansas Corporation Commission is analyzing wastewater injection well activity in the county as a possible cause.