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With Measles cases on the rise nationwide, infectious disease experts say some older adults should get vaccinated against it. Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. An individual’s best defense against the virus is the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. The shot is give...

As the GOP-led Congress races to beat the Friday night deadline to avoid a government shutdown, it’s hitting closer to home this time. Also on The News4 Rundown: Authorities search for a Virginia woman missing in the Dominican Republic.

The family of a University of Pittsburg student from Loudoun County who disappeared in the Dominican Republic is calling for the search to be expanded. News4’s Julie Carey reports. 

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia the week of March 10-16.

Whether stopping in for a cup of coffee at Soul Full café, joining inclusive neighborhood programming or moving in to call Main Street home, it’s a unique place that celebrates everyone’s differences and varying abilities daily. News4’s Tommy McFly reports on the Montgomery County treasure.

D.C. could be forced to lay off first responders, police officers, teachers and others if a GOP-proposed spending bill is approved, city leaders said.

Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are trying to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency.

Mac Barnett about what being a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature means to him, his book “Behold, the Picture Book!” and why people should take picture books more seriously with News4’s Jummy Olabanji as part of her 4 Your Reading series.

A 3-year-old girl died and others were injured when a driver trying to speed away from police hit four cars in Capitol Heights Friday evening, authorities said. Tanisha Robinson and her 3-year-old daughter, Zoey, were in one of the cars the suspect’s SUV hit, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General said. The woman was treated for non-life-threa...

“You can erase this, but you cannot erase our history,” a Kappa Alpha Psi member said while bidding goodbye to Black Lives Matter Plaza.

The Trump administration is asking local transportation leaders to shore up safety on D.C. transit systems. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent letters last week to Amtrak, WMATA and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser asking the agencies to produce a report on crime and safety within the next 30 days. “Crime at our D.C. stations has been a problem for t...

A Howard County resident tested positive for measles, and people may have been exposed at Dulles International Airport and a hospital emergency department, officials say.

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was with a group of six students visiting Punta Cana when she went missing last week.

“When trans rights are under attack what do we do?” said an activist to a crowd of protestors. “Stand up, fight back”. The March for Drag began in Washington Circle and came together about a month after President Donald Trump posted on truth social, “No more drag shows or anti-American propaganda,” saying it was time for a “golden age of…...