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Two Fairfax County police officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Northern Virginia, law enforcement officials confirmed. The officers’ injuries are not life-threatening, police said. They’ve been taken to a nearby hospital. The suspect who shot at the officers was killed when police opened fire in retu...

Pope Francis was the only pontiff to participate in a joint session of Congress. Here’s a look at his impact on D.C. and his famous address to the U.S. government.

Getting written up in school usually means you’re in trouble. A random act of kindness could get a student at Kilmer Middle School “written up” for good behavior so their positive shootouts reinforce positive behavior. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, gave News4 a look at what it was like to host Pope Francis at the church.

A 16-year-old boy was seriously hurt when another student stabbed him during a fight Wednesday at a Northern Virginia high school, police said. Fairfax County police said a 15-year-old boy stabbed the 16-year-old student about 9:40 a.m. at West Potomac High School in Belle Haven. Disturbing videos and images circulating among students showed studen...

A woman has been charged with stealing checks from mailboxes, altering and cashing them for nearly a half-million dollars, police say. A car stopped for speeding on Colesville Road in Silver Spring turned out to hold a portable check fraud operation, authorities say. Hundreds of business and personal checks belonging to different people, thousands ...

As the world pays tribute to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral Saturday, members of the Catholic community are reflecting on his historic visit to DC in 2015. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A D.C. murder case set for trial this week was suddenly dismissed last Friday as prosecutors told the family they lost faith in DNA evidence linking a suspect to the 2010 killing of a father at a Fourth of July barbecue. Prosecutors had defended the evidence in motion after motion for five and a half years while the suspect remained…

As tributes from around the world pour in for the late Pope Francis, many remember him as a champion of interfaith unity. Francis often traveled the world to meet with leaders from other religions. For a pope who spent much of his life bringing communities together, it was only fitting that Vatican City welcomed people of all faiths during Francis’...

A woman who struck and killed two children with a van outside an elementary school in Prince George’s County agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and faces much less jail time than under the original charges. Sky Sosa, 5, and Shalom Mbah, 10, were walking to school in a crosswalk outside Riverdale Elementary School when they were struck and...

A Virginia town was expected to vote Tuesday night to close its police department, but now the town council may be a vote short as the vice mayor is under investigation for a possible conflict of interest. Vice Mayor Ben Nett worked for the Purcellville Police Department and was under internal investigation, according to town officials. He was fire...

The Library of Congress’ newest exhibit tells the story of George Washington and King George III during the American Revolution through a lens never seen before. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

Twelve people are without homes after an intense fire tore through a pair of rowhouses in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast D.C. late Monday, authorities say. Video shows flames leaping from the homes on 14th Street SE as more than 100 firefighters responded. No injuries were reported. The natural gas-fueled fire erupted just before 10 p.m., ...