Juliana Valencia is an Emmy-winning general assignment reporter in two languages for News4 and contributes to Telemundo 44.
Valencia joined News4 in October 2019 from WHAS 11 in Louisville where she anchored the morning and noon newscasts. She launched the only weekday Spanish webcast in the region.
Throughout her career, Valencia has worked for WPSD Local 6 in Paducah, K.Y. and for WCTI News Channel 12 in New Bern, N.C. Her career began as an intern at CNN in Atlanta.
A graduate of the University of Florida, Valencia swam on UF's Club Swim & Dive Team and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was also a UF Miss Hispanic Student Association Scholarship Pageant recipient.
Valencia is accustomed to moving to new places. As a child, she moved six times. From Gainesville (where she was born) to Corpus Christi to Nashville. Her parents are immigrants from Colombia and raised their children in a Spanish-speaking home.
Valencia lives in Dupont Circle with her husband Nate and Wilson, her 10-lb Shih Tzi-poodle.
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Shooting victim found outside car on I-95 in Maryland
Maryland State Police are trying to figure out who shot a man on Interstate 95 early Monday morning. The 28-year-old victim was found before dawn on the shoulder of the highway near the Prince George’s/Howard County line. He’d been shot multiple times. Traffic was stopped and diverted for hours during the morning commute as police investigated. Police don’t believe...
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DC police officers to work 12-hour shifts this week
The police chief said officers will pay extra attention to ballot drop boxes and polling places. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Metro workers call for more protection after station manager assaulted
Transit workers demonstrated in Northern Virginia Thursday to call for more protection on the job after a Metro station manager was assaulted.
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Gas station employee shot on the job in Northeast DC
A woman working at a gas station in Northeast D.C. was shot by a man during a disagreement, authorities say. The woman was shot just before midnight Wednesday during the woman’s shift at the Exxon at 1396 Florida Ave NE. A man at the gas station was having trouble using the ATM. The woman was shot through the cash...
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Protests, vandalism after &pizza doubles down on ‘Marion Berry Knots'
Protesters are demanding an apology and a D.C. pizza shop has been vandalized amid the controversy over &pizza’s ad campaign that makes light of the late “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry’s drug use.
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Woman, 2 children found dead after Prince William County house fire
A woman and two children were found dead after a fire tore through a home in Prince William County, Virginia, early Friday, authorities say.
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Some residents escape, 3 still missing in Prince William County fire
Three people from the home are unaccounted for, fire officials say. The fire began just before 6 a.m. Friday, and crews arrived within minutes. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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New sustainable, affordable housing opens in Ward 8
A D.C. native worked to bring the dream into reality. This new multi-family building has rooftop solar panels and a wellness room. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Alexandria elementary school closes after students possibly exposed to lead
An elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, has temporarily shut down after lead particles were discovered in the building — and officials say families should have their children tested for the harmful chemical. Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School has been closed since Friday. An environmental cleaning contractor found lead particles in multiple locations, including a kindergarten classroom, a fourth-grade classroom and...
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Au pair's statements to police won't be suppressed in Herndon murder case
Prosecutors allege au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes was having an affair with the father of the family and was part of a plot to get his wife out of the picture.
