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Protestors being arrested on Swann Street on June 1. Photograph by Evy Mages On the evening of June 1, 2020, DC police “kettled” protesters who traveled uptown after feds cleared Lafayette Square with teargas so President Trump could take a photo in front of St. John’s Church. The police accounts of why they felt they had to contain and arrest protesters, some of whom spent the night with strangers in nearby houses, do not square with the accounts of more than 50 eyewitnesses, according to a new report from the ACLU of the District of Columbia, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for C...

UPDATE: A boil water notice has been lifted for all Killeen properties.

The Killeen Independent School District provided an update on the reopening plan for schools this evening, announcing that all but three of the district's schools will resume in-person learning Thursday. Killeen ISD spokeswoman Taina Maya took to the district's Facebook page posting a Facebook Live video at 5 p.m. detailing where the district stands on reopening schools which have been closed since Feb. 11 due to the winter storm and the damage that remains. Taina Maya "Currently, KISD campuses are set to open tomorrow with the exception of three campuses - Audie Murphy Middle School, Palo Al...

Appeals ongoing FEMA approved reimbursements for signage and barricades needed to direct vehicles and pedestrians away from the area of Pershing Park immediately after the storm due to the debris in the area. The federal amount for reimbursements was $2,630, the state share was $433.44, and the local share was $438.43. However, funds for restoration of Pershing Park and Myers Park — to include the wetland, rain gardens, vegetation and bio-swales — are on appeal. In addition to public infrastructure damage, the storm washed away about 15 feet of shoreline. Molbeck According to Tom Mo...

The National WWI Memorial The National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park is a planned memorial commemorating the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I The National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park is a planned memorial commemorating the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I. In 2014, Congress authorized the World War I Centennial Commission to develop the WWI Memorial in Pershing Park, located at 14th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC. Pershing Park also contains the...