PHOTOS: Recap the DC area’s 2024 in pictures

Snow falls in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park in Northwest D.C. on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. This was the first of back-to-back rounds of significant snowfall that blanketed to the D.C. region in the first month of the year. (Courtesy Jolfre Rodriguez)

Snow seen from the King Street-Old Town Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, on Jan. 19, 2024. Just a few days after the year’s first notable snowfall, another wintry blast hit the D.C. region, making for quite a snowy start to 2024. (WTOP/Abigail Constantino)

The aftermath of a February home explosion on Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling, Virginia, in which a firefighter was killed. Eleven other people were injured in the blast that shocked and saddened the D.C. region. The story didn’t end there, as a former propane tank worker was charged in October with involuntary manslaughter and other charges in connection to the explosion. (Courtesy Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System)

A cargo boat strikes the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on the morning of March 26, 2024. This image is a screenshot from a live feed of the bridge from StreamTime Live via YouTube. The harrowing moment of the bridge’s collapse was arguably the single most transformative moment in the region in 2024, and caused significant transportation and economic ripple effects that have been felt throughout the year. (Credit StreamTime Live via YouTube)

Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remained for some time after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. This image was captured as rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water, a process that lasted for days after the collapse. (Courtesy WJLA via AP)

Zion Edwards of Grand Prairie, Texas, looks at the solar eclipse near the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall on April 8, 2024, in D.C. People traveled to areas across North America that were in the “path of totality” in order to experience the eclipse. The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from a large part of North America won’t happen until 2044. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Washington Commanders with the second overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan. Daniels went on to take the NFL by storm and propel the Commanders to their first winning season since 2016. (AP/Jeff Roberson)

In this aerial view, a home is crushed by a fallen tree, knocked down on June 5, 2024, by a tornado in the Olde Towne neighborhood in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The most significant twister events to strike Maryland in years, EF2 or EF3 tornadoes struck several communities in Montgomery County, knocking out power, upending trees, damaging structures and sending at least five people to the hospital. ((Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images))

Demonstrators rally at Columbus Circle as they protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in D.C. The protest led to property damage in the area and multiple arrests, and encapsulated frustrations many in D.C. felt with how the U.S. and Israel have handled the war in Gaza. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Gold medalist Katie Ledecky, of the United States, poses after the women’s 1500-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Nanterre, France. Ledecky, who’s from Bethesda, Maryland, won her ninth gold and 14th medal at the Paris Games, establishing her as the most decorated female swimmer in history. (AP/Ashley Landis)

Gold medalist, Noah Lyles, of the United States, poses on the podium after the men’s 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. The world’s “fastest man alive” calls Alexandria, Virginia, home. Lyles won the 100-meter sprint in a photo finish and a few days later took the bronze in the 200-meter sprint. (AP/Matthias Schrader)

Aurora visible from the Chain Bridge in D.C. on Oct. 10, 2024. The northern lights dazzled residents across the region, as aurora was able to be seen with relative ease by the naked eye and captured on even basic smartphone cameras, a rarity for the area. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

Democratic Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks cheers during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in College Park, Maryland. Alsobrooks made history during November’s general election, becoming the first Black senator to represent the state in Congress. (AP/Jess Rapfogel)