The Buzz: Worry warts

Because nobody ever runs out of gas: Tesla Motors is updating its Model S electric car to help ease drivers’ worries about running out of battery charge by mapping out the best route to the nearest charging station.

Range is said to be the biggest concern people have about electric cars — and also is No. 3 on the list of top 10 First World Problems, just behind kids bringing peanut butter sandwiches to school.

News for night watchmen: NBC News will be rebroadcasting its “Nightly News” program at zero-dark-30 in Seattle and other markets, in a bid to juice the show’s ratings and keep it ahead of ABC.

The 2 a.m. time slot also will be where Brian Williams winds up if NBC lets him return.

Be kind, rewind: In another embarrassment for the Secret Service, video of a March 4 incident at the White House has been recorded over, the agency’s director says.

Instead of images of two agents accused of pushing a construction barrel with their vehicle as they drove through a secure area, the tape shows Season 1, Episode 3, of “Better Call Saul.”

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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