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  • ALARMING SIGHT Smoke near Lincoln Memorial on National Mall sparks concern in Washington DC after black plumes seen for miles (car fire)

    03/16/2024 3:20:44 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 17 replies
    The Sun ^ | 3-15-24 | Erica Scalise
    BLACK smoke enveloped the Lincoln Memorial after a vehicle fire broke out about five miles from the monument. Plumes from the crash hang over the National Mall, but the fire has been extinguished, according to DC Fire and EMS. The crash on the southbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway involved a "pickup truck and trailer" per Arlington Fire and EMS, reported local Fox affiliate WTTG. It brought "dark black and light white smoke," according to WTTG, near the Lincoln Memorial. No immediate injuries have been reported. The fire has caused commuter delays.
  • BREAKING NEWS: One person is killed and two are injured by DC hit-and-run driver who struck victims by National Mall while fleeing SECRET SERVICE cops who spotted car's expired tag

    07/12/2023 3:53:13 PM PDT · by Libloather · 52 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7/12/23 | Keith Griffith
    The US Secret Service is seeking a driver who killed one pedestrian and injured at least two others while fleeing a police traffic stop near the National Mall in Washington DC. The shocking incident occurred shortly before 1.30pm on Wednesday, when uniformed Secret Service agents attempted to pull over a vehicle near 17th Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW, an agency spokesman told DailyMail.com. Lt. Paul Mayhair of the Secret Service Uniformed Division said federal agents with the division tried to pull over the vehicle after spotting its expired registration. 'The suspect indicated that they would stop the vehicle, but...
  • Shots fired near National Mall: 3 detained, no one injured

    08/19/2022 7:49:20 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 13 replies
    Fox news ^ | 08/19/2022 | Timothy H.J. Nerozz
    Three individuals have been detained after shots were fired near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. early Friday. No one was struck by the bullets on Constitution Ave. NW, which were reported around 1:15 a.m. ET. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that there were multiple shooters, and at least two firearms were recovered. Three unoccupied vehicles had been struck.
  • 660,000 white flags fly across National Mall for victims of COVID-19

    09/17/2021 9:29:20 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 91 replies
    NY Post ^ | 09/17/2021 | Yaron Steinbuch
    More than 660,000 white flags have been displayed in a solemn tribute across a vast expanse on the National Mall in Washington, DC — each representing a life lost to the coronavirus pandemic in a heart-rending exhibit called “In America: Remember.” The 20-acre installation — which was unveiled Friday near the Washington Monument — is the second chilling exhibit that artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg said is based on a project trying to capture the “human dignity” behind the staggering death toll. As of Friday, 670,034 deaths — one of every 500 Americans — have been recorded in the US and...
  • US Dept of Interior Presents the 2020 Independence Day Celebration in the Nation's Capital

    07/02/2020 5:46:47 PM PDT · by rintintin · 7 replies
    Dept of Interior ^ | 7/1/2020 | Interior Dept News Release
    WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior and National Park Service announced additional details about the Independence Day celebrations on the National Mall, which will include multiple flight demonstrations from different branches of our military, in particular the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, and a monumental firework display. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host the 2020 Salute to America on the South Lawn of the White House and Ellipse on Saturday, July 4, 2020, which will be livestreamed on WhiteHouse.gov and other news organizations. The National Mall and...
  • Twelve statues, memorials vandalized during National Mall rioting: National Park Service

    06/12/2020 10:48:37 AM PDT · by C19fan · 7 replies
    Washington Times ^ | June 11, 2020 | Valerie Richardson
    The graffiti on the Lincoln Memorial and World War II Memorial has received the most attention, but a total of 12 statues and memorials were defaced by vandals during recent rioting that spread to the National Mall, according to the National Park Service. The other monuments vandalized were the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and the U.S. Navy Memorial, as well as eight statues, including the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement.
  • BREAKING: President Trump Says Salute to America Will Happen Again Next Year

