Darcy Spencer is a general assignment reporter for News4.
A Maryland native, Spencer’s journalism career started with community newspapers. She reported for Maryland’s Dundalk Eagle, the Martinsburg Journal in Martinsburg, WV, and The Northern Virginia Daily in Winchester, VA. Her commitment to telling the stories of people and events in the community crossed into television when she began working for Montgomery County Cable.
Spencer’s first on-air job was for NBC25 in Hagerstown, MD. While there, she reported on the Middle East Peace Talks in Shepherdstown, WV as well as issues relating to Y2K. Spencer also filed reports from Bosnia, Honduras, the Azore Islands, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Her traveling continued in Germany and Brussels when she was awarded a fellowship from the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation.
In 2000, Spencer joined C-TV, the Prince George’s County news station, as an anchor/reporter. She anchored the evening news and reported on stories from all over the County. On September 11th, Spencer was sent to Ground Zero in New York to report on the attack on the World Trade Center.
Spencer joined News4 in 2001 as the station’s first Chopper 4 reporter, filing stories from high above the Washington area. Since then, she has reported on major stories including the DC area sniper spree, the anthrax investigation, and Hurricane Isabel.
Spencer is a past board member for the American News Women’s Club and Community Crisis Services. She and her two children live in Maryland.
The Latest
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Maryland leaders look to plan for Landover stadium site if Commanders return to DC
With the Washington Commanders hoping to move back to D.C., Maryland leaders want to make sure there’s a plan for the Northwest Stadium site in the future. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Commanders agree to invest in Landover development if team moves back to DC
Washington’s football team has played in Landover, Maryland, for decades, but with team owner Josh Harris hoping to move the team back to the RFK site in D.C., Maryland leaders want to make sure there is a plan for the Northwest Stadium site in the future.
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What the acting Prince George's Co. exec says about FBI HQ, Commanders and more
In her third day on the job, acting County Executive Tara Jackson is spoke Wednesday about her priorities, the looming budget deficit and working with a divided county council.
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Acting Prince George's exec lays out her priorities in temporary role
Acting County Executive Tara Jackson spoke Wednesday about her priorities, the looming budget deficit and working with a divided county council. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Mother of 3 killed in hit-and-run on ‘highway of death'
A mother of three was killed in a hit-and-run Friday night on a Maryland road nicknamed “the highway of death.” Loretta Lynn Canter, 40, was hit in the northbound lanes of Route 210 near Farmington Road in Accokeek about 9:50 p.m. Friday, Prince George’s County police said. “We’re very devastated and we’re very, just so upset on her passing...
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Mel Franklin sentenced 1 year jail time, $133,000 restitution for missing campaign funds
Former Prince George’s County Council Member Mel Franklin will spend one year in jail and pay $133,000 in restitution after pleading guilty this past summer to illegally using money from his campaign fund for personal use. The sentencing hearing was expected to be quick, but in the end, it took about an hour and a half. His attorney laid out…
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Killing of 13-year-old outside his Maryland home unsolved after 2 years
It’s been two years since 13-year-old Jayz Agnew was shot and killed as he raked leaves in his own yard.
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Transit safety campaign implements new immersive way to gauge drivers' attention
A transit safety campaign launched in Prince George County, Maryland, looks to gauge drivers’ attention and awareness on the road. The pedestrian and biker campaign implements a new way to reduce incidents on the road by using walking billboards to get drivers to pay attention and slow down. “Slow down, lives ahead” read the walking signs. Due to daylight saving…
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Candidates forum gets heated in Maryland's 6th congressional district
At a recent candidate’s forum for the 6th District congressional race in Maryland, an hourlong civil discussion about the issues ended with finger pointing and sharp words.
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A Maryland arena's been gone since 2002. Its last sign was just removed
The name of the Capital Centre was changed to USAir Arena in the 1990s, and the signs were changed too. The venue was ultimately demolished in 2002 — but one lone sign hung around for another two decades.
