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After falling just short of a championship, the Washington Spirit held a fan appreciation night. News4’s Gio Del Fa reports.

Flowers were left in the yard where a man died when a fire started inside his home in Brentwood just after midnight Sunday. Firefighters say conditions in the home made it challenging to fight the fire and rescue the man trapped inside. Fire officials say firefighters got there and started battling the flames within four minutes, but the profession...

A new shelter for people experiencing homelessness has opened in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C., amid backlash from nearby residents and property owners. The Aston is the first shelter in the city to accept couples and adult families experiencing homelessness, regardless of their gender. Prior to the shelter’s opening on Monday, if...

An FBI agent once charged with attempted murder and the and then acquitted after a 2020 shooting on a Metro train has been arrested for charges of sexual assault. Police say Eduardo Valdivia is in custody. Police plan to hold a news conference Tuesday to detail specific charges concerning the assault of two different women. They plan to explain why...

A new treatment promises to drastically lower the severity of a dangerous virus in young children.

David Tatel, a former federal judge, sat down with News4’s Jummy Olabanji to discuss the inspiration behind his new memoir: Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice.

A 7-year-old boy died after he fell from the window of a moving car and was hit by an oncoming car in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on Sunday night, authorities say.

A 7-Eleven in New Carrollton, Maryland along Annapolis Road was broken into on Monday shortly after 3 a.m., according to police. News4’s Megan McGrath shows the damage done to the store and the ATM.  

The Thanksgiving travel rush is underway! On Monday, News4’s Joseph Olmo checked out the lines at Reagan National Airport and spoke to travelers headed to Wisconsin, Texas, Arizona and beyond.

What’s expected to be a record-breaking Thanksgiving travel week is getting underway. “I think all the Thanksgivings are busy,” traveler Jonnie Smyth said. People are getting to their Thanksgiving travel destinations by any means necessary with many leaving early to beat the rush. According to AAA, nearly 80 million people will travel this Th...

An elderly man died in a house fire in Brentwood, Maryland early Sunday morning, according to Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department. Firefighters responded to the 3400 block of Webster Street at 12:39 a.m. where they found the first floor of the duplex in flames. “It was definitely scary,” said a neighbor. “We heard the banging. My d...

Montgomery County’s “Girls on the Run” 5K Celebration encourages girls to exercise themselves not only physically, but mentally too. News4’s Derrick Ward talks to a teacher and some of the girls at the event. 

News4’s Molette Green and Adam Tuss talks to local business owner Floyd “Beau” Wheeler Jr. about developing “Arthur Wheeler Spirits Company” in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and how it was inspired by a gift from his father. 

On this Science 4 Everyone, Storm Team4 Meteorologist (and Science Teacher!) Ryan Miller explains the process of pickling vegetables and fruits and how it helps preserve them.