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Mayor Bowser makes splash as outdoor pool season begins in DC – WTOP News

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May 25, 2024

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 DC Pedestrian killed struck crash collision I-295 DC-295

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January 4, 2026

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Washington DC Pedestrian killed struck crash collision I-295 DC-295

WASHINGTON (7News) — On Saturday evening, Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District officers responded to a fatal crash on I-295 northbound near Exit 1 for Laboratory Road, Southwest.

The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, police said.

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Prince George’s County police officers were already on the scene when the MPD officers arrived.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not yet released the victim’s age or gender.

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The driver of the vehicle involved in the collision remained at the scene.

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Police urge anyone with information about the incident to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

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New bus service to begin soon between Hampton Roads and Washington, D.C.

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January 3, 2026

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New bus service to begin soon between Hampton Roads and Washington, D.C.

The United States military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation of Venezuela early Saturday morning, in addition to capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were flown out of the country.
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No one hurt in Northwest DC row house fire

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December 28, 2025

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No one hurt in Northwest DC row house fire

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Smoke was seen billowing in a Northwest D.C. neighborhood Sunday afternoon after a row house caught fire, prompting a large presence of first responders.

In a post on the X platform just after 12:40 p.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said crews were responding to a box alarm at a row house in the 2100 block of 13th Street NW. There, firefighters found smoke coming from the top of three attached row houses.

Firefighters responded to a fire at a row house in the 2100 block of 13th Street NW. (Courtesy: DC Fire and EMS Department)

Crews determined that the flames were coming from the attic of one of the three-story row homes, but that it was at risk of spreading to both adjacent homes. As a result, firefighters upgraded the response to a two-alarm fire, aggressively attacking the flames from the inside.

Officials noted that firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, which involved the entire attic, and that it only spread to one of the attached row houses.

No injuries were reported; however, officials were working to learn how many people would be displaced.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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