Investigations

Right now D.C. courts tell the News4 I-Team the trial for someone newly accused of a violent crime is scheduled to start in summer 2026 – more than a year-and-a-half away. That means a victim or their family has to wait all that time for answers they’re desperate to receive. D.C. judges made an urgent plea Wednesday to prevent...

Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ trial on federal bribery, fraud and conspiracy charges was postponed Thursday until mid-December after the judge said Jenkins suffered panic attacks.

A federal judge said the bribery, fraud and conspiracy trial for former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins will continue Thursday morning with jury selection.

Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ federal trial was delayed from its expected start Tuesday after the judge said Jenkins was suffering from a medical condition.

Scott Jenkins, former Culpeper County sheriff, is accused in a federal indictment of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes from people he allegedly made auxiliary deputies.

Over the past year, the News4 I-Team has reported on the disturbing possibility that politically motivated violence could mar this election year. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains how some election workers have already been affected.

After an explosion at an apartment building in Columbia Heights, the News4 I-Team found missed warnings signs residents say D.C. should have acted on.

Maryland legislators held a hearing on what led to parole agent Davis Martinez’s murder during a home visit in Montgomery County in May. There was no system to check on the welfare agents, and agents testified that no new policies to improve safety have been introduced since the tragedy. 

The News4 I-Team asked experts on both sides of Project 2025 how the dismantling could affect the D.C. area’s Black middle class.

Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin was among many parents who reached out to the News4 I-Team after watching our Fighting Fentanyl series.

A driver was sitting in a parking lot when a Tesla with no one at the wheel crashed into her car. Here’s what the I-Team learned about the Summon self-driving feature.

Teen drug problems are “an equal-opportunity evil” that “can happen to anybody.” Here’s an addiction psychiatrist’s advice on how to help your kids.