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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Council are scrambling to address a financial crisis created when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives recessed without voting to fix a hole in the city budget. Now Bowser’s government has ordered a spending freeze on new hires, promotions, bonuses and contracts. An overtime ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule for parents who objected on religious grounds to books made available in a school district’s elementary schools that feature stories about gay and transgender characters.

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Mourners gathered at Catholic University to honor Pope Francis. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Company representatives blamed higher costs on an unusually cold winter and higher energy usage to stay warm, but lawmakers weren’t totally buying it, and neither were customers.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is vetoing a bill to give developers tax breaks if they convert vacant commercial buildings into housing. The bill would exempt certain developers from paying property taxes for 20 years. “I am going to veto this, and I’m asking the council to take the time to consider the unintended consequences and to narro...

In its heyday, Radio Shack was the place for electronics, but over the past couple of decades, the brand suffered and thousands of stores closed. Now, the last Radio Shack in Maryland is closing its doors in Calvert County for good Saturday. The store in Prince Frederick is being liquidated – everything’s half off. The discount will increase ...

Some of the parishioners News4 spoke with Monday were moved to tears by the death of Pope Francis. Also on The News4 Rundown: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse, holding thousands of dollars in cash, was stolen from a D.C. restaurant.

“I think that D.C. residents, especially D.C. residents right here in Ward 7, are very excited about world-class sports,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said amid questions about budget priorities

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen at a Washington, D.C., restaurant on Easter night. The Department didn’t specify what was stolen but said in an email that the thief took about $3,000 in cash, as well as Noem’s keys, driver’s license, passport, checks, makeup bag, medication and Homeland Security badge. The secretary of Ho...

News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan breaks down what works when you need to clean.

A couple from Falls Church, Virginia, died after their car went off the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire on Sunday, police say. Ashraf Bhagat, 75, died at the scene of the crash on Lakeview Drive in Lake Barcroft about 6:30 p.m., Fairfax County police said in a release on Monday. Her husband, 81-year-old Nazir Bhagat, was flown…...

A D.C. woman’s body was found in a dumpster at a shopping center in Northeast days after she was reported missing, authorities say.