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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. decided no civil rights charges will be filed against a U.S. Park Police officer in the 2023 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy. A thorough investigation found there wasn’t enough evidence to bring charges, the U.S Attorney’s Office said. On March 18, 2023, the Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Park ...

More than two days after Election Day, the winner of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District remains too close to call as thousands of ballots have yet to be counted. Democratic candidate April McClain-Delaney currently leads her Republican opponent Neil Parrott by a razor-thin margin of a little under 400 votes. Inside a ballot canvassing center in ...

The FBI is investigating racist and offensive text messages being sent to people across the country. Also on The News4 Rundown: Canvassing continues in Maryland, where the 6th Congressional District remains too close to call.

U.S. marshals arrested a suspect in a quadruple shooting in July that killed two men and injured two others, including a 2-year-old girl, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested the suspect, 25-year-old Andre Greene of Southeast, D.C. Greene was wanted f...

A woman was shot and killed near a school in Southeast D.C. Thursday afternoon. Police were called to the 700 block of Atlantic Street SE about 3:30 p.m. and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. The scene was next to KIPP DC Legacy…

Prince George’s County Public Schools unveiled its latest middle school in Landover Hills, Maryland, equipped with energy sustainability features. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

The chair of the D.C. Republican party shared his take on what the District should expect starting in January, saying that — while he doesn’t foresee a complete federal takeover of D.C. — he would not be surprised by Trump taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Eugene Vindman will fill the U.S. House seat formerly held by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat.

The interactive app 51 Steps to Freedom officially launches in June, but locals can get a preview of some of the content available. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

The city of Greenbelt added cameras at stop signs to enforce drivers to stop completely. News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss has the details. 

Injured customers were taken to the hospital but none was seriously hurt, officers said. News4’s Jessica Albert reports. 

People throughout the D.C. area and across the country reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cotton.

History was made in Alexandria on election night, as residents elected the city’s first Black female mayor, Democrat Aliya Gaskins.

Maryland put out a statewide burn ban on Nov. 1 making it illegal to do any open-air burning such as bonfires. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains how much it could cost you and more about fire safety during the drought.