    07/08/2019 1:55:50 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 36 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | July 8, 2019 | Katie Pavlich
    After a roaring success on Independence Day, President Trump announced from the White House Monday afternoon Salute to America will take place again next year. "I hope you all had a truly wonderful Independence Day weekend in spite of the heavy rain, and it was really heavy, we had a remarkable Salute to America on the National Mall. Incredible," Trump said. "Standing on the steps of the great Lincoln Memorial and looking out on the crowd, these incredible, big beautiful crowds braving the weather all the way back to the Washington Monument, we celebrated freedom and all of its magnificence...
  • Trump gets one hour, prime-time slot in July 4 celebration!!... (“Salute to America")

    06/19/2019 7:35:07 PM PDT · by caww · 27 replies
    washingtonexaminer ^ | 6/19/2019 | Paull Bedard
    Trump will be featured from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., an hour called... “Salute to America.”...During that hour, Trump will address the crowd on the National Mall and witness “military demonstrations and flyovers.” “For the 'first time in many years', the World War II Memorial and areas around the Reflecting Pool will be open for the public to enjoy a stunning fireworks display and an address by our Commander-in-Chief. We are excited to open these new areas so that more visitors may experience this year’s Independence Day celebration in our nation’s capital,” he said. Trump called on Americans to come...
  • Officials broach idea of charging for National Mall protests

    10/13/2018 7:44:57 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 17 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Oct. 13, 2018 1:25 AM EDT | Kevin Freking
    The National Park Service is exploring whether to require protest organizers to pay for the cost of providing law enforcement and other support services for demonstrations held in the nation’s capital. The proposed rule also could shrink a significant portion of the sidewalk outside the White House that is accessible to pedestrians, leaving a five-foot wide sliver. The public has until the close of Monday to comment on the proposal. More than 7,600 comments have been submitted so far, the vast majority in opposition, including many who consider it an effort by the Trump administration to deter some of the...
  • Juggalo March on Washington - SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 - NATIONAL MALL @ LINCOLN MEMORIAL, D.C. (trunc)

    09/06/2017 8:31:40 AM PDT · by Perseverando · 12 replies
    http://www.juggalomarch.com/ | Undated | Website
    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 - NATIONAL MALL @ LINCOLN MEMORIAL - WASHINGTON, D.C. 12:00 p.m. Juggalo March on Washington Saturday, September 16, 2017 This is the day that we are asking every single Juggalo to join us in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., to make a collective statement from the Juggalo Family to the world about what we are and what we are not. Recently Psychopathic Records’ court case in our lawsuit against the F.B.I. and Department of Justice for listing Juggalos as a “loosely organized hybrid gang” in their 2011 Gang Task Force report was once again dismissed,...
  • US Capitol briefly locked down, 2nd time in week

    07/13/2016 7:12:30 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 23 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Jul 12, 2016 7:00 PM EDT
    The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly locked down Tuesday after suspects nearby shot at District of Columbia police with a small machine gun. Police arrested three men after stopping their car about two blocks from the Capitol, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said. Police were alerted to a man with a gun near Fort McNair in southwest Washington, about a mile and a half south of the Capitol, shortly after 4 p.m., police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said. Lanier said officers followed the car into a tunnel that goes under the National Mall near the Capitol. …
  • Park Service chief reprimanded after admittedly ignoring ethics rules

    02/25/2016 4:40:35 PM PST · by jazusamo · 11 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | February 25, 2016 | Stephen Dinan
    <p>The chief of the National Park Service knew his book project would be squelched by agency ethics officers, so he went ahead and wrote it anyway without bothering to ask for permission, investigators said Thursday in a report detailing a striking level of negligence.</p>
  • Capitol Police destroy pressure cooker in suspicious car on National Mall

    05/25/2015 9:20:57 AM PDT · by nuconvert · 19 replies
    CNN ^ | May 25, 2015
    A pressure cooker in a parked car on the National Mall aroused the suspicions of Capitol Police in Washington on Sunday, and they called out a bomb squad to do away with it. Officers spotted the car on routine patrol and found it suspicious. Inside were the pressure cooker and what appeared to be a propane tank. Officers smelled gasoline, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. -excerpt- The search and investigation turned up nothing harmful, USPC said. The driver was arrested and charged with driving with a revoked license.
  • Bizarre Pagan Influences on the U.S. National Mall

