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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Climate
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Northwest DC flooding traps drivers, several rescued
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Several people were rescued in Northwest D.C. after multiple drivers were trapped in floodwater Saturday, according to the DC Fire and EMS Department. MCFRS: Multiple people rescued after being trapped in floodwaters Around 5:40 p.m., three people were rescued unharmed from a car trapped in high water near 3rd Street and Underwood Street NW. Crews also reported multiple disabled vehicles in the 7100 block of Piney Branch Rd NW, where several people were safely removed from a car that was submerged in the water. No injuries have been reported so far in the flooding. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- General
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Dupont Circle neighborhood experiences repeated power outages as high temperatures persist
WASHINGTON () — Days after a transformer caught fire at a Pepco substation in Northwest D.C., hundreds of customers in the Dupont Circle neighborhood are still experiencing power outages. Shortly after midnight, on July 17, the D.C. Fire and EMS Department was dispatched to the Pepco substation in the 2140 N St. NW for a fire. A Twinned Agent Unit extinguished the transformer inside the substation, and no injuries were reported. However, the issues had begun Tuesday night, when two feeder cables tripped, one at 11th and Clinton streets NW, and the other at 11th and Monroe Streets NW. Despite no customers seeing impacts in either of these incidents, another failure occurred Wednesday night, sparking the 22nd Street substation fire. About 1,800 customers were left without power in the Dupont Circle and West End areas Thursday morning, per DC News Now'sHowever, Pepco restored power to most customers by Thursday afternoon. Despite this, service disruptions continued to be an issue. On the morning of Sunday, July 20, a power line feeding the 22nd Street substation tripped again, prompting Pepco to turn off the power for hundreds of customers to 'help avoid further impact at the substation' and prevent a larger outage. Ashley Lund lives in a high-rise and is at wits' end, concerned about her neighbors as much as her comfort. 'People that have medical needs, people that have to refrigerate their medicine or that have medical devices plugged in, or even to get to work, they can't get out of the garage,' Lund said. Neighbor Thomas Darapiza is also worried about elderly neighbors. 'We have elderly people who live in this 10-story building here,' Darapiza explains, 'and they can't walk up and down these steps. They have medications that need to be refrigerated.' Adding to residents' anxiety here is that PEPCO is restoring power intermittently. 'Turn it back on anytime you want,' Darapiza explains. 'We're scrambling. We don't even know what to expect now.' Retiree Michael Silverstein wishes there was communication from the power company. 'At 7 o'clock in the morning, bang,' exclaims Silverstein. 'I could have been stuck in the elevator! We simply need to know what is going on!' Neighbors say their Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, Alex Marshall, has reached out but has no assurances of immediate relief. Northwest DC flooding traps drivers, several rescued Frank Tedesco, a spokesperson for Pepco, told DC News Now that the utility proactively disconnected power for about 200 customers at 9 a.m. and disconnected it for about 1,673 customers at 10:15 a.m. As of 1:50 p.m., 1,794 customers were without power in the Dupont Circle area, according to Pepco's This comes as the District remains under a heat alert, with into the lower 90s. Tedesco said that, at this time, there is no estimated restoration time available as crews continue to make repairs to the substation and that the utility may have to drop more customers from the power to prevent more widespread outages. 'We understand how disruptive these outages can be for our customers, particularly multiple outage events in just a few days, and appreciate their continued understanding and patience as crews work safely and as quickly as possible to make additional repairs. Customers should continue to check or our mobile app for the latest estimates on when service will be restored,' Pepco wrote in a statement. Although the exact cause of Sunday's outages is under evaluation, Tedesco said permanent repairs are ongoing at the 22nd Street substation and will continue through July 30. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Climate
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Tuesday was the hottest day in over a decade for parts of the East Coast. When will this extreme heat wave end?
