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School districts across the DMV are opening up their doors for federal workers in need of a career change. Amid so much uncertainty within the federal workforce, federal workers like Monique Mason are searching for new opportunities. “Divine Alignment,” she said. “Everything happens for a reason.” Mason is currently on administrative leave from her...

Traffic is surging in D.C. as people try to make their way to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms in peak bloom. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

One month after a Maryland mother was killed in a crash on East-West Highway, a close friend is demanding justice. Investigators say Esmeralda Montoya died after she was struck by a driver who was trying to get away from police. Loved ones say the 33 year old mother of two was on her way home and waiting for a bus…

License plate readers, artificial intelligence and new technology led police to the crew believed to be responsible for a series of robberies of Ulta cosmetics stores in Maryland and Virginia, Fairfax County police said. At least three people worked together smashing display cases at stores in Northern Virginia and Montgomery and Anne Arundel count...

Virginia’s governor signed legislation last week to prevent rapists from claiming parental rights to children born of the sexual assault. Virginia is one of two states where rapists can still make such claims. A sexual assault survivor worked for years to get the measure approved after she was raped by an abusive partner and decided to have the bab...

Friends and family of a Maryland mother demand justice a month after she was killed by a driver trying to get away from police. News4’s Walter Morris has video from the tragic night.

A Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, NBC News reported.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, and Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The defending national champions went back-and-forth with the Terrapins all game before finally doing...

The White House made two major moves directly impacting the District. Also on The News4 Rundown: Reaction to President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for the elimination of “divisive ideology” from the Smithsonian.

The order calls for restoring monuments or memorials removed in the past five years, which has reignited a debate about Confederate era statues. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A local farmer is feeling the brunt of the Trump administration’s cuts to agricultural programs. Emma Jagoz, the owner of Moon Valley Farm in Frederick County, Maryland, has provided fruits and vegetables to school systems in the state for years through the “Farm to School” program. But Jagoz said the state recently told her the p...

Another high-ranking D.C. government official has been charged with taking a bribe in order to steer government contracts related to public safety. Dana McDaniel was the deputy director of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement from 2020 through mid-2023. According to federal prosecutors, McDaniel accepted at least one payment of $10...

Grammy-winning gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds published a book called “Before You Climb Any Higher.” He spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji about what you can learn from the valleys in your life and why to “Take the titles off, throw the crowns off and just be.”