Derrick Ward is a general assignment reporter for News4.
A native of the District of Columbia, Ward grew up in Marshall Heights and the H Street Corridor in Northeast. He lived through the 1968 riots and documented his experiences on News4 as part of the station's 40th anniversary coverage. Ward attended HD Woodson High School and the University of Maryland.
Ward's journalism career began in radio. He worked for WPFW, WAMU and WTOP, covering major stories such as the Iran-Contra hearings, the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon, and the Washington-area sniper shootings.
When Ward made the move to television reporting, his first job was at WKBW-TV in Buffalo. He returned to Washington in 2006 and began reporting for News4.
When not working, Ward spends time with his three children. He also plays guitar and golf.
Ward currently lives in Bowie, Md.
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Judge voids Arlington's ‘missing middle' housing plan
A judge overturned Arlington, Virginia’s “missing middle” zoning changes, which would have allowed developers to build duplexes and small condo buildings on lots zoned for single-family homes. But both sides say this is far from over. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Kamala Harris signs vandalized outside DC's The Little Gay Pub
Someone vandalized signs for Vice President Kamala Harris outside The Little Gay Pub at 11th and P streets NW in Logan Circle. The owner says surveillance cameras caught the vandal in the act. “Elections bring out the worst in people,” said co-owner Dito Sevilla. The owner of the establishment said the same vandal did this on two separate occasions. The…
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Person killed near Dupont Circle, police look for trio in white vehicle
A person was shot and killed early Monday in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood, and officers are looking for three potential suspects, police said. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1700 block of Rhode Island Ave. NW about 4:35 a.m. Officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, police said....
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Maryland family frustrated after school bus unable to pick up daughter with wheelchair
For one Prince George’s county family, the bugs in their school’s transportation system have been big ones.
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18-year-old shot and killed inside Maryland laundromat
A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old are charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday at a laundromat in Edmonston, Maryland.
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Family begs for justice year after son was killed running errands for mother in DC
Someone shot and killed Brandon Gant last year in D.C. while he was out buying medication for his mother. His family and friends gathered for a vigil Sunday in the hopes of making sure his murder is not forgotten. The 23-year-old was driving in the 1800 block of Minnesota Avenue in Southeast D.C. Police say he was an innocent...
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DC police kill armed man outside McDonald's in Southeast
Two D.C. officers shot and killed a man who they say was armed with a gun and reached for their weapons. This unfolded just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday outside a fast food restaurant on Marion Barry Avenue SE, in the Skyland neighborhood. When police arrived, the scene was relatively calm, and there was not a lot of damage to...
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DC police shoot, kill man in Southeast DC after car crash
A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Southeast D.C. early Sunday morning. Police responded to a report of a car that crashed into the McDonald’s on Marion Barry Avenue at 5:30 a.m. There was minimal damage to the McDonald’s. According to police, the man in the vehicle had a gun in his lap. Chief Pamela Smith said...
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DC officer dies after gun he retrieved from storm drain goes off
A D.C. police officer was shot and died of his injuries after he tried to retrieve a gun that someone threw into a storm drain on Wednesday in Northeast, authorities say.
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Residents of new DC luxury apartment building complain of flooding, rising fees
Residents of a new luxury apartment building in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood are furious after the building flooded and their utility fees continue to spike. Cielo resident Alessandra Torres said the leak started in her bathroom about 1 a.m. Thursday. She said she and her boyfriend bailed with buckets, but after a couple of hours, they faced a torrent. Beyond...