Mariel Carbone

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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Thursday marked the fourth day in a row that the District issued an “extreme heat alert,” with feel-like temperatures at or above 105 degrees. “Here it’s a little bit, I feel the humidity a little more, little sticky,” said Florence Harris Evans, who was visiting D.C. with her family Thursday. Evans is from South Carolina, where she said it’s equally hot this week. She found some refuge on a shady park bench at the National Mall.

2 days ago | dcnewsnow.com | Mariel Carbone

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Chairman Phil Mendelson filed new legislation Friday, pulling the RFK Stadium deal from the full 2026 budget and instead putting it forward as a standalone piece of legislation. “Separating this measure from the Budget Support Act enables the Council to hold a public hearing singularly focused on the proposal,” wrote Mendelson.

3 days ago | dcnewsnow.com | Mariel Carbone

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC remained under an extreme heat alert as ‘feel like’ temperatures reached 105 degrees Tuesday. “This is not just uncomfortable heat; it can be dangerous to folks. Especially for seniors, children,” said Justin Brown, Deputy Director for DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA). According to Brown, DC HSEMA is constantly monitoring all District services during the extreme weather. “We monitor all of our city systems.

4 days ago | dcnewsnow.com | Mariel Carbone

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. remains in a heightened state of awareness following the weekend attack in Iran, according to local officials. The United States attacked three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday. Iran then retaliated on Monday with an attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. “While we don’t have specific threats against the District, we are the nation’s capital, and we are at a heightened state of awareness,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said.

1 week ago | dcnewsnow.com | Mariel Carbone

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with a freedom walk. Thursday, the group walked across the 11th Street Bridge, which connects Navy Yard to Anacostia. It’s the same path many walked on towards freedom more than a decade ago, crossing the bridge’s predecessor, the Eastern Branch-Navy Yard Bridge. “We are gathering here to celebrate Freedom’s Crossing,” said Melani N.