Parts of Anacostia Park will be closed to vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists on July 4 for fireworks celebrations, the National Park Service says.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and city officials detailed the public safety preparations in place for this year’s Fourth of July ...

US Park Police are investigating a shooting that happened at Anacostia Park Saturday night. The gunfire rang out just hours after the Army 250 parade ended. At this time, police have not identified ...

A young boy drowned in the Anacostia River late on Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on April 16 to Anacostia Park, where a boy ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruce Holmes, 65, grew up fishing on the Anacostia River, a 9-mile urban waterway that flows through Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland, and has long been defined by pollution ...

Akiima Price has dedicated her life to getting people outdoors. As founder of The Friends of Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., she aims to improve the park and the lives of those who live in the ...