Dominique Moody covers breaking news and community stories every morning for News4 Today.
Moody hails from North Carolina, graduating from North Carolina A&T State University. While in college, he interned with PBS & UNC-TV, Good Morning America, FOX8 WGHP and WRAL.
Moody’s career began at WNCT in Eastern North Carolina where he wrote and shot stories, produced newscasts and filled in as a news and sports anchor. The Radio and Television News Directors Association recognized his work as a reporter and producer on stories including The African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina and the 2018 election.
Prior to moving to Washington, D.C., Moody reported for NBC Connecticut where he earned an EMMY nomination for his breaking news coverage of a plane crash in September 2021.
Moody lives in Maryland and enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.
The Latest
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Prince George's still counting ballots as Braveboy declares victory in special primary
Election workers are still tallying the votes from Tuesday’s special primary election to decide who’s in the final running for Prince George’s County executive. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy declared victory in the Democratic race for county executive. Braveboy had a significant 43% lead on the county’s unofficial results page, which was last refreshed just before 1...
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‘People just want to come back home:' The story of Lakeland, Maryland
Steps from the University of Maryland in College Park, there was once a tight-knit, self-sustaining Black community. But in the 1960s and 1970s, the people were displaced by urban renewal. This is the story of Lakeland.
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‘No notice:' Pregnant VA employee, active counsel among probationary federal workers fired
Probationary federal workers are already being fired from their jobs across federal government departments. A lawyer told News4 what rights employees have and what first steps they can take.
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‘We're not going back': Metropolitan AME Church holds rally in honor of MLK Day
As Inauguration Day festivities continue, civil rights activists filed into the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Northwest D.C. for a rally in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The National Action Network (NAN) is hosting the rally and its founder Rev. Al Sharpton was expected to speak about King’s teachings, legacy and what he would say about...
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New Loudoun County school named in honor of Henrietta Lacks
Loudoun County Public Schools named a primary school after Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman who’s had a lasting medical impact on the world. The district gathered to honor Lacks in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Henrietta Lacks Elementary School on Tuesday. Jeri Lacks Whya became emotional hearing the young students recite her grandmother’s words during the...
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Man shot, killed while riding in car in Prince George's County
A man was shot and killed in Landover, Maryland, on Tuesday, and police say they’re searching for multiple suspects.
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‘Eyesore': Prince George's proposes fix for shopping cart problem
Residents say they’ve found shopping carts at apartment complexes, near dumpsters, on the side of the road and other unusual places.
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2 dead, 1 hurt in Southeast DC house fire; suspect in custody
D.C. officials said in an update Monday that the third victim of the fire died and a suspect was charged with murder and arson. Go here for updates. Two people died and another person is seriously hurt after a house fire in Southeast D.C. early Sunday. Firefighters responded to 23rd Street SE at 5:30 a.m. to a report of...
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Teen killed, 2 others critically hurt in Montgomery County crash
A 17-year-old girl is dead and two other teens are critically hurt after a car slammed into a pole in Montgomery County, Maryland, Wednesday morning, police say. The car was coming around a curve on Norwood Road in Sandy Spring when it crashed into the wooden light pole about 8 a.m., Montgomery County police said. Sanaa Vil, a 17-year-old high…
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‘Without music, there's nothing': Bowie State's 1st Latino drum major takes the field
Miguel Gasca Ortega is making history as Bowie State University’s first Latino drum major to lead the marching band.
