Anacostia River

Friends, family and members of the D.C. boating community are mourning the loss of one of their own. Loved ones say Tracy Simpson fell off of his boat and into the Anacostia River Monday evening and never resurfaced. He was 62 years old. “He enjoyed being down here, being on the water,” said Tyrone Tolson, a friend of Simpson’s....

Friends and family mourn the loss of a man who died Monday night after falling from a boat into the Anacostia River. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

An hours-long search Monday night for a man who fell into the Anacostia River has ended as crews pulled a body from the water. Officials say that man was on a boat that was docked there, and according to witnesses, he fell overboard. This all started just before 6:30 p.m. News4 watched for hours as friends and family arrived at…

An hours long search for a man who fell into the Anacostia River ended when crews pulled a body from the water. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

The AP chemistry students traded their books for a boat-ride to put their knowledge — and the rivers’ water quality — to the test. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Trey Sherard, the Anacostia River keeper, said he was in the water this week, but then readings came back indicating a recent storm had made the water unsafe.

After water testing levels came back high, Splash the Anacostia has been postponed until July 13. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A man is in the hospital after first responders pulled him from a car that plunged into the Anacostia River on Christmas Day.

A man is in the hospital after first responders pulled him from a car that plunged into the Anacostia River on Christmas Day. The car went into the water near the 11th Street bridge.

The utility company admitted to released harmful chemicals into the river over several decades. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Pepco has agreed to pay $57 million to clean up pollution in the Anacostia River after the utility company admitted to released harmful chemicals into the river over several decades.

The latest annual report from the Anacostia Watershed Society gives the river a score of 52%, a 3-point drop from last year’s score. Still, long-term trends are positive. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Caretakers of the Anacostia River have set a goal of ensuring the river is clean enough to swim and fish in by 2025. But, in their annual river report card, the Anacostia Watershed Society gave the river a failing grade.

After being postponed following heavy rainstorms, the Splash event has been rescheduled for Sept. 23. Tickets to be available tomorrow, Sept. 7.

“We have to just stop putting poop in the water. That simple,” Anacostia Riverkeeper Trey Sherard said, explaining what it will take to make the river swimmable and fishable.

Trey Sherard uses family fun as bait to introduce Washingtonians to the river while educating them on the its resources. News4’s Tommy McFLY reports.

A Maryland camp counselor was recognized for rescuing a boy who almost drowned in the northwest branch of the Anacostia River. A group of summer campers was hiking in Montgomery County when David Cypess tried to jump across the rocks and fell in. “I tried to remember every technique I learned from swimming … just trying to stay alive,” David…

A Maryland camp counselor was recognized for rescuing a boy who almost drowned in the northwest branch of the Anacostia River. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

The Anacostia River Splash event will be postponed due to sewer overflows caused by a storm on Thursday, said the Department of Energy & Environment. “Recently, we have had several intense short duration rain events, which caused two small CSO (combined sewer overflow) discharges to the Anacostia River. Unfortunately, the Splash event needs to be postponed out of an abundance…

Swimming hasn’t been allowed in the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in decades — but that’s about to change for one day only. The Anacostia Riverkeeper nonprofit is preparing to host the river’s first permitted swim event in 50 years on July 8, as long as the water quality testing comes back clear (the rain date is set for...