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A temporary overnight shelter that opened in Reston last summer — just before a tent encampment was cleared out — closed its doors Tuesday. Now advocates for unhoused people are expressing deep concern. The shelter was opened around the time that a large tent encampment was dismantled. Since late last July, the doors opened every evening at 5 p.m. ...

Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos appeared in federal court. The DOJ says the Dale City man is a leader of MS-13. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

D.C.’s Department of Public Works has a growing number of women. News4’s Tommy McFly got his hands dirty to learn how they keep the city clean.

News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan breaks down what to do if you owe money on your tax return.

More than 100 former prosecutors voiced their opposition to Ed Martin leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. and called for a public hearing to address his support for Jan. 6 rioters and past claims about the 2020 election. “Martin is an egregiously unqualified political hack who has never served either as a prosecutor or judge and...

A family taking photos with the cherry blossoms on D.C.’s Tidal Basin spotted a famous figure in the background of their shots: former President Barack Obama. To their delight, the 44th president made a cameo in their family photos early Monday. “It was perfect,” mom Portia Moore said. Her daughter and son were standing under a cherry tree as......

The Winston Red Diamond is going on display at National Museum of Natural History, alongside 40 other gems from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

The D.C. Council voted unanimously to expel Councilmember Trayon White, who was arrested last summer on a federal bribery charge and accused of accepting $35,000 cash.

Several roads in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C. will be closed Saturday for Petalpalooza, a National Cherry Blossom Festival event.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says sending a Maryland man with protected status to prison in El Salvador almost three weeks ago was an “administrative error.”

Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul.

Residents reacted as the removal process for Black Lives Matter Plaza comes to a close. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

After the popular social media account Washingtonian Problems posted a disturbing clip over the weekend showing a small dog being violently kicked and then dragged along the sidewalk, the Humane Rescue Alliance is turning to the public for help and offering a reward. The video has garnered thousands of views and shares as social media users try to ...

School districts around the country are figuring out how to pay some bills after the Department of Education announced it won’t pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in promised COVID-19 relief funds. Congress approved the funding with a deadline of January 2025 to spend it, and the Biden administration allowed states to apply for an extension to...