A long-lasting extreme heat wave reached its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at risk. The brutal conditions, spurred by a potent heat dome, peaked Tuesday after building over the weekend in the central US and reaching levels rivaling summer's hottest weather in the East Monday. It's already taken a serious toll. A St. Louis-area woman died after going without water or air conditioning for at least three days, police said Tuesday. The region has been gripped by searing heat that often felt above 100 degrees in recent days. The 55-year-old was discovered in her home Monday, according to St. Ann Police Chief Aaron Jimenez. Here's what else has happened: Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with heat exhaustion while responding to a fire at a home in Norfolk, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning, according to CNN affiliate WCVB. A rehabilitation truck was brought in to provide firefighters with rest and cooling, the station reported. Sixteen people were sent to the hospital and over 150 were evaluated for heat-related illnesses during two high school graduations in Paterson, New Jersey, in Monday's sweltering conditions, Paterson Fire Chief Alejandro Alicea told CNN. Six people were taken to the hospital with heat-related illnesses Monday before and after a concert at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, according to DC Fire and EMS. Extreme temperatures also prompted the closure of the Washington Monument Monday and Tuesday. Two teenage hikers were rescued from Gap Mountain in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, Monday evening after they started going in and out of consciousness, likely as 'a result of the intense heat and humidity,' according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The town hit 96 degrees Monday, tying the record hottest day in the month of June. The heat has disrupted train services along the East Coast this week. An Amtrak train stalled in a tunnel in Baltimore, trapping passengers in the heat for over an hour Monday afternoon. 'I honestly thought I was going to collapse on the train,' passenger Laura Evans told CNN. Travel woes continued Tuesday: Several Amtrak trains in North Carolina were canceled due to 'inclement conditions,' the company said, and temperature-related speed restrictions were also in effect for multiple Northeastern lines. Parts of key roads in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin, suburbs were closed after buckling under searing heat Sunday, local officials said. More than 50 buckles were reported in the state, according to the Department of Transportation. Similar scenes unfolded in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the city warned more streets could crack as the heat persists. Temperatures were so intense in Charlotte, North Carolina, that athletes competing in FIFA Club World Cup games on Tuesday watched their teams play from inside the locker room while on the substitute bench, German pro soccer team Bayern Munich said in a post on X. Nearly 160 million people in the eastern half of the US were under heat alerts Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Heat remains the deadliest form of extreme weather in the US. Globally, heat waves are becoming more frequent, more severe and longer-lasting as the world warms due to human-caused climate change. Nighttime temperatures are taking the hardest hit from climate change, and are warming faster than daytime highs. Tuesday was the hottest day of the week for many in the East, but a level 4-of-4 extreme heat risk is in place through at least Thursday that stretches from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and includes parts of the Northeast. It felt more like July, summer's hottest month, than June for many locations Tuesday as temperatures rise 15 to 20 degrees above normal. Multiple major cities along the I-95 corridor were at or near 100 degrees by the mid-afternoon. Boston reached 102 degrees, setting a new June high temperature record. Also in Massachusetts, the New Bedford-Fairhaven swing bridge – located in the southern part of the state along Route 6 – will be closed for several hours due to 'heat impacts,' the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said in a news release Tuesday evening without disclosing how the heat has impacted bridge operations. Philadelphia also marked its first 100-degree temperature reading since 2012, reaching 101 degrees Tuesday, setting the record for the city's hottest-ever day this early in the summer. The city broke Monday's daily high temperature record when it reached 99 degrees. Records were also broken in Providence, Rhode Island where temperatures reached 100 degrees – a new June high temperature record. Meanwhile, Newark, New Jersey reached 103 degrees, tying with the current June high temperature record. New York City nearly hit 100 degrees for the first time in over a decade on Tuesday; the temperature in Central Park was hovering around 99 degrees by mid-afternoon. New York City's last triple-digit temperature happened on July 18, 2012, but it hasn't been 100 degrees during June since 1966 – nearly 60 years. In parts of the city, temperatures climbed above the three-digit mark. John F. Kennedy International Airport, in Queens, hit 102 degrees on Monday afternoon – the first time since 2013 and the first time ever in the month of June. LaGuardia Airport, also in Queens, saw a high temperature of 101 degrees, tying its record for the month of June. Con Edison, New York City's main energy provider, asked millions of customers to conserve energy and protect its power grid as temperatures soar. 'By working with all our customers to cut usage during peak demand, we protect the system and support neighborhoods individually,' the energy company said in an X post Tuesday afternoon. Customers can do so by setting window air conditioning units to 76 degrees and avoiding unnecessary appliance use, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul who also noted that staying safe should be everyone's priority. 'Find a cooling center near you, especially if you're a senior citizen or have health concerns. Working together, we can easily get through this critical period,' Hochul said in a statement. Washington, DC, reached a scorching 99 degrees, almost seeing its first 100-degree day of the year on Tuesday – something that doesn't typically happen until mid-July. Rail temperatures in the capital city reached 135 degrees, the Metro system said in a post on X, forcing operators to slow train speeds. Parts of the East Coast will start to see some relief from the historically hot weather Wednesday, though it'll be a slow start. Wednesday will still be very hot, but not quite as extreme for many. Record-breaking temperatures are possible, mainly in the mid-Atlantic, but triple-digit temperatures will be a thing of the past for the Northeast. Heat more typical of late June will arrive on Thursday, but it will still be quite warm in the morning and prolong the agonizing wait for relief. Much of the Northeast will see highs in the 70s, with 80s and a few lingering 90s in the Mid-Atlantic. Cooler, more typical, overnight low temperatures will finally reappear Friday in the East, and normal late-June heat will last through the weekend. But temperatures are likely to creep back up above average early next week. This week's heat wave is likely only the opening act of a hot summer to come for the East. A hotter than normal summer is expected for the entire Lower 48, according to the Climate Prediction Center. CNN's Linda Lam, Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette, Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, Amanda Musa, Danya Gainor, Jillian Sykes, Tyler Ory and Luke Snyder contributed to this report
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
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DC police investigating after teen shot in Northwest
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating after a teenage boy was found shot on Sunday. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 8:19 a.m. in the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, NW, where the boy was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Teenage boy hurt in Southeast DC shooting Police say he was transported to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS, conscious and breathing. The shooting remains under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
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Man critically hurt in Southeast DC apartment fire
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man was critically injured after a Sunday apartment fire in Southeast D.C., according to the DC Fire and EMS Department. Firefighters responded around 3:30 p.m. to an apartment fire in the 1900 block of 23rd St SE. Man dies after being hit by SUV on Route 301 in Charles County, police say There, firefighters located flames coming from a second-floor apartment and rescued a man who was trapped inside. Firefighters say the man was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
