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The new year brought a few new laws to the D.C. area. Although July 1 and Oct. 1 are generally the big dates for new laws going into effect, here are a few you’ll want to know about whether you live in D.C., Maryland or Virginia.

Two people are hurt and a 21-year-old faces charges after a New Year’s Day shoot-out inside a residential building in the Ballston area of Arlington, Virginia, authorities say.

A Southeast D.C. man died after he was stabbed near Dupont Circle in Northwest on Monday afternoon, authorities say.

The prosecutors wrote that this is believed to be “the largest seizure by number of finished explosive devices in FBI history” and said the defendant is being held on a firearms charge with the chance of receiving more explosives charges.

DMV locals celebrated the new year with family-friendly events in the area amid thunderstorm warnings. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

News4’s Jackie Bensen explores the homegrown fun that captivated dozens of kids, and grown-ups, on Sherman Circle in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest on New Year’s Eve. 

If you speed in a Maryland highway work zone, be prepared to pay a hefty fine.A new tiered system of fines will go into place Jan. 1, and drivers could pay as much as $1,000. Maryland lawmakers passed the Road Worker Protection Act after a driver crashed into a construction zone in Baltimore County in 2023, killing six workers. “The…

News4’s Adam Tuss highlights some of the transportation projects in the DMV area that were completed in 2024.

In this special, News4’s Tommy McFly sits down with Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo to recap 2024.

Two weeks after a 5-year-old girl was shot in Southeast D.C., she’s still in critical condition. D.C. police say her younger brother found a loaded gun inside an apartment and shot her. On the night of the shooting, police charged 21-year-old D’Jaunae McCrory Jackson with cruelty to children, assault on a police officer and possessing the gun used ...

News4’s Eun Yang talks to Dr. Joshua Weiner about the reliability of online surveys for ADHD.

News4’s Tommy McFly sits down with Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo as they create New Year’s predictions.

A wind advisory is in effect for most of the D.C. region as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday,

A D.C. icon lost. Shocking crimes. Joy for panda lovers and a bid year for Commanders fans. Here are some of the biggest stories of 2024.