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“This Cooper’s Hawk found a perching spot on a minaret at the Islamic Center in Kalorama!”

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photo by Ted Eytan

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via google maps

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a driver involved in a crash that injured multiple pedestrians along the U Street corridor early Saturday.

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, at approximately 1:15 a.m., a vehicle traveling eastbound on U Street crashed resulting in multiple injuries near the intersection with 11th Street, Northwest. The vehicle struck a pedestrian, a utility pole, and a metal trash can. The impact with the metal trash can injured additional pedestrians on the sidewalk. (more…)


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