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News4’s Erika Gonzalez celebrates the holidays at the embassies and takes viewers to some of the District’s most exclusive homes

It’s the time of year when bringing the family together is important. For the past three years for Debbie Zane, that’s meant a visit that’s included a visit to a cemetery — a bittersweet tradition. “It’s a way of connecting with him,” she said. “It’s a way that I spend all holidays and special times.” The cemetery is adorned...

The smallest patients at D.C.’s Children’s National Hospital got some special Christmas outfits for their first holiday, and the resulting photoshoot would make anyone’s heart grow three sizes.

A child is dead and three other people are hurt after a shooting in Baltimore County on Tuesday, according to police. Police responded to the unit block of Breslin Court at 6:35 a.m. in Rosedale, Maryland to the report of a shooting at an apartment complex. At the scene, officers found a woman and two children suffering from gunshot wounds,…...

This cold Christmas Eve was even more uncomfortable for hundreds of residents of a condominium complex in Maryland. They say they have been without heat since mid-December. Residents of Chelsea Wood Condominiums in Greenbelt told News4 they’ve been informed it could be another couple of weeks, at minimum, until their homes are warm again. Coats and...

Another development has arrived in the deal to give the District long-term control of the RFK stadium site. The Air Force has agreed to transfer D.C.’s Air National Guard fighter squadron to Maryland’s National Guard. Maryland leaders had sought the transfer as part of the deal to give D.C. control of RFK. The Washington Post was first to rep...

The $40 million therapeutic center will offer enhanced physical, cognitive and emotional programs and services for D.C. residents of all ages.

Tony Award-nominee and Grammy Award-winner Patrick Page has never shied away from exploring his dark side. Now with his new show “All the Devils Are Here,” Page turns to the twisted motivations and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains. News4’s Jummy Olabanji talked with Page before his show comes to life...

Erika Gonzalez recently sat down with News4 friend and former colleague Barbara Harrison to share memories of filming “Christmas on Embassy Row.” Now, Gonzalez continues the tradition with a stop in Sweden.

Countries share how they show their Christmas tradition at their embassies. Erika Gonzalez carries on a tradition started by Barbara Harrison.

Jackie Evans, a cashier at the Safeway on Wisconsin Avenue NW, says Christmas Eve can get hectic as shoppers grab those last few items to put on the holiday dinner table.

Family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebrations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia include 6 p.m. fireworks from Old Town Alexandria.

A man died in a fire in Northwest D.C. early on the morning of Christmas Eve, officials said.

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.