    11/24/2014 8:15:25 AM PST · by millegan · 22 replies
    ChurchPOP ^ | 2014 | ChurchPOP
    Previously, we brought you “Where God is Carved in Stone on the National Mall.” Today, we’re looking at weird pagan influences on the National Mall in Washington D.C.. While the U.S. certainly has been greatly influenced by the Christian faith, it has also been influenced by certain strains of Enlightenment thought that are decidedly un-Christian. Remember that while the U.S. was in its infancy in the late 18th century, over in Europe during the French Revolution crowds took the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the replaced the altar with an altar to Liberty. This type of thinking was in the...
  • Park Service director blames threat of terrorism for closing Mall during shutdown

    10/16/2013 7:44:24 AM PDT · by yoe · 34 replies
    The Washington times ^ | October 16, 2013 | Stephen Dinan
    The National Park Service director will blame terrorism for having to shut down most of the National Mall during the government shutdown, saying that was the only way to protect the memorials with limited staff “in a post-9/11 world.” In testimony submitted to Congress, Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said he’s only been able to keep a dozen of the normal 300 employees charged with cleaning and caring for the capital region’s memorials during the shutdown, and without the rest of his staff he cannot guarantee the safety of the property.
  • “Vindictive” Park Service Inflicting Maximum Pain During Shutdown

    10/10/2013 9:35:42 AM PDT · by george76 · 56 replies
    Colorado Observer ^ | October 9, 2013 | Audrey Hudson
    Aggressive actions and double standards used by the National Park Service are vindictive and designed to inflict maximum inconvenience and fear among visitors, say Republican lawmakers whose efforts to reopen the parks are gridlocked by Senate Democrats. World War II veterans were blocked by barricades and armed guards from paying tribute at their memorial last week. However, the national mall where the memorial is located was opened Tuesday to allow hundreds of illegal immigrants to stage a protest demanding amnesty. ... the administration has closed the Mall and memorials to some groups and not others, giving preferential treatment under the...
  • Park Service OKs Immigration Reform Rally On 'Closed' National Mall

    10/07/2013 6:38:48 PM PDT · by Lmo56 · 20 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 10/7/13 | Charlie Spiering
    A planned immigration reform rally will take place on the National Mall on Tuesday even though the site is closed due to the government shutdown.
  • Man who set himself on fire on the Mall dies of injuries

    10/05/2013 9:37:01 AM PDT · by jimbo123 · 48 replies
    Wash Post ^ | 10/5/13 | Justin Jouvenal and Mark Berman,
    A man who was critically injured when he poured gasoline over his body and set himself on fire on the Mall on Friday has died of his injuries, according to D.C. police. The man was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Medical Center, where he died about 9 p.m. Friday, said Officer Araz Alali, a D.C. police spokesman. The man could not immediately be identified because his burns were so severe. Medical personnel will try to determine who he was using DNA analysis, Alali said.
  • Update: Man who set himself ablaze at mall has died

    10/05/2013 9:34:57 AM PDT · by Gefn · 34 replies
    breitbart ^ | 10/05/2013 | Eric Tucker
    a man who set himself on fire at the National Mall in the nations capital has died from his injuries, District of Columbia police said Saturday.
  • Obama Overplays His Shutdown Hand

    10/03/2013 4:46:29 AM PDT · by IBD editorial writer · 46 replies
    Investor's Business Daily ^ | 10/02/2013 | IBD Staff
    Politics: The Obama administration's decision to barricade the open-air and otherwise unguarded World War II memorial is just the latest sign that the president will do anything to get his way. Is the public finally getting wise? Anyone who's ever visited Washington, D.C., knows that while the National Mall is technically a federally owned park, it can't be closed. There are no fences around its 309 acres. No entrances. No guard posts. Just wide open spaces dotted with monuments and museums. There's the Washington Monument, which requires a guide to get to the top. But that's closed for repairs. So...