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Trump administration 41 mins ago

Kennedy Center to light up red, white and blue every night for ‘American spirit'

Lights outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will permanently display the colors red, white and blue every night to commemorate the United States, the arts institute announced Tue...

Trump administration 18 mins ago

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt over deportation flights
Capital One Arena 27 mins ago

Artists wanted: Renovated Capital One Arena to showcase local masterpieces

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In the Community 48 mins ago

Nation's first Black-run food bank in Lanham, Maryland

Prince George’s County has its first Black-led food bank, called the Storehouse. It’s also the first in the U.S. News4’s Molette Green reports.
Black Maternal Health 2 hours ago

Black dads explain why finding community is vital to supporting healthy pregnancies

District Motherhued helps educate Black dads on how to best support their partners through pregnancy by advocating for them. Two dads explain why having a community to support Black parents is importa...
Immigration 7 hours ago

Sen. Van Hollen flies to El Salvador as calls intensify for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen headed to El Salvador early Wednesday in an attempt to secure the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in the Centra...

Immigration 15 hours ago

Trump administration revokes humanitarian parole of local teacher

Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States under a program called humanitarian parole are at risk of being sent back to their home countries by the Trump administration. News4 spoke with a man named Wuilman Vanegas who is one of those impacted. “I cannot deny, you know, it’s been difficult,” Vanegas said. “It’s been like, stre...
Maryland 14 hours ago

What to know about the Abrego Garcia v. Noem hearing

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to provide more documentation of what they’re doing to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
Parenting 17 hours ago

How a fertility nonprofit helped finance a fired federal worker's IVF treatments

After years of building up a career in public health, Beth Linas from Capitol Hill says she felt ready to tackle her next dream — becoming a mom. “Just excited to sort of have a nuclear family and see a little human grow and teach them about the world,” Linas said. Linas suffered back-to-back miscarriages before she and her husband…
Stafford County 17 hours ago

How Stafford County teachers fight chronic absenteeism, one phone call at a time

One might call it a teacher telethon. Twice this semester, North Stafford High School teachers used their free time or scheduled substitutes to call parents about their child’s excessive absences. Since the pandemic, chronic absenteeism has remained an ongoing problem at many schools nationwide. During the 2023-2024 academic year, North Stafford’s ...
Trump administration 18 hours ago

Judge orders documentation, updates from Trump admin in deported Maryland man's case

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to provide more documentation of the actions taken to facilitate the safe return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, telling an attorney for the federal government “The Supreme Court ruling could not be more clear, and so is mine.” The order to submit interrogatories and depositions ...
Navy Yard 6 hours ago

Metro police officer stabbed in the face by suspected fare evader

A Metro Transit Police Department officer was assaulted Tuesday afternoon with a “sharp metal object” at the Navy Yard Metro station and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MTPD said. The officer was stopping a fare evasion suspect, according to MTPD, when the suspect turned and assaulted the officer. The officer suffered ...
Washington DC 19 hours ago

DC mayor orders government hiring, spending freezes

D.C.’s mayor signed an order imposing immediate freezes on spending and hiring and putting restrictions on overtime as the District faces hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts this fiscal year per the federal spending bill Congress passed last month. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s order is the first step in cutting more than $400 million from the D...
The Scene 18 hours ago

Increasingly popular NOVA Roller Derby holds spring exhibition Saturday

The NOVA Roller Derby league holds its spring exhibition Saturday. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke to the league president and breaks down what to expect and how to enjoy the whole event.
Immigration 20 hours ago

Judge grants DOJ request to drop criminal case against alleged MS-13 leader

A federal judge has granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the alleged MS-13 gang East Coast leader whom prosecutors say they now intend to deport just weeks after top government officials celebrated his arrest outside of Washington. Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos’ lawyer in an usual request had urged the judge...
Trump administration 22 hours ago

‘Stop playing political games': Maryland man's wife pleads for his return home after deportation

More than a month after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to El Salvador, and days after the Supreme Court ordered his return to the U.S., his wife pleaded for his safe return home.
Capital Beltway (I-495) 23 hours ago

1 hospitalized after dump truck crashes into concrete barrier on American Legion Bridge

The driver of a dump truck was taken to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, after the truck crashed into a jersey wall on the outer loop of 495 in Maryland. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue and Montgomery County Police were called to the American Legion Bridge just after 1 p.m., when the truck crashed into a concrete barrier near the…
Things to Do DC 3 hours ago

Free and cheap things to do with kids on spring break in DC, Maryland and Virginia

It’s officially spring break for thousands of kids in D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, and you don’t need to go on vacation or spend a lot to have a memorable time. You can also check out The Scene’s list of things to do this week, including the Adams Morgan Art Walk, a free screening of “The Wild Robot” in...
Transportation Apr 15

DC's new bike lane street sweeper cleans up trash, debris around city

D.C. released its relatively new bike lane street sweeper to help clean lanes around the city so cyclists can ride around safely without debris in their way. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss takes a spin in the machine.
Things to Do DC Apr 15

All Things Go reveals 2025 festival lineup with Noah Kahan, Lucy Dacus, Doechii, Kesha

All Things Go DC has dropped the lineup for its 2025 music festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland.

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