Megan McGrath is a general assignment reporter for News4. She can be seen weekdays on News4 Today and on News4 Midday.
McGrath was born in Baltimore and grew up on the Chesapeake Bay just south of Annapolis. She was raised in a family rooted in journalism, as her father is a broadcast journalist in Washington.
Her initial career in print ended when the weekly newspaper she was writing for was discontinued. A job with C-TV in Prince George’s County shifted her focus to broadcast, and after stints at WMAR-TV in Baltimore and WJLA-TV in Washington, she joined News4 in 1999.
McGrath was one of the first reporters on the scene at the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001. She reported from there for weeks, bringing updates on the investigation, the victims, and the heroes from the attack.
McGrath has a journalism degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee. She currently lives in Churchton, Maryland with her husband and their two kids.
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‘Don't shoot it down': Expert says what to do if you spot drones above your house
Groups of drones seen flying around the suburbs of Washington, D.C., in recent days are leaving many people perplexed and wondering what — if anything — they should do. Residents of the Hawthorne Village Condominiums in Fairfax, Virginia, say drones began flying nearby about 8 p.m. and stuck around for a few hours. “There was about 10 of them. It…
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Why UMD offers full med school tuition for a promise to serve the Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is giving a small number of full-tuition scholarships to students who commit to working on the Eastern Shore for four years after becoming doctors.
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Two Park Police officers cleared in 2017 killing of Bijan Ghaisar on GW Parkway
The Ghaisar family has said the officers violated their own policies by chasing Ghaisar, who was unarmed when they opened fire. The family did receive a $5 million settlement from the government last year in a civil lawsuit alleging wrongful death.
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Group smashes through Alexandria 7-Eleven with truck during ATM robbery
A group of suspects smashed through a 7-Eleven in Alexandria, Virginia, with a pickup truck and broke apart an ATM early Tuesday morning, police say. Alexandria police received a call at about 2 a.m. about an ATM robbery at 331 South Whiting St. During the robbery, employees were told by the suspects to stay behind the counter before smashing through…
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DC-area first responders head to Florida to help with Hurricane Milton
First responders from Maryland Task Force 1 and Baltimore Gas and Electric are headed to Florida to help out with the dangerous Hurricane Milton. Crews are going right after Hurricane Helene. News4’s Megan McGrath talks to some responders as they depart.
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Residents post caution signs at dangerous intersection in Silver Spring
People aren’t waiting for officials to fix the problem at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Pendleton Drive, where a pedestrian was seriously hurt by a driver last weekend. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Empty Shabbat table on National Mall honors Oct. 7 hostages a year later
People across the D.C. area are coming together to mark one year since Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 as hostages. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza launched after the attack. In one striking display, a group of volunteers set up an empty Shabbat table, complete with place settings, candles,…
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Thieves go after ATMs with hooks, chains and a saw in Prince George's County overnight
Video shows thieves yanking an ATM out of a Bowie, Maryland, gas station store using hooks and chains.
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‘I used to go there': Fire tears through closed Silver Spring elementary school
An aggressive fire took over JoAnn Leleck Elementary School Tuesday night in Silver Spring, Maryland, lasting 14 hours. Montgomery County firefighters said that the closed school was in the process of being demolished before the fire broke out at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Since the building was closed, the sprinkler system was deactivated, making it harder to contain the fire. When…
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1 dead, 2 severely hurt in Mount Rainier triple shooting
One man is dead and two others are hurt after a shooting in Mount Rainier, Maryland on Monday night, according to police. Police responded to the 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue at 7:34 p.m. to a report of a triple shooting, according to the Mount Rainer Police Department Facebook post. Witnesses said that the suspect was seen in a…
