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Mayor Bowser makes splash as outdoor pool season begins in DC – WTOP News
Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the start of pool season in D.C. on Friday with a splash.
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Mayor Bowser makes splash as outdoor pool season begins in DC
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation welcomed members of the Ward 8 community to the Anacostia Recreation Center on Friday to celebrate the unofficial start of summer with the annual “Jump in, DC.”
The celebration — which marks the beginning of outdoor pool season in The District — is in its fourth year, after D.C. was rated by Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index as having the best park system in the United States.
Last year, Mayor Bowser kicked off the pool season by jumping into the pool herself. This year, the tradition continued.
LIVE: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Outdoor Pool Season of Nation’s #1 Ranked Park System https://t.co/ZEUlgQINOu
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) May 24, 2024
Thennie Freeman, director of the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, said that last year, D.C. Council member Christina Henderson made a bet that she would jump in the pool only if Bowser jumped in.
“I think we learned that you should always bet on Bowser,” Freeman said. “[Bowser] is a woman of her word.”
“So, to answer the question, yes, I will be jumping in the pool,” Bowser said before taking the plunge feet first.
The event included dancing from area groups, food, games and music from WPGC’s DJ Flexx.
In D.C., 22 pools and 32 spray parks will open across all eight wards on Saturday, May 25.
You can find locations, hours and more information about indoor and outdoor pools and spray parks on DPR’s website.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — A teenage boy was fatally shot Saturday night in Northeast Washington, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
ALSO READ | Boy, 17, hospitalized after being shot near group home in Southeast DC
Fifth District officers responded around 8:24 p.m. to the 1600 block of Gales Street Northeast for a report of a shooting. That is in the Rosedale / Kingman Park neighborhood.
When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male unconscious and not breathing with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Authorities said the victim is believed to be a teenager. His identity was not immediately released.
Police are searching for a juvenile male suspect described as Black and wearing a black shirt and black pants. According to investigators, the suspect was last seen near 16th Street and Rosedale Street Northeast riding a black bicycle.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting.
SEE ALSO | Teen hospitalized following Friday night shooting in northeast D.C.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or submit an anonymous tip by texting 50411.
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was stabbed to death in Northwest D.C. early Saturday morning, according to D.C. police.
SEE ALSO | Police shoot knife-wielding individual at Fairfax Wawa
Officers responded to the 2900 block of 14th Street NW shortly before 1:00 a.m., where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
SEE ALSO | Teen hospitalized following Friday night shooting in northeast D.C.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.
Additional details were not immediately available.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Beneficial rain
- Muggy, warm temperatures to start the weekend
- Scattered afternoon showers & a few storms again Saturday
- Drier and nice for Sunday
There’s a 40% chance of showers and a few storms in the afternoon and evening Saturday.
Sunday looks like it will bring the best weather of the weekend. We’ll start to see some cooler, drier air come in.
Big-time heat may be coming right back to the D.C. area by Wednesday of next week.
Weather radar
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10-day forecast
QuickCast
SATURDAY:
Partly sunny
Muggy
Scattered showers & storms (40% chance)
Highs: middle 80s
SUNDAY:
Decreasing clouds
Lower humidity
Highs: mid 80s
MONDAY:
Mostly sunny
Highs: upper 80s
SUNSET: 8:35 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 89° // AVERAGE low: 72°
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