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Investigators say the driver was likely drunk. 

Police arrested a man suspected of taking a Bethesda, Maryland, couple for $400,000 in a gold bar scam. A text message reading “Contact us about an unauthorized charge on your Apple account” led the couple down a scam rabbit hole, police said. They were led to believe they were talking by phone to real Apple employees and eventually, according to&#...

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Thursday night. Sandra Abarca Orellana had been shopping at a mall on Oxon Hill Road and was crossing the road, headed for a bus stop, when she was struck by a car after 9 p.m. The 52-year-old mother of three was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial lookout…

A jury found a 31-year-old man guilty of killing a woman he was in a relationship with and her unborn child – the first time a person has been convicted in Montgomery County, Maryland, of murdering someone who is unborn. In 2022, Torrey Moore, the father of 26-year-old Denise Middleton’s unborn child, shot Middleton inside the apartment they shared...

The serious injuries a second grader suffered in an elementary school bathroom were not the result of a hate crime, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The student was hurt while “horseplaying” in a bathroom inside C. Barnhart Elementary School, school officials said. Investigators reviewed reviewed security video and...

A woman found shot to death in her car in Woodbridge in February may have been the victim of a murder-for-hire plot. Also on The News4 Rundown: Holiday markets return to D.C.

The National Zoo’s giant pandas enjoyed some apples and carrots during Friday’s brief snowfall. 

A soccer player from Ukraine has found a place with the Howard University team that helps him cope with the war. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A woman found shot to death in her car in Woodbridge in February may have been the victim of a murder-for-hire plot. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey spoke with the victim’s parents.

Holiday markets are opening this weekend across the District. News4’s Mark Segraves takes a look at two of the bigger markets and spoke with the people at the center of this holiday season.

The popularity of women’s sports is on the rise all around the country, with basketball stars such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese also driving up the excitement.

Authorities say Alex Nguyen, 24, of Annandale, flashed a badge and told election workers he was with the FBI’s election security unit. Nguyen showed up twice at Timber Lane Elementary School, which was serving as a polling place in Falls Church, a detective wrote in search warrant documents.

Roads and airports will be busiest on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here’s what travelers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia can expect this Thanksgiving.

Food insecurity is a year-round problem, but it gets a bigger spotlight around the holidays. Local food banks and the NBC4 Food 4 Families fund are helping to feed families in need. News4’s Molette Green reports.