1 dead, 1 critical in DC crash on Pennsylvania Ave.

By Andrea Cambron
April 28, 2020 | 11:00 AM

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a crash in D.C. Tuesday morning. D.C. Fire and EMS was alerted to the overturned vehicle around 9:30 a.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue and Fort Davis Drive in Southeast. Authorities closed Pennsylvania Avenue for several hours to investigate the cause of the crash. Crews did a wash down of the roadway, which implies there may have been a fluid spill involved.

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Martin Scorsese, Cynthia Erivo to headline National Book Festival in DC

By Steve Karesh
August 21, 2026 | 11:03 AM

The National Book Festival is Saturday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. It will, of course, feature dozens of authors discussing their work, as regular attendees have come to expect. But this year, there’s more than just books and authors being celebrated. “We want people to understand the magic and the vastness of the collections at the Library of Congress,” Clay Smith, literary director of the Library of Congress told WTOP. His team puts the festival together each year. The festival is aiming to give attendees a broader look at American culture beyond books and the written word, Smith said.

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